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Discovering Yourself Through Friendship and a Personal Project
1:48:34 - 1:55:36 (07:01)
The speaker talks about how having friends who help you discover more of yourself and engaging with a personal project in a serious way can compensate for not knowing yourself completely. They also discuss how their wide perceptual aperture and sensitivity to things influence their life.
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The speaker reflects on their own sensitivity as a child and how they learned to cope with it by desensitizing themselves to the world around them.
1:48:34 - 1:50:27 (01:52)
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The speaker reflects on their own sensitivity as a child and how they learned to cope with it by desensitizing themselves to the world around them.
ChapterDiscovering Yourself Through Friendship and a Personal Project
Episode#413: Tyler Cowen on Rationality, COVID-19, Talismans, and Life on the Margins
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the role of personal projects and friendship in discovering more about oneself, particularly as someone with a wide perceptual aperture but a thin sense of self.
1:50:27 - 1:55:36 (05:08)
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The speaker discusses the role of personal projects and friendship in discovering more about oneself, particularly as someone with a wide perceptual aperture but a thin sense of self. They draw inspiration from a Protestant notion of obligation to one's project and emphasize the importance of meaningful social engagement.