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Beschreibung

Cynicism is making us sick, but 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 honoring and encouraging our strengths.

Far from being naïve, hopeful skepticism is a precise way of understanding others that can rebalance our view of human nature and help us build the world we truly want.

Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Nonfiction Books of 2024

Cynicism is making us sick, but 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 honoring and encouraging our strengths.

Far from being naïve, hopeful skepticism is a precise way of understanding others that can rebalance our view of human nature and help us build the world we truly want.

Amazon Editors' Pick for Best Nonfiction Books of 2024

Über den Autor
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.
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2025
Fachbereich: Angewandte Psychologie
Genre: Importe, Psychologie
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9781538743072
ISBN-10: 1538743078
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Zaki, Jamil
Hersteller: Grand Central Publishing
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 203 x 133 x 18 mm
Von/Mit: Jamil Zaki
Erscheinungsdatum: 16.09.2025
Gewicht: 0,366 kg
Artikel-ID: 133834481

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