Fluke Book Summary
Chance, Chaos, and Why Everything We Do Matters
Book by Brian Klaas
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In "Fluke," Brian Klaas argues that chance, chaos, and the interconnectedness of all things play a far greater role in shaping our lives and the world than we often acknowledge, and that embracing this insight can lead to a more meaningful and empowered existence.
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The Illusion of Individualism
"The real story of our lives is often written in the margins. Small details matter, and even the apparently insignificant choices of people we will never meet can seal our own fates—though most of us will never see that quite so clearly as Ivan did."
Section: 1, Chapter: 2
The Ghosts of Geography
"Geography, it is sometimes said, is destiny. That's hyperbole, a statement that erases humans as authors of their own histories. But geography does provide the folio within which we write, as our lives are shaped and diverted by the physical environment."
Section: 1, Chapter: 8
The Ripple Effects of Every Life
"You matter, down to the littlest, most insignificant decisions you have made or will ever make. Your words, your actions, even your thoughts and feelings, will have ripple effects that emanate widely, beyond what you'll ever see or realize, even well beyond your lifetime."
Section: 1, Chapter: 9
The Awe of Interconnection
"When we try to pick out anything by itself," the naturalist John Muir once said, "we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe." We are each hitched to one another, which yields a profound gift: that everything we do matters, including whatever you decide to do now, when you close this book, and go out to explore that wonderful, maddening, infinitely complex world that we call home."
Section: 1, Chapter: 13
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