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How school and society teach us to be victims instead of masters of our circumstances;

Using death to clarify goals.

Problems with viewing money as a goal rather than a tool.

Dyrdek using qualitative data to craft his ultimate life.

What stands between me and freedom?

Problems with mental laziness.

Society teaches that it’s normal to have someone else dictate how I should use my time.

Benefits of setting milestones, especially one initial.

What it feels like to monitor your own energy.

Common energy drains.

The disastrous habit of blaming others.

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The mindset and beliefs of oppressor and oppressed — the bondage of guilt — the meaning of true freedom — and living beyond right and wrong

What political systems benefit the average person?

Dramatic differences between US and North Korea’s political systems

Mindset and beliefs of oppressor and oppressed

What mindset leads to consistent effort for a cause?

Are liberty, justice, and love innate or induced by society?

Is equality possible?

Meritocracy vs. enforced equality

Gratitude as an antidote for guilt

The amazing journey of Yeonmi Park from being sold into sex slavery in China being an improvement to graduating from Columbia University.

Looking closely at the need to be right

What it’s like to live beyond right and wrong

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We visualize the vast scope of the changes that AI will bring, examine the foundation of the fears surrounding AI, and discuss many ways in which AI will introduce a much better world.

The scope of the changes that AI will bring — seriously question the fears that AI will destroy us all — and visualize many ways in which AI may introduce a much better world.  

AI will not replace humans. Humans who use AI will replace humans.

AI is a great tool; whoever uses the best tools is always at an advantage.

Reasons why the fears that AI will take over unfounded

Who is likely to lose their job? what will they do instead?

The scope of the changes coming through AI

In the past, technological change has always brought more stability eventually

Can government change quickly enough to utilize the power of AI for control and manipulation?

The practice of using regulatory capture to consolidate power may go down the drain with governments' losing power.

The scope of the changes that AI induces

Are ethics imposed by society or are they immutable natural laws like gravity? If ethics are natural laws, then AI — with intelligence not skewed by physical and personal desires — will conclude that it is not a good idea to act unethically.

AI brings benefits of Customized education

People who know what they want will end up on top.

What is success?

What matters to you?

Can there be a personal relationship with AI?

AI doctors and AI therapists -- AI is way better than the average doctor or therapist, but nowhere near as good as a great one.

People will flow into work that they really enjoy and are well suited to — or self-destruct

AI will produce huge increases in beauty and aesthetics

AI has the potential to unravel the nature of our economic system

What can I do that would be fun for me and valuable for someone else?

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