The psychopathology of everyday life

This lively book collects examples of small errors in ordinary life: forgotten names, slips of the tongue, misread words, lost objects and bungled actions. Freud argues that these are not mere accidents but can reveal hidden thoughts and conflicts. Written in an accessible style with many anecdotes, it brought his ideas to a general audience. Readers can enjoy it as a gathering of human oddities, while seeing how he tried to find meaning in the most trivial moments.