🎙️Episode 30: Transcending Ambivalence and Aligning Motivation (New Year 2025) 🎧Welcome to Episode 30 of Agents of Everything. In this New Year's Day 2025 special we dive head first into the natural human struggle with conflicting desires and motivations. Join me as we explore the art and craft of balancing creativity and productivity, and aligning our differing fears and desires. We discuss the nature of human motivation and discover how the concept of "parts" or "agencies"(referencing AI researcher Marvin Minsky) can help us live at the level of ‘higher choice’. Discover how to transcending ambivalence, avoiding dysfunction from dominating ‘parts’, and the begin your journey of aligning your inner motivations with your higher values. Whether you're setting new goals for the year or seeking harmony within your priorities, my hope is this will offer you valuable perspectives to guide you on your path to personal mastery.

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All the very best

James Tripp

🔍 AI Timestamps:

00:00 Discussing motivation and promoting an audiobook release.

07:09 Ambivalence arises from conflicting motivations.

12:25 Balancing conflicting desires requires skilled decision-making.

18:29 Multiple internal parts collaborate for various functions.

22:35 Brains evolved for simplicity, modern life complex.

29:21 One focused intent takes precedence in execution.

33:46 Cravings persist despite new healthier habits.

40:31 Reflect on desires to understand personal motivations.

45:37 Procrastination desires peace, but balance is crucial.

51:42 Seeking strength through self-hypnosis, not indulgence.

54:44 Embrace non-judgmental awareness for self-discovery.

01:03:05 Focus attention for increased productivity, avoid distractions.

01:06:52 Live event recordings forced productivity despite resistance.

01:13:05 Welcome questions, conversation, mastery, deeper understanding.

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