Tyler Cowen

But I do wonder if it breeds at the margin certain kinds of depressions or even psychoses, because we're never quite content. It's part of our nature as humans. And I think it means in wealthier societies, a lot of people are not nearly as happy as they could or should be. I don't know how to fix that.

But I do wonder if it breeds at the margin certain kinds of depressions or even psychoses, because we're never quite content. It's part of our nature as humans. And I think it means in wealthier societies, a lot of people are not nearly as happy as they could or should be. I don't know how to fix that.

Just be curious. The returns to being curious are very high. Don't let inertia take over your life. There's always something new and fascinating to discover. It'll probably be good for your career, your marriage, your parenting, whatever it is you're dealing with in life. The advice may sound trivial, but if you're ever faced with a choice, ask yourself, what's the curious thing to do here?

Just be curious. The returns to being curious are very high. Don't let inertia take over your life. There's always something new and fascinating to discover. It'll probably be good for your career, your marriage, your parenting, whatever it is you're dealing with in life. The advice may sound trivial, but if you're ever faced with a choice, ask yourself, what's the curious thing to do here?

And count that as a positive factor.

And count that as a positive factor.

First takeaway, every day, think about the quality of your peer group. It could be the five people you spend the most time with, the people you're connected to on WhatsApp, apart from family, but just who are you talking to? Who are you bouncing ideas off? And the interest and quality and diversity of those people, try to have that improve all the time, as much as you can.

First takeaway, every day, think about the quality of your peer group. It could be the five people you spend the most time with, the people you're connected to on WhatsApp, apart from family, but just who are you talking to? Who are you bouncing ideas off? And the interest and quality and diversity of those people, try to have that improve all the time, as much as you can.

Second takeaway, think about mentors. I don't care how young or old you are. You always need mentors. You can never have enough mentors. A single remark from one mentor can change your whole life, put you on a better track, help you self-improve. Just always be thinking, how can I be getting more and better mentors?

Second takeaway, think about mentors. I don't care how young or old you are. You always need mentors. You can never have enough mentors. A single remark from one mentor can change your whole life, put you on a better track, help you self-improve. Just always be thinking, how can I be getting more and better mentors?

You can be 60 years old and have a great mentor who's 23, and that can be worthwhile. So think broadly about mentoring. And then third, this is the most abstract, but I would just say context always matters. Learn a lot about different cultures, different musics, arts, details of different things that may not all seem relevant.

You can be 60 years old and have a great mentor who's 23, and that can be worthwhile. So think broadly about mentoring. And then third, this is the most abstract, but I would just say context always matters. Learn a lot about different cultures, different musics, arts, details of different things that may not all seem relevant.

But if you're just always involved and curious, to refer back to that point, when the time comes to make decisions, you'll just have more sources of insight you can draw upon. So I would say always worry about the context.

But if you're just always involved and curious, to refer back to that point, when the time comes to make decisions, you'll just have more sources of insight you can draw upon. So I would say always worry about the context.

Thank you very much, Lynn.

Thank you very much, Lynn.

I've been learning more from the AIs lately and less from books.

So I'll get one good book and ask the AI a lot of questions.

No, just O3 from OpenAI at the moment.

But a lot of the models are very good.