Roman Krznaric is a bestselling author and one of the UK’s leading philosophers, who is passionate about the power of ideas to transform society. He is a TED speaker, a founding faculty member of the School of Life, the Creator of the World’s First Empathy Museum, and a Research Fellow at the Long Now Foundation. Roman's books include: 'How to Find Fulfilling Work', 'Empathy', 'The Wonderbox' and 'Carpe Diem Regained', and have been published in more than 20 languages. In this conversation, we discuss his most recent book: ‘The Good Ancestor’, which focuses on how to think long term in a short term world.
In a wide ranging discussion, we explore:
Why long term thinking may hold the key to solving large scale societal issues such as climate change
How small groups of ‘time rebels’ are slowly starting to influence culture and public policy to the protect the rights of future generations
The psychological barriers to long term thinking, and how to overcome them
Practical ways we can start widening our time horizons
And a whole lot more.
You can learn more about Roman’s work at www.romankrznaric.com, and follow him on Twitter @romankrznaric.
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