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The Good Ancestor
- How to Think Long Term in a Short Term World
- Narrated by: Joe Jameson
- Length: 7 hrs and 51 mins
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The Good Ancestor
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Publisher's Summary
Could economists have foreseen the 2008 crash?
Could political pundits have predicted Brexit or Trump?
Long-term thinking struggles to take root in a world where immediate results are demanded and rewarded. Short-term thinking is endemic across all aspects of life.
In The Good Ancestor, leading popular philosopher and best-selling author Roman Krznaric shows just how crucial long-term thinking is, not just for ordinary people but across political, economic, environmental and business worlds.
From the personal to the political, Krznaric identifies the flaws of today’s short-term mindset. Drawing on ideas from a wide range of perspectives including neuroscience, cultural history, politics, economics, art and religion, he offers eight key approaches as a road map for the future of long-term thinking and planning.
Unless we change our habits today, our quick-fix, short-term culture can threaten societies in the long run.
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- Henrik d.
- 29-12-2020
Must read for all future thinkers who care
Easy to dip into and come back to as desired. Get into it when you can.
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- Linda M. Cockburn
- 03-04-2021
The Perspective we desperately need
Loved it. Well researched, interesting and dynamic take on the changes we need to adopt before we'll have a chance of adopting true change.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-04-2021
How to be the change you want to see
Mandatory reading for anyone infuriated by the myopia of modern populist governments, and wanting to know how to enact real personal, political and community change
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- PJ Hornhardt
- 22-11-2020
to be a good ancestor
loved it..powerful and challenging..a wake up call to all of us to be good ancestors
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- Xavier Logan
- 19-05-2021
A Call to Action
It has been a few months since reading 'The Good Ancestor'. How glad I am to have waited to write this, as I feel it makes my feelings about this book all the more richer.
Krznaric thesis is essential the following: we need to be more future oriented.
Although everyone intuitively understands this and agrees with this (perhaps why this book hasn't become a multi-million best-seller), Krznaric makes a compelling case for not only holding this position, but making it the guiding force of our lives. We shouldn't only aim to be the good Samaritan (although this is a respectable position in it of itself), rather we should aim to transcend and go beyond ourselves and be good ancestors for the generations that will come after us.
Although I forget most things I read, this is an idea I will take to my grave. I hope it is one you will read and take up too.
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A Time Rebel
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- Anonymous User
- 18-05-2021
Superb!
Most insightful and a critical piece for our time.
A must read for anyone looking to resolve arguments with culture warrior friends and relatives.
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- William
- 20-07-2022
Necessary reading
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. I found it very thought provoking and insightful.
I quite liked the narrator.
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