Brain Circuits for Social Networking: How Successful Iconoclasts Leverage Social Intelligence
Business and economics
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
A key driver of success for iconoclasts who consistently challenge conventional thinking is social intelligence, or the ability to sell your unconventional ideas to others. Connecting with noniconoclasts depends on two aspects of social intelligence: familiarity and reputation. Both functions… can be understood through the circuits in the brain that implement them.