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Timestamps!

0:00:00 – Intro
0:01:47 – What Martin’s been up to
0:12:29 – What Tom’s been up to
0:14:43 – Making decisions in accordance with your imagined future
0:27:36 – Sponsor: CuriosityStream (Watching documentaries)
0:29:46 – Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills)
0:31:10 – Feeling like it’s too late to start
0:41:34 – Ulysses contracts
0:50:29 – Not confusing good outcomes with good decisions
0:57:38 – Backcasting and premortems
1:13:44 – Conclusion

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