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The Social Paradox
- Autonomy, Connection, and Why We Need Both to Find Happiness
- De: William von Hippel
- Narrado por: Josh Bloomberg
- Duración: 8 h y 36 m
- Versión completa
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General5 out of 5 stars 8
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Narración:5 out of 5 stars 7
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Historia5 out of 5 stars 7
Why do people who have so much—leading comfortable lives filled with unprecedented freedom, choice, and abundance—often feel so unhappy and unfulfilled? This phenomenon is a defining paradox of our time and one we endlessly seek to solve. In The Social Paradox, psychologist William von Hippel argues that we need to think about this problem in a new way. By changing our perspective, we might finally see the solution, bringing us greater happiness and more satisfying relationships. The key is to understand the interplay between our two most basic psychological needs—for connection and autonomy.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent perspective
- De jewelia en 04-09-25
- The Social Paradox
- Autonomy, Connection, and Why We Need Both to Find Happiness
- De: William von Hippel
- Narrado por: Josh Bloomberg
Huge potential for application in life
Revisado: 03-18-25
On the audiobook/reader- even though it's always best as a rule of thumb when the author reads, Josh does a great job bringing energy into the words without going too far. I didn't find the timbre of his voice distracting in the least, which is ultimately what matters most to me when consuming an audiobook.
The author's thesis is to look along one axiom for satisfaction in life, that being autonomy vs. connection which he defines well in the book but not worth repeating for the sake of this review. The concept seemed oversimplified to me at first, but the more I stewed on this the more plausible it seemed. This idea is heavily grounded in evolutionary thinking and therefore rock solid IMO - he lays out enough evidence and (dare I say) anecdote to convince anyone who's not already oriented in this direction like I am, and does a wonderful job outlining the pitfalls of such thinking and what we can really know vs. speculate upon.
Back to his thesis, I would love to see a follow up (and I will be writing to him about this), about how this axiom seemingly evolved to solve the 2 separate (but related) problems of evolution, those being autonomy for reproductive fitness vs. connection for survival. Our modern (Western) culture has all but solved the problem of survival so we tend to put our efforts into efforts that differentiate us in the mating pool, but since our genes haven't caught up to culture yet, we're left with more mental health issues and lack of overall life satisfaction we could have ever imagined. It is in this understanding where we can move the ball forward towards solving these problems in our own lives, to which Dr. Von Hippel offers potential solutions at the end, but to each individual reader (or at least for me) it seems like only the beginning!
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The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion
- The Pragmatist's Guide, Book 5
- De: Simone Collins, Malcolm Collins
- Narrado por: Malcolm Collins
- Duración: 19 h y 12 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 16
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 15
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 15
Humanity consists of coevolving software (our religion and culture), firmware (our hardcoded proclivities, such as language acquisition), and hardware (our brains). Ripping out a third of the equation has led to innumerous unintended—and typically negative—consequences. This book offers a guide to rebuilding or fortifying this increasingly neglected aspect of the human condition.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Well written and thought out
- De Teresa en 12-18-24
- The Pragmatist’s Guide to Crafting Religion
- The Pragmatist's Guide, Book 5
- De: Simone Collins, Malcolm Collins
- Narrado por: Malcolm Collins
Great analysis on all things existential
Revisado: 03-13-24
This book is extremely well thought out and a pleasure to consume. Really appreciate how the Collins's analysis looks at intersecting ideas/practices in politics, culture, religion, philosophy, etc. through a memetic/evolutionary lens - which is to say, they have probably one of (if not the) most accurate models of the world and where the future is headed. I'd say this book is for anyone like me who can sense there going to be huge shifts in the cultural landscape (not least of which will be caused by population collapse) and want more information on the implications going forward and how to prepare for these inevitable changes.
Personally, couldn't be more excited to participate in the index project and come up with our family's new cultural practices - moving onto the other books in the Pragmatist's Guide series. Cheers!
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