Chris Hare

And there's always going to be people willing to exploit other people for a dollar. So at best, I can mitigate it. And I think that's a nice segue into meaning and purpose in life. I go back to that analogy I said earlier, could you spend your whole life fighting for something that you will dedicate every minute you have to and still fail?

And there's always going to be people willing to exploit other people for a dollar. So at best, I can mitigate it. And I think that's a nice segue into meaning and purpose in life. I go back to that analogy I said earlier, could you spend your whole life fighting for something that you will dedicate every minute you have to and still fail?

And can you still have a smile on your face at that passing moment? I don't think that's a really easy question to answer. It really isn't. But judging your own life success based on comparisons, which are really easy to make in the digital age, because 100 years ago, you compared yourself to 50 neighbors. Today, you compare yourself to anyone who's online.

And can you still have a smile on your face at that passing moment? I don't think that's a really easy question to answer. It really isn't. But judging your own life success based on comparisons, which are really easy to make in the digital age, because 100 years ago, you compared yourself to 50 neighbors. Today, you compare yourself to anyone who's online.

And I think that creates a lot of anxiety, by the way, for young people. Look, you as an individual will always have to tread a balance between what you want to be and what you need to be. You know, I want to be an astronaut. No, no joke. For a long time, my life goal, my ultimate expedition was to become the first man to circumnavigate the moon. It still is, by the way.

And I think that creates a lot of anxiety, by the way, for young people. Look, you as an individual will always have to tread a balance between what you want to be and what you need to be. You know, I want to be an astronaut. No, no joke. For a long time, my life goal, my ultimate expedition was to become the first man to circumnavigate the moon. It still is, by the way.

I don't know how likely it is, but it still is. It's still a big goal of mine. But what I need to be is a really good son to my parents. And what I need to be is a really good partner to my girlfriend. And what I need to be is an excellent chairman for the 24 hours.

I don't know how likely it is, but it still is. It's still a big goal of mine. But what I need to be is a really good son to my parents. And what I need to be is a really good partner to my girlfriend. And what I need to be is an excellent chairman for the 24 hours.

And what I need to do is pay my electricity and gas bill, which would be really high because I've got into the sous vide cuisine recently. So I need to find constantly a balance between these two things.

And what I need to do is pay my electricity and gas bill, which would be really high because I've got into the sous vide cuisine recently. So I need to find constantly a balance between these two things.

And I explored, as any person does, regardless of their age, I explored lots of different philosophies that I thought may provide the answers with this tension, what I want to be, what I need to be. And ultimately, what's given me the most fulfillment has been a sort of vitalist Nietzschean sort of approach. Nietzsche, in my opinion, is the greatest philosopher of the 20th century.

And I explored, as any person does, regardless of their age, I explored lots of different philosophies that I thought may provide the answers with this tension, what I want to be, what I need to be. And ultimately, what's given me the most fulfillment has been a sort of vitalist Nietzschean sort of approach. Nietzsche, in my opinion, is the greatest philosopher of the 20th century.

And I wouldn't be surprised if he accrues almost religious-like deference in the next century or two. And one of Nietzsche's most important tenets is to live life with vitality

And I wouldn't be surprised if he accrues almost religious-like deference in the next century or two. And one of Nietzsche's most important tenets is to live life with vitality

which means, contrary to a lot of different religions, to live it with energy in the moment, to think about what gives you pleasure and what gives you joy in the present right now, and to use the past and the future only as guiding posts, but mainly to think of what maximizes your human experience today.

which means, contrary to a lot of different religions, to live it with energy in the moment, to think about what gives you pleasure and what gives you joy in the present right now, and to use the past and the future only as guiding posts, but mainly to think of what maximizes your human experience today.

And this is a philosophy, I think, in today's world, which is so full of challenges, I can't even begin to talk about them, a very helpful philosophy. So I think aspire toward values that are important, but accept that you're not perfect and you'll never be able to embody those values. Just aspire towards them and try and do things that will make you happy, even if you fail at them.

And this is a philosophy, I think, in today's world, which is so full of challenges, I can't even begin to talk about them, a very helpful philosophy. So I think aspire toward values that are important, but accept that you're not perfect and you'll never be able to embody those values. Just aspire towards them and try and do things that will make you happy, even if you fail at them.

And I want to end with one analogy, which I think summarizes this philosophy in some way. When I was really young, at the start of the 24 Hour Race, the types of people I looked up to were like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, people who had transcended the hierarchy of impact to the point where everybody knew who they were and everybody had experienced some benefit from these people.

And I want to end with one analogy, which I think summarizes this philosophy in some way. When I was really young, at the start of the 24 Hour Race, the types of people I looked up to were like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg, people who had transcended the hierarchy of impact to the point where everybody knew who they were and everybody had experienced some benefit from these people.