Can You Call Yourself Rational?

Piner asks: Have you ever saved a minute on the road by driving over the speed limit or indulged your impatience by checking ou new text while crossing the street? If you weighed the benefits against the chance of an accident, multiplied by the price you put in your life, which way would it go? And if you don't think this way, can you call yourself rational? and that's where he ends the chapter. Piner goes on to say how many lonely singles forego the small chance of a lifetime of happiness with a soul mate because they think only of the large chance of a tedious coffee with a bore as for betting your life.