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Book Report: Sapiens

Book Report: Sapiens

Book One of The Master Mind Book Club, 200 Books in A Year.

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Jun 04, 2020
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Book One of The Master Mind Book Club, 200 Books in A Year.

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This book was assigned to me as the first required read of a Master Mind Book Club, which is a part of a bigger plan. I call it The First Big Step one has to take in order to embark upon this journey with the goal of making it to The Garden of Neuro.

Sapiens, by Yuval Noah Harari.

My current beliefs about humans, life, and existence are different than they were when I was a child. They’re different than they were when I got married, became a mom, and turned 40. Maybe it has something to do with turning 50 and discovering how the majority of everything I’ve ever been taught to believe is bullshit. Just maybe.

Listening to Sapiens is like having what I believe now explained to me in a way I can understand. I had already learned to believe what the author describes, I just didn’t know how to put it all together in a way others might possibly understand too. I have a way of explaining things that not…

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