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Books > Social sciences > Psychology
At the intersection between psychoanalysis (Freudian and Lacanian)
and philosophy, this book is a glimpse into the life of patients,
into desire and love, and into the fate of the relationship between
men and women.
Your every significant choice -- every important decision you make
-- is determined by a force operating deep inside your mind: your
perspective on time -- your internal, personal time zone. This is
the most influential force in your life, yet you are virtually
unaware of it. Once you become aware of your personal time zone,
you can begin to see and manage your life in exciting new ways.
In "The Time Paradox, " Drs. Zimbardo and Boyd draw on thirty
years of pioneering research to reveal, for the first time, how
your individual time perspective shapes your life and is shaped by
the world around you. Further, they demonstrate that your and every
other individual's time zones interact to create national cultures,
economics, and personal destinies.
You will discover what time zone you live in through Drs.
Zimbardo and Boyd's revolutionary tests. Ask yourself:
- Does the smell of fresh-baked cookies bring you back to your
childhood?
- Do you believe that nothing will ever change in your
world?
- Do you believe that the present encompasses all and the future
and past are mere abstractions?
- Do you wear a watch, balance your checkbook, and make to-do
lists -- every day?
- Do you believe that life on earth is merely preparation for
life after death?
- Do you ruminate over failed relationships?
- Are you the life of every party -- always late, always
laughing, and always broke?
These statements are representative of the seven most common
ways people relate to time, each of which, in its extreme, creates
benefits and pitfalls. "The Time Paradox" is a practical plan for
optimizing your blend of time perspectives so you get the utmost
out of every minute in your personal and professional life as well
as a fascinating commentary about the power and paradoxes of time
in the modern world.
No matter your time perspective, you experience these paradoxes.
Only by understanding this new psychological science of time zones
will you be able to overcome the mental biases that keep you too
attached to the past, too focused on immediate gratification, or
unhealthily obsessed with future goals. Time passes no matter what
you do -- it's up to you to spend it wisely and enjoy it well.
Here's how.
Decision-making is an activity in which everyone is engaged on a
more or less daily basis. In this book, Karin Brunsson and Nils
Brunsson explore the intricacies of decision-making for individuals
and organizations. When, how and why do they make decisions? The
authors identify four distinct ways of reasoning that
decision-makers use. The consequences of decisions vary: some
promote action, others impede it, and some produce more
responsibility than others. With in-depth discussions of
rationality, justifications and hypocrisy, the authors show how
organizational and political decision processes become
over-complicated and difficult for both decision makers and
external observers to understand. Decisions is a concise and
easy-to-read introduction to a highly significant and intriguing
topic. Based on research from several fields, it provides useful
reading and essential knowledge for scholars and students
throughout the social sciences and for everyone who wants to
understand their own decisions and those of others.
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