Take the initiative to learn about the Native tribes that lived or continue to live in your area. Ponder the meaning of these statues, read more history books, and re-evaluate the stories we have heard about the formation of our nation with a new perspective.
In his book, "The Future is Faster Than You Think," Peter Diamandis explores how various fields including education, transportation, entertainment, healthcare, finance, food, real estate, and energy will be reinvented in the next decade to create an automatic and magical world. He reflects on the changes of the world through the eyes of his eight-year-old children.
The speaker emphasizes the importance of contingency, choice, and different paths, rather than a fixed path that must be followed. Drawing from past experience, the speaker underscores the role of different alternatives and their concomitant outcomes.
The speaker suggests using the metric of whether a decision will result in a happy future memory as a guide when making decisions.
Bill Gurley, partner at Benchmark Capital, talks about reading timeless books, such as 'Seeking Wisdom', which focuses on understanding the past to comprehend the non-random impact it could have on the future.