Includes bibliographical references (pages 207-226) .
Contents:
Introduction: The little laws of life -- Hanging by a thread -- Risk is what you don't see -- Expectations and reality -- Wild minds -- Wild numbers -- Best story wins -- Does not compute -- Calm plants the seeds of crazy -- Too much, too soon, too fast -- When the magic happens -- Overnight tragedies and long-term miracles -- Tiny and magnificent -- Elation and despair -- Casualties of perfection -- It's supposed to be hard -- Keep running -- The wonders of the futures -- Harder than it looks and not as fun as it seems -- Incentives : the most powerful force in the world -- Now you get it -- Time horizons -- Trying too hard -- Wounds heal, scars last.
Summary:
"Timeless lessons about the things that stay the same in a world that never stops changing"-- Provided by publisher.
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