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What actually holds a life together?
COHERENCE
What holds us together · Venkat Rao · Two Point Singularity Press · Kindle · ₹249
The first telling: what holds us together, and why it comes first.
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The book in five minutes
COHERENCE is where the idea was first written down. It tells, in an emotional and narrative way, what coherence is: the invisible structure of people and stories that keeps a person steady.
It introduces the Coherence Wheel, the rings of one, four, fifteen, one hundred and fifty and beyond, and the idea of drift: the slow loosening that happens when those rings thin and nobody notices.
The Village Came First is its expanded, revised successor. Start here if you want the first and most personal telling.
Key takeaways
- Before you could speak, someone held you. That is the first fact of every life.
- Your life is held up by rings of people, each doing a different job.
- Drift is quiet. Most of us notice it late, as tiredness or loneliness.
- Coherence can be returned to, with other people.
Who it is for
Read this if you want the core idea in its first, most personal form.
You may notice which ring of your life has gone quiet.
The opening
Before you could speak, someone held you. That is the first fact of every human life, and the one we forget first.
What this book does not claim
It is a first telling. Its successor, The Village Came First, tightens the argument and the evidence.
Questions
What is COHERENCE about?
COHERENCE is where the idea was first written down. It tells, in an emotional and narrative way, what coherence is: the invisible structure of people and stories that keeps a person steady. It introduces the Coherence Wheel, the rings of one, four, fifteen, one hundred and fifty and beyond, and the idea of drift: the slow loosening that happens when those rings thin and nobody notices.
Who should read COHERENCE?
Read this if you want the core idea in its first, most personal form.
What does COHERENCE not claim?
It is a first telling. Its successor, The Village Came First, tightens the argument and the evidence.
Editions
| Format | Status | ISBN | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kindle ebook | Kindle · ₹249 | — | ₹249 |
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The Village Came First: Why do so many of us feel surrounded and alone at the same time?