The chapter explores the different types of curiosity and the importance of challenging absolute truth. It discusses the concept of increasing one's 'surface area for luck' and shares examples of how this idea played out in different situations. The chapter also delves into the ideas of William Blake, Taoism, and quantum philosophy, emphasizing the need to perceive the world from multiple perspectives.
The inimitable Derek Sivers returns for Part Two of our conversation. Important Links:
Show Notes:
- Curiosity Starts With Dissatisfaction
- Defining Things By Their Opposites
- Counterbalancing Our Biases
- How To Reframe Your Problems
- Still Too Soon To Tell
- Alternate Pasts & Alternate Futures
- The Choice You Commit To Is The Best Choice
- Just Do The Thing
- What Next?
- Derek As Emperor Of The World
- MORE!
Books Mentioned:
- Anything You Want; by Derek Sivers
- Hell Yeah Or No; by Derek Sivers
- How To Live; by Derek Sivers
- Your Music And People; by Derek Sivers
- William Blake vs the World; by John Higgs
- The God Problem: How a Godless Cosmos Creates; by Howard Bloom
- The Selfish Gene; by Richard Dawkins
- Awaken The Giant Within: How to Take Immediate Control of Your Mental, Emotional, Physical and Financial Life; by Tony Robbins
- The Enlightenment Trilogy; by Jed McKenna
- What's Our Problem?: A Self-Help Book for Societies; by Tim Urban