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The era when you were born has a substantial influence on your behaviors, attitudes, values, and personality traits. In fact, when you were born has a larger effect on your personality and attitudes than the family who raised you does.
“The only thing we can try to do is to influence the direction scientists are taking. But since we might soon be able to engineer our desires too, the real question facing us is not ‘What do we want to become?’, but ‘What do we want to want?’ Those who are not spooked by this question probably haven’t given it enough thought.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“With the appearance of writing, we are beginning to hear history through the ears of its protagonists.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Funny how you don't realize what's missing until you've found it.”
― The Toll
― The Toll
“I won't tell you what to look for, because if I do, you'll miss the things you would intuitively find.”
― The Toll
― The Toll
“ABOUT 14 BILLION YEARS AGO, MATTER, energy, time and space came into being in what is known as the Big Bang. The story of these fundamental features of our universe is called physics. About 300,000 years after their appearance, matter and energy started to coalesce into complex structures, called atoms, which then combined into molecules. The story of atoms, molecules and their interactions is called chemistry. About 4 billion years ago, on a planet called Earth, certain molecules combined to form particularly large and intricate structures called organisms. The story of organisms is called biology. About 70,000 years ago, organisms belonging to the species Homo sapiens started to form even more elaborate structures called cultures. The subsequent development of these human cultures is called history.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Tyler’s 2024 Year in Books
Take a look at Tyler’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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10 friends
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