Rush : why you need and love the rat race

Todd G. Buchholz

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

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Year of publication:	c 2011
Authors:	Buchholz, Todd G.
Publisher:	New York, NY : Hudson Street Press
Subject:	Soziales Verhalten \| Social behaviour \| Wettbewerb \| Competition \| Persönlichkeitspsychologie \| Personality psychology \| Zufriedenheit \| Satisfaction
Description of contents:	Table of Contents [gbv.de]

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Extent:	XII, 292 SS.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Type of publication (narrower categories):	Ratgeber ; Guidebook
Language:	English
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index 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.
ISBN:	978-1-59463-077-4
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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