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Living a Meaningful Life
1:36:07 - 1:48:26 (12:19)
Living a meaningful life is about observing and contributing to what transcends us as humans, understanding what makes us human, and in some small way contributing to it during our finite time here.
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Learning to play music can directly access the neurochemicals and release dopamine, creating a rewarding learning process.
1:36:07 - 1:38:03 (01:55)
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Learning to play music can directly access the neurochemicals and release dopamine, creating a rewarding learning process. The foundation of understanding theory can make approaching any instrument and creating something enjoyable to access these benefits.
ChapterLiving a Meaningful Life
Episode#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
Discipline promotes freedom if you insert a layer of indirection, which provides greater opportunities and a deeper experience of freedom.
1:38:03 - 1:40:30 (02:27)
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Discipline promotes freedom if you insert a layer of indirection, which provides greater opportunities and a deeper experience of freedom. Playing something learned is more satisfying than playing it without any practice or discipline.
ChapterLiving a Meaningful Life
Episode#158 – Zev Weinstein: The Next Generation of Big Ideas and Brave Minds
PodcastLex Fridman Podcast
The purpose of life is to try to understand what makes us human and to transcend that, and in some small way contribute to it, within the finite time that we have here.
1:40:31 - 1:48:26 (07:55)
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The purpose of life is to try to understand what makes us human and to transcend that, and in some small way contribute to it, within the finite time that we have here. The ability to observe what transcends us as humans and contribute to it is the most wonderful thing that we have been given, and living a meaningful life is about seeing and contributing to that purpose beyond ourselves.