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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Our brains are hardwired with a passion for social thinking.
Chapter 3: Human brains are wired to foster social bonds, which is why social pain cuts so deeply.
Chapter 4: Understanding other people’s thoughts and feelings enables our social lives to flourish.
Chapter 5: Our sense of self helps us join and adjust to social groups.
Chapter 6: Our ability to exercise self-control benefits more than ourselves – it also strengthens social harmony.
Chapter 7: Social influences can raise our daily happiness and boost productivity at work.
Description
Social (2013) is a whistlestop tour led by noted psychologist Matthew Lieberman through the latest neuroscientific research into our social lives. Foregrounding the deeply human need for connection, these blinks examine how evolution has molded the ways in which we navigate complex social situations. Packed full of original research conducted in the Lieberman’s UCLA lab, Social shows that getting along with others is a primary driver in all our lives.
Who Should Listen
- People working in teams
- Anyone who’s wondered why a “broken heart” is so painful
- Amateur psychologists