The Idea of Free Will and Agency in an Indifferent Universe

AJ Jacobs: I try to send out a positive message partly because if I didn't, you know, I would just descend into darkness and cynicism. If I believed that whatever success I've had is all because of my brilliance, then I think I would be a very different person. But I am so aware of how much luck plays a part in life; there's so much luck involved. There are millions of people who were born with natural talent who also worked hard but didn't get the lucky breaks I got.