Chapter 1: Disillusionment (21 Lessons for the 21st Century)

Chapter 1: Disillusionment The end of history has been postponed Humans are better at inventing tools than knowing how to use them wisely. Globalization, blockchain, genetic engineering, artificial intelligence, machine learning are all buzzwords that are being repeatedly parroted around the world excitedly. You may have caught a recent TED talk peddling one or a … Read more

Self Reliance Summary (6/10)

Self-Reliance was an essay written by Ralph Waldo Emerson. In it, he explains to us why the answers we seek are not found in trusting authority, blind religious faith, or following convention. He impels us to look inwards – to understand that, the rules that govern society were constructed by human beings, they were not … Read more

Of Mice and Men Summary (8/10)

Slim looked through George and beyond him. “Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other.” Of Mice and Men is a story about George and Lenny, two guys struggling to make ends meet during the Great Depression in the … Read more