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4.0 AVERAGE
4.0 AVERAGE
Still think the previous two books are better but i enjoyed it nonetheless
challenging
informative
fast-paced
fast-paced
This book is pretentious and I say that as someone who agrees with many of the ideas present. It’s not a great book and will be forgotten.
The author makes up what he claims are commonly held assumptions about the world then dismantles them. Nice writing exercise but it ends up being a well written dismantling of nothing.
Of all the books I’ve read this year if I have to name a single book that I would insist you to read then this is it. The world we live in is getting evermore difficult to understand and comprehend by our brain that evolved to survive in the African savannas, but not that well equipped to deal with the problems we are encountering today. Yet making sense of this world is getting increasingly essential. As enormous forces change the world we live in, If we can’t figure it out in the next few decades then we may never get a chance to do so.
Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book tries to do exactly that, but he is wise enough to remind the reader that a book can be a good place to start, but It has to be a personal discovery. This book can help in defining a path, but it still has to be a personal journey.
It takes at least three qualities to chart a meaningful path through this labyrinth.
1. One has to have a reasonably deep understanding of a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, history, science, theology, and technology.
2. One must have the training to transcend beyond our many cultural biases
3. One must have the rare ability to clearly communicate all this
I think Harari’s success in his three recent books is due to this rare combination. He has equipped himself to take a view that is broader than a technologist talking about AI, a philosopher talking about consciousness, or a climatologist talking about global climate change. He has the ability to detach himself from most cultural biases and ideologies and taking a penetrating perspective to strip all intellectual traditions naked. But above all, he can do it with astounding clarity. This is what makes his books extremely though provoking, and allows him to reach a mass market at the same time. It is wonderful to see a book of this depth and vision to be placed prominently in airport bookstores!
Yuval Noah Harari’s latest book tries to do exactly that, but he is wise enough to remind the reader that a book can be a good place to start, but It has to be a personal discovery. This book can help in defining a path, but it still has to be a personal journey.
It takes at least three qualities to chart a meaningful path through this labyrinth.
1. One has to have a reasonably deep understanding of a wide range of subjects, including philosophy, history, science, theology, and technology.
2. One must have the training to transcend beyond our many cultural biases
3. One must have the rare ability to clearly communicate all this
I think Harari’s success in his three recent books is due to this rare combination. He has equipped himself to take a view that is broader than a technologist talking about AI, a philosopher talking about consciousness, or a climatologist talking about global climate change. He has the ability to detach himself from most cultural biases and ideologies and taking a penetrating perspective to strip all intellectual traditions naked. But above all, he can do it with astounding clarity. This is what makes his books extremely though provoking, and allows him to reach a mass market at the same time. It is wonderful to see a book of this depth and vision to be placed prominently in airport bookstores!
challenging
informative
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
informative
medium-paced
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
medium-paced
informative
medium-paced
If you're listening to the audiobook, be aware that the book explores complex themes, so it requires close attention. I imagine reading the physical or the e-book might make it easier to follow and save you from rewinding a couple of times.