Rush

Why We Thrive in the Rat Race

Todd G. Buchholz

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English

Plume
31 July 2012

Social theory; Psychology; Family psychology

Relaxation makes us stupid.

You think that downtime will make you happy. You may even dream about getting out of the rat race for good. But Todd Buchholz-a former White House director of economic policy, award-winning teacher at Harvard, hedge fund director, and co-producer of a Tony Award-winning Broadway hit show-wants you to know that you're wrong. It's the race that delivers the rush. So forget about retirement, zen retreats, and making everyone feel like a winner; human beings are hard-wired to compete. Interweaving entertaining stories and cutting-edge research from neuroeconomics to evolutionary biology to Renaissance art to General Motors, Buchholz draws the counterintuitive-yet wholly convincing-conclusion that competition has not only made us taller and smarter, it's what we love and need.

By: Todd G. Buchholz
Imprint: Plume
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 137mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 254g
ISBN: 9780452297951
ISBN 10: 0452297958
Pages: 304
Publication Date: 31 July 2012
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Todd G. Buccholz won the Allyn Young Teaching Prize at Harvard and is the author of New Ideas from Dead Economists, New Ideas from Dead CEOs, Market Shock, From Here to Economy, and Bringing Jobs Home. He lives with his wife and daughters in Solana Beach, California.

Reviews for Rush: Why We Thrive in the Rat Race

Wicked smart. --Neil Cavuto, host of FOX's Your World Surprising, intelligent, and entertaining. --Leonard Mlodinow, author of The Grand Design I found myself nodding so hard... that I almost cricked my neck. --Lucy Kellaway, Financial Times