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Why We Misunderstand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
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Nicholas Epley
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Nicholas Epley
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You are a mind reader, born with an extraordinary ability to understand what others think, feel, believe, want, and know. It's a sixth sense you use every day, in every personal and professional relationship you have. At its best, this ability allows you to achieve the most important goal in almost any life: connecting, deeply and intimately and honestly, to other human beings. At its worst, it is a source of misunderstanding and unnecessary conflict, leading to damaged relationships and broken dreams.
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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- By Mark A. Bucknam on 12-26-22
By: David G. Myers
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A Heart That Works
- By: Rob Delaney
- Narrated by: Rob Delaney
- Length: 3 hrs and 25 mins
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In 2016, Rob Delaney’s one-year-old son, Henry, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. The family had moved from Los Angeles to London with their two young boys when Rob’s wife was pregnant with Henry, their third. The move was an adventure that would bind them even more tightly together as they navigated the novelty of London, the culture clashes, and the funhouse experience of Rob’s fame—thanks to his role as co-creator and co-star of the hit series Catastrophe. Henry’s illness was a cataclysm that changed everything about their lives.
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Outstanding
- By michelle pollock on 12-08-22
By: Rob Delaney
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How to Survive Change...You Didn't Ask For
- Bounce Back, Find Calm in Chaos, and Reinvent Yourself
- By: M. J. Ryan
- Narrated by: Rosemary Benson
- Length: 6 hrs and 59 mins
- Unabridged
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Change your mindset to change for the better. These are challenging times. Chances are, at this moment, you're confronting some change you never asked for - perhaps a life crisis, like a loss of job or the failure of a dream. Maybe you have to learn to work in new ways or find a new place to live. Best-selling author, thought leader, and change expert M. J. Ryan is here to help. In her book How to Survive Change...You Didn't Ask For, you'll find the support and practices you need to successfully ride the wave of this change, whatever it may be.
By: M. J. Ryan
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The Promise That Changes Everything
- I Won’t Interrupt You
- By: Nancy Kline
- Narrated by: Nancy Kline
- Length: 9 hrs and 25 mins
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How often do you interrupt? How often do people interrupt you? Can you remember the last time someone listened to you all the way through your thinking? In her new book, Nancy Kline, best-selling author of Time to Think, makes this radical proposal: 'I won't interrupt you' is a promise that changes everything. It deepens relationships, spawns dignity, raises the intelligence of groups and enriches every conversation. It may, in fact, be the most important promise we ever make. And the hardest to keep.
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Life changing
- By Patricia Narvaes on 03-03-21
By: Nancy Kline
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That Sucked. Now What?
- How to Embrace the Joy in Chaos and Find Magic in the Mess
- By: Dr. Neeta Bhushan
- Narrated by: Dr. Neeta Bhushan
- Length: 10 hrs and 14 mins
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You know those awful, terrible, sucker-punch moments in life? The ones that knock you down, burn you up, or make you cringe so hard you wish it was all a bad dream? Probably–because we all do. These epic, messy, oh-no-oh-crap moments of chaos are just part of life–yet, as Dr. Neeta Bhushan shows us, they're also beautiful opportunities for change.
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I finally have a permission to not be perfect!
- By Sokoleczka on 02-21-23
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Unschooled
- Raising Curious, Well-Educated Children Outside the Conventional Classroom
- By: Kerry Mcdonald, Peter Grey PhD
- Narrated by: Lesa Lockford
- Length: 9 hrs and 39 mins
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In a compelling narrative that introduces historical and contemporary research on self-directed education, Unschooled also spotlights how a diverse group of individuals and organizations are evolving an old schooling model of education. These innovators challenge the myth that children need to be taught in order to learn.
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Not for parents
- By online shopper on 05-24-20
By: Kerry Mcdonald, and others
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Depression Hates a Moving Target
- How Running With My Dog Brought Me Back From the Brink
- By: Nita Sweeney
- Narrated by: Sarah Zimmerman
- Length: 7 hrs and 37 mins
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It's never too late to chase your dreams: Before she discovered running, Nita Sweeney was 49-years-old, chronically depressed, occasionally manic, and unable to jog for more than 60 seconds at a time. Using exercise, Nita discovered an inner strength she didn't know she possessed, and with the help of her canine companion, she found herself on the way to completing her first marathon. In her memoir, Sweeney shares how she overcame emotional and physical challenges to finish the race and come back from the brink.
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10000 stars! If the title sounds right go for it!
- By Daniela Rodriguez on 01-06-20
By: Nita Sweeney
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The Influential Mind
- What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
- By: Tali Sharot
- Narrated by: Xe Sands
- Length: 5 hrs and 24 mins
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In The Influential Mind, neuroscientist Tali Sharot takes us on a thrilling exploration of the nature of influence. We all have a duty to affect others - from the classroom to the boardroom to social media. But how skilled are we at this role, and can we become better? It turns out that many of our instincts - from relying on facts and figures to shape opinions, to insisting others are wrong or attempting to exert control - are ineffective because they are incompatible with how people's minds operate.
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Disappointing
- By T. Moore on 09-28-17
By: Tali Sharot
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18 Minutes
- Find Your Focus, Master Distraction, and Get the Right Things Done
- By: Peter Bregman
- Narrated by: Peter Bregman
- Length: 5 hrs and 54 mins
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Based upon his weekly Harvard Business Review column (one of the most popular columns on HBR.com, receiving hundreds of thousands of unique page views a month), 18 Minutes clearly shows how busy people can cut through all the daily clutter and distractions and find a way to focus on those key items that are truly the top priorities in our lives.
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Really great system
- By Anthony on 02-15-12
By: Peter Bregman
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Finding Your Element
- How to Discover Your Talents and Passions and Transform Your Life
- By: Ken Robinson, Lou Aronica
- Narrated by: Ken Robinson
- Length: 7 hrs and 28 mins
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Sir Ken Robinson's groundbreaking book The Element introduced listeners to a new concept of self-fulfillment through the convergence of natural talents and personal passions. The Element has inspired people all over the world and has created for Robinson an intensely devoted following. Now comes the long-awaited companion, the practical guide that helps people find their own Element.
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WILL INVOLVE SOME WORK... BUT WORTH IT
- By Christine on 06-06-13
By: Ken Robinson, and others
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The Time Paradox
- The New Psychology of Time That Will Change Your Life
- By: Philip Zimbardo, John Boyd
- Narrated by: Matthew Josdal
- Length: 12 hrs and 57 mins
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Your every significant choice - every important decision you make - is determined by a force operating deep inside your mind: your perspective on time - your internal, personal time zone. This is the most influential force in your life, yet you are virtually unaware of it. Once you become aware of your personal time zone, you can begin to see and manage your life in exciting new ways.
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Not meant for audio format
- By S. Parikh on 05-22-23
By: Philip Zimbardo, and others
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It's Not My Fault
- The No-Excuse Plan to Put You in Charge of Your Life
- By: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Narrated by: Henry Cloud, John Townsend
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
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Using eight principles, a variety of true stories and their years of experience as professional psychologists, Cloud and Townsend enlighten readers on how to make empowering choices-and how to build the life they want to live. It may seem impossible but it's true: taking personal responsibility is not only liberating, it is the best-and perhaps the only-way for a person to get what they really want out of life.
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TOP BOOK of 2009
- By David on 03-14-11
By: Henry Cloud, and others
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- Dan
- 12-06-16
Awesom
Loved it. A great book to really bend your mind and get you thinking clear
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- Ceci
- 02-13-18
I do recommend!
This really is a very helpful book!
Understanding/Respecting others Points of Views and different Perspectives.
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- Leonard peart
- 12-16-21
awesome book
great read also a wonderful title and I love how it challenge you to understand our others think 🤔
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- Manny
- 10-19-16
A book challenge your comfortable zone
A great book to refresh your perspective of the world. Hate it at the beginning, but love and will review it at the end. Really like a bitter sweet relationship.
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- Alexander SIlvia
- 01-13-24
A fantastic book to increase your insight.
I think this is one of the best books you can read about psychology.
Making a complicated subject simple is to demonstrate mastery of it. This book teaches you in 6 hours what some professors could not teach in a class and for it's short and substantial nature I view it as a masterpiece of a guide.
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- Patrick Conrey
- 10-18-22
My mind is a bit wiser
Me. Epley does a fantastic job of conveying his interest in the brilliance and shortcomings of the human mind. He mixes citation with humor to lead the listener on an interesting journey that will hopefully make your mind, like mine, a bit wiser.
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- Martin
- 08-15-21
Informative
This is a wonderful, thought provoking, informative book! I learned a great deal about myself and my own thinking.
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- Lindsay
- 03-18-25
The last chapter pulled it all together
The whole book was full of useful information and insights. I expect I'll be listening to the last chapter on repeat when I need guidance on a difficult conversation.
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- LJ Burr
- 04-18-15
Great insight into our social mind...
Dr. Epley provides great insight into our ability to understand and misunderstand those around us and even ourselves. Through easy to understand real life examples and practical explanations of research that refutes and verifies "common sense" psychology you will come away better informed. The practical implications at the end of the book are profound at both personal and societal levels. Highly recommended. - LJ Burr, MD
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- Patrick Johnson
- 11-09-16
Understand your not a mind reader
There were a few thinking points. But for me there was nothing new, inspiring, nor did I feel the urge to change anything.
My take away was that you don't understand people even those close to you as well as you think. You should ask directly rather than assume what others are thinking . So being mind wise is to realize the gaps in communication and the other persons understanding of that information.
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