Situations matter: understanding how context transforms your world

By:

Sommers, Sam

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: New York Riverhead Books 2011Description: 290 pISBN:

9781594486203

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

155.9 S6S4

Summary: The world around you is pulling your strings, shaping your private thoughts and innermost instincts. And you don't even realize it. Every day we overlook the enormous power of situations in our lives. We fail to appreciate that life's basic details-where we are, whom we're with, and even whether we're in a hurry-affect how we think and act. Sommers argues that understanding the powerful influence of context forces us to rethink how we see ourselves and makes us more effective at work, at home, and in our daily lives. He describes the pitfalls that we should avoid and offers compelling suggestions on how we can make better decisions and smarter observations about the world around us. Insightful, engaging, and readable, Situations Matter is a primer on the importance of context in our lives and on what really makes people tick.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Book	Nagpur General Stacks	Non-fiction	155.9 S6S4 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		IIMN-001390

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The world around you is pulling your strings, shaping your private thoughts and innermost instincts. And you don't even realize it. Every day we overlook the enormous power of situations in our lives. We fail to appreciate that life's basic details-where we are, whom we're with, and even whether we're in a hurry-affect how we think and act. Sommers argues that understanding the powerful influence of context forces us to rethink how we see ourselves and makes us more effective at work, at home, and in our daily lives. He describes the pitfalls that we should avoid and offers compelling suggestions on how we can make better decisions and smarter observations about the world around us. Insightful, engaging, and readable, Situations Matter is a primer on the importance of context in our lives and on what really makes people tick.

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