Rush, Todd G. Buchholz
Rush, Todd G. Buchholz
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Rush
Why We Thrive in the Rat Race

Author: Todd G. Buchholz

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 9 hr 50 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/10/2011


Synopsis

Former White House director of economic policy Todd G. Buchholz is also a Harvard professor and coproducer of the smash Broadway hit Jersey Boys. In Rush, Buchholz lays out a bold premise: rest and relaxation aren't the keys to happiness, as so many Zenadhering "Edenists" would propose. Instead, it's the drive to perform that provides meaning and makes people happier, healthier, and more successful individuals.

About Todd G. Buchholz

Todd G. Buchholz is a former White House director of economic policy, managing director of the legendary Tiger hedge fund, and winner of Harvard’s annual teaching prize in economics. He is the author of New Ideas from Dead CEOs and New Ideas from Dead Economists, and has written for the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Time, and Forbes. He regularly appears on PBS, NPR, Fox, and CNBC and is a co-producer of the Broadway hit Jersey Boys. Buchholz lives in San Diego, California.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jack on April 29, 2011

Right wing analysis of why stress and competition is good for people. Work is beneficial. Big paternalistic government is evil. Argues that we wouldn't be happy in an Edenic state, nevertheless he seems to hold up eras like the fifties as some sort of Eden to be emulated.......more

Goodreads review by Wendy on June 29, 2013

There is no perfect performance from yourself to be happy. Only to know that everything rounds off itself and to know that true happiness and find your own Eden. Whether you're going to the bowling alley or spending your time in finance or yoga, you need that rush to be happy. People need to feel li......more

Goodreads review by Greg on April 02, 2012

A key insight from the work of Adam Smith is that specialization in an economy makes us all better off in absolute terms. While this is undoubtedly true in material terms, it ignores the psychological costs that can come from hyper-specialization. And Smith himself was well aware of these psychologi......more

Goodreads review by Effendy on October 19, 2015

So many insightful stories that intermix with a good experience and references. Strong competition makes us as individual to strive, even without ever notice that we are part of the development to date. The subconscious mind and feels, did ever triggered those event to be part of survival. As we are......more

Goodreads review by Marc on February 16, 2012

As is so often the case with these "modern/social science" type books I found the gist of the point made within the first few chapters to then be re-iterated (to the point of boredom) across those remaining. As such, I didn't finish it but was generally taken with it's premise (and I'm paraphrasing......more