Book: 20220529 to 20220805, "Upheaval" by Jared Diamond
20220531 - Prologue: Legacies of Coconut Grove This book is about seven countries in modern age, how they cop with crises. Help us get deeper understanding of the current world. Part 1. Individuals 20220613 - 1. Personal crises "Walden's core message was: I should figure out what I really want in my life, and not be seduced by the vanity of recognition." p29 Table 1.2. Factors related to the outcomes of national crises p50 1. National consensus that one’s nation is in crisis 2. Acceptance of national responsibility to do something 3. Building a fence, to delineate the national problems needing to be solved 4. Getting material and financial help from other nations (too less friends?) 5. Using other nations as models of how to solve the problems 6. National identity (too much national pride?) 7. Honest national self-appraisal 8. Historical experience of previous national crises 9. Dealing with national failure 10. Situation-specific national flexibility 11. National core va...