Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential Questions

Ryan, James E.

ISBN 10: 0062664573 / ISBN 13: 9780062664570

Editore: HarperOne, 2017

Codice articolo 0062664573-3-23456140

Riassunto:

New York Times Bestseller

“What, What? is a welcome—and joyful—reminder that true wisdom comes from asking the right questions. Should you read this book? Absolutely.”

 —Clayton Christensen, bestselling author of How Will You Measure Your Life?

Based on the wildly popular commencement address, the art of asking (and answering) good questions by the former Dean of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education and former University of Virginia President.

Whether we’re in the boardroom or the classroom, we spend far too much time and energy looking for the right answer. But the truth is that questions are just as important as answers, often more so. If you ask the wrong question, for instance, you’re guaranteed to get the wrong answer. A good question, on the other hand, inspires a good answer and, in the process, invites deeper understanding and more meaningful connections between people. Asking a good question requires us to move beyond what we think we know about an issue or a person to explore the difficult and the unknown, the awkward, and even the unpleasant.

In Wait, What?, Jim Ryan, dean of Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education, celebrates the art of asking—and answering—good questions. Five questions in particular: Wait, what?; I wonder…? Couldn’t we at least…?; How can I help?; and What truly matters? Using examples from politics, history, popular culture, and social movements, as well as his own personal life, Ryan demonstrates how these essential inquiries generate understanding, spark curiosity, initiate progress, fortify relationships, and draw our attention to the important things in life—from the Supreme Court to Fenway Park. By regularly asking these five essential questions, Ryan promises, we will be better able to answer life’s most important question: “And did you get what you wanted out of life, even so?” At once hilarious and illuminating, poignant and surprising, Wait, What? is an inspiring book of wisdom that will forever change the way you think about questions.

 

Informazioni sull?autore:

James E. Ryan is the former president of the University of Virginia and a leading expert on law and education. Before becoming UVA’s president, Ryan served as the Charles William Eliot professor and dean of the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He authored Five Miles Away, A World Apart and the New York Times bestseller Wait, What? And Life’s Other Essential Questions, based on his viral Harvard Commencement speech. A life-long athlete, Ryan discovered rugby in college and continued to play in law school, earning spots along the way on All-Ivy League, All-New England, and All-Virginia select sides. In more recent years, he has become an avid runner and has completed 12 consecutive Boston Marathons. Ryan and his wife, Katie, who is also a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law and a special education attorney, have four children.

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Titolo: Wait, What?: And Life's Other Essential ...
Casa editrice: HarperOne
Data di pubblicazione: 2017
Legatura: Hardcover
Condizione: Good