Summary of Nicholas Epley's Mindwise

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#1 We have a sixth sense that allows us to understand the minds of others, and it works quickly and effortlessly. However, it is not always accurate.

#2 To get a sense of your actual abilities, let’s start with what is likely to be a very common and important bit of mind reading: trying to guess another person’s impression of you.

#3 The good news is that you probably have a good sense of how others evaluate you on average. The bad news is that you have no idea who likes you and who doesn’t, or how much others like you or dislike you.

#4 The central challenge for your sixth sense is that others’ inner thoughts are revealed only through the façade of their faces, bodies, and language. People have evolved the ability to use cues from that façade to see what lies beneath, but they have also developed a skill to use their façade to mislead and misdirect others.

• Language: English
• Publisher: IRB Media
• Release date: May 11, 2022
• ISBN: 9798822511651

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Contents

Insights from Chapter 1

Insights from Chapter 2

Insights from Chapter 3

Insights from Chapter 4

Insights from Chapter 1

#1

We have a sixth sense that allows us to understand the minds of others, and it works quickly and effortlessly. However, it is not always accurate.

#2

To get a sense of your actual abilities, let’s start with what is likely to be a very common and important bit of mind reading: trying to guess another person’s impression of you.

#3

The good news is that you probably have a good sense of how others evaluate you on average. The bad news is that you have no idea who likes you and who doesn’t, or how much others like you or dislike you.

#4

The central challenge for your sixth sense is that others’ inner thoughts are revealed only through the façade of their faces, bodies, and language. People have evolved the ability to use cues from that façade to see what lies beneath, but they have also developed a skill to use their façade to mislead and misdirect others.

#5

It is easy to see how understanding other people can be a daunting task if you are unable to tell when they are misleading you and when they are not.

#6

The mind reading of close friends and loved ones is far superior to that of strangers, but the confidence you have in knowing the mind of a close friend or romantic partner far outstrips your actual accuracy.

#7

The more time two people spend together, the more they believe they know about each other, but the more overconfidence they have. This overconfidence increases in proportion to how long two people have been together.

#8

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