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Ваша оценкаFrom the author of the New York Times bestsellers Humankind and Utopia for Realists—“a more politically radical Malcolm Gladwell” (The New York Times)—comes a bold manifesto daring us to harness our talents and transform our idealism into action, all with the goal of making the world a wildly better place.
A career consists of 2,000 workweeks, and how you spend that time is one of the most important decisions of your life. Still, millions of people are stuck in in mind-numbing, pointless, or ju...
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abyssus13 августа 2025 г.Читать далееBut sometimes I wonder if the opposite also holds. Is there such a thing as the left-wing excuse? I'm talking about those privileged types who, whenever personal responsibility comes up, start hollering about changing 'the system.' That we first need an in-depth analysis which of course will show it's all the fault of corporations and government, advertising and algorithms, capitalism and crooks - anything to avoid looking in the mirror.
'One of the most difficult things,' Nelson Mandela said after stepping down as South Africa's president,'is not to change society, but to change yourself.'
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In short: there are limits. Morality plays a big role in a rich and full life, but it's not everything. And if your inner fire burns bright, no need to stoke it hotter. In any case, don't let yourself be fuelled by a sense of guilt or shame, but rather by enthusiasm and a lust for life. Be ambitious, not perfect. There comes a point when you're fine just the way you are.
Why am I writing this now, and not at the start of the book?
Simple: because most of us aren't there yet. Most people still have a long way to go and haven't come close to reaching the bounds of their moral ambition. And then the message is clear: stop wasting your talent and start making a difference.1 понравилось22 - abyssus13 августа 2025 г.
Most people don't want to be saints - and rightly so. We're on this earth to wonder and to wander, to seek and to sin. We're here to live life. And it seems saints, in their all-encompassing love for humankind, understand little of what it is to be human.
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