Roman Krznaric

The most important question we must ask ourselves is, “Are we being good ancestors?” So said Jonas Salk, who developed the polio vaccine in 1953 but refused to patent it—forgoing profit so that more lives could be saved. Salk’s radical generosity to future generations should inspire us. But when leading philosopher Roman Krznaric examines society today, he sees just the opposite: Our short term, exploitative mindsets have “colonized the future.” Businesses eschew civic responsibility for immediate gains, politicians throw their support behind whatever will win the next election, and we all struggle to focus our attention beyond the next alert from our phones. The result? An inexcusable chasm between the haves and have-nots—and mounting existential threats—have brought our species to the precipice of disaster. Yet Krznaric sees reason to hope. Yes, the urgent struggle for intergenerational justice calls for hugely ambitious solutions, from rewiring our growth-at-all-costs economy to giving voters of future generations a voice in our democracies. But at the heart of all these changes is one we can enact within ourselves: We must trade shortsightedness for long-term thinking. In The Good Ancestor, Krznaric reveals six practical ways we can retrain our brains to think of the long view, including Deep-Time Humility (recognizing our lives as a cosmic eyeblink) and Cathedral Thinking (starting projects that will take more than one lifetime to complete). His aim is to inspire more “time rebels” like Greta Thunberg—to shift our allegiance from this generation to all humanity—in short, to save our planet and our future.

A Radical Prescription for Long-Term Thinking

The Good Ancestor

The School Of Life

This is a book about how to take working life in new directions – how to negotiate the labyrinth of choices, how to think about personal ambitions and motivations, and ultimately how to take concrete steps to finding a fulfilling career. It is a self-help book with a difference. Standard career guides are filled with pop psychology and bullet-point advice for writing CVs and making action plans, but How to Find Fulfilling Work casts its net wider. While not ignoring the insights of psychology or the need for practical planning, it reveals wisdom about work found in sociology, history, literature, film and philosophy. It may be a false illusion that there is some perfect dream job out there for us, an ideal calling or vocation. But this book is premised on the idea that it is possible to find work that is life-enhancing. This is a book that inspires as much as it instructs and will aid self-reflection about the wider quest of how to live a good life.

How to Find Fulfilling Work

There are many ways to try to improve our lives - we can turn to the wisdom of philosophers, the teachings of religions or the latest experiments of psychologists. But we rarely to look to history for inspiration - and when we do it can be surprisingly powerful. Showing the lessons that can be learned from the past, cultural historian Roman Krznaric explores twelve universal topics, from work and love to money and creativity, and reveals the wisdom that we've been missing. There is much to be learned from Ancient Greece on relationships, from the industrial revolution on job satisfaction, and from Ming-dynasty China on bringing up our children.Just as a Renaissance 'Wunderkammer' was a curiosity cabinet full of fascinating objects, each with a story behind it, The Wonderbox is full of stories and ideas from history, each of which sheds invaluable light on the decisions we make every day, whether we think about the different uses of the senses or changing attitudes to time.History is usually read for pleasure or for insight into current affairs, but The Wonderbox, stepping into the territory of Alain de Botton and Theodore Zeldin, is 'practical history' - using the past to think about our day to day lives.

Curious Histories of how to Live

The Wonderbox

Looks at the emotion of empathy, arguing that people are wired for social connection and that they can create a more equal, happy society by becoming more empathic.

Why it Matters, and how to Get it

Empathy

We've all heard the saying 'seize the day'; it is one of the oldest pieces of life advice in Western history. But what does it really mean? And how can we use it to jump-start our lives? In the age of distraction, carpe diem is more essential than ever: it promises a remedy for the awareness we have that life is short and our time is running out; it asks us to live with greater passion, consciousness and intention; it asks us to live a life with no regrets. But here's the problem: carpe diem has been hijacked and reduced simply to the idea of living in the here and now, and the instant hit of one-click online shopping. Carpe Diem Regained: The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day is a far-ranging read which explores five very different ways humankind has discovered over the centuries to seize the day, which we urgently need to revive. It draws on everything from the neuropsychology of regret to the anthropology of play, from medieval carnival rites to religious conceptions of the afterlife and early Japanese cinema. Offering food for thought as well as inspiring takeaways, the book examines not just the contributions of great thinkers throughout history, but also reveals insights from the lives of great seize-the-day practitioners, including nightclub dancers, war photographers, bored housewives and committed revolutionaries. In this thought-provoking and empowering book, leading popular philosopher Roman Krznaric unpacks the history, philosophy and modern-day applications of 'seizing the day' while delivering a rousing call to action for anyone up for the daunting challenge of leading a meaningful life.

The Vanishing Art of Seizing the Day

Carpe Diem Reclaimed

O Poder da Empatia. A Arte de Se Colocar no Lugar do Outro Para Transformar o Mundo - Volume 1

Twelve universal topics—including work, love, and family; time, creativity, and empathy—are explored in this book by illuminating the past and revealing the wisdom that people have been missing. Looking to history for inspiration can be surprisingly powerful. In How Should We Live?, cultural thinker Roman Krznaric shares ideas and stories from history—each of which sheds invaluable light on decisions made every day. There is much to be learned from the ancient Greeks about the different varieties of love, for example, from the Renaissance about living with passion and facing the realities of death, from various indigenous cultures on bringing up our children, and from Japanese pilgrims on the art of travel. History is usually read for pleasure or for insight into current affairs, but this book is practical history—showing that history can teach the art of living, using the past to think about day-to-day life.

Great Ideas from the Past for Everyday Life

How Should We Live?

Kendimize Uygun Isi Nasil Buluruz

What The Rich Don't Tell The Poor

"Brilliant. One of those rare books that forces you to ask what the hell you're doing with your life." --George Monbiot, The Guardian **One of Forbes' 13 Best Books for Summer 2017** We've all heard the saying "seize the day." But what does it really mean--and how can we use it to jumpstart our lives? In the age of distraction, carpe diem is more essential than ever, and yet many of us simply don't employ it in our lives. In this thought-provoking and empowering book, cultural writer Roman Krznaric unpacks the history, philosophy, and modern-day applications of "seizing the day" and delivers a rousing call to action for anyone who wants to improve their lives--or our world. Carpe Diem is a far-ranging read, drawing on everything from the neuropsychology of regret to the anthropology of play, from medieval carnival rites to religious conceptions of the afterlife and early Japanese cinema. Offering food for thought as well as inspiring takeaways, the book examines not just the contributions of great thinkers throughout history, but also reveals insights from the lives of great seize-the-day practitioners including nightclub dancers, war photographers, bored housewives, and committed revolutionaries--offering a wide range of solutions to the daunting challenge of leading a meaningful life.

Seizing the Day in a Distracted World

Carpe Diem

Que legado deixaremos para nossos filhos, netos e bisnetos? Essa talvez seja a grande questão que enfrentamos hoje — e o desafio de respondê-la levou o renomado filósofo Roman Krznaric, autor do best-seller O poder da empatia, a escrever este livro inspirador e repleto de casos de sucesso. Será que seremos capazes de superar a visão de curto prazo dominante, raiz das crises contemporâneas, que vão das catástrofes ambientais e do aumento crescente das desigualdades à falta de planejamento para uma pandemia? Em Como ser um bom ancestral, Roman Krznaric alerta para a necessidade de uma transformação radical: precisamos nos libertar da tirania do agora e aprender a pensar a longo prazo, muito além da nossa geração. Para isso, ele revela seis maneiras práticas e visionárias de cultivar esse tipo de pensamento. Juntas, elas formam a estrutura fundamental para sermos aqueles de quem nossos filhos, netos e bisnetos se orgulharão. Diante de um paradoxo inescapável, temos pouco tempo para agir, mas ainda é possível. Soluções pioneiras e inspiradoras de longo prazo já vigoram ao redor do mundo, lideradas por cientistas, ecologistas, empresários, artistas e ativistas que estão reinventando a política, a cultura e a economia para que todos nós tenhamos condições de nos tornarmos bons ancestrais.

A arte de pensar o futuro num mundo imediatista

Como ser um bom ancestral

Discover the Six Habits of Highly Empathic People A popular speaker and co-founder of The School of Life, Roman Krznaric has traveled the world researching and lecturing on the subject of empathy. In this lively and engaging book, he argues that our brains are wired for social connection. Empathy, not apathy or self-centeredness, is at the heart of who we are. By looking outward and attempting to identify with the experiences of others, Krznaric argues, we can become not only a more equal society, but also a happier and more creative one. Through encounters with groundbreaking actors, activists, designers, nurses, bankers and neuroscientists, Krznaric defines a new breed of adventurer. He presents the six life-enhancing habits of highly empathic people, whose skills enable them to connect with others in extraordinary ways – making themselves, and the world, more truly fulfilled.

Why It Matters, and How to Get It

¿Cómo podemos ser buenos antepasados? Vivimos en la era de la tiranía del ahora, impulsada por las noticias 24 horas al día, el último tuit y el botón de comprar ya. Con un cortoplacismo tan frenético en la raíz de las crisis contemporáneas -desde las amenazas del cambio climático hasta la falta de planificación para una pandemia mundial-, la llamada al pensamiento a largo plazo crece cada día. Pero ¿qué es? ¿Ha funcionado alguna vez? y ¿podemos hacerlo? En 'El buen ancestro', el destacado filósofo Roman Krznaric se adentra en la historia y la mente humana para demostrar que sí podemos. Desde las pirámides hasta el Servicio Nacional de Salud, la humanidad siempre ha tenido la capacidad innata de planificar para la posteridad y tomar medidas que resonarán durante décadas, siglos e incluso milenios. Si queremos ser buenos antepasados y que nos recuerden bien las generaciones que nos siguen, ahora es el momento de recuperar y enriquecer esta habilidad imaginativa. 'El buen ancestro' revela seis formas profundas en las que todos podemos aprender a pensar a largo plazo, explorando talentos exclusivamente humanos como el "pensamiento catedralicio" que amplían nuestros horizontes temporales y agudizan nuestra previsión. Basándose en innovaciones radicales de todo el mundo, Krznaric celebra a los rebeldes del tiempo que están reinventando la democracia, la cultura y la economía para que todos tengamos la oportunidad de convertirnos en buenos antepasados y crear un mañana mejor.

Cómo pensar a largo plazo en un mundo cortoplacista

El buen antepasado

O historiador da cultura Roman Krznaric analisa as lições que o passado nos oferece, explorando temas universais, como o tempo, e revelando a sabedoria que nos falta para enfrentar nossos dilemas cotidianos. Esse texto foi publicado originalmente no livro Sobre a arte de viver.

Sobre a arte de viver

Tempo

Che cos’è l’empatia? In questo libro, Roman Krznaric ci spiega come possiamo aumentare il nostro potenziale empatico per migliorare le relazioni, stimolare la creatività, ripensare le priorità nella vita, smontare pregiudizi e risolvere conflitti a tutti i livelli, dall’ambito personale a quello politico. L’Autore svela le sei abitudini delle persone molto empatiche, che permettono di entrare in contatto con gli altri nei modi più originali. Scopriremo come funziona il cervello empatico, come i neonati possano insegnare l’empatia, cosa accade in una Empathy Library e nel primo Empathy Museum al mondo.

Perché è importante e come metterla in pratica

Empatia

Oprichter van The School of Life Londen over hoe we verder kunnen kijken dan onze eigen generatie lang is Onder alle grote problemen waar de wereld mee worstelt, ligt één kraakheldere oorzaak: we denken alleen aan de korte termijn. In dit urgente en praktische filosofieboek breekt bestsellerauteur Roman Krznaric het debat hierover open. Hij beschrijft de geschiedenis van dit kortetermijndenken en schetst hoe we verder kunnen kijken dan onze eigen generatie lang is. Krznaric beschrijft een nieuwe manier om in de tijd te staan, zodat we uiteindelijk een goede voorouder kunnen zijn voor de kinderen van onze kleinkinderen.

Langetermijndenken voor een kortetermijnwereld

De goede voorouder

Como dominar a arte da vida? - esta se tornou a grande pergunta da nossa era. Temos buscado essa resposta na religião, na psicologia e na autoajuda, que, em geral, nos oferecem pacotes de conselhos prontos. No entanto, há uma área a que poucos recorrem para equacionar os dilemas da nossa vida cotidiana: a história da humanidade. Amor, família, empatia, trabalho, dinheiro, tempo, sentidos, viagens, natureza, crença, criatividade e morte. São esses os temas abordados por Roman Krznaric - um dos mais importantes pensadores dedicados ao estudo dos estilos de vida - e a partir dos quais podemos extrair lições do passado para enfrentar os desafios e as oportunidades do presente. "Uma pesquisa densa, mas de leitura acessível, inteligente e bem-humorada." Financial Times

Lições da história para uma vida melhor

O historiador da cultura Roman Krznaric analisa as lições que o passado nos oferece, explorando temas universais, como a criatividade, e revelando a sabedoria que nos falta para enfrentar nossos dilemas cotidianos. Esse texto foi publicado originalmente no livro Sobre a arte de viver.

Roman Krznaric

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