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I think that something that caught my attention from this chapter was attenboroughs view towards working. When the population in the forests of Papua New Guinea would work, they would do so only because they felt as such. He described it a 'ridiculous European way' to if someone were to put their mind to it, they could complete an axe in 2 or 3 weeks. Yet he recognised that was a totally different way of living feeli

Eek! I love this book so far. It's firmly back into non-fiction and that is where my heart lies. It lowkey feels like reading into a grandpas diary. Though maybe that's just because of my pre-idea of david attenborough already. It's nice though! It actually feels a bit more free flowing than my usual queer feminist reading. I guess I am able to listen more, rather than just read critically, I think. It feels like its