

Wiser
The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good
Paperback Engels 2020 9781683644637Samenvatting
What exactly does it mean to be 'wise?' And is it possible to grow - and even accelerate - its unfolding? The modern epidemics of suicides, opioid abuse, loneliness, and internet addiction are damaging people's health and destroying the social fabric. This book shows how you can take control of your life by increasing your wisdom. For over two decades, Dilip Jeste, MD, has led the search for the biological and cognitive roots of wisdom.
What's emerged from his work is that wisdom is a very real and deeply multi-layered set of traits. Across many cultures and centuries, he's found that wise people are:
- Compassionate and empathetic;
- aware of their gifts and blind spots; open-minded;
- resolute and calm amid uncertainty;
- altruistic decision-makers who learn from their experiences;
- able to see from many perspectives and 'altitudes';
- and often blessed with a sense of adventure and humour.
If you seek to be a wiser person - with your family, at work, and in your community - here's the place to start, with the researcher who's launched and advanced this exciting new path to our highest human potential.
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PART I: What Is Wisdom?
Chapter 1: Defining Wisdom 3
Chapter 2: The Neuroscience of Wisdom 17
Chapter 3: Wisdom and Aging 39
Chapter 4: Measuring Wisdom: The Jeste-Thomas Wisdom Index 57
PART II: Components of Wisdom
Chapter 5: Cultivating Compassion 77
Chapter 6: Emotional Regulation with Happiness 105
Chapter 7: Balancing Decisiveness with Acceptance of Uncertainty 139
Chapter 8: Self-Reflection, Curiosity, and Humor 165
Chapter 9: Spirituality 189
PART III: Enhancing Practical and Societal Wisdom
Chapter 10: Becoming Wiser Faster 211
Chapter 11: Wisdom Boosters: Drugs, Gadgets, and Artificial Wisdom? 247
Chapter 12: The Future of Wisdom: Moving from Individual to Societal Wisdom 259
Acknowledgments 285
Notes 289
Index 313
About the Authors 317
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