Apparently, a little friendly chat goes a long way.
From the University of Michigan...
Talking with other people in a friendly way can make it easier to solve common problems, a new study shows. But conversations that are competitive in tone, rather than cooperative, have no cognitive benefits.
"We believe that performance boosts come about because some social interactions induce people to try to read others' minds and take their perspectives on things...Taken together with earlier research, these findings highlight the connection between social intelligence and general intelligence," Ybarra said.
The research also has some practical implications for improving performance on certain kinds of intellectual tasks. If you want to perform your best, having a friendly chat with a colleague before a big presentation or test may be a good strategy.
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