Why smart women buy the lies And how critical thinking reveals the truth

Someday, somebody somewhere is going to try to scam you. It could be someone online. It could be a person in your workplace. It could be a friend. It could be your partner. There are a myriad of ways in which people will try to get you to buy the lies. In the second book in the Why Smart Women series, we rejoin Kat who’ s in a relationship with a lovely, decent man, she’ s enjoying her well-paid job and she has adopted a large groodle. Things are looking up! Then her boss brings in a smooth-talking business guru, her neighbor employs a psychic to rid her flat of a curse and stylish but mysterious neighbors move in upstairs. Things start to go awry. Her happy life starts to fracture. Her relationship is threatened, the groodle disappears and she gets scammed. Throughout this laugh-out-loud book, you’ ll appreciate how easily cognitive flaws can poke their noses into loads of different contexts. By understanding the cognitive flaws that infiltrate your decision-making you can prevent the process of obfuscation and stay safe.

Annie McCubbin is an actor, author and corporate communication consultant and coach who has taught thousands of women about critical thinking and cognitive flaws through the lens of drama and comedy. As the Director of COUP, her corporate work is highly regarded as an outstanding synthesis of dramatic art, management consulting and applied neuroscience.

Preface 1. You should have taken the ragdoll Your internal lie detector 2. Someone is sobbing in the toilet Spotlight on Lisbeth 3. It’ s a Dyson Airwrap! Believing is seeing 4. Lydia is the worst boss The big lie of empowerment 5. An accident with a wheelie bin Help, is there a psychic in the house? 6. Spanakopita What’ s with all the meetings? 7. Mr Yee’ s garden What actually is wellness? 8 . How good are margaritas? Of gnostic gods and corporate values 9. Why aren’ t you in Morocco? Snakes and burnt hair 10. Lydia is no longer the worst boss Weep not for Lydia 11. Kat is sacked I think I’ ll be a personal trainer 12. How many curses are there? People drink champagne at the airport in the morning 13. The stylish relatives lose it Oh Kat, what were you thinking? 14. The seance Charlotte’ s web 15. The thermos The garden of happiness Conclusion References About Annie Acknowledgements