The Psychology of Secrets: My Adventures with Murderers, Cults and Influencers

揭開人性祕密
探索隱藏與坦白的心理真相

「安德魯．高德就是新一代的喬．隆森。聰明、幽默、勇敢且深具洞察力，《祕密的心理學》絕對必讀。」
——威爾．斯托（《The Status Game》作者）

邪教領袖、殺人犯、精神病患者——還有你。跟隨獲獎調查記者、《Heretics》Podcast 主持人安德魯．高德（Andrew Gold），深入探索祕密背後的奇特心理學。

我們每個人都藏著祕密。97% 的人此刻正隱瞞著某件事，而平均每人同時擁有 13 個祕密。其中一半涉及背叛、謊言或財務不當。祕密是八卦的養分，是小說與經典戲劇的靈魂，也是我們內心世界的重要組成。

身為公眾人物，安德魯．高德不斷收到數百名陌生人的私密告白，這讓他踏上了一段探索之旅：

為什麼我們要隱瞞祕密？

為何我們對他人的祕密充滿好奇？

當我們坦白時，大腦會發生什麼變化？

結合心理學、歷史、社會科學、哲學及大量真實訪談，《祕密心理學》(暫譯)是一場穿梭於祕密歷史的精彩冒險。

「安德魯．高德本不該是我們文化中的隱藏祕密。他是極具挑戰性的記者、主播與作家。」
——大衛．巴迪爾（《The God Desire》暢銷作者）

Andrew Gold is the new Jon Ronson. Smart, funny, brave and deeply thoughtful, The Psychology of Secrets is an absolute must read' – Will Storr, author of The Status Game

Cult leaders, murderers, psychopaths – and you. Take a deep dive into the bizarre psychology of secrecy with Andrew Gold, award-winning investigative journalist and host of Heretics.

We all keep secrets. 97 per cent of us are hiding a secret right now, and on average we each hold thirteen at any one time. There’s a one-in-two chance that those secrets involve a breach of trust, a lie or a financial impropriety. They are the stuff of gossip, of novels and of classic dramas; secrets form a major part of our hidden inner lives.

Andrew Gold knows this better than anyone. As a public figure, he has found himself the unwitting recipient of hundreds of strangers' most private revelations. This set him on a journey to understand this critical part of our societies and lives. Why do we keep secrets? Why are we fascinated by those of others? What happens to our mind when we confess?

Drawing from psychology, history, social science, philosophy and personal interviews, The Psychology of Secrets is a rollicking journey through the history of secrecy.

'Andrew Gold is – but should not be – one of our culture’s best kept secrets. He is a truly edgy journalist, broadcaster and writer' – David Baddiel, bestselling author of The God Desire