AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
2min snip
Michael Shellenberger: How Our Leaders Lost All Credibility
Dad Saves America
Reality Requires Shims
Childhood experiences shape our perceptions of risk and reality. The contrast between a protective upbringing and unsupervised exploration suggests that firsthand experiences in the physical world are essential for understanding life's complexities. Engaging in hands-on activities, like construction, reveals that life's imperfections require solutions, much like using shims to correct alignment in building. These practical lessons teach that reality is filled with nuances that cannot be captured by theoretical models alone, emphasizing the importance of tangible experiences over abstract thinking.
00:00
Transcript
Episode notes
Get the Snipd
podcast app
Unlock the knowledge in podcasts with the podcast player of the future.
AI-powered
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode
Save any
moment
Hear something you like? Tap your headphones to save it with AI-generated key takeaways
Share
& Export
Send highlights to Twitter, WhatsApp or export them to Notion, Readwise & more
AI-powered
podcast player
Listen to all your favourite podcasts with AI-powered features
Discover
highlights
Listen to the best highlights from the podcasts you love and dive into the full episode