Audience of One

#027 - Tom Morgan on The Hero’s Journey, Curiosity, Complexity, & Value


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Tom Morgan is a writer and director at Sapient Capital. Tom and I discuss curiosity, Joseph Campbell's Hero’s Journey and the call to adventure, Brett Anderson’s work and the movement of reality towards complexity, the question of what is value, and more.

(00:30) Why he left finance

(03:38) Directing your skills & talents towards something useful
(07:28) Can we listen to our intuition more intently, rather than learning through experience?
(09:52) Joseph’s Campbell's Hero’s Journey as a guide for life; curiosity & the call to adventure
(13:57) The pursuit of curiosity is where you find a life worth living; science of meaning & curiosity
(18:21) Brett Andersen's theory & updating models to get closer to reality
(22:46) Movement towards complexity; life is a process
(23:57) Complex vs complicated
(26:02) What does reality deem valuable?
(30:49) Operating optimally as an individual in a complex system
(33:47) Does everyone really have value to add to the network?
(42:13) Left-right brain hemispheres; paying attention to external cues
(45:34) Use energy as your guide

Tom’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/tomowenmorgan

Tom’s What’s Important Substack: https://whatsimportant.substack.com/

Sapient Capital: https://sapientcapital.com/

Brett Anderson’s Imitations of a New Worldview: https://brettandersen.substack.com/p/intimations

Spencer’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SP1NS1R

Spencer’s Blog: https://spencerkier.substack.com

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