Kevin Kelly on Advice, Travel, and Tech
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Conversations with Tyler
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🗓️ 3 May 2023
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
As the founding executive editor of Wired magazine and the author of several acclaimed books on technology and culture, Kevin Kelly has long been known for his visionary ideas and insights. But his latest work, Excellent Advice for Living takes a different approach, drawing on his own experience and wisdom to offer practical tips and advice for navigating life's challenges.
Naturally then, Kevin and Tyler start this conversation on advice: what kinds of advice Kevin was afraid to give, his worst advice, how to get better at following advice, and whether people who ask for advice really want it in the first place. Then they move on to the best places to see traditional cultures in Asia, the one thing in Kevin’s travel kit he can’t be without, his favorite part of India, why he’s so excited about brain-computer interfaces, how AI will change religion, what the Amish can teach us about tech adoption, the most underrated documentary, his initial entry point into tech, why he’s impressed by the way Jeff Bezos handles power, the last thing he's changed his mind about, how growing up in Westfield, New Jersey affected him, his next project called the Hundred Year Desirable Future, and more.
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Recorded April 27th, 2023
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| 0:27.2 | Hello everyone and welcome back to Conversations with Tyler. |
| 0:31.1 | Today I'm chatting with Kevin Kelly. |
| 0:33.2 | In the best of all possible ways, Kevin is extremely difficult to describe or introduce. |
| 0:39.2 | I pulled a little bit from Wikipedia. It says, |
| 0:41.9 | Kevin Kelly is the founding executive editor of Wired Magazine, |
| 0:46.2 | a former editor publisher of the Whole Earth Review. |
| 0:49.2 | He's also been a writer, photographer, conservationist, |
| 0:52.4 | and student of Asian and digital culture. |
| 0:55.0 | Yet it still feels that barely scratches the surface. |
| 0:58.0 | Most recently, Kevin has a new book out which I recommend, |
| 1:01.2 | excellent advice for living wisdom I wish I'd known earlier. |
| 1:05.5 | Kevin, welcome. |
| 1:07.0 | It's real pleasure to be here. Thank you for having me. |
| 1:09.5 | I'm really looking forward to this. |
| 1:11.6 | Let's start with some questions about your new book, |
| 1:14.0 | which is the piece of advice you were afraid to give and did not give. |
| 1:18.5 | I'm afraid to give very much marriage counseling. |
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