{"product_id":"book-acny","title":"Practical Wisdom","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe surest route to a happier, more productive life and future\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eMost of us want to succeed. And most of us want to do the right thing. But we often forget that the way to\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003esucceed \u003ci\u003eis \u003c\/i\u003eby doing the right thing, as Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe remind us in \u003ci\u003ePractical Wisdom:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Right Way to Do the Right Thing. \u003c\/i\u003eWhen the institutions that shape our society need to change, the people\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ein them typically either make more rules or offer smarter incentives. But there is a better way, and in this\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003elively and provocative book, Schwartz and Sharpe explore the essential principle of problem solving that can\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003etransform our lives: practical wisdom.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eA concept that Aristotle identified millennia ago and that new scientific research reveals is as crucial today\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eas it was in ancient Greece, practical wisdom is the essential human quality that combines the fruits of our\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eindividual experiences with our empathy and intellect. It’s how we learn to be a good friend or parent or doctor\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eor soldier or citizen or statesman. It’s how we come to understand, as the authors write, “the right way to do\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ethe right thing in a particular circumstance, with a particular person, at a particular time.”\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003ePractical Wisdom\u003c\/i\u003e, Schwartz and Sharpe explain the importance of wisdom in our daily lives and show how\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eto combat work situations that squeeze it out of our practices. They introduce us to what they call the “canny\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eoutlaws,” people with the wisdom to work around the calcified conventions of business as usual to achieve\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003einspiring and satisfying results in daily life. And they identify System Changers, people who are building new,\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003emore rewarding, and ultimately more effective ways to work. The result is a book that helps us understand\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003ethat wisdom is above all a \u003ci\u003epractical \u003c\/i\u003eidea.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eWhat the world needs now is more people with practical wisdom and more institutions that allow them to\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003edisplay it. And this is the book to teach us how to identify and cultivate it.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster Audio","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49348166746416,"sku":"BDacny","price":23.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD [40]","offer_id":49348166779184,"sku":"40acny","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/303896-acny-Square.jpg?v=1734214297","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-acny","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}