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Plays Well with Others
Eric Barker
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Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik / Psychologie
Beschreibung
AN INSTANT USA TODAY and PUBLISHERS WEEKLY BESTSELLERFrom the author of theWall Street JournalbestsellerBarking Up the Wrong Treecomes a cure-all for our increasing emotional distance and lonelinessa smart, surprising, and thoroughly entertaining guide to help build better friendships, reignite love, and get closer to others, whether youre an extrovert or introvert, socially adept or socially anxious.Can you judge a book by its cover?Is a friend in need truly a friend indeed?Does love conquer all?Is no man an island?InPlays Well with Others,Eric Barker dives into these age-old maxims drawing on science to reveal the truth beyond the conventional wisdom about human relationships. Combining his compelling storytelling and humor, Barker explains what hostage negotiation techniques and marital arguments have in common, how an expert con-man lied his way into a twenty-year professional soccer career, and why those holding views diametrically opposed to our own actually have the potential to become our closest, most trusted friends.Inside you will learn:The two things essential to making friends and what Dale Carnegie got wrong.What creates love, reignites love, and sustains love. (Theres no Build-A-Bear store for a happy marriage but this is close.)The ethical and effective way to get your partner to change.How social media can actually improve relationships.The antidote to loneliness and why what we usually hear doesnt work.And so much more.The book is packed with high-five-worthy stories about the greatest female detective to ever live, the most successful liar to ever open his mouth, genius horses, thieving hermits, the perils of perfect memories, and placebos.Leveraging the best evidence availablefree of platitudes or magical thinkingBarker analyzes multiple sides of an issue before rendering his verdict. What hes uncovered is surprising, counterintuitive, and timelyand will change the way you interact in the world and with those around you just when you need it most.
