January 2021 Books Recommendation

January 2021 has already been so full of surprises! I launched my first game, playable on both mobile and pc, written my first blog post and resumed my piano lesson.

Yet the best thing that I started is when I dusted off my 5 years old Kindle. I have the pleasure of reading two gems that I happened to stumble upon when listening to Bill Gate’s latest podcast.

1. Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

Written by Yuval, a historian/ philosopher who explores the world of “cognitive revolution”. The author describes the importance of understanding human history, how a lot of our actions today can be traced back to our Homo sapiens ancestry. Why do we start war? What causes racism? Why do some of us feel out of place in the current society?

If one of the question above has crossed your mind or you’re simply curious about the history of human evolution, then this is the book for you.

2. The Choice: Embrace the Possible

Dr. Edith, Eger, a psychologist who also happens to be a survivor of the infamous holocaust. It’s a retelling of her life story, how she struggled with her past experience and tried to overcome it.

Admittedly I was taken aback by my lack of knowledge of WW1, how the very Poland that I travelled too few years ago housed the infamous Auschwitz concentration camp.

It’s a story about trauma, fear, rage and hatred. Emphasizing how one is unable to alter the past and it is up to us to accept what’s done is done and embrace the future.

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