#705 - Spencer Greenberg - The 5 Most Effective Techniques To Hack Your Habits
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The Distinction Between Intrinsic and Instrumental Values
The speaker introduced a concept called valueism, which is their personal life philosophy./nValueism is an attempt to answer the question of what to do with one's life, especially without a guiding belief system./nValues can be divided into two types: intrinsic values and instrumental values./nIntrinsic values are valued for their own sake, while instrumental values are valued because they lead to other things./nMoney is an example of an instrumental value that has no intrinsic value./nThe speaker emphasizes the importance of not wasting time pursuing things that are only instrumentally valued.
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