Derek Thompson
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564 appearances
2 recordings
1 series
first heard Jul 2026
last heard 24 Jul
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Life cannot possibly be about abstract numbers that exist on an Aura app that I can't even quite explain to myself and no doctor can concretely tie to the day that I'm going to die because he doesn't know what diseases I'm going to get or not get or what genetic makeup I have or don't have that predisposes me to those diseases.
And so ultimately, if I make those numbers a god, then I'm going to be a significantly less social person because I'm going to say no to half of the cocktail invitations that I get.
And so it's ultimately about...
understanding that there is no formula.
The formula is that the formula doesn't exist.
You have to create space for balance.
You have to allow space for that Aristotelian principle that there should be moderation in all things, including moderation itself.
And so, you know, a close friend who recently, they realized they got pregnant and they bought a house in the same month, asked me to get drinks at 7.30 at a
That's an easy yes.
It has to be an easy yes.
HRV can't possibly figure into that.
I can't say, like, no, I can't do that.
Let's meet, you know, a month later for breakfast when my schedule clears.
No, like, that's not what being a friend is.
And so...
In a way, I have a friend, Connor Sen, who said it'd be nice if Aura had some metric that you could maximize for socializing.
Because in a way, it's easy to maximize for the numbers that are legible and the numbers that aren't legible.
How strong is my social life?
There's no resting heart rate figure that can tell me that in any app.
What's my resting heart rate?
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