4 Reasons for Hope in a Changing World - with Douglas Abrams | The Empowering Neurologist EP. 143
Douglas Abrams is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, the first book in the Global Icons Series. Can you imagine having the opportunity to spend time interviewing these two individuals?
His new book, The Book of Hope, is the product of his many interviews with Jane Goodall. It details Jane’s views on the challenges we now face from the threats to democracy around the globe, to Covid-19, and perhaps most significantly, to the global climate crisis.
It’s clear that there is a certain element of despair when these issues are exposed. But what is so empowering is how this despair is fundamentally overtaken by the notion of hope.
Hope, according to Jane Goodall, differs from wishful thinking in that hope requires actually planning and action as it relates to solving a problem. And we have four important reasons to be hopeful for our future according to Goodall which are deeply explored in the work.
They include:
The amazing human intellect
The resilience of nature
The power of young people
The indomitable human spirit
These days, it isn’t difficult to be discouraged about what’s going on around us. But this book certainly provides support that while we may take a step backwards, we have the smarts to take two steps forward.
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
1:48 The Book of Hope
7:15 What is Hope?
16:13 Intellect’s Effect on Hope
21:44 Self-Sacrifice and Resilience
28:40 Humanity’s Role in Conservation
40:27 The Power of Future Generations
44:15 The Human Spirit
48:15 Conclusion
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Douglas Abrams is the New York Times bestselling co-author of The Book of Joy: Lasting Happiness in a Changing World with the Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu, the first book in the Global Icons Series. Douglas is also the founder and president of Idea Architects, a literary agency and media development company helping visionaries to create a wiser, healthier, and more just world. He lives in Santa Cruz, California.
THE BOOK OF HOPE:
https://celadonbooks.com/book/the-boo...
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