And, though there is much more to learn about human behavior than that between the covers of the book, The Tipping Point has given a great introduction into the psychology and manipulation of social perception. Lets go back to last spring when
Lance Armstrong won the Tour de France. What had made the bracelet tip? Maybe the limited amount in production created a greater demand, since the bracelet has been on backorder for months. I do not want to encourage fear within my neighborhood and I want the area to continue to attract families, have expensive and well-kept homes without the presence of
barbed wire. About a month ago, my bike was stolen from within my walled courtyard in my safe and family-friendly neighborhood of
Fitler Square. Nike initially created five million of these bracelets and had them distributed individually in athletic and bike stores. But, what The Tipping Point suggests is that the best way to address the problem of teenage smoking and later addiction is to better understand the problem and combat its stickiness. Actually, it became a fad with such a
strong message that the following day after the Convention,
President Bush was grilled on whether or not he had a 'Live Strong' bracelet. Or, maybe it was all of these factors. We need to understand why people continue their behavior after the initial smoking experience and address this much larger issue, including addiction. By encouraging this behavior I hope to make my apartment safer. I became afraid that if I placed
barbed wire on my wall, such a visible spot, I would essentially be creating a mindset of insecurity and maybe others would follow suit. But, after reading the book, social pattern behavior and communication have become much more apparent, both on a large, worldwide scale, and also within my home.
