IRB Media Summary of Pedram Shojai's Focus

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Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Book Preview: #1 The word live is derived from the root word life, which is the condition that distinguishes animals and plants from inorganic matter. It grows and reproduces, and it has the qualities of vitality, vigor, and energy. But life is more than just these things.#2 Sentience is the ability to perceive that one is alive, aware, awake, and able to somehow know this. It is the hallmark of consciousness. Who's doing the thinking in your head. Who's witnessing the thoughts you are perceiving.#3 We all somehow exist here on Earth at this moment. We measure and plot our progress of existence in the thing we call time, which has a past, present, and future. When that existence ceases to progress, it ends.#4 The breakdown of molecular bonds in our food stores energy that we can use. This energy is stored in carbohydrates, and we get it by eating plants or animals that ate plants.