Why do people dodge responsibility when things fall apart? Why the parade of public figures unable to own up when they make mistakes? Why the endless marital quarrels over who is right? Why can we see hypocrisy in others but not in ourselves? Are we all liars? Or do we really believe the stories we tell? Renowned social psychologists Carol Tavris and Elliot Aronson take a compelling look into how the brain is wired for self-justification. When we make mistakes, we must calm the cognitive dissonance that jars our feelings of self-worth. And so we create fictions that absolve us of responsibility, restoring our belief that we are smart, moral, and right - a belief that often keeps us on a course that is dumb, immoral, and wrong. Backed by years of research and delivered in lively, energetic prose, "Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me)" offers a fascinating explanation of self-deception - how it works, the harm it can cause, and how we can overcome it.

2003年，刘未鹏在杂志上发表了自己的第一篇文章，并开始写博客。最初的博客较短，也较琐碎，并夹杂着一些翻译的文章。后来渐渐开始有了一些自己的心得和看法。总体上在这8年里，作者平均每个月写1篇博客或更少，但从未停止。 刘未鹏说—— 写博客这件事情给我最大的体会就是，一件事情如果你能够坚持做8年，那么不管效率和频率多低，最终总能取得一些很可观的收益。而另一个体会就是，一件事情只要你坚持得足够久，“坚持”就会慢慢变成“习惯”。原本需要费力去驱动的事情便成了家常便饭，云淡风轻。 这本书便是从刘未鹏8年的博客文章中精选出来的，主要关于心智模式、学习方法和时间利用，《暗时间》的书名便来自于此。