Monoculture: How we Can Change the Story
Monoculture: How One Story is Changing Everything by F.S. Michaels is one of these books. It made me stop and think at the end of every chapter and confirmed some of my thinking. I found the chapter about the Arts very interesting, especially how in the past everything we made with our hands was Art and not just Fine Arts.
Moaning about how things aren't as they should be and how everything has become about economics is not really effective. The last chapter of the book really shows that there is another way of doing things.
We make our own stories and decide which ones we want to live in. If you don't agree with what is happening then change it. You don't need someone's approval, just do it. If you need an approval, then you have mine. If you want to make the world a better place, then show it with your actions. If you want to be with someone that is from a completely different background than you, then be with them. If you want to work with a start-up even though it's a very high risk, then do it. If you want to improve education, then start supporting your local groups. Even one person can make a difference.
Stop evaluating things with an economic lens and focus on your passion and what makes you feel good. As the author says at the end of the book (spoiler alert):
The choice is yours.
What stories will you live?
What stories will you tell?
