In today's one minute better book review, we covered "Maps of Meaning" by Jordan Peterson. Why have people from different cultures and eras formulated myths and stories with similar structures? What does this similarity tell us about the mind, morality, and structure of the world itself? From the author of 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos comes a provocative hypothesis that explores the connection between what modern neuropsychology tells us about the brain and what rituals, myths, and religious stories have long narrated. A cutting-edge work that brings together neuropsychology, cognitive science, and Freudian and Jungian approaches to mythology and narrative, Maps of Meaning presents a rich theory that makes the wisdom and meaning of myth accessible to the critical modern mind. ✅ On Amazon: https://amzn.to/40JXyl1 1️⃣ Audiobook & Audiobook Summary Times 2️⃣ Key Concepts 3️⃣Quotes 4️⃣Pro's and Con's 5️⃣How I 'Hired' Mario Narrate (and how you can too) 6️⃣How to Grow Your Professional Network By One ℹ️ The links on this page are affiliate links. Affiliates pay a person when someone purchases products or services through their affiliate links. 1️⃣AUDIOBOOK & AUDIO SUMMARY TIMES ✅ Audiobook |30 hours and 52 minutes | Amazon Audible https://amzn.to/40JXyl1 ✅ Audio Summary | 26 minutes | Blinkist free trial link http://blinkist-us.pxf.io/e4L3MO Time Saving Tip: I typically listen to a book summary on Blinkist to see if I want to invest time in reading, or listening to, the entire book. 2️⃣ SOME KEY CONCEPTS 🗝 The meaning of life is to reject nihilism, accept responsibility, and pursue your purpose. 🗝 Religion and myth fulfill a human need to understand the world and provide answers to existential questions. 🗝 To make sense of unexpected events, both positive and negative, people create stories and narratives. 🗝 Humans and animals both have a natural fear and mistrust of the unknown and unfamiliar. 🗝 Societies often become more rigid and oppressive as they close themselves off from new ideas and experiences. 🗝 Cultures that are flexible and prioritize the individual over the group tend to thrive and survive through change. 🗝 Every person has both heroic and antiheroic elements within themselves. ✅ On Amazon: https://amzn.to/40JXyl1 ✅ Blinkist free trial offer: http://blinkist-us.pxf.io/e4L3MO 3️⃣ QUOTES TO GIVE YOU A SENSE OF THE BOOK: 💭“The human purpose, if such a thing can be considered, is to pursue meaning.” 💭“Our great rationalist ideologies…fascist, say, or communist – demonstrated their essential uselessness within the space of mere generations, despite their intellectually compelling nature.” 💭“Rituals designed to strengthen group identity hold chaos at bay but threaten individual identification with the exploratory hero – an identity upon which maintenance of the group ultimately depends.” 💭“At the end of this, the most cruel and bloodthirsty of centuries, we are in danger not only of failing to understand evil but of denying its very existence. Invisibility, however, is what the devil craves most.” 💭“Failure to transcend group identification is, in the final analysis, as pathological as failure to leave childhood.” ✅ On Amazon: https://amzn.to/40JXyl1 ✅ Blinkist free trial offer: http://blinkist-us.pxf.io/e4L3MO 3️⃣PRO’S AND CON’S Reasons you may like the book: 👍 Interpretation of myth, religion, history, and philosophy 👍 Uplifting and optimistic conclusions about the purpose of life and responsibility 👍 Provides insight into common motivations, morality, and actions that drive human beings 👍 Emphasizes the importance of respecting mythology and religion for maintaining morality 👍 Discusses the dangers of a static culture becoming tyrannical Reasons you may NOT like the book:: 👎Incredibly challenging to read 👎Author has garnered controversy and acclaim 👎You may not agree with the author's views on religion and mythology ✅ On Amazon: https://amzn.to/40JXyl1 ✅ Blinkist free trial offer: http://blinkist-us.pxf.io/e4L3MO 5️⃣HOW I 'HIRED' MARIO TO NARRATE (AND HOW YOU CAN TOO) 👉Rather than hiring an human actor like some other channels to narrate, I ‘hired’ Mario from Synthesia to read the script. 👉Synthesia is the first AI video generation platform. ✅Check them out here: https://bit.ly/Synthesia_AI My process: 👉Find a book I think my kids, or others, might enjoy. 👉Develop a review script, capture concepts, quotes, and research pro's and cons. 👉Choose a Synthesia narrator, drop in my script, clean it up, and download the narration. 👉Finish production (e.g., media, text, flow). 🏁Results: My kids, and you (and me), discover and learn something new! ✅Learn more about Synthesia here: https://bit.ly/Synthesia_AI 6️⃣GROW YOUR PROFESSIONAL NETWORK BY ONE Feel free to connect with me professionally on LinkedIn: https://bit.ly/Connectwithmeonlinkedin