Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science Of Human Goodness - Softcover

Zaki, Jamil

 
9781472148209: Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science Of Human Goodness
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1472148207 ISBN 13: 9781472148209
Verlag: Robinson, 2025

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Cynicism is making us sick; Stanford psychologist Dr Jamil Zaki has the cure - a 'ray of light for dark days' (Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author).

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Dr Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab. He trained at Columbia and Harvard, studying empathy and kindness in the human brain. He is interested in human connection and how we can learn to connect better.

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'There has always been an emotional case for hope, but now there is a rational one ... beautiful, wise and important - a sensible, scientific and much-needed tonic for what ails us'
Daniel Gilbert, author of the New York Times bestseller Stumbling on Happiness

For thousands of years, people have argued about whether humanity is selfish or generous, cruel or kind. But recently, our answers have changed. We no longer feel that people can be trusted, and different generations, genders, religions and political parties can't seem to agree on anything, except that they all think human virtue is evaporating.

Cynicism is a perfectly understandable response to a world full of injustice and inequality. But cynical thinking worsens social problems, because our beliefs don't just interpret the world; they change it. When we expect people to be awful, we coax awfulness out of them. Cynicism is a disease, with a history, symptoms and a cure.

Through science and storytelling, Jamil Zaki imparts the secret for beating back cynicism: hopeful scepticism. This approach doesn't mean putting our faith in every politician or influencer. It means thinking critically about people and our problems, while simultaneously acknowledging and encouraging our strengths. As more of us do this, we can take steps towards building the world we truly want.

'I can't imagine a more timely topic. Hope is a skill, and one of my favourite psychologists has written its playbook'
Angela Duckworth, author of the New York Times bestseller Grit

Dr Jamil Zaki is a professor of psychology at Stanford University and the director of the Stanford Social Neuroscience Lab.

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Verlag
Robinson
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1472148207
ISBN 13 
9781472148209
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Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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