The Power of Strangers: The Benefits of Connecting in a Suspicious World
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- Create Date：2021-07-08 17:31:02
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Joe Keohane
- ISBN：B086DVDSWM
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Summary
*Duration: 7 hours and 30 minutes*
An entertaining， surprising， and ultimately inspiring look at what happens when we talk to strangers， and why it affects everything from our own health and well-being to the rise and fall of nations in the tradition of Susan Cain's 'Quiet' and Yuval Noah Harari's 'Sapiens'
In our cities， we barely acknowledge one another on public transport， even as rates of loneliness skyrocket。 Online， we carefully curate who we interact with。 In our politics， we are increasingly consumed by a fear of people we've never met。 But what if strangers， long believed to be the cause of many of our problems， were actually the solution？
In 'THE POWER OF STRANGERS'， Joe Keohane discovers the surprising benefits that come from talking to strangers， examining how even passing interactions can enhance empathy， happiness and cognitive development， ease loneliness and isolation， and root us in the world， deepening our sense of belonging。
Warm， witty， erudite and profound， equal parts sweeping history and self-help journey， this deeply researched book will inspire listeners to see everything - from major geopolitical shifts to trips to the corner store - in and entirely new light， showing them that talking to strangers isn't just a way to live， it's a way to survive。
©2021 Joe Keohane （P）2021 Random House Audio
An entertaining， surprising， and ultimately inspiring look at what happens when we talk to strangers， and why it affects everything from our own health and well-being to the rise and fall of nations in the tradition of Susan Cain's 'Quiet' and Yuval Noah Harari's 'Sapiens'
In our cities， we barely acknowledge one another on public transport， even as rates of loneliness skyrocket。 Online， we carefully curate who we interact with。 In our politics， we are increasingly consumed by a fear of people we've never met。 But what if strangers， long believed to be the cause of many of our problems， were actually the solution？
In 'THE POWER OF STRANGERS'， Joe Keohane discovers the surprising benefits that come from talking to strangers， examining how even passing interactions can enhance empathy， happiness and cognitive development， ease loneliness and isolation， and root us in the world， deepening our sense of belonging。
Warm， witty， erudite and profound， equal parts sweeping history and self-help journey， this deeply researched book will inspire listeners to see everything - from major geopolitical shifts to trips to the corner store - in and entirely new light， showing them that talking to strangers isn't just a way to live， it's a way to survive。
©2021 Joe Keohane （P）2021 Random House Audio