The Psychology Podcast

Chip Conley || Wisdom, Midlife, and Peak Experience

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Jul 23, 2020
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ANECDOTE

Chip's Airbnb Journey

  • Chip Conley, at 52, joined Airbnb, twice the average employee's age.
  • He felt like both a mentor and intern, lacking tech knowledge but rich in leadership experience.
INSIGHT

Balancing Wisdom and Curiosity

  • Conley's experience highlighted the importance of balancing wisdom and curiosity.
  • He learned to be comfortable being both the "dumbest" and "wisest" in different meetings.
ADVICE

Cultivating Wisdom

  • Cultivate and harvest wisdom throughout life, not just in later years.
  • Conley suggests we transition from "knowledge workers" to "wisdom workers."
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