{"id":2247,"date":"2023-04-28T07:48:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/kevin-kelly-on-excellent-advice-for-living-universal-ai-assistants-time-machines-and-the-power-of-fully-becoming-yourself-669\/"},"modified":"2023-04-28T07:48:27","modified_gmt":"2023-04-28T11:48:27","slug":"kevin-kelly-on-excellent-advice-for-living-universal-ai-assistants-time-machines-and-the-power-of-fully-becoming-yourself-669","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/kevin-kelly-on-excellent-advice-for-living-universal-ai-assistants-time-machines-and-the-power-of-fully-becoming-yourself-669\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Kelly on Excellent Advice for Living, Universal AI Assistants, Time Machines, and The Power of Fully Becoming Yourself (#669)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67264 jetpack-lazy-image\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;is-pending-load=1#038;ssl=1\"\/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration.jpeg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C819&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C240&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1229&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1638&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Kevin-Kelly-Illustration-scaled.jpeg?w=1800&amp;ssl=1 1800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 90vw, 600px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"\/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Illustration via <a href=\"http:\/\/99designs.com\/tim\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">99designs<\/a> | Photo originally by Christopher Michel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>\u201cYour goal in life is to be able to say on the day before you die that you have fully become yourself.\u201d<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><cite>\u2014 Kevin Kelly<\/cite><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Kevin Kelly<\/strong>\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevin2kelly\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">@kevin2kelly<\/a>) helped launch and edit\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>\u00a0magazine. He has written for\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>The Wall Street Journal<\/em>, among many other publications.<\/p>\n<p>He is the author of the new book\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Excellent-Advice-Living-Wisdom-Earlier\/dp\/0593654528?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong><em>Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I\u2019d Known Earlier<\/em><\/strong><\/a><strong>.\u00a0<\/strong>Other books by Kevin Kelly include\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Out-Control-Biology-Machines-Economic\/dp\/0201483408\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Out of Control<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em>\u00a0the 1994 classic book on decentralized emergent systems;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silver-Cord-Kevin-Kelly\/dp\/1940689015\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Silver Cord<\/em><\/a>, a graphic novel about robots and angels;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Technology-Wants-Kevin-Kelly\/dp\/0143120174\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>What Technology Wants<\/em><\/a>, a robust theory of technology;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vanishing-Asia-Three-West-Central\/dp\/1940689066\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Vanishing Asia<\/em><\/a>, his 50-year project to photograph the disappearing cultures of Asia, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future\/dp\/0143110373\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" target=\"_blank\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future<\/em><\/a>, a\u00a0<em>New York Times<\/em>\u00a0bestseller.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin is currently co-chair of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.longnow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Long Now Foundation<\/a>, which is building a clock in a mountain that will tick for 10,000 years. He also has a daily blog; a weekly podcast about cool tools; and a weekly newsletter,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/recomendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><em>Recomendo<\/em><\/a>, a free, one-page list of six very brief recommendations of cool stuff. He is also a Senior Maverick at\u00a0<em>Wired<\/em>. He lives in Pacifica, California.<\/p>\n<p>Please enjoy!<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><strong><em><strong><em>Listen to the episode on <a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/669-kevin-kelly-on-excellent-advice-for-living-universal\/id863897795?i=1000610782498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Apple Podcasts<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3G5CCmfaMrzJI96WYQvbQ3?si=7_mrSyUCRhuKi2pOQXCPjg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow external noopener noreferrer\">Spotify<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/overcast.fm\/+KebvPRh1o\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Overcast<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/podcastaddict.com\/podcast\/2031148#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Podcast Addict<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/timferriss\" 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href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/episode\/3G5CCmfaMrzJI96WYQvbQ3?si=7_mrSyUCRhuKi2pOQXCPjg\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon jetpack-lazy-image\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/spotify.svg?is-pending-load=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/data:image\/gif;base64,https:\/\/tim.blog\/R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\"\/><noscript><img data-lazy-fallback=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/wp-content\/themes\/timferriss\/inc\/blocks\/podcast-link\/images\/spotify.svg\" class=\"podcast-block__link-icon\"\/><\/noscript><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text-top\">Listen on<\/span><span class=\"podcast-block__link-text\">Spotify<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-tim-podcast-link-main podcast-block wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><a class=\"podcast-block__link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow 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Yourself<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/fd75645a-baca-41df-8e00-2fe6efad7ebf\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<p>\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kevin Kelly \u2014 Excellent Advice for Living | The Tim Ferriss Show\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/eZ3Y_rjKvIE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator 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Just go to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/piquelife.com\/tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">PiqueLife.com\/Tim<\/a>\u00a0to learn more.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>This episode is brought to you by <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eightsleep.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>Eight Sleep<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/eightsleep.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Eight Sleep\u2019s <strong>Pod Cover<\/strong><\/a> is the <strong>easiest and fastest way to sleep at the perfect temperature<\/strong>. It pairs dynamic cooling and heating with biometric tracking to offer the most advanced (and user-friendly) solution on the market. 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LinkedIn screens candidates for the hard and soft skills you\u2019re looking for and puts your job in front of candidates looking for job opportunities that match what you have to offer.<\/p>\n<p>Using LinkedIn\u2019s active community of more than 900 million professionals worldwide,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>LinkedIn Jobs<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0can help you find and hire the right person faster.\u00a0<strong>When your business is ready to make that next hire, find the right person with LinkedIn Jobs. And now, you can post a job for free.<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/linkedin.com\/Tim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>Just visit LinkedIn.com\/Tim<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n<p><strong>Want to hear one of my favorite conversations with Kevin?<\/strong>\u00a0Listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2014\/08\/29\/kevin-kelly\/\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">this interview<\/a> (recorded in three short parts), in which we discussed population implosions, The Long Now Foundation, organizational methods for learning, Amish technology assimilation, why you don\u2019t want to be a billionaire, the greatest gift you can give to your child, and <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2014\/08\/29\/kevin-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">much more<\/a>!<\/p>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#25: Interview of Kevin Kelly, Co-Founder of WIRED, Polymath, Most Interesting Man In The World?<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/6f89ca68-cfff-4e64-9230-ea3bcdcad3cf\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#26: Interview of Kevin Kelly, Co-Founder of WIRED, Polymath, Most Interesting Man In The World?<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/e77c8948-ef94-48a2-ab97-cb3c114ebb28\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"podcast-player\">\n<div class=\"podcast-player-inner-wrap\">\n<p>#27: Interview of Kevin Kelly, Co-Founder of WIRED, Polymath, Most Interesting Man In The World?<\/p>\n<p><noscript><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.art19.com\/shows\/58dacbdc-646e-4585-9914-19c3de11d1ba\/episodes\/29d135c2-52c2-4253-a7a1-4c084d6893d3\/embed?type=micro\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 30px; border: 0 none;\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>What was your favorite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know <a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2023\/04\/26\/kevin-kelly-excellent-advice-for-living\/#respond\">in the comments<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>SCROLL BELOW FOR LINKS AND SHOW NOTES\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span id=\"more-67261\"\/><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SELECTED LINKS FROM THE EPISODE<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Connect with <strong>Kevin Kelly<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Website<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevin2kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Twitter<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/kevin2kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Instagram<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@KevinKelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">YouTube<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Excellent-Advice-Living-Wisdom-Earlier\/dp\/0593654528?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\"><strong>Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I\u2019d Known Earlier by Kevin Kelly<\/strong> | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.recomendo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Six Brief Personal Recommendations of Cool Stuff | Recomendo<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Out-Control-Biology-Machines-Economic\/dp\/0201483408\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Out of Control: The New Biology of Machines, Social Systems, &amp; the Economic World by Kevin Kelly | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Silver-Cord-Kevin-Kelly\/dp\/1940689015\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Silver Cord by Kevin Kelly and Steve Masseroni | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/What-Technology-Wants-Kevin-Kelly\/dp\/0143120174\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">What Technology Wants by Kevin Kelly | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Vanishing-Asia-Three-West-Central\/dp\/1940689066\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Vanishing Asia: Three Volume Set: West, Central, and East by Kevin Kelly | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future-ebook\/dp\/B016JPTOUG\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Amazon.com: The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future eBook : Kelly, Kevin: Kindle Store<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Inevitable-Understanding-Technological-Forces-Future\/dp\/0143110373\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Inevitable: Understanding the 12 Technological Forces That Will Shape Our Future by Kevin Kelly | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/longnow.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Fostering Long-Term Thinking | The Long Now Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Latest in Technology, Science, Culture, and Business | Wired<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2014\/08\/29\/kevin-kelly\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Interview of Kevin Kelly, Co-Founder of WIRED, Polymath, Most Interesting Man In The World? | The Tim Ferriss Show #25, #26, &amp; #27<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2015\/08\/07\/kevin-kelly-on-artificial-intelligence-and-designer-babies\/?_ga=2.25997757.1438253129.1682402159-1993807402.1680125543\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kevin Kelly on Artificial Intelligence and Designer Babies | The Tim Ferriss Show #96<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2016\/06\/05\/kevin-kelly-ai-virtual-reality-and-the-inevitable\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Kevin Kelly \u2013 AI, Virtual Reality, and The Inevitable | The Tim Ferriss Show #164<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/2017\/06\/20\/cool-tools-for-travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">Cool Tools for Travel \u2013 Tim Ferriss and Kevin Kelly | The Tim Ferriss Show #247<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/longbets.org\/118\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">By 02060 the Total Population of Humans on Earth Will Be Less than It Is Today. | Long Bets<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.santafe.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Science for a Complex World | Santa Fe Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/mapr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Manhattan Project National Historical Park | US National Park Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pixar.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Pixar Animation Studios<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ilm.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Industrial Light &amp; Magic<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lord-Rings-50th-Anniversary-Vol\/dp\/0618640150\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/1000-true-fans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">1,000 True Fans by Kevin Kelly | The Technium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Bring a Creative Project to Life | Kickstarter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Best Way for Artists and Creators to Get Sustainable Income and Connect with Fans | Patreon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Whole_Earth_Catalog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Whole Earth Catalog | Wikipedia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.well.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The WELL (The Whole Earth \u2018Lectronic Link)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Whole-Earth-Lives-Stewart-Brand\/dp\/0735223947\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Whole Earth: The Many Lives of Stewart Brand by John Markoff | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Forrest-Gump-Tom-Hanks\/dp\/B002QVZ71I\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Forrest Gump | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/population-bomb-Paul-R-Ehrlich-ebook\/dp\/B071RXJ697\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Population Bomb by Paul R. Ehrlich | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/longnow.org\/ideas\/all-species\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">All Species | The Long Now Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/merlin.allaboutbirds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Free, Instant Bird Identification | Merlin Bird ID<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.inaturalist.org\/pages\/seek_app\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Open Your Camera and Start Seeking! | Seek by iNaturalist<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/eol.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Global Access to Knowledge about Life on Earth | Encyclopedia of Life<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Jurassic-Park-Sam-Neill\/dp\/B009CGKW10\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Jurassic Park | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/reviverestore.org\/projects\/woolly-mammoth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Woolly Mammoth Revival | Revive &amp; Restore<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FrqBWQ-mVEc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Kevin Kelly: The Future Will Be Shaped by Optimists | TED Talk<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/complexsystemstheory.net\/santa-fe-institute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Complex Systems Theory | Santa Fe Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/b612foundation.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Taking Responsibility for Our Future, Together | B612 Foundation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Little-Prince-Antoine-Saint-Exup%C3%A9ry\/dp\/0156012197\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exup\u00e9ry | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/degrowth.info\/degrowth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Transforming Societies to Ensure Environmental Justice | Degrowth<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/philosophy-science-humanities-controversies.com\/listview-details.php?id=1134910&amp;a=t&amp;first_name=Kevin&amp;author=Kelly&amp;concept=Terminology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Kevin Kelly on Terminology: Exotropy | Dictionary of Arguments<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=D2ym8wt5NWo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">How to Start a Fire with a Magnifying Glass | Food Storage and Survival<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/craigmod.com\/essays\/kevin_kelly_world_travel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Kevin Kelly and the Golden Age of World Travel | Craig Mod<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Coming-America-Arsenio-Hall\/dp\/B09TW2HQYJ\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Coming to America | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/story\/picture-limitless-creativity-ai-image-generators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">What AI-Generated Art Really Means for Human Creativity | Wired<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pmarca.substack.com\/p\/why-ai-wont-cause-unemployment\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Why AI Won\u2019t Cause Unemployment | Marc Andreessen Substack<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2022\/11\/15\/23449036\/deviantart-ai-art-dreamup-training-data-controversy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">How DeviantArt Is Navigating the AI Art Minefield | The Verge<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/artstation-ai-art-generated-images-epic-games-protest-1849891085\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Artists Protest As ArtStation Allows AI-Generated Art On Site | Kotaku<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kevin2kelly\/status\/1648365110564630529\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">\u201cDumbsmarten\u201d | Kevin Kelly, Twitter<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.midjourney.com\/home\/?callbackUrl=%2Fapp%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Scale, Explore, and Build Humanist Infrastructure | Midjourney<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/openai.com\/blog\/chatgpt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Introducing ChatGPT | OpenAI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/thetechnium\/thinkism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Thinkism | The Technium<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/how-to-unleash-the-wisdom-of-crowds-52774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">How to Unleash the Wisdom of Crowds | The Conversation<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/austinkleon.com\/2023\/03\/22\/ai-as-intern\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">AI as Intern | Austin Kleon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Ready-Player-One-Tye-Sheridan\/dp\/B07BDRR6S1\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Ready Player One | Prime Video<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oculus.com\/experiences\/quest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">VR Games, Apps, &amp; More | Oculus<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/makezine.com\/article\/science\/energy\/styrobot-built-by-father\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Styrobot Built by Father &amp; Son | Make:<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Anne-Green-Gables-Original-Montgomery\/dp\/B0BTNNMXBV\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/stli\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Statue Of Liberty National Monument | US National Park Service<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.esbnyc.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The #1 Attraction in the US | Empire State Building<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitcalifornia.com\/experience\/cable-cars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">A Guide to Riding San Francisco\u2019s Cable Cars | Visit California<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/4-Hour-Workweek-Escape-Live-Anywhere\/dp\/0307465357\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich by Tim Ferriss | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gene.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Genentech<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.23andme.com\/dna-health-ancestry\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">DNA Testing Kit for Health and Ancestry | 23andMe<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/thesabbaticalguide.com\/what-is-a-sabbatical\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">What is a Sabbatical? | The Sabbatical Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mymcpl.org\/blogs\/historical-libraries-library-alexandria\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Historical Libraries: The Library of Alexandria | Mid-Continent Public Library<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Getting-Things-Done-Stress-Free-Productivity\/dp\/0143126563\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Crypto-Rebels-Government-Privacy-Digital\/dp\/0140244328\/?tag=offsitoftimfe-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow external\" data-wpel-link=\"external\">Crypto: How the Code Rebels Beat the Government \u2014 Saving Privacy in the Digital Age by Steven Levy | Amazon<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SHOW NOTES<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>[05:51] <em>Is<\/em> Kevin Kelly the most interesting man in the world?<\/li>\n<li>[08:37] Kevin\u2019s long bet against the human population.<\/li>\n<li>[15:00] <em>Out Of Control<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>[19:34] Why did it take 11 years to complete <em>The Silver Cord<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>[24:28] 1,000 True Fans.<\/li>\n<li>[29:48] Kevin\u2019s failed campaign to discover all the species of life on Earth.<\/li>\n<li>[31:31] Stewart Brand.<\/li>\n<li>[36:20] Resurrecting extinct species.<\/li>\n<li>[39:38] Why Kevin believes optimists shape the future.<\/li>\n<li>[42:48] Active optimism vs. passive optimism.<\/li>\n<li>[46:39] What constitutes progress?<\/li>\n<li>[48:18] Is regression inevitable if we don\u2019t embrace \u201cdegrowth?\u201d<\/li>\n<li>[52:38] Kevin\u2019s $20 time machine.<\/li>\n<li>[55:27] Will AI take our jobs?<\/li>\n<li>[1:07:58] The future of AI is dumbsmarten.<\/li>\n<li>[1:10:50] What\u2019s currently underhyped?<\/li>\n<li>[1:13:20] Posting an AI picture a day keeps Kevin at play.<\/li>\n<li>[1:15:29] How Kevin uses AI chatbots to help write first drafts.<\/li>\n<li>[1:21:40] Potential scenarios for where AI will be going soon.<\/li>\n<li>[1:24:38] What prompted Kevin to write <em>Excellent Advice for Living<\/em>?<\/li>\n<li>[1:28:46] Examples of Kevin\u2019s simple, tweetable advice.<\/li>\n<li>[1:32:02] Don\u2019t aim to be the best. Be the only.<\/li>\n<li>[1:35:32] Good uses of time spent with one\u2019s children.<\/li>\n<li>[1:38:47] Tips for traveling with children.<\/li>\n<li>[1:42:22] Being a tourist in your own town and troubleshooting advice.<\/li>\n<li>[1:45:06] What Kevin hopes readers will take away from <em>Excellent Advice for Living<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>[1:46:37] Sabbaticals.<\/li>\n<li>[1:52:17] How Kevin uses YouTube.<\/li>\n<li>[1:56:03] Why is Kevin huge in China?<\/li>\n<li>[1:59:16] Fully becoming yourself and other parting thoughts.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MORE KEVIN KELLY QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW<\/h3>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt isn\u2019t as if these mechanical systems are imitating biology. I\u2019m saying they actually have the same dynamics. The dynamics that are powering biology are powering the technium and the technology. It\u2019s the same.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s very hard to make good, complicated things work because generally there\u2019s more ways things can fail than they can succeed, and it\u2019s very unlikely that we\u2019re going to make something really good that\u2019s complicated, inadvertently. They\u2019re hard to do. So we have to see it and believe that it can be done, and that is where the optimism comes in, is envisioning something and then believing that you could make it real.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cExotropy is this idea of this increasing order that comes at the cost of increasing entropy.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTools will get specialized. They will become so embedded that we will cease to think about them.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cThere\u2019s something I call thinkism, which is this reliance on trying to solve problems by thinking about them.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou can find no better medicine for your family than regular meals together without screens.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhat you do on your bad days matters more than what you do on your good days.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cGreatness is incompatible with optimizing in the short term.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou don\u2019t marry a person, you marry a family.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf you can\u2019t tell what you desperately need, it\u2019s probably sleep.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t aim to have others like you, aim to have them respect you.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA balcony or porch needs to be at least six feet deep or it won\u2019t be used.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cLearn to tie a bowline knot. Practice in the dark with one hand for the rest of your life. You\u2019ll use this knot more times than you could ever believe.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen you feel pressure to pick a choice, don\u2019t forget the choice of not choosing any.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen you\u2019re in your twenties, you should spend a little bit of time doing something that\u2019s sort of crazy, insane, unprofitable, unorthodox, orthogonal, because that\u2019s going to be your touchstone and the foundation of your success later on.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cDon\u2019t aim to be the best. Be the only.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYou want to be doing something where it\u2019s hard to explain to your mother what it is that you do.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYour enjoyment of travel is inversely proportional to the size of your luggage.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cFor the best results with your children, spend only half the money you think you should but double the time with them.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cA vacation plus a disaster equals an adventure.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cIf an elementary school student is struggling, first thing, check their eyesight.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cPurchase the most recent tourist guidebook to your hometown or region. You\u2019ll learn a lot by playing the tourist once a year.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cTo signal an emergency, use the rule of three: Three shouts, three horn blasts, or three whistles.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cWhen you\u2019re stuck, explain your problem to others. Often simply laying out a problem will present a solution. Make \u2018explaining the problem\u2019 part of your troubleshooting process.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cYour goal in life is to be able to say on the day before you die that you have fully become yourself.\u201d<\/strong><br \/>\u2014\u00a0Kevin Kelly<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PEOPLE MENTIONED<\/h3>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related and Recommended<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\"><strong>The Tim Ferriss Show<\/strong><\/a> <\/em><span>is one <\/span>of the most popular podcasts in the world with more than 900 million downloads. It has been selected for &#8220;Best of Apple Podcasts&#8221; three times, it is often the #1 interview podcast across all of Apple Podcasts, and it&#8217;s been ranked #1 out of 400,000+ podcasts on many occasions. To listen to any of the past episodes for free, check out <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tim.blog\/podcast\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">this page<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><script async defer src=\"https:\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hop.clickbank.net\/?affiliate=infohatch&amp;vendor=J1R2C\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-10614 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png\" alt=\"Profit Gen\" width=\"400\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px.png 400w, https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/profit-gen400px-300x163.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Illustration via 99designs | Photo originally by Christopher Michel \u201cYour goal in life is to be able to say on the day before you die [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2248,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-growth"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2247"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2247\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2247"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2247"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/parmaks.com\/Resources\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2247"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}