Vital Lies, Simple Truths is a penetrating analysis of the ways in which we deceive ourselves.
A penetrating analysis of the ways in which we deceive ourselves in every day lives by the worldwide bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence
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Vital Lies, Simple Truths is a penetrating analysis of the ways in which we deceive ourselves.
A penetrating analysis of the ways in which we deceive ourselves in every day lives by the worldwide bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence
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Vital Lies, Simple Truths is a penetrating analysis of the ways in which we deceive ourselves. Daniel Goleman draws on evidence of all kinds - from brain function to social dynamics - to reveal how we must distort our most intimate relationships and our day-to-day lives by burying painful insights and memories. This self-deception is our means of psychological self-preservation, the currency of survival in which society transacts. But although self-deception is sometimes benighn, it can also be dangerous and life-diminishing. This important book both illuminates and raises challenging questions about a subject central to our psychological existence.
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Daniel Goleman, PhD, covers the behavioural and brain sciences for the New York Times and his articles appear throughout the world in syndication. His latest book, Destructive Emotions- A Scientific Dialogue with the Dalai Lama , was published in January 2003. He has taught at Harvard (where he received his PhD) and was formerly senior editor at Psychology Today . His previous books include Vital Lies, Simple Truths ; The Meditative Mind ; and as co-author, The Creative Spirit . He was also a contributor to the business reference work, Business- The Ultimate Resource .
Written by the author of Emotional Intelligence , this is an analysis of the ways in which people deceive themselves. Daniel Goleman draws on evidence of all kinds - from brain function to social dynamics - the reveal how people distort their most intimate relationships, their day-to-day lives by burying painful insights and memories. This self-deception is the human means of psychological self-preservation, the currency of survival in which all of society transacts. But although self-deception is sometimes benign, it can also be dangerous and life-diminishing. This work illuminates and raises challenging questions about a subject central to people's psychological existence.
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