Navigation überspringen
Prosper!
Book

Prosper!

How to Prepare for the Future and Create a World Worth Inheriting

Peak Prosperity Press, 2015 Mehr


Editorial Rating

7

Qualities

  • Applicable
  • Well Structured
  • Visionary

Recommendation

Peak Prosperity consultancy co-founders Chris Martenson and Adam Taggart predict a crisis of global proportions due to rising national debt, unchecked consumption, threatened ecosystems and depletion of fossil fuels. If you live in denial, ignore the warnings and assume life will continue unchanged, they believe you’re stacking the odds against your future. When your way of life is no longer sustainable, how will you not only survive, but also “prosper”? The authors provide concrete strategies for coping with the world they predict. They suggest preparing for the future by accumulating “eight types of capital”: “Financial, Social, Living, Material, Knowledge, Emotional, Cultural” and “Time.” If you agree a crisis is looming – and perhaps even if you don’t – getAbstract recommends this guide to preparation and survival. Whether you think the authors are prophets or alarmists, building a greener, more thrifty world is bound to be good for you.

Take-Aways

  • Unsustainable trends in the “Three E’s” – “economy, energy and environment” – presage a monstrous, worldwide disruption.
  • Develop resilience to have the best chance of thriving in the unknown future.
  • Accumulate resources and capabilities in “eight forms of capital”: “Financial, Social, Living, Material, Knowledge, Emotional, Cultural” and “Time.”

About the Authors

Economist Chris Martenson, PhD, wrote the video seminar and book, The Crash Course. He co-founded Peak Prosperity with Adam Taggart, a former Yahoo vice president.


More on this topic

Learners who read this summary also read

Related Channels