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The inspirational bestseller, now updated with insights on living in the age of Al.

How do you thrive in a world of rapid change? Authors Crystal Lim-Lange and Dr Gregor Lim-Lange combine their expertise in leadership and psychology to share five timeless superskills that will help you unlock your fullest potential: focus and mindfulness, self-awareness, empathy, complex communication and adaptive resilience.

This newly updated edition features a fresh note from the authors on the rise of artificial intelligence, digital overwhelm and the growing mental health crisis.
“Crystal and Greg blend the latest research, and their unique and diverse experience with pragmatic advice on how each of us can lead a more meaningful and successful life, even as the world around us becomes increasingly demanding.”
—Loren I. Shuster, chief people officer at The LEGO Group

“Crystal and Greg’s book describes what lies ahead for future generations and the skill set required to thrive facing the unknown. Inspirational.”
—Volker Krohn, director of Hoffman Centre Australia/Singapore

“Crystal and Greg’s engaging book makes the case for ‘doubling down on human skills’ in a very enjoyable read. The examples and exercises bring concepts to life and cover the ‘so what’ aspect that many books miss.”
—Elaine Yew, senior partner and global co-head of Leadership Advisory Practice, Egon Zehnder

“Crystal and Greg, through their years of experience in helping people future-proof themselves, illustrate how each of us can grow habits today to make us better Deep Humans right now.”
—Michelle Cheo, chief executive of Mewah Group

“Greg and Crystal ... not only select five essential ‘Deep Human super skills’ through years of professional experience but also explain how to learn them, in what order and for what purpose. The book delivers the simple, but often forgotten, recipe to thrive in the world of the Fourth Industrial Revolution: be more human not less.”
—Francesco Mancini, associate dean and co-director (Executive Education) of Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore

“Crystal and Greg are the rare combination of Eastern and Western cultures, corporate leadership and psychology academic experience, masculine and feminine perspectives. I loved how they combined their talents to produce this powerful and fascinating take on living successfully in the modern world.”
—James Tutton, co-founder and director of Smiling Mind, director of Neometro

“Crystal and Greg have a talent for making extremely complicated subjects come across as easy to understand. An entertaining, thoughtful and practical book, this is the missing manual we all need for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.”
—Patrick Grove, Group CEO of Catcha Group, chairman and co-founder of iflix

“In the age of robots, AI and exponential technologies, we cannot afford to merely become like robots; we need to reconnect to our humanity and become Deep Humans. This book adds much to this important conversation and is a must read in this newly emerging world.”
—Benjamin Butler, futurist and founder of Emerging Future Institute

“Crystal and Greg have the gift of making the complex simple, understandable and relatable … Deep Human is a refreshing way to navigating the workplace and life more skilfully, while also integrating scientific data and facts that support the whole person approach that the world has been waiting for.”
—Michelle L. Maldonado, president and CEO of Lucenscia

“I love the idea of advancing our Deep Human superskills to keep pace with the Deep Technology that humanity is developing. Crystal and Greg do a great job articulating the need for more social emotional intelligence in the future of work. Read this like your life depends on it — because it does.”
—Chade-Meng Tan, Google pioneer, New York Times bestselling author of Search Inside Yourself, co-founder of Search Inside Yourself Leadership Institute

“Deep Human is a game changer for anyone who is serious about personal growth, development and positive change.”
—Dr Tasha Eurich, New York Times bestselling author of Insight and Bankable Leadership

“Crystal and Gregor are pioneers of innovative, effective methods in social-emotional learning, leadership and positive neuroplasticity. With great personal integrity, they have a deep commitment to the lasting welfare of others.”
—Rick Hanson, PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Hardwiring Happiness, Buddha's Brain and Resilient

“Crystal and Greg are perhaps one of the most powerful proponents of what it takes to make our students and hence universities produce Future Ready Graduates. They bring to us cutting-edge research and practice which make you want to disrupt what you have today and change before we become obsolete.”
—Dr Pradeep Nair, deputy vice-chancellor at Taylor’s University

“The five Deep Human superskills are beautifully detailed, with real-life examples so that the reader is able to easily relate to them and can immediately start to adopt these in their daily lives ... Leaders who want to create a high-performance culture will not want to miss Deep Human.”
—Chng Sok Hui, chief financial officer of DBS Bank
Crystal Lim-Lange is the CEO of Forest Wolf and a thought leader in leadership and personal growth. She advises over 260,000 followers and leads large-scale cultural change initiatives. Crystal is a global speaker and regularly influences dialogue on work and culture as a LinkedIn Top Voice and contributing expert for Channel NewsAsia.

Dr Gregor Lim-Lange is the co-founder and chief psychologist of Forest Wolf. He is an expert in clinical and positive psychology, social-emotional intelligence and mindfulness, and was previously Head of Learning & Development at the NUS Centre for Future-ready Graduates and a senior lecturer in the university's psychology department.

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