What Do YOU Think?: How to agree to disagree and still be friends

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What do YOU think? will help young readers to discover what is influencing their ideas, from peer pressure to fake news. They’ll learn how to form and change opinions, and how to debate their views with empathy. Readers will see how debates and disagreements can give you new ideas, stronger friendships, and help change the world for the better. I know you have loads of incredible thoughts and ideas and the world deserves to hear your voice. I want to know… what do you think? What do YOU think? will help young readers to discover what is influencing their ideas, from peer pressure to fake news. They'll learn how to form and change opinions, and how to debate their views with empathy. Readers will see how debates and disagreements can give you new ideas, stronger friendships, and help change the world for the better. I know you have loads of incredible thoughts and ideas and the world deserves to hear your voice. I want to know... what do you think? Practical and positive, this is the book to help children build confidence in their own thoughts, so they can grow into awesome adults who can listen, be listened to, and can agree to disagree while still being friends. About This Edition ISBN: I wanted to write a positive and empowering toolkit to help young people find their voice and speak up with confidence and kindness in an era of increasingly outspoken opinions. In What Do YOU Think?, I want readers to understand what’s influencing their ideas – from peer pressure to Fake News – and how to form and change opinions, including their own. I also want to equip them with essential skills, such as how to debate with those they disagree with, and how to communicate well. We need the next generation to grow into critically thinking, intelligent adults.” – Matthew Syed

Being able to concentrate and focus for long periods is essential to our success and wellbeing. Cal Newport, the author of Deep Work, writes : What do YOU think? Will help young readers to discover how debates and disagreements can give them new ideas, stronger friendships, and help change the world for the better. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. What Do YOU Think? Is a positive and empowering toolkit for kids looking to be heard and understood in an increasingly polarized and argumentative world. It will help them (and help parents, carers and educators supporting them) gain the tools they need to navigate a world that’s increasingly at odds and inspire them to form their own opinions and communicate them with confidence and kindness.Now, let's dive a little deeper to better understand the advantages of reading. 1. Gain Valuable Knowledge The best part? You can get all these benefits of reading books while enjoying some fantastic entertainment. When we read well-written work, we naturally observe its writing style, cadence, and composition. These characteristics inevitably seep into our writing, in the same way that musicians are influenced by each other. Bottom line, our brains have a "use it or lose it" policy, just like our muscles. In other words, if we don't exercise our minds regularly, our cognitive abilities may decline . However, when we read every day, we can keep them strong and healthy. 3. Improve Your Focus

So, the next time you're feeling stressed, remember the benefits of reading for pleasure and let the tension melt away. 9. Improve Your Mental Health Another study found that when we read stories that explore characters' inner lives and emotions, our ability to understand others' feelings and views improves. Before I get too far along, I must say that this book should not be read as the "be all, end all" guide to thought analysis. It is simply some basic exercises that must be taken within the context of the goals of the book.Why do we think like we do? And are we always right? And what do we do if it turns out we are wrong after all? Being in control of what we think is important, knowing our minds can help us recognise and communicate what we believe and what we feel. For every child (and parent, carer or teacher) who has ever gone from best friends to arch enemies in ten minutes, this book is for us. From understanding fake news, to a bit of neuroscience and understanding the difference between fast thinking and slow thinking, Syed helps readers to find their voice, flex their social superpowers, and speak up with kindness and confidence. With this guide by their side, children will engage with the tools and tips, learn how to form and change opinions, and how to debate their views with empathy. A game-changer for children everywhere. Another study discovered that reading is the best way to reduce stress – compared to taking a walk, having a cup of tea or coffee, and playing video games. The study found that even six minutes of reading can be enough to reduce stress levels by more than two-thirds. Going beyond the surface of a subject is essential to success, too. This is probably why the author Roald Dahl once said, "If you are going to get anywhere in life, you have to read a lot of books." Which do you think you'll absorb more from? Which do you think is more likely to help change your habits ? Books, of course!

The quiz questions in the beginning seemed a bit vague, but I assumed that was to get the reader thinking before answering. Later when assessing my score it seemed they capitalized on the vagueness and left no room for interpretation and was almost like the author makes a biased judgment of your tensions. My understanding of philosophy would be to actually think through your answers and the summaries of your tensions made by the author don’t appear to be very thought through, and rather seem to make straw man arguments. Being titled “Do you think what you think you think?” Doesn’t seem to be a very fitting title. A more fitting title could be “Do you think the way I think you should think”The scans showed that brain connectivity increased while reading and for days afterward, demonstrating the enormous benefits of reading books every day. Genuinely funny and engaging. There are messages in this book for both adults and children. It’s a must read.