In this episode, my guest is Ari Wallach, most recently an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and host of a new TV series titled A Brief History of the Future. We discuss the importance of learning to project our understanding of ourselves and our goals into the future, both for our own sake and for future generations. We also explore how this fosters a sense of unity and community within our species.
We examine how technology and modern society influence our perception of time and our ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, reward-driven environment that leads to our best possible future. Additionally, we discuss how the dismantling of traditional institutions has altered people's sense of purpose. We outline protocols to cultivate long-term thinking, connect with core values, and define a deep sense of purpose. This episode provides listeners with actionable tools to merge short- and long-term thinking in ways that create a positive, lasting impact on ourselves, society, and the planet.
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Timestamps
00:00:00 Ari Wallach
00:01:58 Sponsors: David, Helix Sleep & ROKA
00:06:13 Mental Time Travel; Technology & Present
00:15:46 Technology; Tools: Transgenerational Empathy; Bettering Today
00:22:00 Tool: Empathy for Others
00:26:09 Empathy for Future Generations, Emotion & Logic
00:31:48 Tool: Emotion to Guide Action
00:36:50 Sponsor: AG1
00:38:02 Tools: Perfect Day Exercise; Cathedral Thinking, Awe & Future Generations
00:43:52 Egoic Legacy, Modeling Behavior
00:51:13 Social Media, Time Capsule, Storytelling
01:00:06 Sponsor: LMNT
01:01:18 Short-Term Thinking; Life Purpose, Science & Religion
01:09:23 Longpath, Telos, Time Perception
01:15:19 Tools: Photo Frames; Behavior & Legacy; Life in Weeks
01:23:02 Tool: Visualizing Future You
01:30:17 Death, Western Society
01:36:20 Tool: Writing Letter to Future Self
01:41:01 Society, Future Harmony
01:47:03 Traditional Institutions, Family, Future Consciousness; “Protopia”
01:58:48 Tool: Behavior & Modeling for the Future
02:08:11 Tool: “Why Tuesdays?”, Examining Self
02:14:58 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter
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