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  • Longpath

  • Becoming the Great Ancestors Our Future Needs – An Antidote for Short-Termism
  • By: Ari Wallach
  • Narrated by: Ari Wallach
  • Length: 3 hrs and 46 mins
  • 4.4 out of 5 stars (43 ratings)

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Longpath

By: Ari Wallach
Narrated by: Ari Wallach
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"An antidote to nearsightedness. Ari Wallach won’t just leave you planning months or years ahead—he challenges you to look generations ahead. Get ready to think and think again." — Adam Grant, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Think Again and host of the TED podcast WorkLife

A paradigm-shifting manifesto for transforming our thinking from reactionary short-termism to the long-term, widening our scope beyond today, tomorrow, and to even five hundred years from now to reclaim meaning in our lives.

Many of the problems we face today, from climate change to work anxiety, are the result of short-term thinking. We are constantly bombarded by notifications and “Breaking News” that are overwhelming our central nervous systems, forcing us to react in the moment and ultimately disconnecting us from what truly matters. But there is a solution.

Futurist Ari Wallach offers a radical new way forward called “longpath,” a mantra and mindset to help us focus on the long view. Drawing on history, theology, neuroscience, evolutionary psychology, and social technologies, Longpath teaches readers to strengthen their ability to look ahead, relieve reactions to stressful events, increase capacity for cooperation, and even boost creativity. Wallach challenges readers to ask themselves, “to what end?”—what is my ultimate goal and how does my choice align with my values? And even more provocatively, Wallach challenges readers to ask “to what end?” for civilization at large.

Whether it’s work, marriage, parenting, or simply trying to be a good human on the planet, framing decisions from a much larger scale creates a more fulfilling and sustainable life now and for future generations.

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©2022 Ari Wallach (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers
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We Loved "A Brief History of the Future"

We loved the PBS series "A Brief History of the Future" hosted by Ari Wallach, and we were excited to read more of the background and ideas that went into the series. Longpath is a relatively short listen, and it doesn't cover the range of material in the PBS series, but it offers enough additional depth or unique content to be worth the time.

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Ok

It was a good distraction but I was looking forward to it being over the entire time. A couple interesting thoughts but not my wheelhouse.

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Waste of time

Nothing special here. Full of meaningless fluff like "The answer to how is yes". If you want to make the world better do something more productive with your 20 dollars and 4 hours. Unless you want to hear daffy duck prattle on about feelings, stay away.

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