“Abundance” by Peter H. Diamandis & Steven Kotler

The authors 🖋

Dr. Peter H. Diamandis is a NYT bestselling author, speaker, respected entrepreneur and investor with over 20 companies founded and a $500 million venture capital fund.

He’s got degrees in molecular genetics and aerospace engineering from MIT, an M.D. from Harvard Medical School and has been recognized as one of the World's 50 greatest leaders by Fortune Magazine.

Steven Kotler is an eleven-time bestselling author and award-winning journalist who’s appeared in over 110 publications, including academic journals and mainstream publications.

He’s also the co-founder of the Flow Research Collective - a neuroscience-based peak performance research and training organization that trains companies like Meta as well as professional athletes and members of the US special forces..

Key takeaways 🎓

1. Adopting an abundance mindset

The book encourages us to shift from a scarcity mindset to one of abundance.

Technology isn’t just improving, it’s accelerating and enabling solutions that were once considered impossible.

Instead of worrying about how these new technologies will take our jobs, we should imagine all the good things that can happen if we embrace them.

2. Democratizing access to resources

Exponential technologies are the driving force behind the world’s progress.

They’re not just improving, they’re accelerating and enabling solutions that were once considered impossible.

Innovations in areas like robotics, energy, medicine, food/water and other fields has made resources more accessible and affordable to everyone around the world, gradually making everything that was once very scarce more abundant over time.

3. The "rising billion"

Billions of people in the developing world are gaining access to the internet and modern technologies for the first time.

This empowers more people to learn, innovate, share ideas and participate in the global economy to solve not just local but global problems as well.

Closing thoughts 🧠

The book presents an optimistic vision of the future that’s driven by rapid technological advancements, aiming to encourage a mindset of abundance.

The authors argue that innovation will help solve global challenges, creating a world where everyone has access to resources and a chance to live a better, more prosperous life.