What Yuval Noah Harari thinks about simplicity
Israeli historian and philosopher, born in 1976; author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, 21 Lessons for the 21st Century and Nexus; lecturer in the Department of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem; co-founder of Sapienship in 2019.
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3 dated positions, c. 2018–2019 to 2025, in their own words. Our reading of what Yuval Noah Harari has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Their wordsAnd as individuals, my best recommendation is to go on an information diet, the same way that people go on food diets. Information is the food of the mind.
↗Yuval Noah Harari: Why advanced societies fall for mass delusion | Big Thinkyoutube.com 14th of 14 in this recording
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Our readingTo outrun the algorithms, leave all your illusions behind, because they are heavy luggage
Their wordsTo run fast, don't take much luggage with you. Leave all your illusions behind. They are very heavy.
↗21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Vintage, 2019 edition; first published by Jonathan Cape, 2018)books.google.com All 26 from this book
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Their wordsHumans think in stories rather than in facts, numbers or equations, and the simpler the story, the better.
↗21 Lessons for the 21st Century (Vintage, 2019 edition; first published by Jonathan Cape, 2018)books.google.com All 26 from this book