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- Have you ever wondered why the logical, analytical skills that defined the 20th century are no longer enough to keep you ahead in the modern workplace?
- What if you could unlock the six fundamental human 'senses' that are becoming the most valuable assets in an age of automation and outsourcing?
- Did you know that the key to your future success might lie in the side of your brain that society has spent decades telling you to ignore?
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Key Takeaways from A Whole New Mind
- Discover how your brain's left and right hemispheres communicate to blend organized logic with expansive creativity, giving you a uniquely holistic view of the world.
- Understand the societal shift from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age, where right-directed skills like empathy and artistry are essential for navigating the modern environment.
- Learn how to carve out a unique competitive edge in a saturated job market by complementing traditional analytical expertise with storytelling and big-picture thinking.
- Realize why knowledge alone is no longer enough to succeed; today's world requires you to move beyond processing information to actively creating and understanding it.
- Find out what modern design reveals about our brains, and how combining functional utility with emotional significance can dramatically boost business profits and product appeal.
A Whole New Mind — Full Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: Recommendation
Chapter 2: Historically, society has long undervalued the right side of the brain and the way of thinking it embodies at large.
Chapter 3: As we shift from the Information Age into the Conceptual Age, Right-Directed Thinking is growing increasingly significant and vital.
Chapter 4: Design: In a time of material abundance, design is now essential for most modern businesses.
Chapter 5: Story: To thrive today, presenting facts won’t suffice; you need to know how to tell stories well.
Chapter 6: Symphony: Assembling the pieces matters more than pulling them apart in practice.
Chapter 7: Empathy: As computers assume ever more tasks, human-only abilities, like empathizing with others, are becoming increasingly vital and important to society.
Chapter 8: Play: Lightheartedness will likely play an ever more important and beneficial role at work and outside of work too.
Chapter 9: Meaning: Now that our material needs are met, we seek meaning, purpose, and fulfillment in life today.
A Whole New Mind Summary & Overview
In an age where computers and well-trained workers from low-paid countries are taking over even white-collar jobs, what can you do to stand out? As we move out of the Information Age and into a new Conceptual Age, the answer is to start embracing the aptitudes associated with the right side of your brain, which were previously thought of as less valuable than analytical left-brain skills.
Who Should Listen to A Whole New Mind?
- Anyone who wants to discover the difference between 20th-century work and 21st-century work
- Anyone interested in the concept of “right-brain” thinking
- Anyone who wants to develop the right skills to succeed at work in the modern age
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