Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan discuss Peter's conversation with Elon Musk, and delve into the importance of optimism, technology's role in creating abundance, and the bright future ahead for the United States. They also touch on author Peter Zeihan’s unique perspective on world events post-World War II.

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The fundamentals of the hierarchy of needs are all increasing in accessibility and abundance around the world.

The more entrepreneurs there are, the more problems there are being solved.

Studies show that 25% of people are born with a gene that predisposes them toward worry. And 25% are born with a gene that predisposes them toward opportunity.

The difference between an optimist and a pessimist is that an optimist sees failure as an anomaly, and a pessimist sees success as an anomaly.

Many people don’t know this, but everything that affects the costs of money, energy, labor, or transport also affects the other three factors. It can be difficult to understand how it works and how it directly affects you. Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis explain the importance of quality transportation routes, explain why the United States is in the best position, and discuss the trend toward local manufacturing.

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Nanotechnology and advanced 3D printing soon will allow us to manufacture whatever we want based upon atomic components.

The cognitive talent around the world is linking digitally with the places where they can get the most highly paid.

Water transportation is one twelfth the cost of any other transportation.

The costs of money, energy, labor, and transport contribute to government taxes and regulation.

Throughout human history, you were as old as your chronological age. Now, it’s becoming possible to be decades younger physically than the number of years you’ve been alive. Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis explain the simple actions you can take right now to extend your life, why you shouldn’t even be thinking about retiring, and how there’s a $101 million prize waiting for anyone who’s developing a restorative therapy.

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Dan and Peter discuss why regenerative medicine is going to be the number one industry over the next hundred years and how it's worth $38 trillion to the global economy per year.

Peter gives tips on healthy lifestyle habits.

Dan talks about why the U.S. doesn’t have a healthcare system, it has a disease management system.

Peter and Dan discuss the Future of Money, Energy, Labor, And Transportation (MELT). Peter uses his "6D's of Exponentials" framework to look at each category.

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The U.S. will do the best job of using technology to contain the cost of money, energy, labor, and transportation.

When digitization suddenly helps to drop the cost of things, a disruption takes place in three forms: demonetization, dematerialization, and democratization.

The advantage of digitizing something is that you can offer it globally.

Peter and Dan discuss the topic of finding your passion. As Mark Twain said, “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” They distinguish between passion and purpose, and how to identify what you should probably be working on today.

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The educational system doesn’t deal with the reality of people’s lives; rather, it imposes a form.

The most important thing for a person to do is get a handle on their own experience and what it means for them.

An entrepreneur’s role isn’t to become good at everything. It’s better to become exceptionally good at one thing.

Once you’ve achieved your goals and have a successful business, what’s next? You might have to look around, talk to people, and consider things you’ve never thought of before. Peter and Dan discuss why someone would make the move into an adjacent business, and how to actually pull it off.

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How to discover where you’re vulnerable to disruption

It’s every entrepreneur’s challenge to find a business that will grow their own future

Being really good at something means you might lose your curiosity about other things.

Peter Diamandis and Dan Sullivan dive into the latest in longevity, health, exercise and lifestyle optimization. With a wealth of scientific insights and personal habits, they share expert advice on living your best life. You’ll hear their daily routines with practical tips to help achieve real-world results for you and your family.

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A roadmap to the best version of you.

If you’re doing something significant, you’re going to want to live to see the results.

You should always be involved in something that has a chance to fail.

If evolution was able to reduce the amount of sleep that people need, it would have.

Entrepreneurs understand the importance of innovation, but do you know everything you should know about intellectual property? In this episode, Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis explain the basics of intellectual property law that entrepreneurs should be aware of to maximize the value of their creations and how the AI revolution will impact patents.

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Why we should reward innovators because there’s risk involved in what they do.

The growth of entrepreneurism is consistent with the protection of personal property that is the result of invention and innovation.

There are going to be many patents coming in for AI as a technology, but not for what AI creates.

Dan and Peter discuss the potential impacts of AI on society, including job creation and loss, the risk of malevolent use, and the possibility of a "post-truth" world. They express optimism about AI's potential to increase productivity and create a world of abundance, but also stress the importance of proper management and regulation.

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Surprising ways AI will benefit us.

Why people often forget the positive side of technology’s potential.

Key differences between the human brain and a computer.

Why the majority of people have a bias against change.

The dialogue also touches on topics like regenerative medicine, intellectual property law, and the geopolitical implications of AI.

What is it that helped the most successful leaders in the world reach that level? Mindset. Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis discuss the mindsets that helped carry them to where they are today, and the secret ingredients needed to be successful and happy.

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Why Dan considers his bankruptcy to be an extreme form of market research.

When you set a big goal and let everybody know, it focuses the mind like nothing else.

Why having measurable, accessible goals is critical to being optimistic.