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How to Live Dangerously: Why We Should All Stop Worrying & Start Living

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When I first heard of this book in BBC's magazine Focus I knew I had to get the book because I really liked the idea, that in order to live a happy life it's good to do dangerous things if we carry them out controllably.

And I can't say that I've been disappointed with the book, it's a good read that makes several good points.

One is that if we constantly avoid to do things that can be dangerous, we aren't trained to handle with situations that really are dangerous when they happen to us in our daily life. And because of that we don't know how to handle with situations that pose a real threat, which means that we are more likely to suffer a worse outcome than if we had trained for a similar situation. In the end when something bad then happens to us we don't recognise our own fault but instead go and blame someone else.

Another good point that the book makes, and one that I strongly can identify with, is that we generally worry too much about all the small things that really don't matter to us.

I strongly recommend this book, especially if you like me believe that life should be lived at its fullest.

Absolutely fascinating book, loved it, Wrawick ignores all the scare stories in the media and looks at the cold hard facts, you are many more times likely to be injured in your own home than out playing and climbing tree's, the media needs to sell newspapers via scare stories, read this and change your perspective and you life.

i had a 6 hour lay over at london's heathrow airport, so i picked this book up thinking that it looked interesting. big mistake. it was the most painful to read writing style that i have ever trudged my way through, which i only did because i was so bored. the book is filled with annoying side remarks and meaningless statistics. if you are thinking about reading, live safe, and dont. you might die.