Mindwise

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.