Annoying The Science Of What Bugs Us (2000) - Plot & Excerpts
It wasn't the most entertaining of books, but it was informative and insightful. It's such a recherche topic, but the authors do pull from more popular psychology and sociology to make their points. In that sense, I appreciated how the authors took familiar concepts and applied them to annoyance.I listened to the audio version and have to admit there was a section of the book that annoyed the hell out of me. The authors did their own reading, and I wish they had made sure they knew how to pronounce all the words that they used in the book. The biggest annoyance and most obvious was when they discussed Capuchin monkeys. The authors pronounced it Kah-poo-chin when it's actually pronounced Cap-yoo-chin. Hearing this mistake repeatedly was like the proverbial nails on the chalk board discussed in the book; extremely irritating.Other than this, I thought the authors were engaged which certainly made the book a worthwhile listen. If you're into psychology, I think you'd likely enjoy this enough to make it worth it. This is the sort of book I tend to revert to when I need something to read, the way other people go for their favorite imprint of romance or their favorite mass-market paperback author. Pop science about a field tangentially related to neurology? I'm there.I liked this book. It had enough science to make me feel like I learned something, and enough anecdotes to keep it from feeling boring. A lot of the factoids were ones I had red in articles or in other books, but I think this book has been out for a while, so that's not too surprising. It's not world-shaking, but it's a fun read.
What do You think about Annoying The Science Of What Bugs Us (2000)?
لطيف. لكن فيه كثير من التكرار الممل.
—delirel
What bugged me was this book. I didn't learn anything new.
—Jman516
Very interesting, and very well narrated.
—Phoenix
