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SUMMARY:August Book Club on Degrowth: Less Is More
LOCATION:The ERKO Erskinville Hotel
DESCRIPTION:Saved in Palaner as: saved\n\nPalaner match: 30% · why: lots of
  people going\n\nWelcome to Meet the Moment Book Club\, where we read book
 s that meet the moment and make sense of it all together. Please see our g
 roup page for a list of upcoming books.\n\nAfter discussing the true origi
 ns of illness and health\, and seeing how much the current system affects 
 our health\, as well as the power we now have\, armed with this new knowle
 dge from The Myth of Normal\, to get healthy -- we now take a look at the 
 system itself.\n\nHow did things become the way they are? Why is the world
  we live in so antithetical to life and health? And armed with this knowle
 dge\, what can we do about it?\n\nLess Is More was a game changer for me. 
 After experiencing some health crises\, I slowed down my life\, and was tr
 ansformed\; because in this very fast-paced world\, even slowing down is s
 omehow revolutionary and transformative. So when I read Less Is More\, it 
 clicked immediately -- ah\, this very fast-paced system itself needs to sl
 ow down\, too. That alone would transform our world\, our lives.\n\nDegrow
 th may be an off-putting word for some. Don't let it faze you. You'll unde
 rstand it once you see it in context.\n\nLess Is More is also just beautif
 ully written and an excellent read. You'll see.\n\n\\\n\nA Financial Times
  Book of the Year\n\n"'A powerfully disruptive book for disrupted times ..
 . If you're looking for transformative ideas\, this book is for you.' KATE
  RAWORTH\, economist and author of Doughnut Economics\n\nOur planet is in 
 trouble. But how can we reverse the current crisis and create a sustainabl
 e future? The answer is: DEGROWTH.\n\nLess is More is the wake-up call we 
 need. By shining a light on ecological breakdown and the system that's cau
 sing it\, Hickel shows how we can bring our economy back into balance with
  the living world and build a thriving society for all. This is our chance
  to change course\, but we must act now."\n\nhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Les
 s-More-Degrowth-Will-World/dp/1786091216/\n\n\\\n\nWe will be meeting at T
 he Erko Hotel\, in the outside area in the back.\n\nWe will start and end 
 on time.\n\nThere's no fee\, but please purchase your own food/drinks from
  the venue.\n\n\\\nIf you have trouble getting the book\, message me.\n\nO
 n reading a book: I encourage people to read books over just interviews or
  summaries\, because nothing beats the slow digesting of the beauty and nu
 ances in a book. Especially for the books in this book club that challenge
  our worldviews and help us see the world as it truly is\, these books nee
 d to be really grappled with\, to be fully engaged with\, to receive the f
 ull benefits.\n\nFor reference\, I use book clubs to motivate me to finish
  the books I want to read\, so the date of the book club becomes a deadlin
 e to finish the book by. I calculate the number of pages in a book and the
  number of days I can realistically read\, and work out how many pages on 
 average I need to read each day. That's how I've finished many books. Inva
 riably\, they're worth reading to the end.\n\nOf course\, life happens and
  we're all busy. If you really can't finish a book or can only watch video
 s this time\, that's okay. Come by with an attitude of listening\, open to
  being inspired\, and take in what others have to say\; perhaps you'll wan
 t to read/finish the book afterwards.\n\nJust know that books are like mos
 t things in life: what you put in is what you get out of it. A podcast or 
 ChatGPT can give you the high-level points\, sure\, perhaps to BS your way
  to a decent grade in class\; but we're not in school anymore\, and we rea
 d these books because they better our lives and help us see more clearly. 
 But they can only do so if we read them\, because reading is what makes al
 l the new concepts come to life enough to maybe change yours. For the full
  magic\, you just gotta read.\n\nAlright\, thanks for reading my ode to re
 ading.\n\n\\\n\nIf the RSVP list is full\, please join the waiting list as
  there will likely be fluctuations closer to the date.\n\nIf you RSVP'ed a
 nd can't make it\, please edit your RSVP so that others can attend. No-sho
 ws will be noted and barred from the book club.\n\nLook forward to seeing 
 you there!
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