We need to be very careful with optimism when the stakes are so incredibly high. Overconfidence can be a dangerous thing.

Nonetheless, when Yuval Noah Harari writes something — or anything for that matter — it’s always worth reading and pondering.

Here’s the latest take from Harari:

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“Less than a week into the war, it seems increasingly likely that Vladimir Putin is heading towards a historic defeat. He may win all the battles but still lose the war.”

I hope he’s right.

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Yuval Noah Harari wrote two of the best books I’ve read in the last ten years: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind and: Homo Deus: A Brief History of Tomorrow