Social intelligence :（社会智能）

EmotionalIntelligencewasaninternationalphenomenon,sellingmorethan5millioncopiesworldwide.Now,onceagain,DanielGolemanhaswrittenagroundbreakingsynthesisofthelatestfindingsinbiologyandbrainscience,revealingthatweare'wiredtoconnect'andthesurprisinglydeepimpactofourrelationshipsoneveryaspectofourlives.Farmorethanweareconsciouslyaware,ourdailyencounterswithparents,spouses,bosses,andevenstrangers,shapeourbrainsandaffectcellsthroughoutourbodies,downtothelevelofourgenes-forgoodorill.InSocialIntelligence,DanielGolemanexploresanemergingnewsciencewithstartlingimplicationsforourinterpersonalworld.Itsmostfundamentaldiscovery:wearedesignedforsociability,constantlyengagedina'neuralballet'thatconnectsusbrain-to-brainwiththosearoundus.Golemanexplainsthesurprisingaccuracyoffirstimpressions,thebasisofcharismaandemotionalpower,thecomplexityofsexualattraction,andhowwedetectlies.Healsorevealsthe'darkside'ofsocialintelligence,fromnarcissismtoMachiavellianismandpsychopathy.Isthereawaytoraiseourchildrentobehappy?Whatisthebasisofanourishingmarriage?Howcanbusinessleadersandteachersinspirethebestinthosetheyleadandteach?Howcangroupsdividedbyprejudiceandhatredcometolivetogetherinpeace?Theanswerstothesequestionsmaynotbeaselusiveasweoncethought.AndGolemandelivershismosthearteningnewswithpowerfulconviction:wehumanshaveabuilt-inbiastowardempathy,cooperationandaltruism-providedwedevelopthesocialintelligencetonurturethesecapacitiesinourselvesandothers.