Peter Pan Syndrome

Present Shock: When Everything Happens Now

by Douglas Rushkoff  · 21 Mar 2013  · 323pp  · 95,939 words

almost spasmodic movement through time, where the trappings of one moment overaccumulate and prevent our moving on to the next. It’s present shock as Peter Pan syndrome, where the values of youth are maintained well into what used to pass for adulthood. A growing number of names are emerging to identify these

The Ape That Understood the Universe: How the Mind and Culture Evolve

by Steve Stewart-Williams  · 12 Sep 2018  · 1,132pp  · 156,379 words

to stigmatize men’s desire for casual sex by blaming it on psychosocial immaturity, psychological maladjustment, repressed homosexuality, low self-esteem, fear of commitment, a Peter Pan syndrome, misogyny, male entitlement, toxic masculinity, and rape culture. Meanwhile, women’s greater reticence about casual sex has survived the efforts of some feminists and other

Poking a Dead Frog: Conversations With Today's Top Comedy Writers

by Mike Sacks  · 23 Jun 2014

in literature. The eternal teen. But your characters tend to be real adults who are doing their best to live, struggling mightily. There’s no Peter Pan Syndrome at work. I think I had a little advantage in this, in that I didn’t really get started until I already had a regular

The Extended Phenotype: The Long Reach of the Gene

by Richard Dawkins  · 1 Jan 1982  · 506pp  · 152,049 words

thinking). All I really need to establish is that in some examples host symptoms can properly be regarded as parasitic adaptation; say, for instance, the Peter Pan syndrome in Tribolium induced by protozoan-synthesized juvenile hormone. Given such an admitted parasite adaptation, the conclusion I wish to draw is not really disputable. If

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parental manipulation, 56–58, 61, 75, 153, 229 parliament of genes, 138–139 Partula suturalis, 228 passwords, 162 peppered moths, 92, 147–148 perfectionism, 50 Peter Pan syndrome, 220 pharmacological manipulation, 71 pheromones, 73, 79, 152, 203–204, 230 Phigalia titea, 147 philandering, 10 pig-frog, snort, 63 pigs, wings, 42 pit-digging

Why Startups Fail: A New Roadmap for Entrepreneurial Success

by Tom Eisenmann  · 29 Mar 2021  · 387pp  · 106,753 words

lacks a professional network rich with potential hires. CEO Succession. Some founder/CEOs of late-stage startups are afflicted with what Steve Blank calls the “Peter Pan Syndrome”—they don’t want to grow up. Such founders long for the chaotic rhythms, camaraderie, and scrappiness of the venture’s early days and seek

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Thing, p. 193. VC Fred Wilson estimates: Fred Wilson, “MBA Mondays: Turning Your Team,” AVC blog, Aug. 12, 2013. Some founder/CEOs: Steve Blank, “The Peter Pan Syndrome: The Startup to Company Transition,” Steve Blank blog, Sept. 20, 2010. The phrase was first applied to grown men who behave in a childlike manner

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by Dan Kiley, The Peter Pan Syndrome: Men Who Have Never Grown Up (New York: Dodd, Mead, 1983). Venture capitalist John Hamm: John Hamm, “Why Entrepreneurs Don’t Scale,” Harvard Business Review

San Fransicko: Why Progressives Ruin Cities

by Michael Shellenberger  · 11 Oct 2021  · 572pp  · 124,222 words

took longer to grow up, which some psychologists describe as the “primary neurosis” of our time. We give the phenomenon names like “man-child,” and “Peter Pan syndrome,” and “apathy.”46 Additionally, children today spend less time on self-directed creative play, as opposed to time spent with electronic devices, or in structured

Think Like a Rocket Scientist: Simple Strategies You Can Use to Make Giant Leaps in Work and Life

by Ozan Varol  · 13 Apr 2020  · 389pp  · 112,319 words

to stay dry in a thunderstorm. Here’s the good news: You can capture a childlike curiosity without physically regressing to your childhood or developing Peter Pan syndrome. Reconnecting with your inner child might be as easy as pretending to be a seven-year-old. This suggestion sounds bizarre, but it works. In

Discover Kaua'i Travel Guide

by Lonely Planet

until it reopens. For current bridge info call 241-1725. The surfer-chic town of Hanalei has more than its fair share of adults with Peter Pan syndrome and kids with seemingly Olympian athletic prowess. Take a stroll down beachfront Weke Rd and you’ll see men in their 60s waxing their surfboards

Lonely Planet Kauai

by Lonely Planet, Adam Karlin and Greg Benchwick  · 18 Sep 2017  · 831pp  · 110,299 words

beach gear, vintage treasures and stunning art, or duck into a world-class dive bar. Sure, Hanalei has more than its share of adults with Peter Pan syndrome, and you’ll see as many men in their sixties waxing their surfboards as you will groms with ‘guns’ (big-wave surfboards). Which begs the

Lonely Planet Best of Hawaii

by Lonely Planet  · 453pp  · 79,218 words

beach gear, vintage treasures and stunning art, or duck into a world-class dive bar. Sure, Hanalei has more than its share of adults with Peter Pan syndrome, and you’ll see as many men in their sixties waxing their surfboards as you will groms with ‘guns’ (big-wave surfboards). Which begs the

Hawaii Travel Guide

by Lonely Planet

Hawaii

by Jeff Campbell  · 4 Nov 2009