Susan Fader Archives

Between Us: How Cultures Create Emotions by Batja Mesquita, W.W. Norton, 2022

June 14, 2023 1

Susan Fader reviews Between Us, a book from Batja Mesquita (a pioneer of cultural psychology), which dissects the way culture shapes our emotional world. Using MINE and OURS models of emotion, the author effectively challenges the belief that emotional cues, socially accepted reactions, and empathy are universal across societies. A must-read for researchers seeking to understand the cultural perspectives surrounding our work. […]

Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live by Becca Levy, William Morrow, 2022 and Stage (Not Age): How to Understand and Serve People Over 60 by Susan Wilner Golden, Harvard Business Review, 2022

January 3, 2023 0

The world’s population is getting older, but businesses struggle to address this consequential shift. Two new books, Breaking the Age Code: How Your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live, and Stage (Not Age): How to Understand and Serve People Over 60, explore the many negative ageist perceptions and self-perceptions that constrain business opportunities within the aging population. […]

Choose Your Story, Change Your Life: Silence Your Inner Critic and Rewrite Your Life from the Inside Out by Kindra Hall, Harper Collins, 2022

July 11, 2022 0

Book Reviewer Susan Fader highly recommends this book on how self-stories we tell ourselves—many times subconsciously—can impede our happiness and success and what we can do to change our self-stories to create more positive outcomes. Fader provides examples of why this is a must-read book. […]

Wonderworks by Angus Fletcher, Simon & Schuster, 2021 — And — The Sea We Swim In by Frank Rose, W. W. Norton & Company, 2021

March 3, 2022 0

To supercharge your storytelling skills, reviewer Susan Fader suggests you check out Wonderworks: The 25 Most Powerful Inventions in the History of Literature, by Angus Fletcher and The Sea We Swim In: How Stories Work in a Data-Driven World, by Frank Rose […]