#025: Dean Rickles - Life is short, and why that’s a good thing for all of us

Dean is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney, where he also is a director of the Sydney Centre for Time.Specializing in quantum gravity, he has written several books in this area, including A Brief History of String Theory: From Dual Models to M-Theory, and Covered in Deep Mist: The Development of Quantum Gravity, 1916-1956. Other recent books include Life is Short: An Appropriately Brief Guide to Making it More Meaningful and Dual-Aspect Monism and the Deep Structure of Meaning.In this episode, you’ll learn about why a short life is the best way to create a meaningful life, how the act of visualization can help manifest your future self, why a fulfilling life far outweighs a happy life, how quantum mechanics ties in with life’s choices, and much more. #philosophy #motivation #personalgrowth #podcast #mindset #growth #self improvementGUEST LINKS:Book: Life is Short - https://www.amazon.com/Life-Short-Appropriately-Making-Meaningful/dp/0691240590 Dean Rickles: https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/about/our-people/academic-staff/dean-rickles.html CONNECT WITH ME:LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/barrywinata Twitter: https://twitter.com/barrywinata LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/barrywinata/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the.prompt_/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@barrywinata Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4mOHdfP2mfE6Z939nm1TMS?si=63765b3eec1c437e Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-prompt/id1535985414 RSS: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/448257.rss Patreon Support: https://www.patreon.com/barrywinataTIMESTAMPS:(00:00) Intro (02:11) What is the Centre for Time? (06:04) Does time even exist? (07:18) Applying Philosophy to Physics (11:55) Life is Short (14:41) The problem of unlimited choices (16:27) The provisional life (18:15) Why not making a choice is bad (20:21) How to make optimal decisions (26:26) Teaching children about making decisions (28:56) The power of visualization (34:19) Practicing visualization (40:44) Your life in weeks (41:45) Quantum Physics and time (43:29) Schrödinger's cat (47:25) Infinite possibilities (50:21) Collective visualization (51:12) Extending the human life span (54:42) The impact of AI (60:13) A fulfilled life vs. happy life (01:05:15) Is finding purpose important? (01:10:54) Outro This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit promptpodcast.substack.com This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit beesletter.substack.com