Infinite Loops

Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• As a creator, you must have the internal belief that you can create great things even though you don’t yet have support from other people
  • Delusional optimism is helpful to have for both creators and entrepreneurs
• Tim believes every person has 2 minds: a higher mind and a primitive mind
  • The higher mind can see the world in real-time, understands what culture and society are, and understands all of the lessons we’ve learned during our lifetime. It follows a more long-term thinking process.
  • The primitive mind is the ancient software that is a survival program from 50,000 BC. Its purpose is to remind you to eat, reproduce, and be accepted by others. It follows a more short-term thinking process.
• “If you are determined to believe something, there is absolutely no one who is going to stop you from believing it” – Tim Urban
  • For instance, there’s a growing group of 10,000+ people who believe the Earth is flat and won’t change their minds no matter what evidence you show them
• Most of your beliefs are probably wrong, be open to changing them. Seek the truth instead of seeking to be right all the time.
  • Think of your ideas as models and be open to changing models when presented with new evidence
• “The best way to change behavior that is happening naturally is to publicly shame it and to make it uncool.” – Tim Urban

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In this episode we spoke with Tim Urban, founder and writer at Wait But Why? In this super episode Jim and Tim discuss:

• The story of us
• Managing and taming our biases
• Flat earthers and how we’re no different
• Overcoming our outdated mental hardware
• and MUCH more.

Follow Tim on Twitter (Twitter.com/waitbutwhy) and check out his site (waitbutwhy.com)