{"product_id":"why-its-ok-to-mind-your-own-business-9780367141745","title":"Why Its OK to Mind Your Own Business","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eEvery year, millions of students in the United States and around the world graduate from high school and college. Commencement speakersâoften distilling the hopes of parents and four years of messaging from educatorsâtell graduates that they must do something grand, ambitious, or far-reaching. Change the world. Disrupt the status quo. Every problem in the world is your problem, awaiting your solutions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an antidote to that advice. It provides a clear-eyed assessment of three types of people who tend to believe and promote a commencement speakerâs view of the world: the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003emoralizer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, who imposes unnecessary social costs by inappropriately enforcing morality; the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ebusybody\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, who thinks the stranger and close friend merit equal shares of our benevolent attention; and the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003epure hearted\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, who equates acting with good intentions with just outcomes. The book also provides a bold defense of living an ordinary life by putting down roots, c\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Tosi and Warmke prove a surprising thesis: to make the world a better place, most of us should stop trying to make the world a better place. The people who think they can save the world tend to make it worse, in part because they oversimplify problems and push counterproductive solutions, and in part because moralizers and busybodies make themselves and others miserable. People who set out to be heroes tend to become villains. Ordinary people leading quiet lives, working regular jobs and raising their families, are to be commended, not scolded for not thinking bigger. \u003ci\u003eWhy Its OK to Mind Your Own Business\u003c\/i\u003e is a wise reflection on ordinary wisdom. It’s a book everyone should read when young, again when middle-aged, and once more when old.”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJason Brennan, Georgetown University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e1. The View from the Podium 2. The Moralizer 3. The Busybody 4. Meaning Well 5. Roots 6. Home 7. Solitude\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51017835446615,"sku":"9780367141745","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780367141745.jpg?v=1750774827","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/why-its-ok-to-mind-your-own-business-9780367141745","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}