Question: What is a question everyone should be asking themselves?
Peter Thiel: I would focus on a set of individual questions.
“What can I do that makes sense in this broad context of this extraordinary world in the next 20, 30, 40 years?”
“What will I do that will be successful and contribute in a meaningful way towards good globalization?”--which I think is the key challenge of the 21st century.
It could be in the technology domain. It could be in the public policy domain. It could be personal, professionally. But I think that’s the frame.
And I think it would be good for people to think about the long term horizon so to speak; frame it, “Where do I see myself in 30 years, 40 years, 50 years?” I think people don’t ask that enough.
Recorded on: September 5, 2007
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Scott MacKenzie on February 8, 2008, 11:54 AM
Sorry to disagree Peter, but complex times call for simple questions. 20, 30, 40 year time frames and words like "context" don't help the the average person "Think (and act) Big".
My recommended universal question and call to action: "How can I make it better?"
Scott MacKenzie on February 8, 2008, 4:54 PM
Sorry to disagree Peter, but complex times call for simple questions. 20, 30, 40 year time frames and words like “context” don’t help the the average person “Think (and act) Big”.
My recommended universal question and call to action: “How can I make it better?”
Jack Abraham on December 27, 2008, 12:59 AM
i agree. people are generally too short-sighted when making important decisions that impact their lives. things like: what should i study? what will i do when i graduate? which industry should i enter into? what will i live my life for? vs., for example, what is easiest job that pays the most?
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