What Makes Us Tick
Making sense of who we are and the desires that drive us
By: Hugh Mackay
Paperback | 27 December 2018 | Edition Number 1
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Dr Mackay has spent a lifetime listening to people talk about their dreams, fears, hopes, disappointments and passions. As well, his bestselling books have documented the impact of the changes that have been radically reshaping our society.
In What Makes Us Tick? he reflects on some of the things that don't change, identifies ten desires that drive us all, and asks:
They include:
- Why do we talk as if we're rational, but act as if we're not?
- Why do some people always want to take control?
- Why do we seek change, yet resist it?
- Why do we want more of the things that have failed to satisfy us?
They include:
- Why do people become workaholics?
- How can religious people hold such irrational beliefs?
- Why are so many people hooked on social media?
- What about gender and generational differences?
- Shouldn't our desire for security be on the list? , as well as many other issues that resonate with modern Australia.
- the desire to be taken seriously
- the desire for my place
- the desire for something to believe in
- the desire to connect
- the desire to be useful. This is a book that will explain us to ourselves.
Industry Reviews
Hugh Mackay is one of this country s most perceptive social commentators. - Sydney Morning Herald Illuminator of other people s views ... a reporter of voices. Mackay ... is something of a national treasure. - Canberra Times
ISBN: 9780733641640
ISBN-10: 0733641644
Published: 27th December 2018
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number of Pages: 400
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: Hachette Australia
Edition Number: 1
Dimensions (cm): 2.7 x 12.9 x 19.7
Weight (kg): 0.3
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