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“This is the essence of the Agricultural Revolution: the ability to keep more people alive under worse conditions.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Money is the most universal and most efficient system of mutual trust ever devised.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Design is really an act of communication, which means having a deep understanding of the person with whom the designer is communicating.”
― The Design of Everyday Things
― The Design of Everyday Things
“Consistency is the playground of dull minds.”
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
― Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
“Ever since the Cognitive Revolution, Sapiens have thus been living in a dual reality. On the one hand, the objective reality of rivers, trees and lions; and on the other hand, the imagined reality of gods, nations and corporations. As time went by, the imagined reality became ever more powerful, so that today the very survival of rivers, trees and lions depends on the grace of imagined entities such as the United States and Google.”
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Wim’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Wim’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
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