“The Wisdom Pyramid” by Brett McCracken is one of the most practical and helpful books I’ve read this year.
It posits that we have jumbled up the right proportion of time to spend on these various areas. Reading through the e-book, I found myself nodding repeatedly.
From being steeped in knowing and living out the Bible, to spending time in a community of believers, and then in God’s creation, then taking enough time to slowly work through books, then pursuing beauty in forms such as music and art, and lastly spending the least proportion of time on social media and the internet.
A simple audit of the time spent in a normal week for most of us would show that we have got much of this in reverse order.
“And we wonder why we are struggling with wisdom. Today’s post-truth world is like a claustrophobic escape room where we are all frantically fiddling with things on the floor, hoping they’ll unlock an exit—all the while ignoring a hidden-in-plain-sight book that has the instructions we need. It’s right there, waiting to be opened; waiting to liberate us from the rabbit trails and dead ends of a world of self-made “truth.””
Each chapter was full of great stories and practical examples and Brett writes in an engaging style that young people will relate well to.
Well done, The Gospel Coalition for publishing this great book and making it so easily accessible. Indeed an important book for all to read.
9/10 ⭐️
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