The Power of Cliches

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I'm wondering if you might talk about the role that a mantra has in habit formation. That when you come to a decision or a crisis or a moment of anger, can one of these expressions come to mind? You say you wrote them for yourself. I think we all do. They are there to inculcate little tiny habits and those little habits can be grown into larger habits. And a lot of it is very practical thing.

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.