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My Thoughts on the Books I Read!

Homo Deus - A Brief History of Tomorrow

Author: Yuval Noah Harari Publication Date: May 2015
2024-07-20 3 min read Sincheenz

Homo Deus or Human Gods is a book that discusses what would follow us Homo sapiens as species and the consequences we should be prepared for. It’s an interesting, thought-provoking, and at times, an absurd read. Published in 2016, before the Covid-19 crisis, the Russia-Ukraine conflict, and the recent intensification Israel-Palestine conflict, the book confirms the fragility and uncertainty of the world we live in. Yuval Harari claimed then less than a decade back, that the future will only focus on intellectual wars rather than armed conflicts. People would prioritize technological advancement over bombing each other. I wish that were true. We did enjoy a long period of peace, with conflicts concentrated in a few regions, but as of 2024, we cannot say this - Things have only gone from bad to crazy.

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Design for a Better World - Meaningful, Sustainable, Humanity Centered

Author: Don Norman Publication Date: March 2023
2024-04-12 2 min read Sincheenz

It is hard to write a book that tries to inform people to change, to move away from the convenience of wastage and being environmentally unfriendly. A great attempt, albeit very tiring to read. It’s as if he just got up one day and decided to actually listen to the fuss being made about climate change, waste production, and more. Then it dawned upon him that it is making sense, and he should actually join in and say something about it too. But not for the sake of it. He has done a lot of reading and research and his passionate plea for change resonates throughout the book, urging readers to take responsibility for design choices and to create a more sustainable future.

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