Everyday Survival

Why Smart People Do Stupid Things

By: Laurence Gonzales

Narrated by: Kevin T. Collins

Laurence Gonzales turns his talent for gripping narrative, knowledge of the way our minds and bodies work, and bottomless curiosity about the world to the topic of how we can best use the lessons of our evolutionary history to overcome the hazards of everyday life.

He finds that natural laws profoundly affect our actions, and he reveals the hidden causes and costs of our behavior, whether as individuals or as a species, whose decisions may be leading to darker times.

Whether you are climbing a mountain or the corporate ladder, Everyday Survival will change the way you view your choices in our complex, dangerous, and quickly changing world.

©2008 Laurence Gonzales (P)2008 BBC Audio

A Deep Dive

This was the third or fourth time I've listened to this book. Mr Gonzalez analyzes the reasons that intelligent, experienced people make stupid mistakes. Then he goes on to analyze the root causes of experience, intelligence, and life itself!

new key words: Second Law of Thermodynamics, Philosophy, Santa Fe Institute, Alvin

A reread that really holds up over the years

Still a great read after all these years, and I'm glad it does. I highly recommend to anyone looking for something different, and with regards to the mind, how it relates to our world, and how they shape one another.

interesting yet at the same time boring

his first book deep survival was an interesting read. I tried to read this book and put it down. Thus, I started listening to this book and got through it. I still don't know what this book was about. just randomly borimg.

Didn’t care for the accents. Good book.

I really didn’t care for the accents the performer utilized in this reading. They were distracting and made the story hard to hear and/or hard to understand in those spots at times. I am a native English speaker. Overall I would still recommend this book.

The Gonzales Masterclass

I'm a big Gonzales fan, and *highly* recommend his books in general. This edition should come after the other survival books as it really requires a dedicated and engaged reader to push through the arcana. Consider this the "Deep Cuts" of Laurence's work, with an outstanding epilogue.