Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols | Ari Wallach

In this episode, my guest is Ari Wallach, most recently an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and host of a new TV series titled A Brief History of the Future. We discuss the importance of learning to project our understanding of ourselves and our goals into the future, both for our own sake and for future generations. We also explore how this fosters a sense of unity and community within our species. We examine how technology and modern society influence our perception of time and our ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, reward-driven environment that leads to our best possible future. Additionally, we discuss how the dismantling of traditional institutions has altered people's sense of purpose. We outline protocols to cultivate long-term thinking, connect with core values, and define a deep sense of purpose. This episode provides listeners with actionable tools to merge short- and long-term thinking in ways that create a positive, lasting impact on ourselves, society, and the planet. Access the full show notes for this episode: https://go.hubermanlab.com/nxoB8eX Use Ask Huberman Lab, our chat-based tool, for summaries, clips, and insights from this episode: https://go.hubermanlab.com/v7nt4d Pre-order Andrew's book, Protocols: https://go.hubermanlab.com/protocols *Thank you to our sponsors* AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David Protein: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman ROKA: https://roka.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman *Dr. Ari Wallach* Longpath: https://www.longpath.org/ari-wallach A Brief History of the Future: https://www.pbs.org/show/a-brief-history-of-the-future Longpath (book): https://amzlink.to/az0ySyIHkBkzu TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/ari_wallach_3_ways_to_plan_for_the_very_long_term Newsletter: https://longpath.substack.com Futurific Studios: https://futurificstudios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariw X: https://x.com/AriW LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariwallach Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longpath.org/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ariw *Timestamps* 00:00:00 Ari Wallach 00:01:58 Sponsors: David, Helix Sleep & ROKA 00:06:13 Mental Time Travel; Technology & Present 00:15:46 Technology; Tools: Transgenerational Empathy; Bettering Today 00:22:00 Tool: Empathy for Others 00:26:09 Empathy for Future Generations, Emotion & Logic 00:31:48 Tool: Emotion to Guide Action 00:36:50 Sponsor: AG1 00:38:02 Tools: Perfect Day Exercise; Cathedral Thinking, Awe & Future Generations 00:43:52 Egoic Legacy, Modeling Behavior 00:51:13 Social Media, Time Capsule, Storytelling 01:00:06 Sponsor: LMNT 01:01:18 Short-Term Thinking; Life Purpose, Science & Religion 01:09:23 Longpath, Telos, Time Perception 01:15:19 Tools: Photo Frames; Behavior & Legacy; Life in Weeks 01:23:02 Tool: Visualizing Future You 01:30:17 Death, Western Society 01:36:20 Tool: Writing Letter to Future Self 01:41:01 Society, Future Harmony 01:47:03 Traditional Institutions, Family, Future Consciousness; “Protopia” 01:58:48 Tool: Behavior & Modeling for the Future 02:08:11 Tool: “Why Tuesdays?”, Examining Self 02:14:58 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter #HubermanLab Disclaimer: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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Oct 14, 20242h 17mWatch on YouTube ↗

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Released: October 14, 2024
Duration: 2h 17m
Channel: Huberman Lab
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

In this episode, my guest is Ari Wallach, most recently an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs and host of a new TV series titled A Brief History of the Future. We discuss the importance of learning to project our understanding of ourselves and our goals into the future, both for our own sake and for future generations. We also explore how this fosters a sense of unity and community within our species. We examine how technology and modern society influence our perception of time and our ability to make decisions in a fast-paced, reward-driven environment that leads to our best possible future. Additionally, we discuss how the dismantling of traditional institutions has altered people's sense of purpose. We outline protocols to cultivate long-term thinking, connect with core values, and define a deep sense of purpose. This episode provides listeners with actionable tools to merge short- and long-term thinking in ways that create a positive, lasting impact on ourselves, society, and the planet. Access the full show notes for this episode: https://go.hubermanlab.com/nxoB8eX Use Ask Huberman Lab, our chat-based tool, for summaries, clips, and insights from this episode: https://go.hubermanlab.com/v7nt4d Pre-order Andrew's book, Protocols: https://go.hubermanlab.com/protocols *Thank you to our sponsors* AG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman David Protein: https://davidprotein.com/huberman Helix Sleep: https://helixsleep.com/huberman ROKA: https://roka.com/huberman LMNT: https://drinklmnt.com/huberman *Dr. Ari Wallach* Longpath: https://www.longpath.org/ari-wallach A Brief History of the Future: https://www.pbs.org/show/a-brief-history-of-the-future Longpath (book): https://amzlink.to/az0ySyIHkBkzu TED talk: https://www.ted.com/talks/ari_wallach_3_ways_to_plan_for_the_very_long_term Newsletter: https://longpath.substack.com Futurific Studios: https://futurificstudios.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariw X: https://x.com/AriW LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariwallach Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/longpath.org/ Threads: https://www.threads.net/@ariw *Timestamps* 00:00:00 Ari Wallach 00:01:58 Sponsors: David, Helix Sleep & ROKA 00:06:13 Mental Time Travel; Technology & Present 00:15:46 Technology; Tools: Transgenerational Empathy; Bettering Today 00:22:00 Tool: Empathy for Others 00:26:09 Empathy for Future Generations, Emotion & Logic 00:31:48 Tool: Emotion to Guide Action 00:36:50 Sponsor: AG1 00:38:02 Tools: Perfect Day Exercise; Cathedral Thinking, Awe & Future Generations 00:43:52 Egoic Legacy, Modeling Behavior 00:51:13 Social Media, Time Capsule, Storytelling 01:00:06 Sponsor: LMNT 01:01:18 Short-Term Thinking; Life Purpose, Science & Religion 01:09:23 Longpath, Telos, Time Perception 01:15:19 Tools: Photo Frames; Behavior & Legacy; Life in Weeks 01:23:02 Tool: Visualizing Future You 01:30:17 Death, Western Society 01:36:20 Tool: Writing Letter to Future Self 01:41:01 Society, Future Harmony 01:47:03 Traditional Institutions, Family, Future Consciousness; “Protopia” 01:58:48 Tool: Behavior & Modeling for the Future 02:08:11 Tool: “Why Tuesdays?”, Examining Self 02:14:58 Zero-Cost Support, YouTube, Spotify & Apple Follow & Reviews, Sponsors, YouTube Feedback, Protocols Book, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter #HubermanLab Disclaimer: https://www.hubermanlab.com/disclaimer

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EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Huberman Lab, featuring Andrew Huberman and Ari Wallach, Create Your Ideal Future Using Science-Based Protocols | Ari Wallach explores designing Protopian Futures: Longpath Thinking For Everyday Decisions Today Andrew Huberman and futurist Ari Wallach explore how our uniquely human ability for “mental time travel” can be redirected from short-term, stimulus–response behavior toward building long-term, pro-social futures. Wallach introduces his Longpath framework, built on transgenerational empathy, futures thinking, and a clear sense of telos (ultimate purpose), and shows how individual daily choices ripple out across generations. They discuss why modern technology and media compress our time horizon into an anxious present, how fear of death blocks real future-oriented thinking, and why we need new, hopeful narratives—“protopias” instead of dystopias. The conversation is highly practical, offering concrete protocols to relate to your future self, influence descendants you’ll never meet, and make better decisions today that contribute to a wiser civilization.

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