Guidance to Younger Self

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It is wise to be cautious while advising one's younger self to avoid potentially impacting their unique perspective. Encouraging to follow the path they believe is best, indicating that they will likely make decent choices. Emphasizing the importance of happiness by having smile-inducing days, of meaning by engaging in valuable and honorable activities, even on challenging days.

Sam Harris speaks with Cass Sunstein about habituation and its consequences. They discuss habituation to positive and negative experiences, marriage, happiness, meaning, variety, doing good vs feeling good, midlife crises, kids, wealth and happiness, things vs experience, the “illusory truth effect,” misinformation and social media, echo chambers and extremism, what governments can do to respond to misinformation, free speech on college campuses, the 2024 Presidential election, and other topics.

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