Everyday Survival: Why Smart People Do Stupid Things (Audiobook)

from Sandydog1

How could you replicate a similar book? Subject both Malcolm Gladwell and Bill Bryson to a bad case of ADD. Join both of 'em up with David Foster Wallace and Charles Manson. Add Dr. Ian Malcolm (The Jeff Goldblum character from Jurassic Park). Find an editor - on acid. Gonzales' second effort sta...

from Sovranty

The parts of the book that pertain to the subtitle "why smart people do stupid things" were insightful and useful. However, once past the relevant portion, it reads as though Gonzales lost sight of the topic at hand...or perhaps the book was never really about the subtitle. The final ten chapters...

from FredB

I read about 1/3 of this, but could not get interested. A very scattered mishmosh of trivia.

from capewood

The beginning of the book was great. A very interesting read. Just why do smart people do stupid things? I work in the chemical industry and found many of his insights instructive in explaining why accidents happen. But as other reviewers have noted, in the second half of the book he just goes of...

from MartinBodek

Both the title and the sub-title are topics I'd read whole books about. That they're smooshed together was an extra special treat. Everything in this book is quality, the research is impeccable and I admire his inquisitive mind. However, the title/sub-title are really just half of the book. The o...