{"product_id":"the-power-of-not-thinking-why-we-should-stop-thinking-and-start-trusting-our-bodies-9781788706643","title":"The Power of Not Thinking: Why We Should Stop","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSHORTLISTED FOR BEST SPECIALIST BUSINESS BOOK AT THE BUSINESS BOOK AWARDS 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHave you ever relied on your hand to remember your pin rather than your memory?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr acted out a golf stroke before going for it?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eOr listened to your gut on a big decision?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this insightful new book, leading business anthropologist Simon Roberts breaks down the revolutionary idea of embodied knowledge: the information that is unconsciously picked up by our body for use in every area of our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on his own experience working with some of the world's leading industry experts and looking at a range of real-life examples and cutting-edge science, Roberts explains the various ways in which our body acquires, retains and employs information and why we should learn to trust the instincts that inform the most crucial decisions and actions in our lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Power of Not Thinking\u003c\/i\u003e shows why humans are capable of far more than we are currently led to believe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWe just have to stop thinking and start trusting our bodies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEmbodied habits matter deeply, as illustrated powerfully in Roberts' timely new book. * Financial Times *\u003cbr\u003eA humanistic perspective on tech * Maria Bezaitis, Intel *\u003cbr\u003eAn incredibly thoughtful and thought-provoking book about the power of not over-thinking * Charles Leadbeater, social innovator and author *\u003cbr\u003e'Has the potential to change the way you think about understanding people' * Martha Cotton, Fjord\/Accenture *\u003cbr\u003eRoberts shows us that our bodies, as well as our minds, have a vital role to play in the contribution that human beings make * Stefan Stern, author of How To Be A Better Leader *\u003cbr\u003eAn excellent and delightfully readable book * Christian Madsbjerg, Professor of Applied Humanities *\u003cbr\u003eThis book is as timely as it is important. Bodies have always mattered but it takes a voice as clear as Simon Roberts to remind us of just how very much, and why embodiment should be a critical part of all our conversations about the future. * Genevieve Bell *\u003cbr\u003eA lovely account that explains why executives, financiers, policy makers (and everybody else) needs to embrace walking in someone else's shoes * Guardian *","brand":"Bonnier Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49412549181783,"sku":"9781788706643","price":9.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781788706643.jpg?v=1730517142","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-power-of-not-thinking-why-we-should-stop-thinking-and-start-trusting-our-bodies-9781788706643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}