National Bestseller-New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal & Publisher's Weekly Today's headlines scream of contemporary epidemics, social conflicts, economic difficulties, and widespread despair. Many people are wondering, Schwab has been with the company since 2017, and previously worked as a staff writer at Reader's Digest. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, CBS, and the Richard Dawkins Foundation website. Dr. Charles is Live Science's managing editor and was previously a senior writer. Her ...
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National Bestseller-New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street Journal & Publisher's Weekly Today's headlines scream of contemporary epidemics, social conflicts, economic difficulties, and widespread despair. Many people are wondering, Schwab has been with the company since 2017, and previously worked as a staff writer at Reader's Digest. His writing has appeared in The Washington Post, CBS, and the Richard Dawkins Foundation website. Dr. Charles is Live Science's managing editor and was previously a senior writer. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, Wired.com, and other magazines. She earned a master's degree in bioengineering from the University of Washington and a bachelor's degree from Texas at Austin. All Your Perfects author Schwab and Dr. Charles " Where The World Going From Here" is a "brave and heartbreaking book that sinks its claws into you and doesn't let go, long after you've done it" (New York Times bestselling author Schwab ) At each stage, we make decisions-for better or worse-that shape who we are and the difficulties we face. If you want to increase your chances of having a significant positive impact on your career, we feel it's usually best to work on a worldwide issue that is massive in scale, solvable, and overlooked. These are not generally the world's biggest problems; rather, they are the issues that get little attention in relation to how important they are and how much can be done about them. We are confronted with a reality that is vastly different from that of our forefathers. But we have the ability to comprehend and handle today's difficulties, many of which are man-made, if we first understand who we are and how the past has created us. We must recognize what is unchangeable in human nature and identify what we can and must actively change to ensure the future of ourselves and our planet. The Human Trip is the trip of the human mind; how it developed, the environment it created, and the problems it faced; why and how it answered them; and how those solutions affected its development and subsequent acts. Modern research has shown that traits that we thought were exclusive to the human brain are really shared by other species. Rats will give up food to help other rats, even strangers. Bonobos exhibit compassion and empathy, and many animals have a sense of justice. Religion was supposed to be the source of morality, but morality is today recognized as an intrinsic trait in humans and other creatures. Previously hailed as providing a "ticket to paradise," virtues are now understood as evolutionary techniques for achieving the necessary "selflessness"-a selflessness that allows a more full awareness to settle in the brain. Our spiritual leaders and prophets, although usually misunderstood, all mentioned it. Our neurobiologists and evolutionary psychologists are now on board. It has enabled humanity to adapt, survive, and even thrive all throughout the world. We are the only species capable of doing so. This flexibility, however, has a drawback: we are easily deceived and influenced by the group or community in which we find ourselves. We are social beings, designed to interact with others outside of our local circle, yet we frequently restrict ourselves to thinking in terms of "Us and Them." "Where The World Going From Here " "a glorious and touching read, a forever keeper. The kind of book that gets handed down" (USA TODAY). Deeply researched and comprehensive, this book will force you to reconsider everything you thought you knew about the future of our energy use, ecology, and climate. Start living the best of your life. Get a copy through the BUY BUTTON; it's worth your time and money.
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