The Art of Insubordination von Todd B. Kashdan
How to Dissent and Defy Effectively

Kategorie: Bücher
Seiten / Format: 288 S
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Verlag: Penguin Random HouseAvery
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN: 9780593420881

Winner of the Excessively Prestigious Book Award<br> <br>Behavioral Scientist Best Summer Book Reads<br><br>Next Big Idea Club"Books We Can't Wait to Read in 2022"<br><br>Todd Kashdan combines cutting-edge science and real-life stories about the kind of insubordination we need to make the world a better place. This is the book that all virtuous rebels need.<br>Charles Duhigg, bestselling author ofThe Power of HabitandSmarter Faster Better<br><br>"Why is it so difficult to do the right thing, especially when the system pushes against us? In this engaging, well-researched book, you'll discover practical ways to speak up, show up and make a difference."<br>Seth Godin, author ofPoke the Box<br><br>Although dissent is an art, Kashdan shows us something even more important and practical it s also a science. He does so with an array of captivating and instructive accounts that reveal the value of this skill.<br>Robert B. Cialdini, author ofInfluenceandPre-Suasion<br><br>"Our world is broken, and this book can help us fix it. Todd Kashdan's work shows us the most effective ways to defy injustice and shake up the status quoin both big and small ways. This is the book we've been waiting for." <br>Judson Brewer,New York Timesbestselling author ofUnwinding Anxiety<br><br>With new research and original, inspiring stories, Kashdan has delivered a manifesto for individuals and organizations who want to spark innovation and creativity.<br>Susan David, PhD, author of the #1Wall Street JournalbestsellerEmotional Agility<br><br>"If the goal is to continually improve society and make your teams better, read this book. My hope is thatThe Art of Insubordinationwill be widely read to inspire a new generation of rebels with a cause."<br>Greg Lukianoff, co-author of theNew York TimesbestsellerThe Coddling of the American Mind<br><br>"A useful primer for those determined to make waves for a good cause."<br>Kirkus Reviews<br><br>Despite what you learned in high school, Charles Darwin didn't invent the theory of evolution.<br><br>Okay, maybe he did, but he didn't do it alone.<br><br>In the preface toOn the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection, the awkwardly titled book that would change the world, Darwin listed thirty men who previously mustered the courage to question intellectual and religious orthodoxies about nature.<br><br>These characters paid a steep price for their boldness. Have you heard of Abu Uthman Amr ibn Bahr al-Kinani al-Fuqaimi al-Basri (nicknamed Al-Jahiz)? Good luck finding a refrigerator magnet of him. Muslim scholars refer to Al-Jahiz as"the father of the theory of evolution,"and for good reason: he arrived at the notion of"survival of the fittest"a thousand years before Darwin, in the year 860. Al-Jahiz wondered why certain animals imported from Africa and Asia to what is now Iraq easily adapted to their new environment whereas others caught illnesses and perished. His reward for this biological discovery was arrest and banishment from his native land. And he was lucky. The chief Muslim ruler of Baghdad got downright medieval on the wealthy patron funding Al-Jahiz's research. Military officials imprisoned Al-Jahiz's patron and executed him inside an iron maiden (a spike-laden metal coffin that impaled victims when the doors closed).<br><br>You'd think scientists would take a hint and keep their strange and dangerous theories to themselves. About seven hundred years later, in the 1500s, a French scientist named Bernard Palissy dared question the Catholic Church's proclamation that the Earth was only a few thousand years old. Noting that tides and winds required long periods of time to visibly alter the landscape, Palissy argued that our planet was much older than a few thousand years (how much older he refused to say). Palissy also proposed that an elephant thousands of years ago would not be the same as an elephant today. This concept of species transformation across generations was heresy. His reward: several arrests, a spate of flogging, and destruction of his books. Oh, and they burned him at the stake.<br><br>Others on Darwin's list received better treatment-the authorities spared them death or ostracism-but nobody would characterize their lives as rainbows and gumdrops. They were denounced as infidels. Monitored by the police. Disowned by their families. Censored. Physically assaulted. Threatened with death. All for doubting Biblical claims that animals and humans were really created in six days, that God was really the only force responsible for their evolution, and that humans were really the zenith of God's achievements (a rung lower than angels). Questioning orthodox beliefs made you an outsider, a threat, a heretic deserving of torture and death.<br><br>I use Darwin's predecessors as an example here to highlight the price that many, if not most, dissenters, deviants, revolutionaries, rebels, and outliers pay for the sake of progress. Sometimes progress happens by happy accident, but more often a courageous person defies social norms. Somebody noticed that the existing orthodoxy in some small or large way was unhealthy, stagnant, or even dangerous, and championed a countervailing idea. And some member of the majority decided to give new ideas a fair reception instead of the middle finger. More often than not, dissent yields progress. Outlaw dissent, and you slow the speed of cultural evolution.<br><br>Darwin's predecessors matter because they inspire a question: why did he succeed while they failed? Yes, Darwin received hate mail and anonymous nineteenth-century trolls called him a heathen, but his ideas found a big audience. The greatest European scientists of the nineteenth century elected him a Fellow of The Royal Society, the oldest scientific academy in existence; and awarded him the prestigious Royal Medal for his research explaining the formation of coral reefs. Popular readers loved his booA highly practical and researched-based toolbox for anyone who wants to create a world with more justice, creativity, and courage.<br><br>For too long, the term insubordination has evoked negative feelings and mental images. But for ideas to evolve and societies to progress, it s vital to cultivate rebels who are committed to challenging conventional wisdom and improving on it. Change never comes easily. And most would-be rebels lack the skills to overcome hostile audiences who cling desperately to the way things are.<br> <br>Based on cutting-edge research,The Art of Insubordinationis the essential guide for anyone seeking to be heard, make change, and rebel against an unhealthy status quo.  Learn how to<br>

Resist the allure of complacency

Discover the value of being around people who stop conforming and start deviating.

Produce messages that influence the majority-- when in the minority.

Build mighty alliances

Manage the discomfort when trying to rebel

Champion ideas that run counter to traditional thinking

Unlock the benefits of being in a group of diverse people holding divergent views

Cultivate curiosity, courage, and independent, critical thinking in youth

 <br>Filled with engaging stories about dissenters in the trenches as well as science that will transform your thinking.The Art of Insubordinationis for anyone who seeks more justice, courage, and creativity in the world. <br> 1USTodd B. Kashdan, Ph.D.,is professor of psychology at George Mason University, and a leading authority on well-being, curiosity, courage, and resilience. He has published more than 220 scientific articles, his work has been cited more than 40,000 times, and he received the American Psychological Association s Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. His booksCurious?andThe Upside of Your Dark Sidehave been translated into more than fifteen languages. His writing has appeared in theHarvard Business Review,National Geographic,and other publications, and his research is featured regularly in media outlets such asThe New York Times,The Atlantic,and Time.He s a twin with twin daughters (plus one more), with plans to rapidly populate the world with great conversationalists.

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