Mindwise: How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
How good are you at knowing the minds of others? How well can you guess
what others think of you, know who really likes you, or tell when
someone is lying? How well do you really understand the minds of those
closest to you, from your spouse to your kids to your best friends? Do
you really know what your coworkers, employees, competitors, or clients
want?
In this illuminating exploration of one of the great mysteries
of the human mind, University of Chicago psychologist Nicholas Epley
introduces us to what scientists have learned about our ability to
understand the most complicated puzzle on the planet-other people-and
the surprising mistakes we so routinely make. Why are we sometimes blind
to the minds of others, treating them like objects or animals? Why do
we sometimes talk to our cars, or the stars, as if there is a mind that
can hear us? Why do we so routinely believe that others think, feel, and
want what we do when, in fact, they do not? And why do we believe we
understand our spouses, family, and friends so much better than we
actually do? Mindwise will not turn other people into open books, but it
will give you the wisdom to revolutionize how you think about them-and
yourself.
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