| Description |
xii, 292 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-277) and index. |
| Contents |
Preface: "I made a mistake" -- The rush of life : our brains, our bodies, our economy -- Bye-bye, eden, forever -- What is competition? what is happiness? -- Rush to action : the biology of risk and happiness -- We are all control freaks and need to be -- Darwin and a tale of three apes : why competition does not make us evil -- Happiness is hard work -- Whistle while you work -- How time and interest rates bring us closer -- The era of the stranger -- Forget utopia : necessity is the mother of happiness -- Learning and living in the real world -- No competition without motivation -- Everybody play nice -- Repair yourself; repair the world -- Concluding thoughts: your most important competitor : you. |
| Summary |
A former White House director of economic policy makes the outrageous argument that we don't really want to relax--we want to compete. We think we will be happy when we have some downtime--when we can finally go on vacation, disconnect, shut down. But in this provocative book, Todd Buchholz will convince you that what you really want is to chase your tail--even if you never catch it. Weaving in everything from neuroeconomics to evolutionary biology to Renaissance art to General Motors, Buchholz will convince you that the race to compete has not only made us taller and smarter, it's what we love and need.--From publisher description. |
| Subject |
Competition -- Social aspects.
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Movement, Psychology of.
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Happiness.
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| ISBN |
9781594630774 hardcover alkaline paper |
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1594630771 hardcover alkaline paper |
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