Surf the Seesaw () von Scott A. Davis

PREFACE V

INTRODUCTION VII

PART 1 - HUMAN NATURE

1. FEAR AND MONSTERS 3

2. FLAWED HEROES 9

3. THE ROAD TO HELL 15

4. OUR SPECIES' SUPERPOWER 23

5. GRAVITY AND DIVERSITY 29

6. GOD 37

7. GREAT MAN THEORY 41

8. TINY TYRANTS 47

9. SELF-DISCIPLINE AND SUCCESS 53

PART 2 - RELATIONSHIPS

10. THE VIRTUE OF ASKING FOR HELP (AND HELPING) 61

11. THREEMOSTIMPORTANTWORDS 67

12. FRIENDSHIP IS BUILT 73

13. "I LOVE YOU" IS CODE 79

14. MIS-AGREEMENT 85

15. PEOPLE ARE WAVES 89

PART 3 - DECISION-MAKING

16. BALANCE VERSUS EQUILIBRIUM 95

17. CAUSALITY 103

18. S-CURVES 109

19. MEDITATION IS PERSONAL 115

20. PERSONAL MEDITATION: AN EXAMPLE 121

21. BIG SURPRISES 127

22. OPTIONALITY MATTERS 133

23. WISDOM IS GRAY 141

PART 4 - PARENTS AND CHILDREN

24. CHILDREN ARE ORIGINALS 149

25. PARENTING: PREPARATION FOR ADVENTURE 155

26. PARENTING DOS 161 27. PARENTING DON'TS 171

28. PARENTING: THE FINISH LINE 179

PART 5 - THE MEANING OF LIFE

29. ENTROPY 185

30. A MEANINGFUL LIFE 191

THE BIG IDEAS, CONDENSED 197

KIA ORA 203

REFERENCES AND FURTHER READING 205

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 211

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 213

APPENDIX 215