Ep. 389: Is the Internet Hijacking Ambition? + Escaping Messaging Hell

Let's talk about ambition. We all have an instinct to want to accomplish things that are hard and impressive. This is something that comes from our Paleolithic genes. Impress your tribe so that you'll get more opportunities for food and for mates. But regardless of the source, this impulse is strong.

And if you can integrate it into your life, you are going to feel more satisfied. So here's a question I've been thinking about a lot lately. What's the impact of the internet on our ambition instinct? Now there are two possible stories to be told in answering this question. The first story is positive.

The best way to support your ambition is to surround yourself by people with a similar vision, and the internet makes it possible to find and create virtual tribes centered on whatever it is you care about. Like let's do an example here. Let's say like you're a you're a young man who uh aspires to be a serious reader. Thirty years ago, you might be living in a small town and not know a single other guy who reads beyond the occasional Grisham or Clancy novel, but now you could, for example, uh listen to a podcast like old school. which is hosted by Shiloh Brooks and each week features well-known men discussing books that changed their lives.

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