Through Conversations

Eric Jorgenson: Building Infinity, The Next Industrial Revolution, & Immortality Through Innovation

Episode Summary

In this episode, I chat with Eric Jorgenson about extending human potential through innovation, building unlimited abundance for all, and the next Industrial Revolution.

Episode Notes

In this episode, I sit down with Eric Jorgenson, exploring the concepts of building for infinity and sparking the next Industrial Revolution. We dive deep into how innovation can lead us towards a version of immortality, discussing the impact of long-term thinking versus the prevalent short-termism in today's society. Eric shares insights from his written works and the importance of understanding audience behavior to create lasting value.

We also tackle the practical tools that can shift our mindset from short-term gains to long-term rewards and question how technology is reshaping our brain composition. From the abundance mindset to reimagining progress measurement, Eric breaks down complex ideas into actionable wisdom. We cap off the discussion by destigmatizing nuclear energy and making a moral case for embracing technology, aiming to focus our efforts on building a sustainable and infinitely prosperous future.

About Eric Jorgenson:

Eric writes and podcasts about technology, startups, and investing. His blog at ejorgenson.com has educated and entertained more than one million readers since 2014. Eric invests in early-stage technology companies. (Please get in touch to invest or pitch a company.)

His newest book is The Anthology of Balaji, and he also is the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant, which has been read by millions of people and translated into thirty languages to date. He lives in Kansas City with his brilliant and beautiful wife, Jeannine. Join the Eric's email list at EJorgenson.com and subscribe to the podcast Smart Friends.

Highlights:

00:00 Introduction & Preview

02:09 Eric's Written Works

06:13 Understanding Audience Behavior

09:37 How to harvest long-term?

17:13 Tools Impacting Short-termism

21:40 Brain Composition Changes?

27:13 Manifestations of Immortality

29:30 Importance of Information Curation

33:42 Abundance Mindset Discussion

42:09 Progress Measurement Methods

48:41 Destigmatizing Nuclear Energy