Positive Illusions May Be A Leader’s Secret Weapon
N2Growth Blog
DECEMBER 6, 2016
What’s the secret to a long-term relationship? “Overlooking the negative and focusing on the positive,” says Helen Fisher, a best-selling author on relationships and a fellow at the Kinsey Institute. Speaking on NPR’s Diane Rehm Show , Fisher says that brain scans of couples averaging 20 years revealed the parts of the brain that were active were those linked to empathy, self-control, and an ability to overlook negative, that is, “positive illusions.”.
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