Chapter
Rethinking the Official Future
48:58 - 57:12 (08:14)
The official future is the commonly accepted path of success like going to college, graduate school, getting married, and having kids. This constrains our ability to solve complex problems such as poverty or homelessness that cannot be solved through the official future.
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The "official future" is the prescribed path that has been established in a society that individuals are expected to follow.
48:58 - 52:30 (03:31)
Summary
The "official future" is the prescribed path that has been established in a society that individuals are expected to follow. It can be influenced by religion or cultural values and is continually shifting throughout history.
ChapterRethinking the Official Future
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PodcastThe School of Greatness
Instead of focusing on big external infrastructure projects, the book suggests building a collective way of being in the world to address wicked problems that official future cannot solve.
52:30 - 57:12 (04:42)
Summary
Instead of focusing on big external infrastructure projects, the book suggests building a collective way of being in the world to address wicked problems that official future cannot solve. The book outlines small, actionable steps that can be taken to create a positive impact today.