10 mind-reading insights | nicholas epley

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insights from Nicholas Epley

This presentation consists of 10 highlights from the interview with Moe Abdou,

founder & host of 33voices®.

Nicholas EpleyNicholas Epley is the John T. Keller Professor of Behavior Science at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. He received a bach-elor’s degree in psychology and philosophy in 1996 from Saint Olaf College. In 2001, he graduated from Cornell University with a PhD in psy-chology and then began his career as an Assistant Professor of Psychol-ogy at Harvard University. He joined the Chicago Booth faculty in 2004.

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Your brain’s greatest skill is potentially its ability to think about the minds of others

in order to understand them better.

practice it.

2

We often mistake understanding the minds of others simply because we align it with our way of thinking.

Go beyond.

3

Want to improve the odds of reading people’s minds?

Study the decisions and impressions they make

and look for patterns.

4

When it comes to mind-reading, the gap between what you think you know and what you actually know becomes greater when:

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When it comes to mind-reading, the gap between what you think you know and what you actually know becomes greater when:

You have excessive egocentrism

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When it comes to mind-reading, the gap between what you think you know and what you actually know becomes greater when:

You use or abuse stereotypes

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When it comes to mind-reading, the gap between what you think you know and what you actually know becomes greater when:

You’re misled by certain actions

5

In your quest to understand yourself, it’s wise to remember the ‘illusion of introspection access.’

You’re likely to know the ‘what’ behind what you do,

but the ‘why’ is often a mystery.

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Acknowledge that you have shortcomings when trying to understand others -and one of these strategies will be helpful:

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Acknowledge that you have shortcomings when trying to understand others -and one of these strategies will be helpful:

Study their body language

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Acknowledge that you have shortcomings when trying to understand others -and one of these strategies will be helpful:

Take their perspective - put yourself in their shoes

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Acknowledge that you have shortcomings when trying to understand others -and one of these strategies will be helpful:

Get their perspective - get their perspective directly

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The optimal ways to get perspective directly are:

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The optimal ways to get perspective directly are:

Be in the other person’s shoes by actually engaging in what she does

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The optimal ways to get perspective directly are:

Ask relevant questions - often

8

When communicating with someone virtually,

voice trumps email for accuracy and understanding.

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When communicating with someone virtually,

voice trumps email for accuracy and understanding.

9

Stereotypes are just bits of knowledge,

and are rarely perfect.They tend to focus on our own perceptionsbut almost always exaggerate the differences amongst groups.

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The best way to improve your mind-reading abilities

is to be humble.wisdom comes from knowing what you know and knowing what you can’t know.

How well do you think you know your spouse or business partner?

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