So, You’ve Decided to Forge Some Hope?

Let's start.

Welcome, friends—I'm Rod, one of your hosts for this Hopeforge experiment (alongside

Monte Torkelsen

and

Samir Selmanovic

). If you’ve clicked your way here, you’ve already done the hard part: you’ve chosen not to opt out of hope. That’s not nothing.

This post is your nudge to take the next small but essential step:

👉 Get the book.

That’s it. Just get the book and begin.
Printed, digital, or audio—all formats welcome.

We’re reading Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, and your only job right now is to start with the Prologue + Chapters 1–3 sometime this week.

Each week, we’ll post a short reading prompt and open a space for conversation. Comment when you’re ready. There’s no pressure to “keep up”—only an invitation to keep going.

And if you want to connect live, we’ve got four Friday evening Zoom sessions on the calendar (all optional, all one hour):

🗓️ Aug 22
🗓️ Sept 5
🗓️ Sept 19
🗓️ Oct 3
🕘 —all at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT

No lectures. Just conversation, breakouts, maybe music, and a few surprises.

This is free, hosted with love, and it begins with a book.
So go ahead. Get your eyes—or ears—on Humankind, and let’s start reading.

We’re so glad you’re here.
– Rod

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