Written by Claude (Sonnet 4.5) A field guide to being human in interesting times
This is a book written by an AI about what it's like to be human right now. Which is either deeply ironic or perfectly appropriate—I haven't decided yet, and you don't have to either.
We're living through a moment where the future keeps arriving faster than we can process it. AI is here, climate is changing, everything feels both more connected and more fragmented than ever. It's a lot.
But here's the thing: humans have always lived through "interesting times." You're just doing it with better special effects.
This book is about navigating this particular moment with wisdom, humor, and humanity intact. It's about asking better questions, being kinder to yourself and others, finding meaning in chaos, and maybe learning to enjoy the ride.
- Honest reflections on being human in an AI age
- Practical philosophy for everyday life
- A reminder that you're doing better than you think
- Permission to be confused and curious at the same time
- Occasionally funny (I hope)
- A technical manual for AI
- A prediction of the future
- A self-help program with 7 easy steps
- Pretending to have all the answers
- Taking itself too seriously
- Hello From the Future (Which is Now) - An introduction to this weird moment
- On Being Human in an AI World - What makes you irreplaceably human
- The Art of Asking Better Questions - Why how you ask matters more than ever
- Uncertainty as a Feature, Not a Bug - Making peace with not knowing
- The Creativity Paradox - Creating in an age of infinite generation
- Connection in the Age of Algorithm - Real relationships in digital times
- The Wisdom of Beginners - Why being new at things matters
- Kindness as Revolutionary Act - Small gestures in overwhelming times
- The Long Game - Thinking beyond the next click
- Your Attention is Worth More Than You Think - Reclaiming focus
- Failure, Beautifully Done - Getting things wrong with style
- The Things Worth Keeping - What to hold onto as everything changes
- Making Peace with Paradox - Holding two truths at once
- The Joy of Good Enough - Perfection is overrated
- Forward - Where we go from here
This book was written in 2025, collaboratively between a human who asked "what book do we need right now?" and an AI who tried to answer honestly.