Book Titles

A Whole New Mind
Moving from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age

By Daniel Pink

Year Published: 2005
ISBN-13: 978-1573223089
Categories: Brains, Creativity, Thinking

48 Quotes Found

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A Whole New Mind:

…humor can be a cohesive force in organizations – as anyone who’s ever traded jokes at the water cooler or laughed over lunch with colleagues understands.

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A Whole New Mind:

It’s time to rescue humor from its status as mere entertainment and recognize it for what it is – a sophisticated and peculiarly human form of intelligence that can’t be replicated by computers…

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A Whole New Mind:

…laughter is a social activity – and the evidence is vast that people who have regular, satisfying connections to other people are healthier and happier.

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A Whole New Mind:

…plain laughter can lead to joyfulness, which in turn can lead to greater creativity, productivity, and collaboration.

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A Whole New Mind:

Meaning has become a central aspect of our work and our lives. Pursuing meaning obviously is no simple task.

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A Whole New Mind:

…we ought to take spirituality seriously because of its demonstrated ability to improve our lives – something that might be even more valuable when so many of us have satisfied (and oversatisfied) our material needs.

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A Whole New Mind:

People who pray regularly have been shown to have lower blood pressure, on average, than those who don’t, according to research at Duke University.

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A Whole New Mind:

…companies that acknowledged spiritual values and aligned them with company goals outperformed those that did not.

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