Zusatztext After his success with (Emotional Intelligence)! Daniel Goleman now looksat the psychology of self-deception. He discusses how we each perform akind of self- preservation by burying painful memories and insights which!despite being a mostly harmless practice! can often be dangerous. Thisbook raises some pertinent questions. Informationen zum Autor Daniel Goleman Klappentext 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.A penetrating analysis of the ways in which we deceive ourselves in every day lives by the worldwide bestselling author of Emotional Intelligence Zusammenfassung 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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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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Daniel Goleman

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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.