The Differing Right and Left Brains: From A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

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Some do not believe that we have a left and right brain. However, A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule The Future by Daniel H. Pink explains that the left and right hemispheres of the brain control different abilities. I have learned from this book how society and the economy have shifted from the “Information Age” to a “Conceptual Age,” how the arguments of left brain theorists (L- directed) differ from those of right brain theorists (R-directed), the three A’s of abundance, automation, and Asia, and the six essential aptitudes or “six senses” of Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play and Meaning. In an Oprah interview, Pink explained that in order to make it today, you have to work hard to outsource and automate. According to the author, “My generation's parents told their children, ’Become an accountant, a lawyer, or an engineer; that will give you a solid foothold in the middle class.’ But these jobs are now being sent overseas.” The author explains that in many businesses, abilities associated with the left side of the brain used to matter the most. These include lin...

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