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Of the many emerging descriptions of our social brain, for me the simplest and most elegant is the highly regarded Social Baseline Theory of Lane Beckes and James A. Coan, two researchers at the University of Virginia.
Bruce Springsteen • Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (Goop Press)
Men find meaning in one role — provider.
Carlyn Beccia • A Researcher Studied the Most Common Last Words of Suicidal Men
Our deepest reserves of resilience come from knowing that other people are counting on us.
Adam Grant • Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things
When a core belief is questioned, though, we tend to shut down rather than open up. It’s as if there’s a miniature dictator living inside our heads,8 controlling the flow of facts to our minds, much like Kim Jong-un controls the press in North Korea. The technical term for this in psychology is the totalitarian ego, and its job is to keep out threa
... See moreAdam Grant • Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know
Roy Baumeister, a world-renowned social psychologist, wrote similarly about the need to belong—about our fundamental and innate need to form interpersonal relationships, to maintain social bonds, to be part of a shared community.
Tal Ben-Shahar • Short Cuts to Happiness: Life-Changing Lessons from My Barber
Baumeister, Roy and John Tierney. 2012. Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength.