Chabris And Simons The Invisible Gorilla

The Invisible Gorilla is a book that certainly lives up to the label “New York Times Bestseller” Chabris and Simons created a brilliant masterpiece that can make anyone become interested in psychology and the workings of the brain. This book is a stellar read up that encompasses dozens of diverse scenarios and connects them into one flowing masterpiece. The book has no set long term characters apart from the authors who narrate the book but you feel in tune with each person brought up in the different circumstances. There is also no permanent setting but each story told from a different part of the world in various perspectives that come together to relay a common message. That message is made clear in the tittle itself, “How our intuitions deceive us.”
The first few pages of the book caught my attention as it opened with the story of criminals caught in a high speed chase with the cops and a police officer who claimed not to see another atrocity occur right in front of him. The first scenario soon merged into the topic of intentional blindness and by that time I was already hooked and enjoying the book. Each topic has a set topic in which all the scenarios brought up correlate to one another. For …show more content…
The Invisible Gorilla is a true eye-opener that will lead you to question your life and tap into your introspective side. The authors did an amazing job of revealing the illusions of knowledge, memory and perception that we miss every day. They exposed many misconceptions surrounding unexpected events in life, assumptions, overconfidence and overall how our intuition truly deceives us. After reading this book you will certainly not have the same feelings regarding what one thinks is common knowledge/sense. As a result, I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants to challenge themselves and open up their