How To Know Who You Can Trust: 6 Secrets From Research

Trust — humanity’s favorite high-wire act.

What’s the reason most people cite for wanting to leave their job? Not trusting their employer. And what quality do you value in a friend more than any other? You guessed it: trustworthiness.

But a 2021 poll showed that 18 percent of American adults said they only have one or zero people they can trust for help in their personal lives. It’s a sad “I’ll laugh about this in therapy” kind of statistic. Makes you nostalgic for the days when the biggest ac...