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21 Lessons for the 21st Century

21 Lessons for the 21st Century

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  • Author：Yuval Noah Harari
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - In Sapiens， he explored our past。 In Homo Deus， he looked to our future。 Now， one of the most innovative thinkers on the planet turns to the present to make sense of today's most pressing issues。

"Fascinating 。 。 。 a crucial global conversation about how to take on the problems of the twenty-first century。"--Bill Gates， The New York Times Book Review

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY FINANCIAL TIMES AND PAMELA PAUL， KQED

How do computers and robots change the meaning of being human？ How do we deal with the epidemic of fake news？ Are nations and religions still relevant？ What should we teach our children？

Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is a probing and visionary investigation into today's most urgent issues as we move into the uncharted territory of the future。 As technology advances faster than our understanding of it， hacking becomes a tactic of war， and the world feels more polarized than ever， Harari addresses the challenge of navigating life in the face of constant and disorienting change and raises the important questions we need to ask ourselves in order to survive。

In twenty-one accessible chapters that are both provocative and profound， Harari builds on the ideas explored in his previous books， untangling political， technological， social， and existential issues and offering advice on how to prepare for a very different future from the world we now live in: How can we retain freedom of choice when Big Data is watching us？ What will the future workforce look like， and how should we ready ourselves for it？ How should we deal with the threat of terrorism？ Why is liberal democracy in crisis？

Harari's unique ability to make sense of where we have come from and where we are going has captured the imaginations of millions of readers。 Here he invites us to consider values， meaning， and personal engagement in a world full of noise and uncertainty。 When we are deluged with irrelevant information， clarity is power。 Presenting complex contemporary challenges clearly and accessibly， 21 Lessons for the 21st Century is essential reading。

"If there were such a thing as a required instruction manual for politicians and thought leaders， Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari's 21 Lessons for the 21st Century would deserve serious consideration。 In this collection of provocative essays， Harari 。 。 。 tackles a daunting array of issues， endeavoring to answer a persistent question: 'What is happening in the world today， and what is the deep meaning of these events？'"--BookPage （top pick）

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Reviews

Codepoetz ，

Harari's first book， Sapiens， explored our past。 Harari's second book， Homo Deus， contemplated our distant future。 This book examines the present （and near future）。 Harari comments sagely on the many political dangers of social media， mega corporations， organized religions， terrorism， globalization， climate change， and automation。 I enjoyed reading this book as much as his first two tomes， yet found this book less enlightening。 For example， his lengthy criticisms of religion will be obvious to m Harari's first book， Sapiens， explored our past。 Harari's second book， Homo Deus， contemplated our distant future。 This book examines the present （and near future）。 Harari comments sagely on the many political dangers of social media， mega corporations， organized religions， terrorism， globalization， climate change， and automation。 I enjoyed reading this book as much as his first two tomes， yet found this book less enlightening。 For example， his lengthy criticisms of religion will be obvious to many readers。 And his recommendations about what to do next （no spoilers here） seem shallow and unsurprising。 Still， there are more than enough gems of knowledge hidden away in these pages to make the reading worth your time。 。。。more

Sarah Ghazali ，

A Man Explains the 21 Lessons for the 21st Century to Me。

Danny Parr ，

Harari reflects on wide-ranging topics related to world problems including religion， war， and the future of humanity。 The book is insightful and manages to keep the reader engaged even with such a broad collection of topics covered。 Where I found the book lacking was in the conclusion where his biggest advice for tackling the problems we face is meditation。 While meditation is a powerful tool， it is far from effective in helping us reshape our myths， fight climate change， and prevent technology Harari reflects on wide-ranging topics related to world problems including religion， war， and the future of humanity。 The book is insightful and manages to keep the reader engaged even with such a broad collection of topics covered。 Where I found the book lacking was in the conclusion where his biggest advice for tackling the problems we face is meditation。 While meditation is a powerful tool， it is far from effective in helping us reshape our myths， fight climate change， and prevent technology from controlling our lives。 It also contradicts his previous points about free will， the myth of the self， and the need for community over individualism。 。。。more

Billy Juste ，

Lesson learned？ It's indeed a race to hack yourself。 Better you than someone else。 Lesson learned？ It's indeed a race to hack yourself。 Better you than someone else。 。。。more

Arunayan Sharma ，

Read it， but didn't find anything to influence it。 Read it， but didn't find anything to influence it。 。。。more

William ，

doesn't come close to its predecessors doesn't come close to its predecessors 。。。more

Daniel Angelov ，

Chaotic and repeatative。 Like the other books he's written。 However， there are some nice thoughts here。 Also it's really brave to say some of the things considering the age we live in。 Tons of respect for that。 To me that's his best book and I would recommend it。 Chaotic and repeatative。 Like the other books he's written。 However， there are some nice thoughts here。 Also it's really brave to say some of the things considering the age we live in。 Tons of respect for that。 To me that's his best book and I would recommend it。 。。。more

maddie ，

…Much to think about！

Monique ，

“the real enigma of life is not what happens after you die but what happens before you die。 if you want to understand death， you need to understand life。”

Renata ，

It’s OK。 Nothing earth shattering。 No solutions。 He has some liberal ideals that blind him in certain areas。 His point that we need new solutions and that liberalism， Marxism， and fascism aren’t going to cut it are well taken。 I’d say that we’ve had other ideas throughout the ages， but these three are on rinse and repeat right now so the focus is the right one。 It seems to me he is in no way curious about the why of how we got here。 When he rails against the usual whipping boys of， say， social m It’s OK。 Nothing earth shattering。 No solutions。 He has some liberal ideals that blind him in certain areas。 His point that we need new solutions and that liberalism， Marxism， and fascism aren’t going to cut it are well taken。 I’d say that we’ve had other ideas throughout the ages， but these three are on rinse and repeat right now so the focus is the right one。 It seems to me he is in no way curious about the why of how we got here。 When he rails against the usual whipping boys of， say， social media， there is no concern that social media filled something many in society needed when it first entered our lives。 When he raises concern over genetic manipulation he doesn’t ask why anyone is convinced we need to create a world without genetic defects or other disabilities。 These are important questions; the answers are needed to formulate any new system of governance as he is suggesting。 。。。more

Callum Campbell ，

Lots of good points and good food for thought in this。 However， Yuval Noah Harari spends a lot of time taking apart the problems of modernity， and dismantling the solutions that fall short， but he himself seems to fall short on volunteering any solution or tying together loose ends。 Not that I expected any concrete answers to these global problems， but it does feel a bit halfway house personally。 I would probably have preferred a self-professed book of criticisms than something which tries to di Lots of good points and good food for thought in this。 However， Yuval Noah Harari spends a lot of time taking apart the problems of modernity， and dismantling the solutions that fall short， but he himself seems to fall short on volunteering any solution or tying together loose ends。 Not that I expected any concrete answers to these global problems， but it does feel a bit halfway house personally。 I would probably have preferred a self-professed book of criticisms than something which tries to disguise itself as solutions （‘lessons’ implies improvement）。 It’s also a tiny bit repetitive at points， I think it definitely could’ve been cut down or perhaps structured differently to avoid this。This has been quite critical so I’ll end on some good points - eloquently and clearly written; some very wise observations about human psychology; he tends to make points which I agree with which is always nice。3/5 stars， would’ve been 4 with a stronger ending！ 。。。more

Daniel Ottenwalder ，

I read for strangeness of thoughts this book had many concepts that outline thoughts on the challenges of the 21st century。 Very similar to the sovereign individual

Lane ，

Second time I've read Harari。。。just am not engaged by his style。 Second time I've read Harari。。。just am not engaged by his style。 。。。more

Denny Troncoso ，

Remarkable。 Noah Harari never disappoints。 Sapiens love stories。 Meditate vipasana。 Become part of community activist organizations you believe in。 Learn about yourself before algorithms tell you who you are。

Kézia Santos ，

if you want to know the truth about the universe， aboutthe meaning of life， and about your own identity， the bestplace to start is by observing suffering and exploringwhat it is。The answer isn't a story。 if you want to know the truth about the universe， aboutthe meaning of life， and about your own identity， the bestplace to start is by observing suffering and exploringwhat it is。The answer isn't a story。 。。。more

Nedjoyce ，

This was an embarrassing book I abandoned。 After reading humans I was so excited for it but instead it’s repetitive opinions that barely scratch the surface of anything。 If I hear the word algorithm from him one more time…I do not recommend。

Lone Marquard ，

Jeg kan godt lide andre af ham， men denne synes jeg gaber over for meget og bliver en underlig blanding af alle mulige pådtande， der ikke altid virker lige underbyggede。 Jeg længtes ærlig talt efter， at den skulle slutte！

Marzia ，

3 stars 1/2

Farhana Lüba ，

Again， I'm not a big nonfiction fan， so my opinions might seem a little offbeat。 Sorry about that。 This book was supposedly going to tell you about the events of 2018， while it's actually 2021 now。 Living in 2021， a lot of the lessons seemed irrelevant。 It felt like the same things from Sapiens and Homo Deus were being recalled。 I was liking it near the end， when the book started dealing with religion， and secularism。。。because I was highly interested in those。 But at the end， the meditation part Again， I'm not a big nonfiction fan， so my opinions might seem a little offbeat。 Sorry about that。 This book was supposedly going to tell you about the events of 2018， while it's actually 2021 now。 Living in 2021， a lot of the lessons seemed irrelevant。 It felt like the same things from Sapiens and Homo Deus were being recalled。 I was liking it near the end， when the book started dealing with religion， and secularism。。。because I was highly interested in those。 But at the end， the meditation part。。。I don't know， I just lost interest again。 Maybe it's because I'm always on my duty and have less time to concentrate on a book。 But I can't say for sure。 But I'd definitely say that I didn't love it as much as I loved Homo Deus。 I'd give this one a 2。8/5。Thank you Deba， for gifting me this book。 I highly appreciate it。 。。。more

Fabián ，

9。5

Emilia ，

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Really a massage to the brain。 Especially when you realize that he kind of explains how he managed to write this book in the last lesson。 Through observation。 I picked this book up thinking I’d just be reminded of my goals or donething， but I learned so many new things。 Feels like something really happened in my brain here。

Barb ，

This is a book that might keep you awake at night wondering what your future life may be。 Certainly it will be totally different than what you know in the present。 Our lives will be affected， perhaps even ruled by AI， complex algorithms， less jobs or careers for the population。 The book explores technological and political challenges， despair and hope， truth， and resilience。 To prepare for this future we will all need to be critical thinkers， creative problem solvers， flexible， communicators， an This is a book that might keep you awake at night wondering what your future life may be。 Certainly it will be totally different than what you know in the present。 Our lives will be affected， perhaps even ruled by AI， complex algorithms， less jobs or careers for the population。 The book explores technological and political challenges， despair and hope， truth， and resilience。 To prepare for this future we will all need to be critical thinkers， creative problem solvers， flexible， communicators， and collaborators。Since this book was written before COVID， I wondered how much of it was relevant now。 Would Harari change some of the book to take in account how COVID has affected our lives？ 。。。more

Shelly ，

An interesting sociological look at current society。 21 chapters on 21 topics。 One of the most interesting for me was a section about how AI may eventually be able to create original music to manipulate human emotions。 One of the examples used was how music could be used to aid people through the grief process in a standardized way。 It's interesting。 There are also chapters on terrorism， religion， education， and much more。 The whole book just makes you think， read it。。。 An interesting sociological look at current society。 21 chapters on 21 topics。 One of the most interesting for me was a section about how AI may eventually be able to create original music to manipulate human emotions。 One of the examples used was how music could be used to aid people through the grief process in a standardized way。 It's interesting。 There are also chapters on terrorism， religion， education， and much more。 The whole book just makes you think， read it。。。 。。。more

Vaishnavi Shanoj ，

This is one of the most phenomenal books I have read this year。 It covers everything you could think of when it comes to society and how it has and might shift。 The book goes into great depth about how infotech and biotech will shape our future， how the riches and poors will look like， how our lives will be changed as new ways of data capturing evolves。 Yuval Noah Harari gives warnings but also some positive outlooks and advises for surviving this， what seems like a really unfamiliar era。 I pers This is one of the most phenomenal books I have read this year。 It covers everything you could think of when it comes to society and how it has and might shift。 The book goes into great depth about how infotech and biotech will shape our future， how the riches and poors will look like， how our lives will be changed as new ways of data capturing evolves。 Yuval Noah Harari gives warnings but also some positive outlooks and advises for surviving this， what seems like a really unfamiliar era。 I personally really liked the chapter about secularism where Harari talks about how it is a commitment to the truth， basing it on observations rather than preconceived assumptions especially in the name or 'code' of faith。 But the author goes over the negatives as well which is incredible and unbiased as it should be。 It's a great read。 。。。more

Sketchy_tunes ，

|5，0*|Ein großartiges Buch über die Themen unserer Zeit。 Harari hat in jedem Fall ein Talent dafür， einen klaren Blick auf die Probleme und Entwicklungen der Welt zu werfen。 Er schafft es dabei， sich weitestgehend von seiner eigenen Rolle zu lösen und einen übergeordneten Standpunkt zu finden。 Dennoch zeigt das Buch auf， was seine Erkenntnisse ganz konkret für uns bedeuten。 Das Buch ließt sich dabei sehr gut， die Gedanken sind einfach dargelegt und mit anschaulichen Beispielen untermalt。 Trotz d |5，0*|Ein großartiges Buch über die Themen unserer Zeit。 Harari hat in jedem Fall ein Talent dafür， einen klaren Blick auf die Probleme und Entwicklungen der Welt zu werfen。 Er schafft es dabei， sich weitestgehend von seiner eigenen Rolle zu lösen und einen übergeordneten Standpunkt zu finden。 Dennoch zeigt das Buch auf， was seine Erkenntnisse ganz konkret für uns bedeuten。 Das Buch ließt sich dabei sehr gut， die Gedanken sind einfach dargelegt und mit anschaulichen Beispielen untermalt。 Trotz der 21 in sich abgeschlossenen Themengebiete， schafft es der Autor durch geschickte Überleitungen einen guten Lesefluss aufrecht zu erhalten。 Ich kann das Buch allen empfehlen， die sich ganz grundlegend für gesellschaftliche Themen interessieren。 。。。more

Brandon ，

Harari is as thought provoking as ever！ I feel smarter， saner， and more informed for having read it。

Ikhsan Rahardian ，

You'd be hit by a pang of disappointment if you've read Sapiens and Homo Deus before。 Does its job without the usual Harari's in-depth elaboration。 You'd be hit by a pang of disappointment if you've read Sapiens and Homo Deus before。 Does its job without the usual Harari's in-depth elaboration。 。。。more

Christine ，

Covering everything needed for this crazy uncertain century we live in。 The ending is my favourite。

ParisianIrish ，

This is probably the weakest of the series， I found a lot of repetition from Home Deus， so when reading 21 Lessons for the 21st Century， there is a sense of déjà vu。 But putting aside that， even the title of the book is problematic。 Harari， doesn't give 21 lessons， what he does put forward are perhaps 21 discussion points， a lot of which are "rinse and repeat" from his previous books。 The usual subjects are thrown about; Religion， Terrorism etc with only fleeting references to the biggest challe This is probably the weakest of the series， I found a lot of repetition from Home Deus， so when reading 21 Lessons for the 21st Century， there is a sense of déjà vu。 But putting aside that， even the title of the book is problematic。 Harari， doesn't give 21 lessons， what he does put forward are perhaps 21 discussion points， a lot of which are "rinse and repeat" from his previous books。 The usual subjects are thrown about; Religion， Terrorism etc with only fleeting references to the biggest challenge facing humankind in the 21st， which is turning the tide on fossil fuels， carbon emissions and waste。 Again， Harari puts major focus on biotech and infotech and seems obsessed with the coming of a human super race whereby humans evolve with machines。 He seems to be rather excited about a future human race which will be chemically modified to be constantly happy， super productive and almost controlled by algorithms。No thought or rather no lesson is mentioned about what kind of economic model will exist at the end of this century， the state of healthcare， the future of the supply chain， space exploration etc。After reading， I felt that Harari， had used a provocative book title to simply express opinions on some important but also some rather trivial matters。The final chapter on "Meditation"， seems rushed， like Harari needed a 21st chapter to correspond numerically with the title。 It is probably the weakest chapter in this work。I would suggest skipping this latest installment of Harari books， it by the far the weakest in what has been a great series so far。 。。。more

Ali Pakraftar ，

یکی دیگر از آثار نوح هراری که در ادامه کتاب های انسان خردمند و انسان خداگونه هست، نویسنده به راحتی ما رو با خودش و نحوه شکل گیری چهارچوب افکارش آشنا میکنه که قابل تقدیره。در این کتاب با مفاهیم مختلفی مانند ویژگی های قرن بیست و یک، انواع اومانیسم، دین، ژنتیک و پیشینه انسان، ارتباطات و علوم داده، تاریخ و چیستی لیبرالیسم و خطرهای در کمین آن و بسیاری از مورد دیگر آشنا میشویم که نویسنده با هنرمندی جالبی اونها رو به هم ارتباط میده و نتیجه گیری های مختلف میکنه。

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