What is the best way to approach life? Think long.

For example, just imagine like you’re going to live until you’re 120 years old. If that were the case, how would this affect your every day life behavior, your purchasing behavior, your investment behavior, etc?

For example, I am quite certain that 100 years from now, Bitcoin and cryptocurrency will be more relevant than less relevant. Certainly in the next 30 years.

When you think long enough, you filter out more signal, and cut the noise.

Long creativity

Then the thought is how do you remain creative and motivated for the long term?

I say first, allow yourself to become more of a child. To a child, the world is infinitely fascinating. Either have a kid, or spend more time around kids.

Also, build things in which the architecture will last the next 20 to 30 years. For example, will Facebook still be relevant 20 to 30 years from now? Maybe not. Also, I am still bearish on virtual reality, even 30 years from now, I think people prefer using their smartphones instead of putting on a bulky virtual reality headset on. Virtual reality will always be for the niche nerds, not the main populace.

I think 30 years from now, we will still be using smartphones and iPhones. Also, laptops will still probably be a thing.

We will still love photography

I predict 30 years from now on, we will still love photography. Even 100 or 300 years from now. Why? Photography is the most immediate and artistic way of capturing things. Video and photography are similar but different, people will still love to make still photos.

Even into the future, most people will prefer shooting photos because it is easier. Even now that there are all these automated forms of creating a video, cinema and doing film is still a niche thing, which requires too much cumbersome training. Instead, the future will be more about bloggers, people who just document every day lives on professionally, and making it more immediate and personal.

Why does it matter?

I think superficially, people choose happiness. I know when I am working out, exploring the world, making photos, playing with Seneca, etc., I am very happy. It doesn’t hurt to be happy.

Then secondly the more existential thing; I think all humans desire or sick some sort of future legacy or thing that will last. What will last? Either your kids or your artwork, ideally both.