Align Podcast
Steven Kotler: Weaponizing Victimhood, The Future of Humanity, Measuring Empathy | EP 399
21 Jul 2022
How can we make our society more equalitarian, fair, and empathetic? In this episode of the Align podcast, Steven Kotler and I chat about species die off and how the current circumstances we find in our world may be contributing to the human species die-off. Steven also shares with us if there is really any evolutionary value to hate and how it can be used as weapon by humans. Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, an award-winning journalist, and the Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective. He is one of the world’s leading experts on human performance. What we discuss: 02:12: What is species die-off? 03:24: Does the declining birth rate have any impact on the human species die-off? 07:02: How can we measure empathy of a generation? 09:18: How can we cultivate empathy? 15:00: What is the value of the flow state? 23:16: Can we experience our life as different chapters? 32:17: What is Steven’s meditation practice? 38:52: Is there any evolutionary value to hate? 54:54: What is the value in tripping evolution? To learn more about Steven: Instagram: @stevenkotler
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