Book description
From leading psychologist Nicholas Epley, Mindwise reveals our real sixth sense - our ability to understand our own minds and the minds of others
Arguably our brain's greatest sense is the ability to understand the minds of others - our sixth sense. In Mindwise, renowned psychologist Nicholas Epley shows that…
Why read it?
2 authors picked Mindwise as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Epley, a behavioral scientist, provides an often-humorous take on our daily efforts to read the minds of others. He offers trenchant, real-life examples (in addition to scientific studies) of how we go horribly wrong – and why we sometimes get it right. In one clever experiment, people tapped out the tune of a song on a wooden desk while they hummed it in their heads. The tappers were wildly overconfident that others could identify the song – because it sounded so clear to themselves. Mindwise is a wonderful reminder to get out of our own heads and figure out the…
From Zachary's list on knowing your enemy.
Many new brilliant insights, especially about over-estimating the differences between you and others, thereby separating into us-vs-them tribalism. If you know more books like this, please recommend them to me. I adore this subject.
From Derek's list on to change how you understand the world.
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