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Longpath : becoming the great ancestors our future needs : an antidote for short-termism / Ari Wallach.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2022]Copyright date: ©2022Edition: First editionDescription: 190 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780063068735
  • 0063068737
  • 9780063068742
  • 0063068745
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Contents:
Living: What longpath is and why we need it -- Changing: How what worked then won't work now -- Practicing: Looking backward, inward, and forward -- Creating: Futures and how we make them -- Flourishing: working together for a better world.
Summary: "From Ari Wallach, futurist, writer, and founder of Longpath Labs, comes a radical book on changing our mindsets from short-term, reactionary thinking to long-term, holistic thinking to becoming the ancestors our future needs"-- Provided by publisher.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 158.13 W195 Available 33111010875256
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

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 from futurist and host of the PBS series A Brief History of the Future.

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 us to:

Strengthen our ability to look ahead Relieve reactions to stressful events Increase capacity for cooperation Boost creativity

Wallach challenges us to ask ourselves, "to what end?"--what is my ultimate goal and how does my choice align with my values? And even more provocatively, Wallach challenges us 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.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 183-188).

Living: What longpath is and why we need it -- Changing: How what worked then won't work now -- Practicing: Looking backward, inward, and forward -- Creating: Futures and how we make them -- Flourishing: working together for a better world.

"From Ari Wallach, futurist, writer, and founder of Longpath Labs, comes a radical book on changing our mindsets from short-term, reactionary thinking to long-term, holistic thinking to becoming the ancestors our future needs"-- Provided by publisher.

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