I want to recommend a book called Humankind – A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman. It presents an optimistic view that people tend to be good. This flies in the face of much common cynicism about human nature. It is well worth reading and ends with ten rules to live by: 1. When in doubt, assume the best. 2. Think in win-win scenarios. 3. Ask more questions. 4. Temper your empathy, train your compassion. 5. Try to understand the others, even if you don’t get where they’re coming from. 6. Love your own as others love their own. 7. Avoid the news. 8. Don’t punch Nazis. 9. Come out of the closet; don’t be ashamed to do good. 10. Be realistic. Some of these rules may seem idealistic or counter-intuitive, but their logic is laid out in the book.
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