CHAPTER 1: THE HISTORY OF OUR DEATH(WHY THE MODERN IT STRUCTURE HAS FAILED US)
Jeff Winston was on the phone with his wife when he died.
First line from Replay by Ken Grimwood
The book Replay by Ken Grimwood is one of my favorite books of all time. It was a bit of a sci-fi cult classic when it was published in 1986. It was at once entertaining and profound. It tells the story of a man who dies suddenly at the age of 43 – only to wake up back in his freshman year of college. He learns that he has been given a great gift. A chance to live his adult life again. A ‘do-over.’ He decides that he will not make the same mistakes twice and lives his life differently. Until he reaches age 43 – and he dies again.
As this cycle repeats, he comes to a realization. ...
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