Guy KawasakiChief Evangelist, Canva

Professor Dahlen on not thinking of life as a risk management program

23 Oct 2024 · 1 min

Watch on YouTube

0:41

A short transcript excerpt of Professor Dahlen advising against viewing life as a risk-management program. He argues that treating life as a collection of risks removes courage from decision-making, encourages not exaggerating potential downsides, and accepts that things go wrong yet life continues.

Chapters

Not thinking of life as a risk management program helps out a lot. And if you don't think as life as a collection of risks, then courage is really moved out of the equation and that goes back to not exaggerating risks and the things that could go wrong. Things go wrong all the time, but we're still here. That's okay. And for things going wrong, maybe that will enable you to have things go more correctly and right.

More from Guy

34:01

Alexis Nikole Nelson | Happy Snacking, Don't Die! | Talks at Google

3d ago

34:12

Cheryl Strauss Einhorn | The Human Edge: Smarter Decisions in the Age of AI | Talks at Google

2w ago

33:03

Olajuwon Ajanaku | Eastside Golf | Talks at Google

2w ago

38:23

Ethan Kross | Chatter | Talks at Google

1mo ago

22:30

Rachel Glennerster | Innovation and the Center for Global Development | Talks at Google

2mo ago

41:07

Rebecca Winthrop | Rethinking the Purpose of Education in the Age of AI | Talks at Google

2mo ago

40:54

Dr. Robert Wachter | A Giant Leap: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare... | Talks at Google

3mo ago

Leo Ku | From Passion to Profession | Talks at Google

3mo ago

Dr. Deepika Chopra | The Power of Real Optimism | Talks at Google

4mo ago

Jeff Kinney | Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Partypooper | Talks at Google

5mo ago

Susie Wolff | Driven | Talks at Google

5mo ago

See all content