Small is Beautiful by E. F. Schumacher Summary
Overview of Small is Beautiful
In 1973, Schumacher challenged "bigger is better" economics with a revolutionary alternative: human-centered sustainability. Named among the 100 most influential post-WWII books, this manifesto sparked global environmental movements and remains startlingly relevant 50 years later. What if smaller truly is more beautiful?
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著者の声を通じて本を感じる
知識を魅力的で例が豊富な洞察に変換
キーアイデアを瞬時にキャプチャして素早く学習
楽しく魅力的な方法で本を楽しむ
重要なポイント
When Bigger Stopped Being Better
Picture a world drunk on its own success. The year is 1973, and humanity stands at the apex of industrial triumph-skyscrapers pierce the clouds, assembly lines hum with mechanical precision, and economists proclaim the "problem of production" solved. Then an economist named E.F. Schumacher publishes a book with a heretical title: "Small Is Beautiful." Within months, the oil crisis hits, revealing the fragility of our resource-dependent civilization. Suddenly, his warning doesn't sound so crazy. What if our greatest achievements were actually leading us toward catastrophe? What if the very logic that built our modern world contained the seeds of its destruction? This wasn't just another economics book-it was a manifesto that would sell over a million copies, get translated into 27 languages, and earn recognition as one of the most influential works published since World War II. Leaders from Jimmy Carter to the Dalai Lama found wisdom in its pages. Why? Because Schumacher dared to question the unquestionable: our blind faith in growth, bigness, and technological domination.
The Capital We're Burning Through and the Tyranny of Price Tags
Work as Liberation and the Human Scale of Everything
Education for What Really Matters
Technology That Serves Rather Than Enslaves
Economic Systems That Truly Serve Human Flourishing
Reclaiming Our Future
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『Small is Beautiful』の核心的なアイデアを分かりやすいポイントに分解し、革新的なチームがどのように創造、協力、成長するかを理解します。
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『Small is Beautiful』を素早い記憶のヒントに凝縮し、率直さ、チームワーク、創造的な回復力の主要原則を強調します。
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"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
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"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
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"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
"Instead of endless scrolling, I just hit play on BeFreed. It saves me so much time."
"I never knew where to start with nonfiction—BeFreed’s book lists turned into podcasts gave me a clear path."
"Perfect balance between learning and entertainment. Finished ‘Thinking, Fast and Slow’ on my commute this week."
"Crazy how much I learned while walking the dog. BeFreed = small habits → big gains."
"Reading used to feel like a chore. Now it’s just part of my lifestyle."
"Feels effortless compared to reading. I’ve finished 6 books this month already."
"BeFreed turned my guilty doomscrolling into something that feels productive and inspiring."
"BeFreed turned my commute into learning time. 20-min podcasts are perfect for finishing books I never had time for."
"BeFreed replaced my podcast queue. Imagine Spotify for books — that’s it. 🙌"
"It is great for me to learn something from the book without reading it."
"The themed book list podcasts help me connect ideas across authors—like a guided audio journey."
"Makes me feel smarter every time before going to work"
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