Survival Mode

Why does modern life feel so hard? Why do we remember things that never happened, rage at strangers in traffic and feel anxious for no reason? Bestselling psychiatrist Anders Hansen has the answer: your brain isn't built to be rational or make you happy. Its only job is to get you to tomorrow alive, and this hasn't changed in 10,000 years.

Drawing on the latest neuroscience and some of the most astonishing cases in brain research, Hansen reveals the hidden internal 'Achilles heels' that shape our lives, whether it's false memories, emotional outbursts or inner voices that will never just be quiet.

Wise and reassuring, Survival Mode shows that once you know the brain's tricks, you can worry less, react less and live more freely in a world your mind was never made for.