No More Bananas
How to Keep Your Cool in the Collective Madness
Paperback Engels 2019 9789082344356Samenvatting
In this age of social media, fake news, individualism and information overload, the certainties we relied on in the past are gone. In our quest for assurance and support, the only seemingly dependable pillar left is other people. So we look to them. But they are unsettled too. And by looking to them, we create and perpetuate our own vicious stress-cycle. As a result, we lose our sensible selves. And we go bananas.
But there is good news. If we look around us, there are people who withstand the collective lunacy and stay grounded. They do something that most of us have a hard time doing: they stay themselves. And the best news is that what they can do, you can do too. It doesn’t require any special talents or supernatural powers. It only requires doing.
In this amiable, open and accessible book, Jeroen Kraaijenbrink takes you on his personal journey out of Bananaland. Drawing from cognitive psychology, martial arts, Saint Benedict, personal experience, and a wide range of other sources, the book offers a nine-step approach with some remarkably practical advice for keeping a cool head in the collective lunacy.
Specificaties
Inhoudsopgave
PART 1: PROBLEMS
CHAPTER 1: We Are Going Bananas
Some Effects of Going Bananas
What Is Going On?
But What about Real Problems?
Is There Hope?
How to Regain Your Senses
CHAPTER 2: How Bananas Are We?
The Future of Bananas
Bananas Today
Bananas in the Past
CHAPTER 3: The Science of Bananas
The Basic Banana Mechanism
Banana Biology
Banana Psychology
Banana Sociology
Banana Technology
Banana Economy
Conclusion: The Five Banana Forces
PART 2: SOLUTIONS
CHAPTER 4: Leaving Bananaland
How Great People Get Great
Another Take on How to Do It
The Nine Steps to Bananalessness
Stages You May Go Through
Your Personal Banana Demons
How to Get the Most Out of this Book
CHAPTER 5: Step 1: Calm Down
Switch Off Notifications
Consume Less Information
Stop Babbling
Seek the Silence
Channel Your Thoughts
Conclusion
CHAPTER 6: Step 2: Let Go
Stop Ruminating
Cut Down on Planning
Stop Controlling
Forgive
Release Stress
Conclusion
CHAPTER 7: Step 3: Take Responsibility
Quit Complaining
Stop Blaming
Speak Out
Allow Feeling Bad
Accept the Consequences
Conclusion
CHAPTER 8: Step 4: Dethrone Yourself
Control Your Emotions
Stop Soul Searching
Enjoy Your Averageness
Embrace Your Unimportance
Celebrate Your Temporality
Conclusion
CHAPTER 9: Step 5: Build Character
Ignore Apps and Advice
Deviate from the Herd
Take a Risk
Guard Your Boundaries
Adopt a Work-Rest Rhythm
Conclusion
CHAPTER 10: Step 6: Detox Yourself
Challenge Your Beliefs
Rethink Your Aspirations
Question Your Habits
Filter Your Words
Change Your Yardsticks
Conclusion
CHAPTER 11: Step 7: Get Organized
Clean Up Your Stuff
Get Rid of Work
Stop Procrastinating
Multitask Sequentially
Plan for Uncertainty
Conclusion
CHAPTER 12: Step 8: Think Sensibly
Assess Importance
Check Facts
Question the Source
Explore Perspectives
See the Bigger Picture
Conclusion
CHAPTER 13: Step 9: Pay Attention
Welcome the Unexpected
Listen and Respond
Monitor Yourself
Read and Repeat
Use Your Senses
Conclusion
NO MORE BANANAS!
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