“In trying to make sense of this pessimism, Ridley, like Kahneman, sees a combination of cognitive biases and evolutionary psychology as the core of the problem. He fingers loss aversion—a tendency for people to regret a loss more than a… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“It’s incredible,” he says, “this moaning pessimism, this knee-jerk, things-are-going-downhill reaction from people living amid luxury and security that their ancestors would have died for. The tendency to see the emptiness of every glass is pervasive. It’s almost as if… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“And this is one of the first things one learns from Musk’s example—he is relentless in his pursuit of the bold and, the bigger… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“sixty-seven years.14 Not anymore. Today the final three Ds in our chain reaction can disassemble companies and disrupt industries almost overnight, reducing the average… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Each of us starts with the same twenty-four hours in the day. How we utilize those hours determines the quality of our lives.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“one child in front of a computer learns little; four discussing and debating learn a lot.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“This difference is key. Thinking in probabilities—this business has a 60 percent chance of success—rather than deterministically—if I do A and B, then C… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Abundance is not about providing everyone on this planet with a life of luxury—rather it’s about providing all with a life of possibility.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Decentralized means learning cannot easily be curtailed by autocratic governments and is considerably more immune to socioeconomic upheaval.” — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Teaching kids how to nourish their creativity and curiosity, while still providing a sound foundation in critical thinking, literacy and math, is the best… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“the value of the ecosystems services our environment now provides (for free) has been calculated at $36 trillion a year—a figure roughly equal to… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
“Tony Hseih, CEO of Zappos, helped disrupt the retail space by emphasizing mastery, making the “pursuit of growth and learning” central to his corporate… — Peter H. Diamandis Copy Share Image
