Boosting Wisdom

This exercise will help you and your team think more wisely by using the power of psychological distance.

When we find ourselves stuck on our problems, research shows that increasing our distance from a situation can help us think more wisely about it.

According to scientists, wisdom involves using the mind to reason constructively about problems that involve uncertainty. Wise forms of reasoning involve ‘seeing the big picture’ by knowing the limits of one’s knowledge, recognising that situations can be uncertain and change over time, acknowledging others’ viewpoints and seeking compromise between different interests.

Rather than be a function of experience and age, anyone can think more wisely.

Read on to find out how.