By Joe Palca and Flora LichtmanWhy do sirens, fingernails on a blackboard, and one-sided cell phone conversations annoy us so much? Is there a way to ignore or avoid these distractions? This book attempts to discover why we have such physical reactions to common annoyances.
The reviews I read stated that this book was mostly just anecdotes strung together, but I disagree. There are common threads to what annoys us and why. The most obvious trait is that some people have a predisposition for being annoyed. They are hypersensitive, so things like trash talking gets under their skin easily. Let the headbutts ensue. The one story I found hilarious was Rahm Emanuel purposely cracking his fingers to annoy President Obama during a high-level meeting. What a fine example of respecting your boss, let alone the POTUS. Gimme a break.
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