The Confidence Game · What Did They Read?

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Resisting Influence in an Over-Influenced World

The Curiosity Shop with Brené Brown and Adam Grant, 1 October 2026. The book comes up at 27 min 52 sec in.

Adam Grant recommends The Confidence Game by Maria Konnikova alongside Cialdini's Influence as a resource for developing persuasion literacy, noting that Konnikova studied con artists and mapped out manipulation techniques well. He suggests Brené put both books in the show notes.

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