In "Personal Intelligence," Mayer explains that we are naturally curious about t
he motivations and inner worlds of the people we interact with every day. Some o
f us are talented at perceiving what makes our friends, family, and coworkers ti
ck. Some of us are less so. Mayer reveals why, and shows how the most gifted "re
aders" among us have developed "high personal intelligence." Mayer's theory of p
ersonal intelligence brings together a diverse set of findings previously regard
ed as unrelated that show how much variety there is in our ability to read other
people's faces; to accurately weigh the choices we are presented with in relati
onships, work, and family life; and to judge whether our personal life goals con
flict or go together well. He persuasively argues that our capacity to problem-s
olve in these varied areas forms a unitary skill.
