David Eagleman

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

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

Oh, that's interesting.

Oh, that's interesting.

Oh, that's interesting.

I'm not sure I would think you would need that piece. Well, that's the question. I'll think about that further. But here's what I would say. It's the experience of time that children have that allow them to think about time. In other words... In other words, if you and I talk about ancient Rome, we're at an age where we can kind of think about 2,000 years and think about what that means.

I'm not sure I would think you would need that piece. Well, that's the question. I'll think about that further. But here's what I would say. It's the experience of time that children have that allow them to think about time. In other words... In other words, if you and I talk about ancient Rome, we're at an age where we can kind of think about 2,000 years and think about what that means.

I'm not sure I would think you would need that piece. Well, that's the question. I'll think about that further. But here's what I would say. It's the experience of time that children have that allow them to think about time. In other words... In other words, if you and I talk about ancient Rome, we're at an age where we can kind of think about 2,000 years and think about what that means.

An eighth grader learning about that in school really can't imagine 2,000 years. No. Much less imagine 50 years, what that time scale. Or even next week. Exactly. Yeah, yeah. But as you mature in the world, you're able to think about timescales that you simply weren't able to before.

An eighth grader learning about that in school really can't imagine 2,000 years. No. Much less imagine 50 years, what that time scale. Or even next week. Exactly. Yeah, yeah. But as you mature in the world, you're able to think about timescales that you simply weren't able to before.

An eighth grader learning about that in school really can't imagine 2,000 years. No. Much less imagine 50 years, what that time scale. Or even next week. Exactly. Yeah, yeah. But as you mature in the world, you're able to think about timescales that you simply weren't able to before.

Agreed, agreed. Okay, great. So where we get then is maturation leads to an ability to think long-term. It's this capacity to think about who do I want to be is something that requires experience and some amount of wisdom. And this is... I know that we share an interest in stories and how this can set... This can help us set an idea in our heads for, hey, that's... That's who I want to be.

Agreed, agreed. Okay, great. So where we get then is maturation leads to an ability to think long-term. It's this capacity to think about who do I want to be is something that requires experience and some amount of wisdom. And this is... I know that we share an interest in stories and how this can set... This can help us set an idea in our heads for, hey, that's... That's who I want to be.

Agreed, agreed. Okay, great. So where we get then is maturation leads to an ability to think long-term. It's this capacity to think about who do I want to be is something that requires experience and some amount of wisdom. And this is... I know that we share an interest in stories and how this can set... This can help us set an idea in our heads for, hey, that's... That's who I want to be.

I hadn't thought about this because my short-term networks have been having fun and I've been in elementary school and middle school and so on. But now I'm really starting to think about this and what impact I want to make in the world. Anyway.

I hadn't thought about this because my short-term networks have been having fun and I've been in elementary school and middle school and so on. But now I'm really starting to think about this and what impact I want to make in the world. Anyway.

I hadn't thought about this because my short-term networks have been having fun and I've been in elementary school and middle school and so on. But now I'm really starting to think about this and what impact I want to make in the world. Anyway.

When you have that idea in mind, even let's say, let's imagine a person is religious and really has established, hey, I want to be like this deity or this role model of any sort. There's always conflict though, right? Because then you've got temptations in front of you, all around you. And so there's always this rivalry.

When you have that idea in mind, even let's say, let's imagine a person is religious and really has established, hey, I want to be like this deity or this role model of any sort. There's always conflict though, right? Because then you've got temptations in front of you, all around you. And so there's always this rivalry.

When you have that idea in mind, even let's say, let's imagine a person is religious and really has established, hey, I want to be like this deity or this role model of any sort. There's always conflict though, right? Because then you've got temptations in front of you, all around you. And so there's always this rivalry.