Stephen Bartlett

And so I try to keep them out of my head to the greatest degree possible so that I can be inside of them. That sounds weird. Rather than in pursuit.

and so that um and so the times where i derive the most joy from my life if i'm if i'm optimizing for that which is i wouldn't necessarily say that i am optimizing for joy um i think williamson was like you definitely optimize for purpose or meaning or something like that and um i i kind of reject a lot of it mostly because i do what i have been rewarded for doing in the past and so because i have a behaviorist view of the world which is that everything boils down to behaviors um

and so that um and so the times where i derive the most joy from my life if i'm if i'm optimizing for that which is i wouldn't necessarily say that i am optimizing for joy um i think williamson was like you definitely optimize for purpose or meaning or something like that and um i i kind of reject a lot of it mostly because i do what i have been rewarded for doing in the past and so because i have a behaviorist view of the world which is that everything boils down to behaviors um

and so that um and so the times where i derive the most joy from my life if i'm if i'm optimizing for that which is i wouldn't necessarily say that i am optimizing for joy um i think williamson was like you definitely optimize for purpose or meaning or something like that and um i i kind of reject a lot of it mostly because i do what i have been rewarded for doing in the past and so because i have a behaviorist view of the world which is that everything boils down to behaviors um

Why do I do these things? I do these things because when I have done them in the past, I have enjoyed the result. And so I continue to do things that I've enjoyed the result of. And if other people have done things that they enjoy the result of, then I encourage you to keep doing them.

Why do I do these things? I do these things because when I have done them in the past, I have enjoyed the result. And so I continue to do things that I've enjoyed the result of. And if other people have done things that they enjoy the result of, then I encourage you to keep doing them.

Why do I do these things? I do these things because when I have done them in the past, I have enjoyed the result. And so I continue to do things that I've enjoyed the result of. And if other people have done things that they enjoy the result of, then I encourage you to keep doing them.

And I also encourage you to not project that other people need to also do those things and that they will experience the same result as you because they might not.

And I also encourage you to not project that other people need to also do those things and that they will experience the same result as you because they might not.

And I also encourage you to not project that other people need to also do those things and that they will experience the same result as you because they might not.

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Well, that is my, yeah, I mean, I make it for them.

Well, that is my, yeah, I mean, I make it for them.

Well, that is my, yeah, I mean, I make it for them.

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Okay.

Well, the short answer is obviously 42. I actually do think it's learning. Because if we think about what learning is, it's that you're exposed to new conditions that over time change your behavior. And so you are different now than you were 10 years ago because you've learned more things. And so if we think about the meaning of life as what is the output of life.