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Now, two important questions this morning. Number one, Steph, what do you wish you had known in your

20s that you know now? What do you wish you known in your 20s that you know now?

The answer is nothing. Nothing. I am so immeasurably pleased with my life and so happy at where I am

I mean I get to wake up, live with wonderful people, live a life of meaning and purpose and depth

and philosophical power and carving my thoughts into the atomic structure of the universe on a daily

basis with the other kind help and participation.

Honestly, I couldn't do better.

I can't do better.

I mean, I'm obviously going to keep trying to do better at philosophy over time, but I can't do better. I can't improve where I am.

And so if I can improve where I am, why would I want to change anything that led me here? Now, this

doesn't go back to my childhood. I'm not talking about justifying abuse and violence, but

until you said my 20s, right? So my concern is that if I say well I wish I

had known this in my 20s that would be a way of saying I wish I was someplace

else or in some other circumstance or situation than I am and I would not want to be in any

other circumstance or situation.

It's really important in life, you know, nostalgia is when you look back and wish you'd been happier.

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