Daniel Akst
Auteur van We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess
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Way too detailed and covers a lot I already knew. Nothing insightful for me. Okay book but felt it a waste of time.
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ShadowBarbara | 3 andere besprekingen | Jan 27, 2017 |
ShadowBarbara | 3 andere besprekingen | Jan 27, 2017 | 
This was a weird book. Great writing by Akst but that's it. The plot was too weird for me. It was exaggerated. The story was bordering on fantasy or even a mystic crime novel. It's not even "journalistic". This book just didn't do it for me.
An excellent examination of self-control, with very interesting background on this issue from a philosphical, psychological and economical perspective. Written so that it is fun to read.
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- 9
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- #92,910
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- 3.4
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While not denying the physical/chemical realities of addiction and disease, never stooping to preachiness or being holiner-than-thou, Askt makes a strong case for the lack of self control as one of the deadliest conditions of modern life.
His hero is Odysseus, who - being both self-aware and cognizant of the threats in his environment during the trip home from Troy - managed to enjoy the delights that presented themselves without falling prey to them.
Akst discusses the banking crash, Freud and Maslow, the Puritans and the 1960's, consumerism, social controls (and the lack thereof), all with an entertaining, breezy style that still delivers a convincing case for developing better self awareness, better self control and -- consequently -- a better, healthier life.… (meer)