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Name: Wiser
Rating: 4.8 (96 reviews)
Author: Dilip Jeste with Scott LaFee

Dilip Jeste with Scott LaFee

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

4.8 (96 Bewertungen)

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Wiser by Dilip Jeste with Scott LaFee is a book that offers practical advice on how to grow wiser as we age. It explores the science of wisdom and provides actionable steps for cultivating wisdom in our daily lives.

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What’s in it for me? Discover the science behind wisdom.

Everybody knows wisdom when they see it, but defining it can be tricky. How exactly do wise people differ from the rest of us? Is it that they know more? Are they more intelligent? Are they just kinder?

It’s a complex subject – but that’s where these blinks come in. Cutting through the smoke and mirrors, they identify the key components of wisdom, show how they’re grounded in human biology, and sketch a plan for becoming wiser, faster.

Reading on might turn out to be the wisest thing you’ll do today.

In these blinks, you’ll learn

what monkeys can tell us about empathy;
why teenagers are often reckless; and
which writers can help you wise up.

Neuroscience can help explain the link between wisdom and aging.

We all know people we consider wise. It might be your former English teacher, an aunt or an uncle, or even a trusted friend.

Whoever the wise people in your life are, you’re probably glad they’re around. After all, wise people are understanding and compassionate. They’re knowledgeable about the ways of the world and the heart – and they understand their own biases and limitations.

And very often, they’re also old. Sure, you might know some young people you consider wise; it’s not an impossibility. But from Dumbledore to Yoda, aging and wisdom seem to go hand in hand.

But why is that? Is it just a fictional stereotype, or is there something deeper at play?

The key message here is: Neuroscience can help explain the link between wisdom and aging.

When scientists began to study the science of wisdom, they found that two parts of the brain surfaced again and again in their research: the amygdala and the prefrontal cortex.

You might have heard of the amygdala already. It’s one of the two little almond-shaped organs set deep within the human brain, and it plays a key role in our experience of emotion.

The prefrontal cortex, on the other hand, is large and sits just behind the forehead. It’s responsible for quite a lot of things – but, most important for us, it plays a key role in the development and practice of wisdom. For example, it’s thanks to the prefrontal cortex, or PFC for short, that we humans possess the ability to empathize and be altruistic.

So how does this all tie in with aging? Well, it just so happens that our amygdala and PFC undergo significant changes as we age – changes with close links to wisdom, optimism, and emotional harmony.

One of the most important changes is that, as we age, the amygdala becomes less responsive to upsetting stimuli or information. At the same time, however, older people remain just as sensitive to uplifting stimuli, like a photo of a baby smiling – meaning that they experience fewer lows in response to the world, but just as many highs.

At the same time, as we grow older, much of the brain’s activity shifts from the back of the brain to the front of the brain, toward the PFC – which, as we’ve said, is where much of our compassionate wisdom resides.

In other words, Yoda might be science fiction – but that doesn't mean the link between his age and his wisdom has no basis in the real world.

Concern for others is a key component of wisdom.

There are a couple of differences between intelligence and wisdom.

Both intelligent people and wise people can be clever and insightful. They both might be knowledgeable – and maybe, on average, they make better decisions than the rest of us. But intelligence and wisdom aren’t the same thing.

Wise people can maintain emotional equilibrium.

Our emotions can be hard to deal with. Sometimes they’re unpleasant and downright nasty, like when we experience fear and rage. And at other times, they’re just banal – like when we’re feeling bored or discontented. Whatever our complaint, none of us feels fantastic all the time.

One of the distinctive characteristics of wisdom, however, is emotional stability. That doesn’t mean you become like Spock from Star Trek, whose mind was purely cold and rational. Instead, it means that you experience your emotions to a healthy degree without blowing them out of proportion.

Wisdom involves making sensible, real-world decisions.

Think about someone you consider wise – someone whose personality you know quite well. What is it about that person that signals wisdom? Is it one of the things we’ve already discussed – like age and maturity, or compassion and emotional stability? Or is it something else?

Do you consider this person wise because, on a fundamental level, she’s right about things? Because she understands things well, makes accurate predictions, and ultimately makes sensible decisions?

Self-examination is a key step in attaining wisdom.

Sooner or later, everyone feels the need to stop for a minute, look in the mirror, and scrutinize the person staring back at them. But this time, you’re not examining pimples or checking your hair – instead, you’re asking yourself, “How am I doing in life? Where am I going wrong? And how can I improve?”

In other words, you’re engaging in introspection. You turn your gaze inward and scrutinize your own character. You see how you measure up to your own ideals and those of the people you care about.

You can deliberately make yourself wiser.

So far, these blinks have paid a good deal of attention to the science of wisdom, exploring the links among aging, neuroscience, and a wise way of life. This scientific approach is a breath of fresh air – but it does have one potential downside that’s worth mentioning.

You see, the fact that wisdom can be understood in biological terms doesn’t mean that you can’t make yourself any wiser. Just because you can explain wisdom with reference to the brain doesn’t mean that you’re a helpless victim of biology.

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Wiser (2020) combines a scientific approach to wisdom with practical tips on how to grow wiser today. Drawing on decades of research and cutting-edge studies, it pairs explanation and advice in its investigation of compassion, aging, decision-making, and more.

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There is no wisdom in instability. If youre always angry or consumed by negative emotions, you cannot behave wisely.

—Dilip Jeste with Scott LaFee

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Über den Autor

Dilip Jeste is a neuropsychiatrist who has spent more than two decades studying the components of wisdom and the aging process. He is a professor of psychiatry and neuroscience at the University of California San Diego and was formerly president of the American Psychiatric Association.

Scott LaFee is the director of communications and media relations for University of California San Diego Health and Health Sciences. He is a former science writer and editor at the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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