Truth: How the Many Sides to Every Story Shape Our Reality

Synopsis

Explores The Complexity Of Truth And The Ways That People Take Advantage Of This Complexity To Use And Abuse Neutral Truths To Suit Their Own Agendas In Politics, Business, The Media, And Everyday Life. -- Provided By Publisher.,true Or False? It's Rarely That Simple. There Is More Than One Truth About Most Things. The Internet Disseminates Knowledge But It Also Spreads Hatred. Eating Meat Is Nutritious But It's Also Damaging To The Environment. When We Communicate We Naturally Select The Truths That Are Most Helpful To Our Agenda. We Can Select Truths Constructively To Inspire Organizations, Encourage Children, And Drive Progressive Change. Or We Can Select Truths That Give A False Impression Of Reality, Misleading People Without Actually Lying. Others Can Do The Same, Motivating Or Deceiving Us With The Truth. Truths Are Neutral But Highly Versatile Tools That We Can Use For Good Or Ill. In Truth: How The Many Sides To Every Story Shape Our Reality, Hector Macdonald Explores How Truth Is Used And Abused In Politics, Business, The Media And Everyday Life. He Shows How A Clearer Understanding Of Truth's Many Faces Renders Us Better Able To Navigate Our World And More Influential Within It. Combining Great Storytelling With Practical Takeaways And A Litany Of Fascinating, Funny, And Insightful Case Studies, Truth Is A Sobering And Engaging Read About How Profoundly Our Mindsets And Actions Are Influenced By The Truths That Those Around Us Choose To Tell. --