Why Normal People Do Some Crazy Things: Nine Fundamentals of Human Behavior

Why Normal People Do Some Crazy Nine Fundamentals of Human Behavior, is based on the premise that it is the unexplainable behaviors of others that most upset us. It owes its development to months of participating in after work gripe sessions with associates. The author, Kevin Davis, M.A., noticed that while his professional peers shared their own personal conflicts, they were most enlivened and passionate when speculating about ?why? the offending party had behaved the way they had. ?Why would he do that?? ?What is wrong with her?? they repeatedly asked in disbelief. Initially, Kevin responded to these questions with short, simple one-liners meant to bring thoughtful humor to the situation. ?Everyone is terrified and therefore unreliable,? he would say, or ?Everyone is rushing for the white picket fence.? But after a couple of months of playfully tossing out these aphorisms, he found that colleagues started repeating them, testing them to see which ones were most valid. Their earlier distress it seemed could be mitigated or even prevented if they could make sense of others? behaviors. Nine aphorisms, in particular, stood the test of time as reliable observations that explain a large range of fundamental--indeed predictable?behaviors that people experience in their lives every day. With real life stories and personal examples, this book introduces and explains those nine ?fundamentals? of human behavior. The author?s use of a conversational style of writing and humorous, sometimes touching stories allows the layperson a unique yet accessible window into the deeper psychological motivations behind people?s actions. From relationship issues to workplace conflicts and even global politics, the nine fundamentals help to explain a large range of situations and behaviors that may have left readers scratching their heads in the past. While many of the fundamentals are intuitive and easy to grasp, others are more complex. The author guides us with patience and humor through some of the more challenging principles. Both popular psychology enthusiasts and in-depth students of psychology will experience an ?Ah Hah? moment as they read the funny and insightful ?Why Normal People Do Some Crazy Things.? Why Normal People Do Some Crazy Nine Fundamentals of Human Behavior, is based on the premise that it is the unexplainable behaviors of others that most upset us. It owes its development to months of participating in after work gripe sessions with associates. The author, Kevin Davis, M.A., noticed that while his professional peers shared their own personal conflicts, they were most enlivened and passionate when speculating about ?why? the offending party had behaved the way they had. ?Why would he do that?? ?What is wrong with her?? they repeatedly asked in disbelief. Initially, Kevin responded to these questions with short, simple one-liners meant to bring thoughtful humor to the situation. ?Everyone is terrified and therefore unreliable,? he would say, or ?Everyone is rushing for the white picket fence.? But after a couple of months of playfully tossing out these aphorisms, he found that colleagues started repeating them, testing them to see which ones were most valid. Their earlier distress it seemed could be mitigated or even prevented if they could make sense of others? behaviors. Nine aphorisms, in particular, stood the test of time as reliable observations that explain a large range of fundamental--indeed predictable?behaviors that people experience in their lives every day. With real life stories and personal examples, this book introduces and explains those nine ?fundamentals? of human behavior. The author?s use of a conversational style of writing and humorous, sometimes touching stories allows the layperson a unique yet accessible window into the deeper psychological motivations behind people?s actions. From relationship issues to workplace conflicts and even global politics, the nine fundamentals help to explain a large range of situations and behaviors that may have left readers scratching their heads in the past. While many of the fundamentals are intuitive and easy to grasp, others are more complex. The author guides us with patience and humor through some of the more challenging principles. Both popular psychology enthusiasts and in-depth students of psychology will experience an ?Ah Hah? moment as they read the funny and insightful ?Why Normal People Do Some Crazy Things.? Why Normal People Do Some Crazy Nine Fundamentals of Human Behavior, is based on the premise that it is the unexplainable behaviors of others that most upset us. It owes its development to months of participating in after work gripe sessions with associates. The author, Kevin Davis, M.A., noticed that while his professional peers shared their own personal conflicts, they were most enlivened and passionate when speculating about ?why? the offending party had behaved the way they had. ?Why would he do that?? ?What is wrong with her?? ...