Derek Thompson

And I would love to know what his next decade is going to look like.

Is he going to run in 2020?

No, but he might run in 2024.

Uh, my, I don't see how I could have possibly written this book without Evernote.

Um, Evernote, uh, is absolutely essential for anybody working on big projects.

Uh, and it saved my butt so many times writing this book.

Uh, these days, maybe four and a half.

I'm 30.

Oh, my God.

What a great question.

You know, when I was 20 years old, I wanted to I wanted to work in journalism, but I wanted to be an international correspondent.

I was fascinated by the war in the Middle East and U.S.

grand strategy toward, you know, the Islamic terrorist.

And, you know, I when I first got offered a position in economics, I didn't think that I wanted it.

I was afraid of how hard it would be to become an economics writer.

I ended up with some cajoling taking the job, and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made.

But I would tell myself at 20 to take more risks because people are fundamentally resilient, and they can handle the downside of those risks.

What's harder to handle, I think, is the regret of not knowing what could be if you didn't take that leap.