How to Be the Best in the World at Something

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Spencer Viya: Being the best at something can be intimidating. He says there's a question of audience, who are you targeting it for and what do you want to leave people with? Viya: I look at this from a mindfulness lens where it's really like paying attention to what is workingWhat's not on a day to day, moment to moment day to day week, week to month, year to decade and lifetime focus.

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How can you live your best life? What's a good definition of "wisdom"? What are some possible taxonomies of life outcomes? What are some low-hanging fruit in the realm of self-improvement? What are some useful behavior change frameworks and techniques?

All his life, James Norris has been searching for the best ways to change himself and change the world. He started as an entrepreneur at age 6 and since has co-founded or helped build 9 businesses and 16 organizations, including the premier conference for the effective altruism movement, the world's first global lifehacking event series, Southeast Asia's first social innovation hackathon series, and a university for today's Leonardo da Vincis. He graduated from the University of Texas at Austin as a triple major / quadruple minor. Find more about him at jamesnorris.org and upgradable.org.

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