The Genius of Instinct: Reclaim Mother Nature's Tools for Enhancing Your Health, Happiness, Family, and Work

Why are we sometimes so unhappy and unfulfilled? Why do we sometimes get into the wrong relationships, take the wrong jobs, and make the wrong choices? The answers and solutions to these everyday plights are revealed by today's "scientists of the mind," evolutionary psychologists who have discovered stunning new lessons about the power of instincts and their capacity to transform lives positively. But too many of us have lost contact with our instincts. We don't hear them. We don't use them. And that gets us in trouble–over and over again. Now, Dr. Hendrie Weisinger shows how to reconnect with the instincts Mother Nature gave you. You'll rediscover the six most indispensable human instincts that have evolved over millions and millions of years. Then, you'll learn how to use them to thrive in every part of your life…enhancing your health and happiness, your marriage and parenting, even your work and personal creativity! Introduction 1 Part I: Shelter Seek!So You Can Find Your Home 9 Chapter 1: Selecting an Empowering Environment 11 Chapter 2: The Face of Emotions 17 Chapter 3: Home Hunting 27 Chapter 4: Shelter Seeking Today 37 Part II: Care Solicit!So You Can Protect Your Vulnerabilities 51 Chapter 5: Protecting Your Vulnerabilities 53 Chapter 6: The Benefits of Vulnerability 65 Chapter 7: The Importance of Ghost Busters 71 Chapter 8: Care Soliciting Today 77 Part III: Care Give! So You Can Develop the Future 89 Chapter 9: Developing the Future 91 Chapter 10: I Gave at the Office 95 Chapter 11: Care Giving Today 99 Part IV: Beautify!So You Can Pull People Toward You 115 Chapter 12: Pulling People Toward You 117 Chapter 13: Beautify Today 123 Chapter 14: Broadly Attractive 133 Part V: Co-op!So You Can Get People Working Together 143 Chapter 15: Team Game 145 Chapter 16: Interaction: Play Ball! 153 Chapter 17: Stimulating Cooperation 161 Chapter 18: Co-Op Today 173 Part VI: Curious?…So You Can Stay Ahead of the Pack 185 Chapter 19: Accelerating Your Learning 187 Chapter 20: Becoming a Curious George/Georgette 193 Chapter 21: Curiosity Every Day 205 Chapter 22: Curiosity Satisfied 219 Conclusion: Use Your Natural Genius 231 Appendix: The Life Enhancement Instinct Inventory 233 References 237 Index 241