Superhero Nation

Chapter 11

Superpower Foundation: Values

Transformation

Before you read

Kevin poses these at the start of the chapter, deliberately before his own argument. Answer them first if you can.

  1. 1

    What are your personal values?

  2. 2

    What values do you believe most others share with you?

  3. 3

    How do your values show up in the things you do?

What the chapter says

Kevin’s own distillation, in his words — not a summary written for him.

  • We need to mobilize as a nation around our shared values to survive and thrive for another 250 years.

  • Nearly all humans, individually and collectively, share the values of honesty, responsibility, respect, fairness, and compassion.

  • Shared human values are an essential foundation for building our superpowers.

  • The feeling-thinking brain dynamic can override our ability to live our values.

  • Self-awareness and vulnerability are crucial to keeping our values up front.

After you read

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