Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Discovering Paths Much less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Dangers of the Cloud), Taking Big Leaps, and

April 26, 2023
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“I feel that saying ‘adequate’ is a superpower.”

— Derek Sivers

Derek Sivers (@sivers) is an creator of philosophy and entrepreneurship, identified for his stunning, quotable insights and pithy, succinct writing model. He’s a former musician, programmer, TED speaker, and circus clown, who offered his first firm, CDBaby, for $22 million and gave all the cash to charity.

Derek’s books (How to Live, Hell Yeah or No, Your Music and People, Anything You Want) and latest initiatives are at his web site: sive.rs. His upcoming e-book is Useful Not True.

Please get pleasure from!

P.S. To observe the precise step-by-step “Tech Independence” directions from Derek, please go to sive.rs/ti.

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#668: Derek Sivers — The Joys of an Un-Optimized Life, Discovering Paths Much less Traveled, Creating Tech Independence (and Dangers of the Cloud), Taking Big Leaps, and Choosing the Proper Recreation of Life

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Need to hear the primary time Derek was on the present? Hearken to our dialog right here, through which we mentioned creating confidence, discovering happiness, saying ‘no’ to hundreds of thousands, Derek’s favourite books, and far, rather more.

#125: Derek Sivers on Creating Confidence, Discovering Happiness, and Saying No to Thousands and thousands

What was your favourite quote or lesson from this episode? Please let me know in the comments.

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SHOW NOTES

  • [06:16] The Derek Sivers College of Sufficient.
  • [11:24] Scuba diving and empathy classes in Iceland.
  • [16:13] Classes we apply to ourselves and others.
  • [22:46] Derek’s folks compass.
  • [28:14] How you can safe your tech independence.
  • [1:05:19] The unoptimized life.
  • [1:16:37] The that means of Derek’s upcoming e-book, Helpful Not True.
  • [1:32:55] The issue with ethical relativism and different -isms.
  • [1:51:24] Big leaps.
  • [2:00:10] Discovering and asking mentors for assist.
  • [2:08:18] Video games.
  • [2:12:26] The knowledge of quitting once you’re forward.
  • [2:17:13] Why would Derek — by no means in want of exterior validation — search fame?
  • [2:20:45] What makes Derek so darned fascinating?
  • [2:23:18] Has Derek at all times been a satisficer?
  • [2:31:43] Dwelling on the sting case.
  • [2:35:33] The true query behind “What would you inform your youthful self?”
  • [2:40:29] Giving instructions in Antarctica.
  • [2:41:46] How do you educate an 11-year-old to behave like a 16-year-old?
  • [2:45:45] Parting ideas.

MORE DEREK SIVERS QUOTES FROM THE INTERVIEW

“If you happen to marvel why I’m so blissful, why I’m thriving, why I appear to be doing properly, quite a lot of my happiness comes from this worldview that’s radical doubt. It’s skepticism. I’m going to provide this the shorthand of calling it ‘Helpful Not True.’”
— Derek Sivers

“If you happen to arrange what you are promoting to serve the folks that you simply love being round, even when it makes much less cash, you’re going to be a lot happier.”
— Derek Sivers

“I feel that saying ‘adequate’ is a superpower.”
— Derek Sivers

“We spend the primary half of our life deferring to authority and pondering that authority has energy over us. And at a sure level, you understand that you simply’re free. You’re liberated from that so long as you don’t break the legislation.”
— Derek Sivers

“The temptation to maintain enjoying, though the rewards are performed, isn’t that the definition of habit? Persevering with a conduct though it’s not rewarding you anymore?”
— Derek Sivers

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