The Resource You're a miracle (and a pain in the ass) : embracing the emotions, habits and mystery that make you you, Mike McHargue
You're a miracle (and a pain in the ass) : embracing the emotions, habits and mystery that make you you, Mike McHargue
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- "Why is there such a gap between what you want to do and what you actually do? The co-host of The Liturgists Podcast and Ask Science Mike explains why our desires and our real lives are so wildly different--and what you can do to close the gap. For thousands of years, scientists, philosophers, and self-help gurus have wrestled with one of the basic conundrums of human life: why we do the things we do. Or rather, why we so often don't do the things that we want to do. As a podcast host whose voice goes out to millions each month, Mike McHargue gets countless emails from people seeking to understand their own misbehavior--why we binge Netflix when we know taking a walk outside would be better for us, or why we argue politics on Facebook when our real friends live just down the street. Everyone wants to be a good person, but few of us have any idea how to do so, twenty years into the new millennium. In You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass), McHargue addresses why. We like to think we're in control of our thoughts and decisions, he writes, but science has shown that a host of competing impulses, emotions, and environmental factors are at play in every action we undertake. Touching on his listeners' most pressing question topics, from relationships and ethics to stress and mental health, and sharing some of the biggest triumphs and hardships from his own life, McHargue shows readers how some of our qualities that seems most frustrating--including "negative" emotions like sadness, anger, and anxiety--are actually key to helping humans survive and thrive. In doing so, he invites the reader on a path of self-understanding, and ultimately, self-acceptance. You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) is a guided tour through the mystery of human consciousness, showing readers how to live more at peace with themselves in a complex world"--
- One of the basic conundrums of human life is why we do the things we do. Or rather, why we so often don't do the things that we want to do. McHargue believes we like to think we're in control of our thoughts and decisions, but science has shown that a host of competing impulses, emotions, and environmental factors are at play in every action we undertake. From relationships and ethics to stress and mental health, McHargue shows readers how some of our qualities that seems most frustrating are actually key to helping humans survive and thrive. -- adapted from jacket
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 226 pages
- Contents
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- Author's note (You don't want to skip this one)
- Why did I do that? The battle of you vs. you
- Your brain is a burrito: the structure of your brain, and why it matters
- Pizza and porn. How supernormal stimuli shape your life
- A concrete suitcase: the secret life of emotions
- The machines are winning: how computers domesticated humanity-- and how we can fight back
- Sticks and stones: the destructive power of language
- A box full of mousetraps: the delicate dance of living among humans
- The forest and the trees: why learning to live in our bodies might save the world
- Tilling better soil: learning to take care of our most limited resource
- Isbn
- 9781984823243
- Label
- You're a miracle (and a pain in the ass) : embracing the emotions, habits and mystery that make you you
- Title
- You're a miracle (and a pain in the ass)
- Title remainder
- embracing the emotions, habits and mystery that make you you
- Statement of responsibility
- Mike McHargue
- Title variation
- You are a miracle (and a pain in the ass)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
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- "Why is there such a gap between what you want to do and what you actually do? The co-host of The Liturgists Podcast and Ask Science Mike explains why our desires and our real lives are so wildly different--and what you can do to close the gap. For thousands of years, scientists, philosophers, and self-help gurus have wrestled with one of the basic conundrums of human life: why we do the things we do. Or rather, why we so often don't do the things that we want to do. As a podcast host whose voice goes out to millions each month, Mike McHargue gets countless emails from people seeking to understand their own misbehavior--why we binge Netflix when we know taking a walk outside would be better for us, or why we argue politics on Facebook when our real friends live just down the street. Everyone wants to be a good person, but few of us have any idea how to do so, twenty years into the new millennium. In You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass), McHargue addresses why. We like to think we're in control of our thoughts and decisions, he writes, but science has shown that a host of competing impulses, emotions, and environmental factors are at play in every action we undertake. Touching on his listeners' most pressing question topics, from relationships and ethics to stress and mental health, and sharing some of the biggest triumphs and hardships from his own life, McHargue shows readers how some of our qualities that seems most frustrating--including "negative" emotions like sadness, anger, and anxiety--are actually key to helping humans survive and thrive. In doing so, he invites the reader on a path of self-understanding, and ultimately, self-acceptance. You're a Miracle (and a Pain in the Ass) is a guided tour through the mystery of human consciousness, showing readers how to live more at peace with themselves in a complex world"--
- One of the basic conundrums of human life is why we do the things we do. Or rather, why we so often don't do the things that we want to do. McHargue believes we like to think we're in control of our thoughts and decisions, but science has shown that a host of competing impulses, emotions, and environmental factors are at play in every action we undertake. From relationships and ethics to stress and mental health, McHargue shows readers how some of our qualities that seems most frustrating are actually key to helping humans survive and thrive. -- adapted from jacket
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- McHargue, Mike
- Dewey number
- 158.1
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- BF575.S37
- LC item number
- M43 2020
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Self-acceptance
- Self-realization
- Self-management (Psychology)
- Self-acceptance
- Self-management (Psychology)
- Self-realization
- Label
- You're a miracle (and a pain in the ass) : embracing the emotions, habits and mystery that make you you, Mike McHargue
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
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- volume
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- Contents
- Author's note (You don't want to skip this one) -- Why did I do that? The battle of you vs. you -- Your brain is a burrito: the structure of your brain, and why it matters -- Pizza and porn. How supernormal stimuli shape your life -- A concrete suitcase: the secret life of emotions -- The machines are winning: how computers domesticated humanity-- and how we can fight back -- Sticks and stones: the destructive power of language -- A box full of mousetraps: the delicate dance of living among humans -- The forest and the trees: why learning to live in our bodies might save the world -- Tilling better soil: learning to take care of our most limited resource
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 226 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984823243
- Lccn
- 2019048567
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1140353351
- Label
- You're a miracle (and a pain in the ass) : embracing the emotions, habits and mystery that make you you, Mike McHargue
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Author's note (You don't want to skip this one) -- Why did I do that? The battle of you vs. you -- Your brain is a burrito: the structure of your brain, and why it matters -- Pizza and porn. How supernormal stimuli shape your life -- A concrete suitcase: the secret life of emotions -- The machines are winning: how computers domesticated humanity-- and how we can fight back -- Sticks and stones: the destructive power of language -- A box full of mousetraps: the delicate dance of living among humans -- The forest and the trees: why learning to live in our bodies might save the world -- Tilling better soil: learning to take care of our most limited resource
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xii, 226 pages
- Isbn
- 9781984823243
- Lccn
- 2019048567
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1140353351
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