SUMMARY

In You Don’t Know Shit: The Joy of Bewilderment, author Howie Milstein provides a blueprint for circumventing the prevailing societal polarity that is preventing people from peacefully coexisting with each other. Navigating conflict, particularly the kind that is dividing friends, communities, and families, does not come naturally to most humans. He suggests that employing curiosity and skepticism will help bring us back together. This is serious business, and Milstein takes a very lighthearted approach to challenging the reader to consider the biases they bring to the table, and employ strategies that will engage their capacity for rational and critical thinking.