Finding reality & truth by questioning what we “know.”
More than 60% of what the average person “knows” was never personally verified. This book is an invitation to rediscover the joy — and freedom — of asking better questions.
“In order to seek truth, it is necessary once in the course of our life, to doubt, as far as possible, of all things.” René Descartes
We inherit most of our beliefs the way we inherit furniture — handed down, rarely examined, and somehow always in the room.
This is a book about the quiet machinery of belief: why intelligent, well-meaning people fall for things that aren’t true, how our brains take shortcuts that feel like certainty, and what it takes to think clearly in a world moving at the speed of breaking news.
It isn’t a lecture. It’s a warm, often funny conversation about doubt as a discipline, truth as a living process, and curiosity as a kind of courage. Throughout, you’ll collect questions — practical ones — that help you separate what’s true from what’s merely comfortable.
Tell inherited assumptions from verified truth.
Notice when content is built to bypass your judgment.
Trade the comfort of certainty for the freedom of curiosity.
A journey from the comfort of certainty to the practice of wisdom.
And how do we know to trust it? The inherited architecture of belief and the problem of unverified knowledge.
Why we believe what we believe — the emotional core of conviction and the brain’s shortcuts.
How to question everything without losing your balance. Productive versus paralyzing doubt.
Building knowledge that endures — the craft of verification and the ethics of truth.
When reality becomes negotiable: deepfakes, the attention trap, and the new propaganda.
How to stay awake in a world of noise. Attention as currency and the practice of pausing.
From awareness to wisdom — learning to see clearly and respond rather than react.
Turning awakening into action, and carrying clear thinking into everyday life.
Wisdom in an age of accelerating change — meeting the world awake.
“When I was young, I knew everything. Absolutely everything. Then life started poking holes in that certainty.”
Larry writes for anyone who has ever wondered how much of what they believe is actually true. Born before 1950, he has spent a lifetime turning curiosity into a discipline — learning that asking good questions is less a talent than a practice anyone can build.
His aim with this book is simple and ambitious at once: to help readers rediscover the joy of questioning, cool a few overheated arguments, and make it a little harder for the smooth talkers to get away with their tricks.
— Larry
Available now in print and e-book. Bring more clarity, awareness, and honest curiosity to the way you think.
ISBN 979-8-234-04664-2 · Paperback & E-book
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