You have a rule of three in conversation when you ask someone for a reason for why they did something. You've got to go all the way and let them go through the obvious stuff, the cliché stuff. And then, though, at the third, is there more? Then you'll hear the real story. If you're trying to get rich quick, it's not going to work.
Photographer, author, and visionary Kevin Kelly talks about his book Excellent Advice for Living with EconTalk's Russ Roberts. His advice includes how to have a deep conversation, why it's better to control time than money--and whether, in the end, we should give advice in the first place. Other topics of discussion include the right object of our aspirations, the reason for optimism when it comes to technology, and why Kelly is not worried about AI.