Our brains unconsciously put people into categories. Prejudice, even prejudices we aren’t aware of, comes naturally because of the way the human brain works. Awareness of this helps us understand peoples’ reactions and allows us to override our own prejudices.

Learning to talk to another person is a skill. Unfortunately, too many of us never learned how to do this. Obstacles often disrupt synchronicity, the biological process that allows us to “click” with another person as we are talking with them. Identifying obstacles that get in our way, along with practice, can make even “dreaded” face-to-face encounters interesting and enjoyable.

Forty percent of us have troubled past experiences that prevent us from having healthy and secure relationships. With careful reflection, this can be reversed.

Our unconscious brain has the ability to automatically inform us how others are feeling and thinking. Again, we often put up obstacles to prevent this process. We can learn to remove these obstacles, become more sensitive to people and situations, and adjust our reactions when appropriate.

Human brains change every second, from birth to death, based on what we hear, think, say, and feel. Because we are in control of these factors, we can change the configuration of our brain.

Social Intelligence is science that we can apply to our lives, but it is useless unless we put it into practice. This is a choice we make, with full realization that it takes effort.