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CHAPTER 1 — The Surprising Power of Atomic Habits
Read: CHAPTER 1 — The Surprising Power of Atomic HabitsFrom Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear — ← Back to chapter overviewShareTiny habits don’t look…
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INTRODUCTION — Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear
Read: INTRODUCTION — Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James ClearFrom Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones – James Clear — ← Back to chapter overviewShareBig change usually fails…
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AFTERWORD — The Animal that Became a God
Read: AFTERWORD — The Animal that Became a GodFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareIn a brief span of history, an ordinary primate became a force…
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CHAPTER 20 — The End of Homo Sapiens
Read: CHAPTER 20 — The End of Homo SapiensFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareFor most of the story, sapiens looks like the final winner. Certainty…
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CHAPTER 19 — And They Lived Happily Ever After
Read: CHAPTER 19 — And They Lived Happily Ever AfterFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareDoes the long march of history translate into happiness? The question is…
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CHAPTER 18 — A Permanent Revolution
Read: CHAPTER 18 — A Permanent RevolutionFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareModernity arrives as instability made normal. Institutions that once lasted for centuries…
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CHAPTER 17 — The Wheels of Industry
Read: CHAPTER 17 — The Wheels of IndustryFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareIndustrialization was a revolution in energy conversion. For most of history, human…
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CHAPTER 16 — The Capitalist Creed
Read: CHAPTER 16 — The Capitalist CreedFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareCapitalism runs on faith in growth. Credit is its central ritual: trusting…
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CHAPTER 15 — The Marriage of Science and Empire
Read: CHAPTER 15 — The Marriage of Science and EmpireFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareExploration is not only curiosity. It becomes a political project. Empires fund…
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CHAPTER 14 — The Discovery of Ignorance
Read: CHAPTER 14 — The Discovery of IgnoranceFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareMany societies assumed the core truths were already known: handed down by…
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CHAPTER 13 — The Secret of Success
Read: CHAPTER 13 — The Secret of SuccessFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareWhy did some cultures spread and others shrink? There is no single…
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CHAPTER 12 — The Law of Religion
Read: CHAPTER 12 — The Law of ReligionFrom Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind – Yuval Noah Harari — ← Back to chapter overviewShareReligions operate as engines of order, cooperation, and meaning. They bind strangers…