The Truth About Trust: How It Determines Success in Life, Love, Learning, and More [Kindle Edition] Author: David DeSteno | Language: English | ISBN:
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Can I trust you? It’s the question that strikes at the heart of human existence. Whether we’re talking about business partnerships, romantic relationships, child-parent bonds, or the brave new world of virtual interaction, trust, when correctly placed, is what makes our world spin and lives flourish.
Renowned psychologist David DeSteno brings together the latest research from diverse fields, including psychology, economics, biology, and robotics, to create a compelling narrative about the forces that have shaped the human mind’s propensities to trust. He shows us how trust influences us at every level, from how we learn, to how we love, to how we spend, to how we take care of our own health and well-being. Using cuttingedge research from his own lab, he also unlocks, for the first time, the cues that allow us to read the trustworthiness of others accurately.
Appealing to readers of Dan Ariely, Dan Gilbert, and David Eaglemen, The Truth About Trust offers a new paradigm that will change not only how you think about trust, but also how you understand, communicate, and make decisions in every area of your life.
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- Print Length: 289 pages
- Page Numbers Source ISBN: 1594631239
- Publisher: Hudson Street Press (January 30, 2014)
- Sold by: Penguin Group (USA) LLC
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00FFFN7U0
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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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