Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships Is (Mostly) Wrong

First impressions are generally accurate. But once they’re set, they’re extremely hard to change.

Instead of focusing on not judging a book by its cover, it would be more useful to say we would be better off putting more effort into revising the judgments we will undoubtedly make.

readability is more important than reading skills. People-reading skills aren’t that variable,

If it scares you, say it. You don’t need to go full bore just yet.

What is empathy? Empathy is when the line between you and another blurs, when you become confused where you end and another person begins.

And research also shows we have a higher bar for rating someone positively than negatively, and our positive impressions are more easily reversed than our negative ones.

Canada and the UK have both dropped Reid-style interrogation, finding it to be coercive and unethical.

A long-term study of 736 guys showed friends reduced the likelihood of heart problems. Once again, a romantic partner didn’t.

not being vulnerable kills friendships.