Episode 142: Derek Sivers: How To Keep Growing
Description
Derek Sivers is a TED speaker, an essayist, a businessman, a musician, one of my favorite thinkers on the planet, and the author of many books including his most recent, Useful Not True: Whatever Works For You.
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(00:00 ) Intro
(01:00 ) Your actions reveal your values
(03:25 ) Obvious to you, amazing to someone else
(05:19 ) How Derek thinks about money
(13:03 ) Deep happy vs. shallow happy
(21:00 ) Following an innate drive and desire
(24:07 ) 18 months of feeling adrift
(30:04 ) To find direction: read a lot and wait for energy
(31:18 ) The power of heroes and anti-heroes
(36:05 ) Egotists and hedonists
(40:00 ) Changing your mind and keeping your identity small
(44:37 ) Think of yourself as a student, not a preacher
(47:42 ) Personal growth over wealth growth
(53:00 ) Prioritizing openness
(56:59 ) What lifestyles or beliefs is Derek against?
(01:04:50 ) The downside of optimism in Derek's personal life
(01:14:24 ) Dating, marriage, and the role of women in Derek's life
(01:23:55 ) How to save a life with $2,000
(01:27:50 ) Derek's thoughts on philanthropy
(01:33:54 ) "Useful Not True"
(01:38:39 ) A prequel to "How To Live"
(01:41:13 ) "Useful Not True": the truth of many answers and perspectives
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