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The Gift of Fear

Gavin De Becker
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36 pages • 1 hour read

Gavin De Becker

The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence

Nonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1997

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  • Before You Read Sparkles iconBeta

  • Summary

  • Background

  • Key Figures

  • Themes

  • Index of Terms

  • Important Quotes

  • Essay Topics

    • Essay Topics

    1.

    How would you have defined fear and intuition before reading The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence? How would you define intuition now? According to Gavin de Becker, what makes it different from fear?

    2.

    What is a personal habit that you found was encouraged or discouraged by the text? Why does de Becker encourage or discourage this habit?

    3.

    Consider a moment in which you questioned a personal situation. What were your satellites? Did you heed them?

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