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The Diary of a CEO with Steven Bartlett · October 19, 2025 · 2h 30m

Yuval Noah Harari

Yuval Noah Harari — author of Sapiens, Homo Deus, and 21 Lessons for the 21st Century. AI changing everything, the importance of stories, why soulmates are a myth, and the battle for human attention.

Highlights

Humans are the storytelling animal — stories create reality
Harari: money, nations, corporations, religions — all are stories that enough people believe. Stories create the cooperation that built civilization.
The battle for attention is the battle for civilization
Harari: whoever controls attention controls action. The attention economy isn't just a business model — it's a civilizational struggle.