For the past three decades, WIRED co-founder Kevin Kelly has published multiple pieces of work ranging from tool reviews to long-form books. In his latest book, Excellent Advice for Living, Kevin takes his learnings from his life and shares the advice he wished he had learned when he was younger. In this interview, Kevin discusses some of these insights from his book including his recommendation of “being the only,” the concept of prototyping your life, and the importance of time and experiences. He discusses his source of ‘radical optimism’, the lesson that the best things happen slowly, and the ‘better delusion’ which he calls ‘pronoia’. Finally, Kevin turns the conversation towards his view of technology, specifically on the future of artificial intelligence, its impact on humans, and why it will become more of a partnership between AI and humans than a total replacement.
0:00:00 Introduction
0:01:06 The Concept of 'Excellent Advice for Living'
0:05:10 Exploring the Recommendation 'Don't be the best. Be the only.'
0:08:00 The Concept of Prototyping Your Life
0:12:20 Kevin's Early Career and Life Choices
0:16:03 The Importance of Time and Experiences
0:20:35 You Don’t Need Millions
0:24:28 Evolution of Kevin’s Definition of Success
0:27:19 Kevin’s Source of ‘Radical Optimism’
0:29:56 Bad Things Happen Fast, Good Things Happen Slowly
0:32:36 Kevin’s Perspective on Day-to-Day News
0:34:30 The Concept of Pronoia
0:36:44 The Future of Artificial Intelligence
0:44:36 The Partnership Between AI and Humans
0:49:43 The Importance of Disagreeing in an Additive Way
0:52:09 Conclusion
An audio-only version of this interview is available as episode 827 of Metis Strategy’s podcast, #Technovation with Peter High. Learn more at bit.ly/Technovation-827.
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