Mindwise
How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
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How We Understand What Others Think, Believe, Feel, and Want
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An exploration of the human mind's capacity for instinctive understanding about the feelings and desires of others explains how the ability or inability to understand the minds of those around us leads to connection or conflict.
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This book is about understanding the human mind on a practical level.
Our actions are often inspired by our thoughts about what others think. If you know other people's thoughts then our action will be appropriate and correct. Epley tells us, that knowing how others think is the big problem. It is not enough to put ourselves in the position of the other. If we misunderstand their circumstances then this increases misunderstanding of that person's thinking. The major obstacle in this regard is what Epley calls the lens problem' - that we see others through the lens of our own eyes.
The conclusion of Mindwise is that we need to develop layers of introspection. And we need a heavy dose of reality and humility if we are to understand the mind of another. Knowing others' minds requires asking and listening, not just reading and guessing'.
