Exponential Wisdom

Image created by DALL-E - humans working with AI with blue swirls in the air, digital art Every so often, there are trends that entrepreneurs need to either pay attention and respond to, or else get left behind while others make exponential progress. Dan Sullivan and Peter Diamandis discuss these trends that are going to be a very big deal in the not-too-distant future. In this episode: Why artificial intelligence has become extraordinarily powerful during the past five years.How AI will allow you to do what you do now, but better.When you want to find the right person to perform a task, the best answer might be AI.Human skill at its highest level keeps going higher when it’s assisted by artificial intelligence.

Peter and Dan discuss the foundational new technology blockchain and how it will ultimately disrupt every industry: from finance and real estate, to sports and e-commerce. In this episode: Peter talks about the many possible uses of blockchain technology: from creating sovereign identities for refugees, to blockchain serving as a more reliable record of a product’s supply chain movement and transaction lifecycle in e-commerce. Dan talks about the potential of using blockchain in the future to protect intellectual property (IP). Peter discusses the ability of Web3 to provide not only information exchange, but value exchange. The convergence of AI, blockchain, non-fungible tokens (NFTs), AR/VR, sensors, and Web3 will create a new, multi-trillion-dollar economic ecosystem.

Peter and Dan discuss their tips and tricks for a healthy lifestyle, including the importance of mindset, sleep, exercise, and diet. In this episode: Peter talks about two hacks that help keep his body temperature at an optimum level while sleeping, and how he gamifies getting eight hours every night. Dan discusses his exercise routine and how he has prioritized muscle mass in his workout routines. Peter talks about his diet, currently a Mediterranean plant-based diet and fish rich in vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants. Additionally, he uses intermittent fasting between 7pm and 12 noon the next day, providing him a 17-hour fast. It gives him increased energy during the day and helps him.

Peter and Dan discuss the benefits of cultivating an “Abundance Mindset,” through which we more readily see how exponential technologies -- computation, AI, 3D printing, robotics, VR, and others -- can dematerialize, demonetize, and democratize products and services. What was once available only to the richest and most elite, is increasingly accessible to almost anyone on the planet. In this episode: Peter talks about growing up with a “Scarcity Mindset.” In a world of scarcity, we entertain the paradigm of a finite pie. If your neighbor gets a slice, you necessarily get a smaller slice. This is a perceived world of limited resources and fierce competition. When geared with an Abundance mindset, however, rather than slicing the pie into thinner and thinner pieces, we simply bake more pies... millions more pies. Dan talks about the importance of a positive mindset and how he trains his by cutting out TV (a cognitive “fast” he has now sustained for 3 years) and carefully selecting the news he follows online. Peter talks about looking at the positive possibilities in every scenario and challenge, illustrating ways in which you might use the pandemic to transform your business and lifestyle.

One of Dan’s key quotes, also a foundational coaching concept in Strategic Coach, is “your ears only hear and your eyes only see what you’re looking for,” meaning that we only notice breakthroughs when we search for them. In this episode, Peter and Dan discuss the many business examples and industries in which this applies. In this episode: Peter talks about longevity technologies and one of his latest companies, Fountain Life, which uses advanced diagnostics to measure every aspect of your health. The company is solely focused on collecting patient data, making it understandable, and providing actionable insights for lifestyle changes. Dan discusses the impact of mindset on longevity, offering myriad examples of friends and relatives whose failure to cultivate a longevity mindset has led to health problems. Peter touches on the need for an improved health insurance system, one focused on technological breakthroughs and proactive extension of the healthy human lifespan.