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  1. We’re moving from the Information Age into the Conceptual Age, which requires right-brain thinking. 
  2. The ability to tell stories is more important to becoming successful than just giving facts. 
  3. As artificial intelligence continues sweeping through the workforce, emotional abilities like empathy are vital. 

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For a few years now it’s been easy to stand out by knowing interesting facts. But moving into the Conceptual Age, it’s easy for anyone to find these anywhere on the Internet. It requires storytelling to convince others to l...

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Advertising and consulting, for example, are more about selling a why than just talking about your product. Medical schools also are trying to help doctors empathize with their patients stories by ...

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Author Quote

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"Asking 'Why?' Can lead to understanding. Asking 'Why not' cand lead to breakthroughs."

-Daniel H. Pi

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The reason for this is because our brain’s right hemisphere helps us use the following powers that the author reviews throughout the book:

  1. Design
  2. Story
  3. Symphony
  4. Empathy
  5. Play...

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Doctors also have to learn to use their hearts . Would you go to a doctor that you felt had terrible bedside manner? I have relatives who have changed physicians just because they don’t know how to relate well to p...

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In general, many companies are switching to storytelling as a way to stand out in overcrowded markets. This works well because people think of their lives as stories and can identify better with companies who do also.

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A Whole New Mind - Book Review

Well, at first I didn’t think I would like A Whole New Mind but found it a pleasant surprise. I’m not sure we need to compare the importance of the left and right brains, but knowing ...

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It’s Right-Directed Thinking, as the author calls it, that gives us the ability to associate with others well. We must develop these skills as we move from the Information Age into the Conceptual if we want to excel.

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Who would I recommend the A Whole New Mind to?

The 47-year-old engineer who has a difficult time seeing the forest through the trees, the 22-year-old college student that’s looking for information on how the workplace has changed in the last few years, and anyone who wants to understand their brain better.

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A Whole New Mind - Book Summary

A Whole New Mind is your guide to standing out in the competitive workplace by taking advantage of the big-picture skills of the right side of your brain.

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This is what you’ll discover in Daniel Pink ’s A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future . This book is your ticket to thi...

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No matter what profession you’re in, people skills are a must. In my last engineering job, it was tough to communicate even within the company. That made for some difficult times on some projects. Those who could empathize and be personable were the ones that got the most work come in, and ...

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Take a lesson from some of the top programs in the world and teach yourself some empathy. Stanford Business School teaches interpersonal dynamics classes, and FBI and CIA agents get training in reading facial expressions. All it takes is learning a few basic emotional skills to connect with...

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Lesson 1: Right-brain thinking is great for the Conceptual Age

A few months ago I had a friend contact me for some help finding a job . He’s an engineer like I am, and wanted to see if I had any connections that were hiring. I did what I could, but these days it’s just difficult t...

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Lesson 2: Giving facts isn’t enough to convince people to follow you anymore, storytelling is the way to go now.

One central component of the human existence has always been stories. They are the way we remember things, even our own lives. If you think about it, you tend to see your existence as having a beginning and events along the way. Tales, which we use to remember things, have a bigger impact o...

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Lesson 3: You need to practice your emotional skills

Is your job at risk of being taken over by a machine? In this age we’re all worried about this happening, and for good reason. But there is hope in the one difference between us and computers, and that’s emotion. Computers can’t replicate this important feature of people that is a component...

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Book Overview

Do you consider yourself the kind of person that is great with details, or are you better at looking at the big picture? Whether you think of yourself as right or left brained, both hemispheres have their advantages. 

We now know that each side has different skill sets,...

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