The book raises a lot of relevant questions on
what next after liberalism with information & bio technology advances happening
in leaps and bounds. Unfortunately, most questions remain unanswered. Some of
the topics that the author talks about have also already been discussed in his
previous books giving a sense of deja-vu. The author talks about a myriad
topics such as political structures, impact of AI on work/careers, war, terrorism,
education, health & medical services, importance of information etc. The
book gives a lot of food for thought and gives a sneak peek into how the 21st
Century could look like – what education and skills we should possess to continue
to be relevant, how AI systems could start ruling our mind and free thinking
would be just a myth, how national level politics and interests conflict in solving
global problems like climate change and global economic chain-collapse, how fear
and overreaction to terrorism means we are playing right into the hands of the
terrorists, how humility could save us from ultra-nationalism and the feeling of
superiority – superior nation, superior race, how there is too much information
making it difficult to sift through the noise and pick up facts etc. I recommend
note-taking if you would like to absorb all that the author speaks about and
for all the topics, questions and possible impact to sink in and to be able to give
some thought to what the future could have in store for us.
I have read a sizable number of books in the genre of self-empowerment and positive thinking over the last couple of years and I have come to realize that each author has a perspective on how to achieve the same based on what has worked for him or her. Joseph Murphy specialized in Religious Science and has an interesting take on how conscious thoughts and strong belief influence achievement of one’s life goals. The author’s message is crisp and the biggest plus point of this book is that it is short and concise. His premise is that conscious and continuous thoughts of a goal will trigger the subconscious to come up with ways and means to achieving the goal and humans are wired this way for survival. The stories, he quotes, of achievers and why and how they were able to achieve their dreams and reach lofty heights help in driving home the author’s point. One story among them was however counter to this premise – a lady consciously and continuously imagines tha...
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