“This glorious book shimmers with insights—an instant classic that will be discussed and quoted for generations. One of the great psychologists of our time, Timothy Wilson has distilled the field’s wisdom and shown us how to use it to change ourselves and the social world. This may well be the single most important psychology book ever written. Not to be missed!”
—Daniel Gilbert, author of Stumbling on Happiness
“There are few academics who write with as much grace and wisdom as Timothy Wilson. Redirect is a masterpiece.”
—Malcolm Gladwell
“Redirect is a great book! In his uniquely engaging way, Wilson shows how simple techniques can deliver large and lasting personal changes—and convinces us that only good research can give us these techniques.”
—Carol Dweck, PhD, author of Mindset
“Wouldn’t it be amazing if a very smart scientist could write a book on happiness, crime, violence, drug and alcohol abuse, parenting, and teenage pregnancy—and sum up all the research in clear and surprising lessons on how we should live our lives? Well, Timothy Wilson is the scientist and Redirect is the book, and it is in fact amazing.”
—Daniel M. Wegner, author of The Illusion of Conscious Will
“One of the foremost psychologists of our time, Timothy Wilson shows us that solving endemic social problems and making ourselves happier, healthier, and more successful is within our grasp. Redirect reveals the hidden meanings we assume in our everyday lives, how these meanings shape our behavior, and how we can change our assumptions and the world. Extraordinary.”
—Greg Walton, PhD, Department of Psychology, Stanford University
“Wilson presents a fascinating argument for how humans make sense of the world.”
—Library Journal
“In clear prose that does not trivialize the science, Wilson reviews the many success stories in social psychology.… As the scientist Paul C. Stern once wrote, a policy objective of science is to ‘separate common sense from common nonsense and make uncommon sense more common.’ Wilson’s book does science and society a great service by accomplishing precisely this.”
—Geoffrey L. Cohen, Science
“In Redirect a keen observer of the human condition explains how tweaking our personal narratives can have a huge effect on our lives.”
—Kirkus Reviews
“An excellent and important contribution to books that attempt to synthesize the academic findings on behavioral change across a range of social science disciplines. I strongly recommend reading Redirect.”
—Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed