David Eagleman

Every game's like that. Right. I guess you could think of it that way. I think of it as just another move in the game of life in a sense, which is to say, you know, I could eat it. It's a rich energy source. It's delicious sugar, whatever. And I've got this other move I can do. I guess I think about it in terms of long-term versus short-term networks in the brain.

And so how do I get those networks? Because, you know, we can image this in fMRI. We see these areas that are involved in long and short-term thinking. So how do I get these guys to play together in the same game, but in a way that aligns with who I want to be? Yeah. with my long-term thinking.

And so how do I get those networks? Because, you know, we can image this in fMRI. We see these areas that are involved in long and short-term thinking. So how do I get these guys to play together in the same game, but in a way that aligns with who I want to be? Yeah. with my long-term thinking.

And so how do I get those networks? Because, you know, we can image this in fMRI. We see these areas that are involved in long and short-term thinking. So how do I get these guys to play together in the same game, but in a way that aligns with who I want to be? Yeah. with my long-term thinking.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

What's your aim? That game has to do with health, has to do with keeping slim, has to do with vanity, all of the things that I want to make sure the kind of person I am who doesn't gulp down the entire chocolate cake. Right.

What's your aim? That game has to do with health, has to do with keeping slim, has to do with vanity, all of the things that I want to make sure the kind of person I am who doesn't gulp down the entire chocolate cake. Right.

What's your aim? That game has to do with health, has to do with keeping slim, has to do with vanity, all of the things that I want to make sure the kind of person I am who doesn't gulp down the entire chocolate cake. Right.

This is just part of the passage into maturity, right? We realize that it's a long game. And so we get to know that, you know, as kids, we eat the cake every time. Maybe we get sick from it. And what we realize is that the things that we want for our lives are a different category of things. And so these are part of the networks that are right.

This is just part of the passage into maturity, right? We realize that it's a long game. And so we get to know that, you know, as kids, we eat the cake every time. Maybe we get sick from it. And what we realize is that the things that we want for our lives are a different category of things. And so these are part of the networks that are right.

This is just part of the passage into maturity, right? We realize that it's a long game. And so we get to know that, you know, as kids, we eat the cake every time. Maybe we get sick from it. And what we realize is that the things that we want for our lives are a different category of things. And so these are part of the networks that are right.

I totally agree. And by the way, you introduced this idea of thinking about the future and thinking about community, but I think we'd agree those are not orthogonal actions. Not at all. Exactly. They point in the same direction or similar directions.

I totally agree. And by the way, you introduced this idea of thinking about the future and thinking about community, but I think we'd agree those are not orthogonal actions. Not at all. Exactly. They point in the same direction or similar directions.

I totally agree. And by the way, you introduced this idea of thinking about the future and thinking about community, but I think we'd agree those are not orthogonal actions. Not at all. Exactly. They point in the same direction or similar directions.

You know, I think they're very similar. Yeah, okay. Thinking about a stranger and thinking about yourself. For some reason, we have this special attachment to our future selves. So we do things like put money into an IRA. We do all kinds of things that we're doing for our future self. So our future self will be, you know, happy, we imagine, even though our future self will be unrecognizable to us.

You know, I think they're very similar. Yeah, okay. Thinking about a stranger and thinking about yourself. For some reason, we have this special attachment to our future selves. So we do things like put money into an IRA. We do all kinds of things that we're doing for our future self. So our future self will be, you know, happy, we imagine, even though our future self will be unrecognizable to us.

You know, I think they're very similar. Yeah, okay. Thinking about a stranger and thinking about yourself. For some reason, we have this special attachment to our future selves. So we do things like put money into an IRA. We do all kinds of things that we're doing for our future self. So our future self will be, you know, happy, we imagine, even though our future self will be unrecognizable to us.

You don't know who that future person is, and you're making all kinds of decisions in deference to them.