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So you have this crazy thing which you can put money in the bank at 20 and get money back at 60. When I say bank, it's all the financial system. Now you think about this. Our ancestors were not designed, you know, we're not facing this kind of decision. So when you are 20, 60 is like, we're out. So thinking about making these decisions, we don't have the intuitions.

We don't have the hedonic feelings to make these decisions. And when you think about now, you know, think about, I don't remember when, what was the age of Alexander when he conquered his big empire, but he was super young. I think he was less than 25 or something like this. And think about people who are 25 now. They are like, often considered still like kids, right?

We don't have the hedonic feelings to make these decisions. And when you think about now, you know, think about, I don't remember when, what was the age of Alexander when he conquered his big empire, but he was super young. I think he was less than 25 or something like this. And think about people who are 25 now. They are like, often considered still like kids, right?

We don't have the hedonic feelings to make these decisions. And when you think about now, you know, think about, I don't remember when, what was the age of Alexander when he conquered his big empire, but he was super young. I think he was less than 25 or something like this. And think about people who are 25 now. They are like, often considered still like kids, right?

We have these things where we become in a way ready to enter the world much later. And it takes a lot of time to achieve leadership positions and high position, et cetera. So you need a lot of investments You need to work hard at school when you're 15. You need to work hard in early position when you're 25, et cetera, to invest to be successful.

We have these things where we become in a way ready to enter the world much later. And it takes a lot of time to achieve leadership positions and high position, et cetera. So you need a lot of investments You need to work hard at school when you're 15. You need to work hard in early position when you're 25, et cetera, to invest to be successful.

We have these things where we become in a way ready to enter the world much later. And it takes a lot of time to achieve leadership positions and high position, et cetera. So you need a lot of investments You need to work hard at school when you're 15. You need to work hard in early position when you're 25, et cetera, to invest to be successful.

I mean, if you want to be successful, I say you need this if you want to be successful. And the thing is, this requires a lot of postponing of enjoyment, maybe less video games, less eating nice stuff and less holidays and more. And so I don't think we have necessarily, this is a big challenge we face and a lot of unhappiness

I mean, if you want to be successful, I say you need this if you want to be successful. And the thing is, this requires a lot of postponing of enjoyment, maybe less video games, less eating nice stuff and less holidays and more. And so I don't think we have necessarily, this is a big challenge we face and a lot of unhappiness

I mean, if you want to be successful, I say you need this if you want to be successful. And the thing is, this requires a lot of postponing of enjoyment, maybe less video games, less eating nice stuff and less holidays and more. And so I don't think we have necessarily, this is a big challenge we face and a lot of unhappiness

that we observe is, I think comes from this tension, is that the world offers us a lot of ways of being happy now. You know, you have, at the kick of a button, you have, in fact, for young boys, like a lot of video games takes a lot of their time, et cetera.

that we observe is, I think comes from this tension, is that the world offers us a lot of ways of being happy now. You know, you have, at the kick of a button, you have, in fact, for young boys, like a lot of video games takes a lot of their time, et cetera.

that we observe is, I think comes from this tension, is that the world offers us a lot of ways of being happy now. You know, you have, at the kick of a button, you have, in fact, for young boys, like a lot of video games takes a lot of their time, et cetera.

And it's designed by, you know, designed by psychologists to be exactly tapping into the stuff, which is pretend status, which they like and they enjoy, et cetera. So you have all that, But then you ask people later, are you happy with your life?

And it's designed by, you know, designed by psychologists to be exactly tapping into the stuff, which is pretend status, which they like and they enjoy, et cetera. So you have all that, But then you ask people later, are you happy with your life?

And it's designed by, you know, designed by psychologists to be exactly tapping into the stuff, which is pretend status, which they like and they enjoy, et cetera. So you have all that, But then you ask people later, are you happy with your life?

Well, the problem is that all these very nice things that you're doing in the short term and that you have been seduced to do in the short term, they have not led you to maybe go the steps for you to progress in life. And so you have this mismatch. between what you said, you know, this feeling for meaning and this feeling for pleasure.

Well, the problem is that all these very nice things that you're doing in the short term and that you have been seduced to do in the short term, they have not led you to maybe go the steps for you to progress in life. And so you have this mismatch. between what you said, you know, this feeling for meaning and this feeling for pleasure.

Well, the problem is that all these very nice things that you're doing in the short term and that you have been seduced to do in the short term, they have not led you to maybe go the steps for you to progress in life. And so you have this mismatch. between what you said, you know, this feeling for meaning and this feeling for pleasure.

And in a way, the problem with the modern world is that it has designed so much appealing things which are pleasurable in the present and we want to buy them, but it has increased the time horizon that we face and increasing the importance of waiting for them.