This is not a self help book but more like an outside perspective on the flawed human nature.
It provides a cynical framework on how humans fool themseThis is not a self help book but more like an outside perspective on the flawed human nature.
It provides a cynical framework on how humans fool themselves and others thinking they are their own masters , and their will, long term and short term goals , and aspirations are their own , when in fact we can not even trust our senses and we let our emotions have the better of us without even having the chance to procees the "outside signals" .
We are slaves of our lizard brain , the one that knows only two states (drawers as the author puts it) : fight or flight , winner or loser , and everytime something uncomfortable happens in our lives we go into survival mode and that happens even to millionaires.
Pretty shocking that even long term goals and careers can be a byproduct of a frustration or a repressed emotion for example:
A guy finishes college and feels a need to move out of the parents house motivating that he needs freedom e feels a calling to explore the world . So he moves to thousands of miles from his parents , without realising that in fact he does it because he is jealous that his parents offered more attention to his sister during childhood.
Great book for those struggling in multicultural environments at the workplace. What this book does good is that it provides scales for 8 different aspGreat book for those struggling in multicultural environments at the workplace. What this book does good is that it provides scales for 8 different aspects of communication such as depth of context , negative feedback approach , hierarchical structure or decision making.Then it takes different cultures and places them on these scales. Depending on the difference between your culture and your target's culture on that scale you are given concrete examples and ways on how to deal with these discrepancies , how to reason with people that are totally different than you and how to get the job done at the end of the day....more
Who would have thought reading about the history , antrophology and nature of pigs could be such a captivating lecture. This is a such a hollistic apprWho would have thought reading about the history , antrophology and nature of pigs could be such a captivating lecture. This is a such a hollistic approach on such a disregarded subject. This book will totally change the way you see pigs , pig meat and the relationship between pig and man....more
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