23:00 revisionist history howard zinn - historical perspective of native tribes - approach in history re-write the perspective of historical framework perspective of local communities - the historical framework shifts - entire mechanism shifts there - in education the paradigm of education in 1700th century mindset - highly celebrates privileged individuals uncommon access to information in uncommon ways - revisionist history von neuman were privileged in their lives entire systems in society assume that privilege and celebrates it.

25:00 two lives happening simultaneously - staged life in academia not aligned in physical life assumptions of academic life tied into privilege - takes counter pressure to overcome privilege barriers to engage in that space -

26:30 structure of phd education did not exist until 1940s - look at first phds - the amount of research that is available - 70 years of academic work w 100s 1000s people doing it - phd candidate 2020 - amount of information a phd candidate has to process in 1960 but structure of degree has not changed much of the dominant paradigm - we really have to transform the entire ed sys so someone now can marinate on the idea

29:00 5-6 years in undergraduate or change last 2 years in hs so last 2 years you get to specialize - instead of having to figure out everything you have to do - allow those structures to change al ittle bit - amazing nature of the academic work to be produced - the scholars who control the process just bc they went through emotional pain doesn’t make them special

30:00- as we navigate those spaces of teaching jobs academic systems based on current systems have no mechanisms to be offered to you in that space - that challenge is - navigate those pressures while keeping those larger questions alive - student centered system - Raj Chetti has audacity to believe that

33:00 Jeff’s aunt daughters husband study bird - Jeff thought he shouldn’t have PhD at 28 the end of my PhD they put a baby a drivers seat - structure of your life - he was trying to finish his degree as a dad

35:00 Duckworth, Robin DeAngelo Dan Meyer

38:00 If jeff thought about this degree on a year to year basis are there any projects I can do in my personal life - eliminating martial arts - addicted to martial arts - first entered my mind vs

40:00 current generations of students has no idea of all the successes,

43:02Amplify Balaram’s Voice While Democratizing Jeff’s Guidance!

58:00 build a purpose - strategic deep learners to think about long term purpose if there’s no food on the table if you don’t have shelter or light in the home - engineers - in our ways to be - learning needs hierarchy - carve out some extra space to do that higher level of thinking

1:11:00 seek out a relatively constant stream of information outside of the academic degree that informs the way i think about myself

1:13:00 when thinking about purpose it’s not a destination - Jeff’s 50th draft can be considered second draft - what i want my life to include in the long run human being change on a daily basis as you get older your interest are gonna change life circumstances - recognizing purpose

1:20:00 purpose is most meaningful when it’s above economic activity it’s the benefit our communities that may be people our environment other living beings - value energy minimize suffering and maximize suffering - the closer i get to explicit answers on that the more daily actions