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Hope for Cynics: The Surprising Science of Human Goodness

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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). In 1972, half of Americans agreed that most people can be trusted; by 2018, only a third did. Different generations, genders, religions, and political parties all think human virtue is evaporating. Cynicism is an understandable response to a world full of injustice and inequality. But in many cases, it is misplaced. Dozens of studies find that people fail to realize how kind, generous, and open-minded others really are. Cynical thinking deepens social problems: when we expect the worst in people, we often bring it out of them. We don’t have to remain stuck in this cynicism trap. Through science and storytelling, Jamil Zaki imparts the secret for beating back cynicism:  hopeful skepticism —thinking critically about people and our problems, while...
Request Code : ZLIB.IO18454421
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Year:
2022
Publisher:
Grand Central Publishing
Language:
English
ISBN 10:
153874306X
ISBN 13:
9781538743065
ISBN:
9781538743089, 1538743086, 9781538743065, 153874306X

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