5 Lessons For The 21st Century: How To Survive & Thrive In The New World | Yuval Noah Harari

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🗓️ 15 May 2023

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The future of jobs, democracy and humanity are constantly changing and constantly being threatened with the rise of technology. With the rise of social media, biotech, and infotech covering everything from your social life, your online life, to your healthcare, algorithms and artificial intelligence are inescapable and highly influencing your decisions, thoughts and emotional state. Yuval Noah Hariri is best known for the profound and influential work he did giving a complete overview of human history in his bestseller, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind. Yuval looks at how technology and cultural beliefs impact human progress. Yuval is a historian and professor of History at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, and the co-founder of the social impact company Sapienship. In this episode with Yuval, we’re forced to question, what are the real issues we’re facing as humanity? Even more importantly, are you prepared to survive and thrive in this world shaped by data, biotech, algorithms, and corruption? Yuval and Tom explores ideas around Constructing your own story Understanding power and how it corrupts 3 principles you need to thrive future Follow Yuval Noah Harari: Website: https://www.ynharari.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/harari_yuval Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Prof.Yuval.Noah.Harari Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yuval_noah_harari/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@YuvalNoahHarari SPONSORS: This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Give online therapy a try at https://bit.ly/BetterhelpImpact and get on your way to being your best self. Head over to https://bit.ly/AnthrosImpact and get $200 off the office chair that promises to be the world's most comfortable sitting experience. Get 5 free AG1 Travel Packs and a FREE 1 year supply of Vitamin D with your first purchase at https://bit.ly/AG1Impact. No interest, no payments - take advantage of this special financing offer at https://bit.ly/NetsuiteImpact to get the visibility and control you need to weather any storm. Sign up today at https://bit.ly/ButcherBoxImpact and use code IMPACT to get a FREE TURKEY plus $20 off your first order. Are You Ready for EXTRA Impact? If you’re ready to find true fulfillment, strengthen your focus, and ignite your true potential, the Impact Theory subscription was created just for you. Want to transform your health, sharpen your mindset, improve your relationship, or conquer the business world? This is your epicenter of greatness. This is not for the faint of heart. This is for those who dare to learn obsessively, every day, day after day. Subscription Benefits: Unlock the gates to a treasure trove of wisdom from inspiring guests like Andrew Huberman, Mel Robbins, Hal Elrod, Matthew McConaughey, and many, many, more New episodes delivered ad-free Exclusive access to Tom’s AMAs, keynote speeches, and suggestions from his personal reading list You’ll also get access to an 5 additional podcasts with hundreds of archived Impact Theory episodes, meticulously curated into themed playlists covering health, mindset, business, relationships, and more: Legendary Mindset: Mindset & Self-Improvement Money Mindset: Business & Finance Relationship Theory: Relationships Health Theory: Mental & Physical Health Power Ups: Weekly Doses of Short Motivational Quotes Subscribe on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3PCvJaz Subscribe on all other platforms (Google Podcasts, Spotify, Castro, Downcast, Overcast, Pocket Casts, Podcast Addict, Podcast Republic, Podkicker, and more) : https://impacttheorynetwork.supercast.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	If you're a Chinese emperor like 2,000 years ago,
0:03.0	one of your biggest problems in life
0:05.0	is that if you give too much power to your ministers and generals,
0:09.0	they might rebel against you, the will to power,
0:12.0	and want to kill you and your family and establish their dynasty.
0:17.0	And they found a solution, which is based on bioengineering.
0:21.7	Now, you can ask bioengineering 2,000 years ago in China?
0:25.0	Yes, it's called castration.
0:27.2	Whoa.
0:28.0	Custration is bioengineering.
0:29.6	You take a man, you cut something off, you get a different kind of man that is perfectly fit for the purposes of the emperor.
0:38.8	I didn't know they did that.
0:39.8	Unix. I knew Unix existed. I didn't know they were generals.
0:44.6	You had unique generals and unique ministers because they pose much less of a threat.
0:50.1	They can't establish their own dynasty.
0:51.9	Wow. And there are periods in Chinese history when most of the imperial administration was Unix.
0:59.7	Do you have a dark view of humanity?
1:01.5	Like, you know, you want a government job?
1:03.9	Yes, just give us your testicles and then give you a government job.
1:08.0	And this was not just China.
1:09.7	You see the same thing happening in the Byzantine
1:12.0	empire, in the caliphate, in the Islamic caliphate, because this was kind of bi-engineering of
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