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proposed that monkeys and apes had larger brains than other mammals because they lived in socially much more complex groups, a suggestion they termed the ‘Machiavellian Intelligence Hypothesis’

If we compare gibbons, which are monogamous, with baboons, which are not, we see that baboons have marked sexual size dimorphism and enlarged canines. Polygyny—which is associated with strategies two and three from the previous chapter—leads inexorably both to male-male violence and to the morphology that enables that violence.

Quand on est numéro un, au plus haut niveau, on connaît un succès important. Si on est un mâle, on a un accès préférentiel aux meilleurs logements et aux plats de qualité supérieure. Les gens se disputent pour nous rendre service. Les occasions de relations sexuelles ou durables sont plus fréquentes. On est un homard qui a réussi, et les personnes

He also believed that good character was his ticket to both productivity and happiness.

For example, Dale Carnegie, who wrote the international bestsellers How to Win Friends and Influence People and How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, referred to Adler as “a great psychologist who devoted his life to researching humans and their latent abilities.”

If a fifth person joins, it will split into two separate conversations within as little as half a minute.