Effective Remote Work

Why Humans Communicate

Let’s dig a little deeper in to why being an effective communicator is so important. Although we often take it for granted, our ability to communicate is a unique and powerful trait of our species. In fact, it may be one of the core reasons that modern humans were able to survive while Neanderthals became extinct.^[47]

While some theories suggest that Neanderthals were less able to deal with the chilling temperatures of the last Ice Age, and while others pin their demise on their lesser intelligence, there’s evidence that humans’ superior trading abilities are what made us the dominant species. This evidence shows that when humans joined Neanderthals in Europe more than 40,000 years ago, they were able to trade with each ...