Everyday Survival

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

By: Laurence Gonzales

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Paperback | 1 October 2009 | Edition Number 1

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290 Pages

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The author of the life-changing bestseller Deep Survival once again brings us revelations about ourselves from the cutting edge of science.

Laurence Gonzales shows how modern society has made us lazy and susceptible to previously unknown threats. "Curiosity, awareness, attention," he writes. "Those are the tools of our everyday survival...we all must be scientists at heart or be victims of forces that we don't understand."Gonzales turns his talent for gripping narrative, knowledge of the way our minds and bodies work, and bottomless curiosity about the world to the topic of how we can best use the lessons of our evolutionary history to overcome the hazards of everyday life. He finds that natural laws profoundly affect our actions, and he reveals the hidden causes and costs of our behavior, whether as individuals or as a species whose decisions may be leading to darker times. Whether you are climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder, Everyday Survival will change the way you view your choices in our complex, dangerous, and quickly changing world.
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"A plea for heightened awareness of our surroundings, and good reading for the how-things-work set." -- Kirkus Reviews

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Non-Fiction Science Science in General Self-Help, Personal Development & Practical Advice Popular Psychology Society & Culture Sociology & Anthropology Anthropology Biology, Life Sciences Life Sciences in General Evolution Psychology

Social Psychology

Prologue	p. 11
The Untied Knot	p. 19
Training Scars	p. 33
	p. 46
The Sign of the Hand	p. 57
Groupness	p. 77
The Corporate Emotional System	p. 97
The Teaching of Don Juan	p. 114
Pleonexia	p. 134
ôThe Earth Is Rottingö	p. 151
The Cosmic Cheat Sheet	p. 182
The 10,000-Watt Lightbulb	p. 201
The Inside-Outside Problem	p. 211
Why We Care	p. 220
The Climax Shape	p. 233
The Guest Star	p. 241
LandÆs End	p. 254
Epilogue	p. 259
Select Bibliography	p. 267
Acknowledgments	p. 271
Index	p. 273
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Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

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