Foreword
by Montel Williams xv
Introduction 1
Chapter 1 Perception's Seat
The Neurological Underpinnings of Perceptual Intelligence 9
Chapter 2 Mind Over (and Under) Matter
Self-Healing and Self-Sabotage 21
Chapter 3 What You See is Not What You Get
Mind Tricks and Illusions 31
Chapter 4 Out of Body or Under the Ground
PI and Experiences of Death 45
Chapter 5 Vanity Games
Sand Castles, Card Houses, and the Art of Self-Delusion 59
Chapter 6 Let's Get Physical
PI and Sports 69
Chapter 7 Immaculate Perception
Would You Pay $28K for a Grilled Cheese Sandwich? 87
Chapter 8 The Spell of the Sensuous
How Reciprocity Hijacks Our Perceptual Intelligence 99
Chapter 9 Star Time
Blinded by the Glare of Celebrity 111
Chapter 10 Persexual Intelligence 101
Each to His/Her/Their Own 121
Chapter 11 Gotta Have It
Cat Poop Coffee and the Seduction of Low Production 139
Chapter 12 Are You Different from a Wildebeest in Kenya?
The Dynamics of Social Influence 151
Chapter 13 Fanaticism
The Nature of Extreme Beliefs 165
Chapter 14 The Subjective Experience of Time
And a Chapter Bonus: The Origin of the Bucket List 175
Chapter 15 Gut Check
Following Our Intuition 187
Chapter 16 Your PI Assessment
Can Perceptual Intelligence Be Improved? 199
Epilogue PI: Your Final Perception 219
Acknowledgments 221
About the Author 225
Notes 229
Index 249