Kevin Smith: In your book, you say that the future is decided by optimists. He says it's an act of imagination to imagine things working out good and well. It's very cheap to imagine how things go wrong, he says; most things are going to fail. "The only reason why we don't despair is because we will also continue to make solutions"
Not all advice is excellent, and not all futurists are right. But Kevin Kelly, Founder and Senior Maverick of Wired Magazine, is the exception on both fronts. Today he returns to Rule Breaker Investing to share his optimistic take on the generous nature of the universe and our place in it.
- (00:11:57) The Magic of Compounding
- (00:17:50) Why the Size of your Balcony Matters
- (00:20:45) Choosing Optimism
- (00:29:40) Ending Meetings Early
- (00:31:35) Saints and Superheroes
- (00:40:35) Underestimating Long Term Possibilities
- (00:45:18) Choose Options that Open Up More Options
- (01:00:37) The Cheapest Possible Therapy
- (01:06:38) Inevitable Updates
Companies Mentioned: AMZN, IRBT, ATVI, GOOG, BRK
Host: David Gardner Guest: Kevin Kelly Producer: Rick Engdahl