Abundance

The future is

better than

you think

A forward thinking book about Abundance and the future is better than you think by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler

We are all subjected to thoughts that the world as we know it is falling apart and we humans are on a fast track to doom and gloom.

Read this book and you will look to the future with a lighter heart and much more optimism.

Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler have got together and produced a well thought out and brilliant master piece book.

From the earliest times of human history we have had thoughts of doom and gloom of the world’s resources disappearing but we are reminded in this book how we have overcome these false fears.

Cell phone coverage in Africa has given Africans access far greater than previous Presidents of the United States had a mere fifteen years ago.

Running water to households exists to modern homes was not heard of when the first settlers arrived.

Robin Dunbar is discussed and he did the research coming up with Dunbar’s number 150 which is the number of acquaintances we humans can handle.

Our life on this planet is described and we are shown that the destination is not the journey.

Matt Ridley’s work is mentioned and his definition of things worth related to the time it takes to acquire it.

An interesting analogy to show how we are limited in our beliefs at certain times prior to new discoveries is the occasion when all of the oranges on the tree we can reach are picked, there are no more available until someone invents the ladder.

This example shows how unrelated areas of life combine to answer problems which seem unanswerable.

This book is indeed a thoughtfully presented book of our time and presents facts on how we as humans can solve current problems and create abundance making the future better than you think.