"We feel better chasing the tails, even if we never catch. The hunt makes us happier." says the author. Indeed the constant pursuit of something(s) all throughout life, gives an overall meaning to it,it makes us feel alive, even though the target might be imaginary or never-reachable.
The author promotes the spirit of competition, the filling of our daytime with all sorts of activities. Not only it will make us happier but it will develop the economy of the country which also indirectly makes us happier.
Also, Buchholz argues that the hardest-working people are happiest because they could go on more vacations. Sorry but while writing this sentence, the author must have been in a rush and hasn't thought it well the consequences. This context is true as far as memorial happiness is concerned but when experiential happiness enters the game the sentence becomes redundant.
Also he has failed to mention the unhealthy lives that the people in hurry are living, their coronary problems, their being prone to tumorous diseases etc.
In overall rushy people live shorter and less healthy but have a more fulfilled life.
S.K.
Saimir Kamberi
Sajmir I agree with all your writings and it was perfectly summarized. What catches my eye was your final description when you say the author failed to mention the unhealthy part of Rush and this is completely true because I was reading a material where a cardiology doctor says:
YanıtlaSilPeople who suffer more on heart attacks, problems are the businessman's or people who work hard because they are always in hurry, they always ride cars, they always stay sit and never walk. A normal human need to walk about 30 km per week. And these people who work hard forget themselves and forget to come for example check their body for analysis etc.
I think this book gives too much importance to work. I would better say "work for living and not live for working”.
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