Everyday survival
Subtitle: why smart people do stupid things
By: Laurence Gonzales.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton; W.W. Norton
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780393058383
Subjects: Intellect; Stupidity; Errors; Life skills
Description: Discusses how modern society makes people lazy and susceptible to threats if their curiosity, awareness, and attention are put aside in favor of a mental script that does not process natural laws and the physical requirements of a situation when survival is at stake.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.         ) and index.
Table of contents: title: The untied knot; title: Training scars; title: When modern people face ancient hazards; title: The sign of the hand; title: Groupness; title: The corporate emotional system; title: The teachings of Don Juan; title: Pleonexia; title: "The earth is rotting"; title: The cosmic cheat sheet; title: The 10,000-watt light bulb; title: The inside/outside problem; title: Why we care; title: The shape of things to come; title: The guest star; title: Land's end.