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Ari Wallach: Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols

2024/10/14
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In this chapter, the discussion revolves around understanding time perception and the importance of projecting our current decisions into the future to create a better world. Ari Wallach and Andrew Huberman explore how technology affects our ability to think long-term and how societal changes have influenced our perception of purpose.
  • The human brain is capable of mental time travel, allowing us to think about past, present, and future scenarios.
  • Modern technology and societal structures often lock us into a present-focused mindset, reducing our ability to plan long-term.
  • Transgenerational empathy and understanding of our place in the timeline are crucial for fostering long-term thinking.

Shownotes Transcript

In this episode, my guest is Ari Wallach), 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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