A brief motivational monologue advising listeners to recognize and embrace their unique skills and life purpose rather than envying others. The speaker emphasizes that abilities which come easily to one person can be difficult for another, and encourages contentment and focused development of one's own vocation while still remaining open to learning new skills.
We're not all built the same. We all have different skill sets. You probably already know that. Yet when I look around and become tempted personally to envy or covet or crave somebody else's job, somebody else's life purpose, somebody else's unique skill set, I personally have to keep reminding myself. And you might find this too, Ben. That's not you. You're a storyteller, an author, an orator. And you're not an engineer, not a technician. I'm not a professional athlete or a musician or a big executive. So don't waste too much time trying to or wishing you were those things. I'm not discouraging you from going out and learning new skills and living life or operating in the spirit of a sort of Renaissance person who has many skills and passions and hobbies and vocations. But I am encouraging you, once you have discovered your unique purpose in life, to be fully satisfied with it and fully aware that what might come easy to you, and therefore what you might even take for granted, is something that can be shockingly difficult for someone else.
The Solution to Aging Might Be Closer Than Anyone Realizes - With Ben Goertzel
