Evidence receipt / belief
Published · transcript-backedSam Altman: belief
27 Feb 2019 Conversations with Tyler Sam Altman on Loving Community, Hating Coworking, and the Hunt for Talent
“I believe in my heart that it is, but I try so hard to avoid pessimistic people in my life that I don’t feel like I have enough of a dataset to answer that with any confidence.”
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- Sam Altman
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- 27 Feb 2019
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- Conversations with Tyler
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…From the iPad: If pessimism is indeed the biggest handicap, what do you do to actively cultivate optimism? One of the most important questions that I would like an answer to is, is optimism versus pessimism nature or nurture? If it is nature, can we fix that with CRISPR? [laughter] Because it is such a bad thing to have. I hope it’s a personality trait. I hope it’s something that can be improved with deliberate practice. I believe in my heart that it is, but I try so hard to avoid pessimistic people in my life that I don’t feel like I have enough of a dataset to answer that with any confidence. What’s the optimal percentage of pessimistic people in your social circle?…
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