Josh Waitzkin

Then we try to justify our ideas. We cling to our identities. I mean, I think that this question of identity is a really important one, whether it relates to a belief system, a decision you've made. Like this idea of humans fighting tooth and nail to maintain our conceptual schemes is something that you think about someone who has like what one might frame as like a fear of success, right?

Like that's a term people use, fear of success. The way I understand fear of success is that why do people undermine themselves when they are close to something that they want? To a breakthrough that they yearn.

Like that's a term people use, fear of success. The way I understand fear of success is that why do people undermine themselves when they are close to something that they want? To a breakthrough that they yearn.

Like that's a term people use, fear of success. The way I understand fear of success is that why do people undermine themselves when they are close to something that they want? To a breakthrough that they yearn.

I think the reason is because if their conceptual scheme, if their identity is in not being the person who wins the big game or who succeeds, it is more terrifying to succeed than it is to give up that old identity. That's a core driver of human psychology. Right. In competition, that's a lot of what we do. Right. We plant identities in people, tells in people, little egoic addictions in people.

I think the reason is because if their conceptual scheme, if their identity is in not being the person who wins the big game or who succeeds, it is more terrifying to succeed than it is to give up that old identity. That's a core driver of human psychology. Right. In competition, that's a lot of what we do. Right. We plant identities in people, tells in people, little egoic addictions in people.

I think the reason is because if their conceptual scheme, if their identity is in not being the person who wins the big game or who succeeds, it is more terrifying to succeed than it is to give up that old identity. That's a core driver of human psychology. Right. In competition, that's a lot of what we do. Right. We plant identities in people, tells in people, little egoic addictions in people.

And then we exploit the mind being stuck there because it's not dynamic. It can't keep on moving. Right. Like Robert Persig, my favorite, the most important philosopher in my life, Robert Persig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Have you read? Have you read that book? Yeah, I did. Awesome. He was a really important person in my life. I could tell you an interesting story about him.

And then we exploit the mind being stuck there because it's not dynamic. It can't keep on moving. Right. Like Robert Persig, my favorite, the most important philosopher in my life, Robert Persig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Have you read? Have you read that book? Yeah, I did. Awesome. He was a really important person in my life. I could tell you an interesting story about him.

And then we exploit the mind being stuck there because it's not dynamic. It can't keep on moving. Right. Like Robert Persig, my favorite, the most important philosopher in my life, Robert Persig wrote Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance. Have you read? Have you read that book? Yeah, I did. Awesome. He was a really important person in my life. I could tell you an interesting story about him.

His idea of dynamic quality. I think we have to live in a state of dynamic quality, not static quality. You think about the front of the freight train surging through space-time versus sitting in the restaurant car. We want to be strapped to the front of the freight train as reality is unfolding and adapting to the new realities. And I think we need to build

His idea of dynamic quality. I think we have to live in a state of dynamic quality, not static quality. You think about the front of the freight train surging through space-time versus sitting in the restaurant car. We want to be strapped to the front of the freight train as reality is unfolding and adapting to the new realities. And I think we need to build

His idea of dynamic quality. I think we have to live in a state of dynamic quality, not static quality. You think about the front of the freight train surging through space-time versus sitting in the restaurant car. We want to be strapped to the front of the freight train as reality is unfolding and adapting to the new realities. And I think we need to build

the way of life that allows us to do that. And I have a lot of ideas about what that way of life looks like. I think if we don't do that, then we're gonna be dinosaurs in a fucking world with a comet coming, and it's gonna blow us the fuck up. So we need to create the ability to reinvent ourselves, to be creative, to adapt.

the way of life that allows us to do that. And I have a lot of ideas about what that way of life looks like. I think if we don't do that, then we're gonna be dinosaurs in a fucking world with a comet coming, and it's gonna blow us the fuck up. So we need to create the ability to reinvent ourselves, to be creative, to adapt.

the way of life that allows us to do that. And I have a lot of ideas about what that way of life looks like. I think if we don't do that, then we're gonna be dinosaurs in a fucking world with a comet coming, and it's gonna blow us the fuck up. So we need to create the ability to reinvent ourselves, to be creative, to adapt.

What do dudes do when they have nothing to do?

What do dudes do when they have nothing to do?

What do dudes do when they have nothing to do?

Well, I think that like. In dialogue that I've had over the past 10 years or so with people who are AI optimists, there's this jump to the utopian future, land of abundance, no more resource scarcity. Everything is beautiful. People have the ability to study art and poetry and opera. They don't need to work anymore. They don't need to be grinding anymore.