General Description
The book is 300 pages long. It consists of 12 chapters and 3 appendices. The material is presented purely as text information, although diagrams and images can occasionally be found. The book is easy and quick to read.
Brief Description
First, it describes what a tribe is in a general sense. By tribe, we don't mean primitive people living together, but modern ones. That is, it's a person's entire environment, starting from their relatives and loved ones, ending with work and colleagues. Typically, such a tribe includes from 20 to 150 people. Depending on who these people are, that's who you will become.
In the author's opinion, there are five levels of development of tribal culture, from the first (negative) to the fifth (highest). Each level is characterized by a certain style of communication, interaction, and views on life. Moving to a higher level requires significant changes in behavior, perception, and education.
Throughout the book, the author begins to analyze each of the five groups:
- Level 1 — "Life sucks"
- Level 2 — "My life sucks"
- Level 3 — "I'm the best"
- Level 4 — "We're the best"
- Level 5 — "Our mission changes the world"
The analysis is done from all aspects, starting with creating an average portrait of people in each group and their views on life, ending with how and why one should improve and change, how much time this requires, and ultimately how to move to a higher level and help your loved ones move with you. At the same time, various life situations can shake any person and temporarily lower his (meaning his mood, thoughts, and views) to a lower level. The author also analyzes such situations and gives recommendations on how to get out of difficult situations and continue moving up the five-level system.
Opinion
After reading this book, for the first few months, you will probably start comparing all your relatives, friends, and acquaintances with the five groups of people in society and distributing them according to the criteria proposed by the author. The book is well-structured and reads quite well. Although, in my opinion, the material presented in 300 pages could have been fitted into 200. Surprisingly, it turned out to be a huge summary, although the main message of the book could have been fitted on one page.
