Why is choice so powerful and where does its power come from?
Do we all choose in the same way?
What is the relationship between how we choose and who we are?
Why are we so often disappointed by our choies and how do we ma the most effiective use of the tool of choice?
Should we ever let others choose for us,if yes,who and why?
As you read this book,I hope you will gain insight into yourself,your life,how it all began and where it is headed (查看原文)
you might squander the latter,but it's akmost impossible to resist the former
We can also measure our lives using different marks:yeas,major events,achievements,we can also measure them by choices we make,the sum total of which has brought us to wherever and whoever we are toady (查看原文)
animals in zoos may feel caught in a death trap because they exert minimum contro over their lives.Need for control is a powerful motivator even when it can lead to harm.this is not bcause excercising feels godd but because being unable to do so is natuarally unpleasant and stressfull
It need more challenges an opportunities to excercise his instincts……he needs to reassume control of his own detiny (查看原文)
people have little control over their work also experienced more back pain,missed more days of work due to illness in general and had higher rates of mental inllness (查看原文)
Several studies has found that apart from the stressors at work we suffer greatly due to the elements of daily grind that are beyond our control……the very agitation and muscle tension that enable quick life saving movements in the wild can lead to frustration and backache in the modern world……this continuous low grade stressors can actually deteriorate health to a greater extent than infrequent calamities (查看原文)
People who perceive the negative experience in their lives as the result of uncontrollable forces are at a higher risk for depression than those who beleive they have control (查看原文)
It's critical that one can be able to determine one's own path in life in order to be a complete person,and any obstacle to doing so is seen as petently unjust
Members in collective society are willing to give priotity to the goal of these collectives over their own personal goals rather than everyone looking out for No1,it's beleived that individual can be happy only when the needs of the group are met (查看原文)
