The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More Hardcover Author: Visit Amazon's David DeSteno Page | Language: English | ISBN:
1594631239 | Format: PDF, EPUB
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"[DeSteno] does an excellent job presenting evidence and deriving practical conclusions for how trust works in everyday life."
-Scientific American Mind
“Smart, fun, and informative, The Truth About Trust describes the most frightening, most wonderful, and most human thing we do: putting our fates in someone else's hands. This one's worth reading. Trust me.”
—Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard and bestselling author of Stumbling on Happiness
“Trusting others puts us at risk. Yet failure to trust entails risk as well. The ability to navigate through this minefield successfully is one of life’s most valuable assets. DeSteno provides by far the best account of what science has learned about how we do this. The Truth About Trust is also a terrific read.”
—Robert H. Frank, Henrietta Johnson Louis Professor of Management at Cornell and bestselling author of The Economic Naturalist and The Darwin Economy
“The Truth About Trust tackles some of the most important and challenging issues in life. Psychologist David DeSteno takes a fresh look at fundamental questions, from gauging the trustworthiness of others to whether you can trust yourself.”
—Adam Grant, Wharton professor and bestselling author of Give and Take
"Fresh insight into a necessary part of everyday life...In concise prose backed by engaging stories, the author addresses the pros and cons of common issues such as trusting a business transaction, using trust in learning situations and the need for trust in personal relationships."
—Kirkus
About the Author
DAVID DESTENO is a professor of psychology at Northeastern University, where he directs the Social Emotions Group. A fellow of the Association for Psychological Science and editor in chief of the American Psychological Association’s journal Emotion, he is the author, with Piercarlo Valdesolo, of Out of Character. DeSteno earned his PhD from Yale University and has written for publications including the New York Times and Boston Globe. He lives in Massachusetts.
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- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Hudson Street Press (January 30, 2014)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1594631239
- ISBN-13: 978-1594631238
- Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.2 x 1.3 inches
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According to David DeSteno, "The same forces that determine whether someone else will be honest and loyal also impinge on our own minds. Assessing the trustworthiness of another and acting trustworthy ourselves, then, are simply two sides of the same coin. Understanding how to predict and control the flip of that coin is what this book is all about." My own opinion is that, in all relationships, trust (or the lack of it) trumps all other considerations but I hasten to add a word of caution: In a universe within which there are more opinions than neurons, it is possible to believe that someone is truthful when insisting that the world is flat but that does not require us to believe that such an opinion is true. Trusting honesty and trusting judgment are two entirely different phenomena...and pose entirely different challenges when subjected to verification.
As DeSteno carefully explains in his thoughtful and thought-provoking book, the element of trust can be found at all levels and in all areas of human experience. "Our minds didn't evolve in a social vacuum. Humans evolved in social groups, and that means that the minds of our ancestors were sculpted by the challenges posed by living with others on whom they depended. Chief among those challenges was the need to solve dilemmas of trust correctly. And it's precisely because of this fact that the human mind constantly tries to ascertain the trustworthiness of others while also weighing the need to be trustworthy itself. Your conscious experience may not correspond with this fact, but again that's because much of the relevant computations are automatic and take place outside of awareness.
I do not know Professor DeSteno, but for the last several years I've followed his research on trust and deception with interest and admiration.
This book more than met my high expectations. It draws on his own work, as it should, but also integrates other behavioral studies that illustrate the gaping chasm between what many people profess in regard to their honesty and fairness, and what they actually do when money (or some other reward) is on the table.
In a good-natured way, DeSteno challenges readers to examine their own lapses when it comes to keeping promises (even those we make to ourselves). He also explores how our increasing use of media not only impacts the virtual relationships we develop, but how our cyberlives more profoundly affect the way we see ourselves and other people.
The book is well-written, accessible but not dumbed-down. DeSteno does not overstate the significance of research findings, his own or those of other social psychologists. Because he's clear about the design of the studies, readers can make their own judgment about their real world relevance. He's also clear about how his own thinking about trust has evolved. It was stimulating (and fun) to follow the path his curious mind has taken him on. For example, he politely challenges conventional wisdom, notably that of micro-expression guru Paul Ekman. DeSteno's study of broader clusters of behaviors that may signal deception (or at least, that prompt viewers to distrust someone who displays them) may prove to be a real breakthrough.
On one level, much of the news he reports is discouraging. Apparently it doesn't take much to get people to lie and cheat. Nevertheless, DeSteno makes a compelling case for having a bias towards trust.
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