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Myth of Experience

By Emre Soyer

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Myth of Experience

By Emre Soyer

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Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world. Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. It's not surprising then, that we often fall back on experience when making decisions, an easy way to make judgements about the future, a constant teacher that provides clear lessons. Yet, this intuitive reliance on experience is misplaced. In The Myth of Experience, behavioral scientists Emre Soyer and Robin Hogarth take a transformative look at experience and the many ways it deceives and misleads us. From distorting the past to limiting creativity to reducing happiness, experience can cause misperceptions and then reinforce them without our awareness. Instead, the authors argue for a nuanced approach, where a healthy skepticism toward the lessons of experience results in more reliable decisions and sustainable growth. Soyer and Hogarth illustrate the flaws of experience -- with real-life examples from bloodletting to personal computers to pandemics -- and distill cutting-edge research as a guide to decision-making, as well as provide the remedies needed to improve our judgments and choices in the workplace and beyond.
Product details
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
272
Release Date:
2020-09-01
Publication Date:
2020-09-01
Publisher:
Hachette Book Group USA
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1541742052
ISBN13:
9781541742055
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
487 g
Height:
158 cm
Width:
241 cm
Thickness:
32 cm
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