{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Gurwinder Bhogal's Guide to Modern Survival (Infinite Loops CLASSICS)","description":"Hello everyone, Jim here. We're taking a brief two-week break from new episodes to spotlight a couple of golden oldies from the Infinite Loops archive. Years later, these remain some of my favorite conversations. We\u2019ll be back soon with fresh episodes, but in the meantime, enjoy this trip back to August 2024, when we welcomed the one and only Gurwinder Bhogal. _________________ \u201cWe have created for ourselves a world that we didn't evolve for.\u201d Gurwinder Bhogal is, for my money, one of the most independent, original and insightful thinkers you\u2019ll find in our corner of the internet. He returns to discuss how willpower and good old-fashioned human agency can help us reclaim our mental sovereignty and escape the \u201cconstant avalanche of concerns that are being vomited over us through our laptop screens, our phones, our TV screens, and in conversations.\u201d For the full transcript, episode takeaways, and bucketloads of other stuff designed to make you go, \u201cHmm, that\u2019s interesting!\u201d&amp;nbsp;check out our&amp;nbsp;Substack. Important Links:  Gurwinder's Substack&amp;nbsp; Gurwinder's Twitter  Gurwinder\u2019s previous Infinite Loops appearance  Show Notes:  \u201cWe have created for ourselves a world we didn\u2019t evolve for\u201d The dogged persistence of our stubborn beliefs Gamification; generational differences in agency The societal impact of the education system\u2019s changing priorities How to zombify a population Skin in the game: Gurwinder\u2019s guide to reclaiming agency LLMs, bullshit, and the atomization of culture How to play better games Willpower is the bottleneck Gurwinder as emperor of the world MORE!  Books Mentioned:  Why Everything is Becoming a Game; by Gurwinder Bhogal Think Again: The Power of Knowing What You Don't Know; by Adam Grant The Status Game: On Human Life and How to Play It; by Will Storr The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements; by Eric Hoffer Why the Mental Health of Liberal Girls Sank First and Fastest; by Jonathan Haidt (After Babel)  America\u2019s Colleges Are Reaping What They Sowed; by Tyler Austin Harper (The Atlantic)  Joe Biden and the Common Knowledge Game; by Ben Hunt (Epsilon Theory) The Emperor\u2019s New Clothes; by Hans Christian Andersen Futarchy Details; by Robin Hanson (Overcoming Bias) The Enlightenment Trilogy; by Jed McKenna The Weirdest People in the World: How the West Became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous; by Joseph Henrich  ","author_name":"Infinite Loops","author_url":"https:\/\/infiniteloopspodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/37988675\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/192384200"}