Imaginable how to see the future coming and feel ready for anything--even things that seem impossible today

"War in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters--events we might have called "unimaginable" or "unthinkable" in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with...

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Main Author: McGonigal, Jane (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York : Spiegel and Grau [2022]
Edition: First edition.
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Summary: "War in Ukraine, the COVID-19 pandemic, increasingly frequent climate disasters--events we might have called "unimaginable" or "unthinkable" in the past are now reality. Today it feels more challenging than ever to feel unafraid, hopeful, and equipped to face the future with optimism. How do we map out our lives when it seems impossible to predict what the world will be like next week, let alone next year or next decade? What we need now are strategies to help us recover our confidence and creativity in facing uncertain futures. In Imaginable, Jane McGonigal draws on the latest scientific research in psychology and neuroscience to show us how to train our minds to think the unthinkable and imagine the unimaginable. She invites us to play with the provocative thought experiments and future simulations she's designed exclusively for this book..." -- Inside front book jacket.
Physical Description: xxxiii, 393 pages ; 24 cm
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references (pages [361]-393).
ISBN: 9781954118096
1954118090
Author Notes: Jane McGonigal was born in 1977. She is a graduate of Fordham University and the University of California, Berkeley. She is currently the Director of Game Research and Development at the Institute for the Future. She is the author of Reality Is Broken and SuperBetter.

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