Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good by Jeste, Dilip
Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good by Jeste, Dilip

Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good

From the field's pioneer, an exploration of the neurobiology and psychology of wisdom: what science says it...
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Author: Dilip Jeste
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Language: English
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Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good by Jeste, Dilip

Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good

$84.51
Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good by Jeste, Dilip

Wiser: The Scientific Roots of Wisdom, Compassion, and What Makes Us Good

$84.51
Author: Dilip Jeste
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Description

From the field's pioneer, an exploration of the neurobiology and psychology of wisdom: what science says it is and how to nurture it within yourself--at any stage of your life.

What exactly does it mean to be wise? And is it possible to grow and even accelerate its unfolding?

For over two decades, Dr. Dilip Jeste 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 multilayered 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 humor.

The modern rise in suicides, opioid abuse, loneliness, and internet addiction is damaging people's health and destroying the social fabric, Dr. Jeste reflects. But we all have the ability to nurture and grow every facet of wisdom to face these challenges and others more effectively.

If you seek to be a wiser person--with your family, at work, and in your community--this book will show you how, with the researcher who's launched and advanced this exciting new path to our highest human potential.

Author: Dilip Jeste, Scott Lafee
Publisher: Sounds True
Published: 11/03/2020
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.30lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.00w x 1.30d
ISBN: 9781683644637

About the Author

Dilip Jeste, MD, is the senior associate dean for healthy aging and senior care, professor of psychiatry and neurosciences, and director of the Center for Healthy Aging at UC San Diego. He is past president of the American Psychiatric Association. A neuropsychiatrist specializing in geriatric issues, Jeste has spent more than 20 years studying aspects of healthy aging and the neurobiological roots of wisdom.

Scott LaFee is director of communications and media relations for UC San Diego Health, UC San Diego Health Sciences, and the UC San Diego School of Medicine. He was previously a science writer and editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune. He has been a contributor to New Scientist, People, and Businessweek.
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