Chapter
Insights from Douglas Hofstadter's "I Am a Strange Loop"
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The author's overarching principle in his books "Godel, Escher, Bach: An Eternal Golden Braid" and "I Am a Strange Loop" is that the reason why people search for happiness and try to optimize their lives is in an effort to avoid thoughts of death. The style of writing merges artwork, narrative fables, and nonfiction writing to articulate this idea.
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Tim Urban, the author of 'Wait But Why' blog, discusses his book on happiness and self-optimization and how it's centered around the idea of staving off thoughts about death.
50:49 - 55:04 (04:15)
Tim Urban
Summary
Tim Urban, the author of 'Wait But Why' blog, discusses his book on happiness and self-optimization and how it's centered around the idea of staving off thoughts about death. He also talks about his unique writing style, which uses art by M.C. Escher, narrative fables, and a mix of nonfiction writing.