How to Avoid Disaster With Steve Kasner
This week, as part of the “Update” We spoke with Steve Kasner, author of ” Caution: User manual for the mind, prone to injury” . Steve is a NASA research psychologist who studies how and why we get injured in our daily activities – whether we chop vegetables, climb stairs, or just walk down the street. We learned how we can stay safe without hiding in bed all day, and why we must accept our bad attitude.
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Discussed in this week’s issue:
- Why we need a whole new perspective on security
- How positive thinking can get us into trouble
- The multitasking myth
- Why the plane is one of the safest places (if you are wearing a seat belt)
- How haste doesn’t save us time
- How you should be one with your mistakes
- Why should no one ever turn right to red (!)
- The importance of knowing where the exits are
And much more, you won’t even believe it.
Our weekly updates
Every week we want to tell you about the improvements we have made to our lives. This week we talked about thinking about trajectories, always knowing what Spotify is up to, and walking Zen without headphones.
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