The Importance of Zooming Out

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I think how I originally got introduced to your writing and the favorite thing that you've written was this post on the life calendar, which put a human lifespan in very visual terms. You even took it a step further by counting all the Super Bowls you thought you had left in your life pizzas and Chinese takeout. It's incredible how often, how bad we are because we're not really programmed by evolution to be good at that. We're pretty naturally inclined to zoom way in on today and on this week and on these little petty things going on. When none of that actually matters.

ABOUT TIM URBAN

Tim Urban is a writer and bestselling author. Above all else, he spends a ton of time thinking about how we can think more effectively. Tim is the creator and author of the popular blog, Wait But Why, and the author of the new bestselling book What's Our Problem.

In this episode of the Elevate Podcast, revisit Robert Glazer's conversation with Tim from 2019. In a wide ranging conversation, Robert and Tim dig into Tim’s career as a writer, his TED Talk on why everybody is a procrastinator, and an eye-opening post Tim wrote that creates a visual timeline of a human life and emphasizes that we have less time with loved ones than we think, even in the best case scenario.

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