Philosophers and Thinkers in Today's World

The speaker wonders what the great thinkers of the past would think of today's world. They discuss how these individuals would have used the internet to spread their ideas and how they would be perceived today.

The Power of the Internet

• The internet presents a powerful vessel for spreading ideas to more people than ever before.

• Alan Watts' son, Mark Watts, hosts a podcast called "Being Here and Now" where he dissects his father's work.

• Humans have an innate drive to survive their ideas beyond just physical reproduction.

Who Will Be Remembered?

• The speaker is curious about who from today's creator economy will be remembered as grand philosophers or public figures.

• Justin C. Scott believes that influential figures become more mythical as time passes.

Language Evolution

• Language evolves with culture and society, changing our perception of old languages.

• Gen Z has its own language and vernacular, potentially limiting thought according to Terence McKenna.

• Today's creators will eventually be seen as ancient artifacts.

The Future of the Creator Economy

In this section, the speaker discusses how the internet has given individuals a voice and the ability to create something of value. He also talks about how there is much more room for public figures, creators, and impactful ideas and philosophies to come to fruition.

The Next Generation of Creators

• The speaker believes that the next generation of creators will be much larger than current ones due to the internet giving many more individuals a voice.

• The internet gives people a platform to create something of value and develop their own philosophy.

• People will gravitate towards others with similar interests, resulting in everyone having around 100 creators they follow.

• There is much more room for public figures, creators, and impactful ideas and philosophies to come to fruition.

Everyone is a Life Coach

• Every creator has an audience that they educate and entertain according to their interest and expertise.

• Once someone accumulates enough experience in their journey, especially in business, they become philosophers or life coaches who help others actualize their purpose on earth.

• Helping others self-actualize through what is now known as the creator economy is seen as fulfilling by the speaker.

Emerging Digital Society

• A digital society is forming tangibly on the internet where more people are participating.

• Throughout history, those remembered had one thing in common: they were massive value providers who shared their thoughts with others.

The Power of Social Media

In this section, the speaker talks about the power of social media and how it can be used to network, meet new people, build a business, and market ideas.

Social Media as a Tool for Networking and Business

• Writing on social media is a way to use your ideas in public.

• Social media is a powerful invention that allows people to network, meet new friends across the globe, and build businesses.

• Almost everyone who is doing something on social media is building a business.

• Creators have to consume in order to create. They have to participate in the digital society that is forming and contribute to it.

Marketing and Sales as Applied Human Psychology

• Writing, speaking, marketing, and sales are evergreen skills that are important for success on social media.

• Writing a tweet or selling a product or service involves marketing an idea to other people.

• Marketing and sales are applied human psychology that capture attention, make ideas impactful, and change people's lives for the better.

• Negative connotations around marketing and sales should be disregarded because they are essential skills for success.

The Importance of Social Media in Today's World

• Pairing personal interests with evergreen skills can lead to success on social media.

• Access to the internet means individuals must provide value online or risk being left behind by evolution towards social media.

• Individuals may feel forced into jobs instead of taking control of their lives through social media.

• Digital tools emerging from the internet are essential for progress and evolution, but creation demands destruction or sacrifice.

• The power has shifted back into the hands of the individual.

The Importance of Thought Leadership

In this section, the speaker discusses the importance of thought leadership and how it can help individuals achieve their goals.

Becoming a Thought Leader

• To become a thought leader, one must expand their language and everything else that allows it to expand.

• Leading oneself into the unknown exposes oneself to novel ideas and perspectives, new potentials for life and others skills that must be acquired to push further.

• A thought leader will not be a thought leader for long if they cannot build a solution that gets results for the people they are passing it down to.

Practicing Spirituality

• In order to practice something like spirituality, you have to build a business.

• Doing things that put you into a low point in life can help you practice spirituality.

Problem Solving Our Way to Doing What We Love

In this section, the speaker talks about how problem-solving has led us to finally being able to do what we love for a living.

Doing What You Love

• It is now possible to do what you love for a living; you just have to figure out how to do it.

• You need the idea of something good before it can actually be built.

Second Renaissance

• We are smack in the middle of the second Renaissance and thought leaders are emerging left and right.

Language and Thought

• Thought can only go as far as the language that paves the road.

• In order to be a thought leader, you need to expand your language and everything else that allows it to expand.

Leading Yourself

• To become a thought leader, you must first learn to lead yourself by leading yourself into the unknown.

• A thought leader will not be a thought leader for long if they cannot build a solution that gets results for the people that they are passing it down to.

Discovering New Ideas

• There are unlimited ideas waiting to be discovered out there that any one of us can find through exploration of the unknown.

Practicing Spirituality in Times of Difficulty

In this section, the speaker discusses how practicing spirituality can help during difficult times.

Practicing Spirituality

• In order to practice something like spirituality, you have to build a business.

• Doing things that put you into a low point in life can help you practice spirituality.

Dealing with Anger

• The speaker shares an example of how he used his spiritual practice when he was angry.

• It's times like being sad or when you don't get what you want or when you build and fail that put you into a low point in life so that you can actually practice spirituality.

The Best Spiritual Practice is Practicality

In this section, the speaker discusses how practicality is the best spiritual practice and emphasizes the importance of pursuing goals to unlock lessons in emotional intelligence and other practical applications for the mind.

Pursuing Goals to Unlock Lessons

• The best spiritual practice is practicality

• Pursue goals to unlock lessons in emotional intelligence and other practical applications for your mind

• True thought can only go as far as the experience you have

Building Your Legacy in the New World

In this section, the speaker outlines two steps for building your legacy in the new world: identifying what you must do and solidifying a vessel for actualizing that reality.

Identifying What You Must Do

• Identify what you must do to get to the life you want

• Direction is needed, even if it's not crystal clear or perfect

• Dance between your desired future and despised future (vision and anti-vision)

• Be conscious and observant of those around you

• Take mental notes of lives that you do not want to live

• Study habits, patterns, and ideas of successful individuals

• Add brushstrokes to the vision of your ideal future over time

Solidifying a Vessel for Actualizing That Reality

• Solidify a vessel for actualizing that reality

• Most people dream about doing incredible things but let it remain a dream because they don't have a clear path

• You don't need 100% certainty when pursuing something on your own

• Nothing certain is worth it

• You need skills and interests that complement each other

• Learn something that will help you move in the right direction

Learning Skills & Interests

In this section, the speaker emphasizes the importance of learning skills and interests that you can practice and apply for life to the direction that you are moving in.

Learning Skills & Interests

• It doesn't matter what skills or interests you start with

• Start learning something that you think will help you move in the right direction

• Be conscious, self-reflect, and continue moving forward

• Identify problems and solve them

• Achieve small goals along the way

• Experience compounds over time

• Move in an extremely jagged line towards what you want in this life

Continuing to Compound Experience

In this section, the speaker emphasizes how experience compounds over time and encourages listeners to keep moving forward towards their goals.

Continuing to Compound Experience

• Two, three, four years into the journey, you're so much further ahead than you thought you would be

• You know exactly what to do to continue compounding that experience

• Understand how to identify and solve problems

• Move in an extremely jagged line towards what you want in this life

Building a Personal Brand

In this section, the speaker talks about building a personal brand and how it can help in starting an e-commerce store or getting money for something else.

Key Points:

• Building a personal brand gives leverage when starting an e-commerce store.

• If not interested in starting an e-commerce store, try budgeting techniques or learn new skills to get a better job.

• Continuously solve problems until you achieve what you want.

The Game of Life

In this section, the speaker discusses how life is like a game that never ends and how it's important to keep playing.

Key Points:

• Life is like a game that never ends.

• It's important to continue playing the game because that's what makes it fun.

Powerful Habit Formation Heuristic

In this section, the speaker talks about forming good habits and making better decisions in day-to-day life.

Key Points:

• Question every decision made and understand why it's being made.

• If there is no conscious intention or goal behind an action, stop doing it.

• Use knowledge and intention to make better decisions in all aspects of life.

Understanding Your Actions

In this section, the speaker emphasizes understanding one's actions by questioning them and having conscious intentions behind them.

Key Points:

• Most people are unconscious as to why they are making 99% of their decisions.

• Start questioning every single thing done throughout the day.

• Understand why certain actions are taken and have conscious intentions behind them.

Balancing Discipline with Letting Loose

In this section, the speaker talks about balancing discipline with letting loose and how it's important to have highs and lows in life.

Key Points:

• Balancing discipline with letting loose is important.

• It's okay to let go sometimes and enjoy life.

• Having highs and lows is natural in all aspects of life.

The Importance of Personal Distribution

In this section, the speaker discusses the importance of personal distribution and how it can help individuals succeed in various fields.

Building Personal Distribution

• Building personal distribution is essential for success in today's world.

• Personal distribution allows individuals to get a job without using a job board, sell a book without a publisher, or make music without a record label.

• Having personal distribution gives individuals an advantage over others who have been working in their field for years but lack an audience or readership.

• Personal distribution is crucial because having more followers means more money for businesses in various industries.

Self-Publishing and Other Ventures

• The speaker is self-publishing his own book after realizing he has built up enough personal distribution to hit bestseller status.

• Having personal distribution also allows individuals to start other ventures such as supplement lines, gyms, apparel brands, and partnerships with other brands.

Becoming Fully Conscious of One's Situation

In this section, the speaker asks thought-provoking questions about one's work situation and encourages listeners to become fully conscious of their circumstances.

Questioning One's Work Situation

• The speaker asks if one's work situation is wage slavery and if they are lying to themselves about it being for another reason.

• The answers to these questions may shock listeners if they are honest with themselves.

Becoming Fully Conscious

• The speaker encourages listeners to become fully conscious of their work situation and take action if necessary.

• It is important to be honest with oneself about the reasons for staying in a certain job or career path.

The Importance of Perspective Development

In this section, the speaker discusses the importance of perspective development and how it can help individuals succeed in various fields.

Novel Perspectives

• While audience growth hacks and tactics are important for beginners, established creators need to focus on bringing unique angles and novel perspectives to ideas that are already working.

• Ideas must be impactful to people's lives in order to be successful.

Prioritizing Perspective Development

In this section, the speaker emphasizes the importance of prioritizing perspective development in the creator economy.

Importance of Perspective Development

• The speaker stresses that perspective development is crucial for success in the creator economy.

• To develop one's perspective, it is important to read books, pursue goals, and apply what you learn to real-world situations.

• The more ideas you spread that form the identity and worldview of other individuals, the more successful you will be in the creator economy.

Take Action

• The speaker encourages viewers to take action and start building something rather than just watching videos without doing anything about it.

• Viewers can check out a digital economics masterclass and other resources provided by the speaker to help them succeed in the creator economy.

Conclusion

• The video concludes with a reminder that long-form content will be coming back and links to subscribe and access additional resources.