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Venkatesh Rao — The Art of Gig (EP.152)

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Mar 23, 2023
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ADVICE

Owning Risks Within Corporations

  • Take risks, even within the paycheck economy, by owning decisions and challenging norms.
  • Evaluate legal risks with lawyers but make the final decision yourself based on your context.
INSIGHT

Subjectivity of Risk

  • Risk perception is subjective, influenced by background, conditioning, and personal narratives.
  • While genetic predisposition to risk-taking may exist, environmental factors play a larger role.
ADVICE

Fixed-Point Futurism

  • Combat nihilism from rational optimization by embracing "fixed-point futurism."
  • Choose an arbitrary goal, commit to making it true, and apply rational thinking around it.
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