David Eagleman

Okay, yeah.

So here's what I think. I think... So you have all these different drives, some of which are very primitive, you know, hunger and thirst and sexuality. And so you've got all these different drives, but you have more sophisticated drives too, including various forms of short-term thinking versus long-term thinking.

So here's what I think. I think... So you have all these different drives, some of which are very primitive, you know, hunger and thirst and sexuality. And so you've got all these different drives, but you have more sophisticated drives too, including various forms of short-term thinking versus long-term thinking.

So here's what I think. I think... So you have all these different drives, some of which are very primitive, you know, hunger and thirst and sexuality. And so you've got all these different drives, but you have more sophisticated drives too, including various forms of short-term thinking versus long-term thinking.

You have these different financial drives I was talking about with valuation or predicted emotional experience or social context. You've got all these different things going on. The way that they... form these agreements through time, they form these friendships, let's say, I think that makes an integrated personality.

You have these different financial drives I was talking about with valuation or predicted emotional experience or social context. You've got all these different things going on. The way that they... form these agreements through time, they form these friendships, let's say, I think that makes an integrated personality.

You have these different financial drives I was talking about with valuation or predicted emotional experience or social context. You've got all these different things going on. The way that they... form these agreements through time, they form these friendships, let's say, I think that makes an integrated personality.

That's what makes you, you and me, me, is the way that we let these things win or lose in different circumstances. In other words, All unconsciously, these networks have worked out ways of saying, all right, look, I'm going to let you in here and I'm going to do this. And maybe there's an advantage to letting anger win out in this moment. You know, I find that that works sometimes.

That's what makes you, you and me, me, is the way that we let these things win or lose in different circumstances. In other words, All unconsciously, these networks have worked out ways of saying, all right, look, I'm going to let you in here and I'm going to do this. And maybe there's an advantage to letting anger win out in this moment. You know, I find that that works sometimes.

That's what makes you, you and me, me, is the way that we let these things win or lose in different circumstances. In other words, All unconsciously, these networks have worked out ways of saying, all right, look, I'm going to let you in here and I'm going to do this. And maybe there's an advantage to letting anger win out in this moment. You know, I find that that works sometimes.

But in this other moment, I know that letting compassion win out is going to be the optimal thing for my marriage or whatever. Yeah. Okay. So there are these things. But what interests me is that... no matter how integrated a personality we think we have, we're constantly in conflict. I mean, every moment of our lives, we think, oh, should I do this or that? Or we're making decisions, right?

But in this other moment, I know that letting compassion win out is going to be the optimal thing for my marriage or whatever. Yeah. Okay. So there are these things. But what interests me is that... no matter how integrated a personality we think we have, we're constantly in conflict. I mean, every moment of our lives, we think, oh, should I do this or that? Or we're making decisions, right?

But in this other moment, I know that letting compassion win out is going to be the optimal thing for my marriage or whatever. Yeah. Okay. So there are these things. But what interests me is that... no matter how integrated a personality we think we have, we're constantly in conflict. I mean, every moment of our lives, we think, oh, should I do this or that? Or we're making decisions, right?

This is what decision-making is about. And so there's a sense in which there's never a stable scenario where we say, okay, look, these guys have figured out how to get along. What I find interesting is ways that we can... put ideas into place like the Ulysses Contract. So are you familiar with Ulysses Contract?

This is what decision-making is about. And so there's a sense in which there's never a stable scenario where we say, okay, look, these guys have figured out how to get along. What I find interesting is ways that we can... put ideas into place like the Ulysses Contract. So are you familiar with Ulysses Contract?

This is what decision-making is about. And so there's a sense in which there's never a stable scenario where we say, okay, look, these guys have figured out how to get along. What I find interesting is ways that we can... put ideas into place like the Ulysses Contract. So are you familiar with Ulysses Contract?

So, okay, just as a, you remember Ulysses Odysseus was coming home from the Trojan War and realized he was going to pass the Island of the Sirens. And he wanted to hear the song of the sirens, but he knew that like any mortal man, he'd crash into the rocks and die. So you remember what he did? He filled his men's ears with beeswax. He had them lash him to the mast.

So, okay, just as a, you remember Ulysses Odysseus was coming home from the Trojan War and realized he was going to pass the Island of the Sirens. And he wanted to hear the song of the sirens, but he knew that like any mortal man, he'd crash into the rocks and die. So you remember what he did? He filled his men's ears with beeswax. He had them lash him to the mast.

So, okay, just as a, you remember Ulysses Odysseus was coming home from the Trojan War and realized he was going to pass the Island of the Sirens. And he wanted to hear the song of the sirens, but he knew that like any mortal man, he'd crash into the rocks and die. So you remember what he did? He filled his men's ears with beeswax. He had them lash him to the mast.

And he said, no matter what I do, just keep on sailing. Okay. what was happening here was that the Ulysses of sound mind way back here knew that the future Ulysses would behave badly when he passed the island. Yes. He knew that there was no way he wasn't going to behave badly there. So what he did is he made a contract with himself.