The Myth of Experience: Why We Learn the Wrong Lessons, and Ways to Correct Them

by Robin M Hogarth, Emre Soyer, Robin M. Hogarth

Book Overview

Experience is a great teacher . . . except when it isn't. In this groundbreaking guide, learn how the past can deceive and limit us -- and how healthy skepticism can build a better world.
Our personal experience is key to who we are and what we do. We judge others by their experience and are judged by ours. Society venerates experience. From doctors to teachers to managers to presidents, the more experience the better. It's not surprising...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1541742052
• ISBN13: 9781541742055
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.5" x 9.4"