The Day Of Rest, Myers And Jeeves: Chapter Analysis

Chapter Twelve Summary In the chapter, The Day of Rest, Myers and Jeeves talk about how in today’s society it is normal to be busy every day. For many people work is not just five days a week but six or even seven days a week. Since a person is always out and about the chapter goes into detail about how taking a day of rest is very beneficial. In that day of rest, a person is to be away from social stimulation that can at times be stressful. Peter Suedfeld and his colleges knowing that a day of solitude could be of good use established a therapy of twenty-four hours where a person did nothing in a dark, soundproof room where they would receive necessities and short persuasive messages. Many people report that it was a good experience and that it was helpful in things like self-control and boost of self-confidence. For this reason, this chapter says it’s a good idea to take a literal day of rest.
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talk about the question of whether or not people are actually determined or free. The chapter begins with a situation and question to get the reader to ponder about their opinion. The question is, if two people are identical in every way possible and both are given the option to choose coffee or tea would they choose the same thing? If a person believes people to be determined, they would say that they would pick the same thing, but if a person thinks people are free, they will say that they will most likely say they can choose different drinks. To further introduce the outcomes of either being determined of free the authors give hypothetical situations of a world that is determined and what a world would be like if it were not determined. Towards the end of the chapter, the authors then say that it is hard for a person to justify that people are entirely determined of free because both have limitations, but it can be agreed that “natural order and human responsibility are the interwoven