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Summary Of A Whole New Mind By Daniel Pink

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A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink discusses the shift of our generation's needs for different types of thinkers. According to the book, there are two types of thinking. Left-directed or left-brained and right-directed or right-brained thinking. L-directed thinkers are much more analytical and factual than R-directed thinkers, who are artistic, sympathetic, and more emotional. In the past, the industrial age required physical laborers, mostly for factory work; however, as the informational age crept in, the need for l-brained people expanded. But now, due to products and services becoming very generic, the demand for creative, meaningful, empathetic goods has risen, which, in turn, leads to the requirement for R-brained people. Today, to have
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