{"product_id":"the-truth-about-us-the-very-good-news-about-how-very-bad-we-are-9780801094514","title":"The Truth about Us: The Very Good News about How Very Bad We Are","description":"\u003ci\u003eW\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003ehat would happen if you admitted you weren't a good person?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eIt's a seemingly crazy question. From priests to prisoners, nearly everyone thinks they're morally better than average. Why change our minds? Why admit the truth about ourselves?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his conversational, fun-to-read, and delightfully self-effacing style, Brant Hansen shows us why we should fight our drive to be self-righteous: it's breathtakingly freeing. What's more, just admitting that we're profoundly biased toward ourselves and want desperately to preserve our \"rightness\" at all costs even helps us \u003ci\u003ethink\u003c\/i\u003e better, make better decisions, be better listeners, and improve our relationships with God and others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHansen draws from biblical insight and the work of everyone from esteemed social psychologists to comedians to make his point: the sooner we get over ourselves, give up the \"I'm good\" internal dialogue, and admit the truth, the sooner we can live a more lighthearted, fruitful, fun-loving life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book is about the freedom of childlike humility. After all, as Hansen writes, the humble life is truly your best one.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBrant Hansen\u003c\/b\u003e is an author, nationally syndicated radio host, and advocate for healing children with correctible disabilities through CURE International. His podcast with his friend and radio producer, \u003ci\u003eThe Brant and Sherri Oddcast\u003c\/i\u003e, has been downloaded millions of times. The author of \u003ci\u003eUnoffendable \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBlessed Are the Misfits\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eHansen has written for CNN.com, the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eU.S. News and World Report\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eSouth Florida Sun-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRelevant\u003c\/i\u003e, and numerous other outlets on matters as varied as public policy, culture, sports, Asperger's syndrome, and faith. He and his wife, Carolyn, live in South Florida.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Baker Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726168002834,"sku":"9780801094514","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_db671af5-abc5-4e0e-a266-98ec545473dd.jpg?v=1734856190","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-truth-about-us-the-very-good-news-about-how-very-bad-we-are-9780801094514","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}