Sum - Forty Tales from the Afterlives
David Eagleman

Summary

A collection of short stories about death. One of Derek Sivers' favourite books.

Notes

You cannot appreciate the destination without knowing the starting point

You cannot revel in the simplicity unless you remember the alternatives

Meaning varies with spatial scale

There are 3 deaths. The first is when the body ceases to function. Second when the body is consigned to the grave. The third is that moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.

Since we live in the heads of those who remember us, we lose control of our lives and become who they want us to be

End of death is death of motivation

Learn how to watch the earth well

Don’t be surprised that at different ages, the different years tend to drift apart

Everything interesting happens at the borders b/w domains of power

No one knows where any seed lands

The more you fall short of your potential, the more of those lesser yous are you forced to deal with

Everything is seeking

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