One of the most interesting jobs in the world is that of an NFL football player. The hard work and dedication of them is almost unmatched in the modern work world. During the season you spend 6-7 hours a day building up your body and preparing for Sunday afternoon, and then spend another 2-3 hours preparing your mind for the same affair. By the time they get home they are exhausted and almost have no time to spend with their families who have been waiting all day for them to come home. These men dedicate their entire life during the season to the game, and have very little time for other things to do. Even in the off-season, it is very rare for them to get long vacations or time off. Whether they are required to or not, they almost are always in the gym or on the field. They need to stay in shape so that come Fall, they are ready to go full speed and keep their job.
And that is another interesting thing about these players. They can be cut at virtually any time if they do not fit the cut of what their team requires from them. Imagine that, being able to lose your job and your stability at any time of the year because you were out worked by the next guy. The worst thing that happens to these guys is they can easily go from millionaires to homeless people if they land on their right leg funny and tear their ACL. It must put some pressure on them to compete and stay healthy-- the fact that they can lose it all in one 6 second play.
But, when you think about it, football is a pretty cool thing to do all day. You get millions of dollars to be role models for kids and get trained all day to become one of the best athletes in the world. Not only that, but you walk on to the field and hear everybody root for you and your team. You can watch TV and listen to them talk about your amazing abilities, or even walk into a local bar and sign a hundred autographs. Whatever you want, you can have. That must be a great way to make a living.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow
This book is a great one in many aspects. Although it lacks a plot or an interesting to follow story line, this piece of non-fiction literature was very informative as well as amazing. The best aspect of this book is definitely the content. It is just so interesting! You can learn about the two systems of the mind, tendencies that practically every human being follows, and really find out more about yourself and the way you think. The benefits of this book are amazing in the fact that they open up your thinking process and almost every chapter answers the question "Why?" in a different way. Thinking, Fast and Slow is very interesting and very easy to relate to.
With that being said, no book is perfect. So it must have its down sides. My least favorite aspect is the dragging vocabulary used in this book. Yes, the concepts are very interesting, but the way it is worded and the length with which it is worded may make it a little more difficult to follow than other pieces of writing. There were multiple times where I felt the author and elongated a sentence which made it sound more intelligent, but not necessarily more relative. I think if the author had used more common words and phrases, and maybe more examples to make the reader understand, this book would have been much improved.
Although, to rebut my point about the least interesting part of the book, the intended audience of this book is definitely filled with people who know about the mind, are more interested in the mind and human behavior, and are willing to read through those unique words in order to understand the concepts better. I am probably not a part of this audience, because I have no recent history in studying these aspects of life, nor do I understand completely every point made. But the reason I read this book was so I would be able to join that audience, and this non-fiction piece of art has introduced me to a brand new way of thinking.
Given that audience, I think that this book is not very effective to the average person. It is hard to say that nobody without that background can like it because there are always exceptions, including myself, but it definitely does not come across as easy to read as other non-fiction books. If I were to rate this book I would give it a 9/10, because of the interesting nature of the content, the depth of the material, and the understanding it brings to the reader.
This book is a great one in many aspects. Although it lacks a plot or an interesting to follow story line, this piece of non-fiction literature was very informative as well as amazing. The best aspect of this book is definitely the content. It is just so interesting! You can learn about the two systems of the mind, tendencies that practically every human being follows, and really find out more about yourself and the way you think. The benefits of this book are amazing in the fact that they open up your thinking process and almost every chapter answers the question "Why?" in a different way. Thinking, Fast and Slow is very interesting and very easy to relate to.
With that being said, no book is perfect. So it must have its down sides. My least favorite aspect is the dragging vocabulary used in this book. Yes, the concepts are very interesting, but the way it is worded and the length with which it is worded may make it a little more difficult to follow than other pieces of writing. There were multiple times where I felt the author and elongated a sentence which made it sound more intelligent, but not necessarily more relative. I think if the author had used more common words and phrases, and maybe more examples to make the reader understand, this book would have been much improved.
Although, to rebut my point about the least interesting part of the book, the intended audience of this book is definitely filled with people who know about the mind, are more interested in the mind and human behavior, and are willing to read through those unique words in order to understand the concepts better. I am probably not a part of this audience, because I have no recent history in studying these aspects of life, nor do I understand completely every point made. But the reason I read this book was so I would be able to join that audience, and this non-fiction piece of art has introduced me to a brand new way of thinking.
Given that audience, I think that this book is not very effective to the average person. It is hard to say that nobody without that background can like it because there are always exceptions, including myself, but it definitely does not come across as easy to read as other non-fiction books. If I were to rate this book I would give it a 9/10, because of the interesting nature of the content, the depth of the material, and the understanding it brings to the reader.
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