Lifehacker's Best Book of 2022

Short-term solutions are bad tactics in the face of global crises: economic, environmental, political, social. So thinks the philosopher and sociologist Roman Krzhnarik. “How can we and our descendants achieve universal prosperity?” he asks. And he gives his answer in the book "100 years ahead»: we need to learn to think in the long term.

Instead of fixing holes in a hurry, Krzhnarik suggests solving problems using six ways of long-term thinking. He analyzes each in detail in the chapters of his book, so that the reader can consistently master and apply them in life.

The calm rhythm of the narration, simple and understandable language, many vivid illustrative examples - these are just some of the advantages of this work.

Křnarik's ideas have had a great influence on political and environmental activists, education reformers and social entrepreneurs. We think that everyone will find his text useful.

“100 Years Ahead” is a book of hope that will help to cope with problems both at the domestic and global levels. Therefore, we confidently call it the best in 2022.

However, this is not all. There were other nominees on our long list, which we would also advise you to take a closer look at:

• «Invisible Guardian. How immunity protects us from external and internal threats"- a book by microbiologist Maria Kondratova, where the author simply and with humor explains the principles of our immunity and compares them with scenes from a police movie.
• «Complete nonsense! Skepticism in the world of big data» by Jevin West and Carl Bergstrom helps to recognize lies in beautiful graphics and scientific terms. What is important: the book is not devoid of humor. After reading this work, you will be able to smash opponents to smithereens in discussions about fakes.
• «Healing from trauma”- a book by Katie Morton, which will help you track your traumatic experience, overcome it and protect your psyche in the future. The author gives clear formulas and instructions that will help deal with this difficult matter. Here you can read an excerpt on how to develop resilience and learn how to manage stress.
• «Life Form #4. How to stay human in the age of artificial intelligence” is an attempt to reflect on what awaits us in the near future. Evgeny Chereshnev, author of the book, TED IT speaker and entrepreneur, analyzed the story and expressed several abstracts on how AI will change our lives in all areas, what it means to us and how to protect ourselves on the Internet future.
• «This is how you can: save yourself in conversations on conflict topics» - a manual of practicing psychologists Alicia del Prado and Anateisha Kim. They write: “In the current unstable environment, any conversation about the social and political is potentially explosive. It feels like there are almost no safe or easy topics left.” The problem, the authors of the book argue, is that many do not have the skill of respectful communication. To remedy this, Alicia and Anateisa have developed a constructive conversation model that helps you communicate with others in an environmentally friendly way, even if your views are diametrically opposed. The book aims to get as many people as possible to master this skill.

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