What I learned from Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals by John Gray.

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Books Mentioned in the Episode:
The Fourth Turning: https://geni.us/fourth-turning-nat
Meditations: https://geni.us/meditations-nat
Works and Days: https://geni.us/works-days-nat
The Drama of the Gifted Child: https://geni.us/drama-gifted-nat
Atomic Habits: https://geni.us/atomic-habits-nat
Power of Habit: https://geni.us/power-habit-nat
Darwin’s Dangerous Idea: https://geni.us/darwins-idea-nat
Denial of Death: https://geni.us/denial-death-nat

Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:34) Why This Book
(03:00) Progress is a Myth
(05:52) We’re Not That Different from Animals
(10:03) Science is a Form of Faith
(13:48) The Self is an Illusion
(20:02) Morality Moves in Cycles
(23:15) Our Obsession with Control
(26:51) We’re Terrified We’re Useless
(29:13) We Use Productivity as Escapism
(33:13) The Purpose of Life

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