Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz on the Long-term View

<p>My guest today is Nicholas Paul Brysiewicz, the director of development of the <a href="http://longnow.org">Long Now Foundation</a> in San Francisco, CA. The Foundation was created to foster long-term thinking, and in this conversation, Nick and I talk about how a broader time perspective can help us understand difficult times and lay the groundwork for a better future.</p> <p>A note about context: We recorded this conversation in early March of 2020, before the coronavirus had been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization and a national emergency by the U.S. government. I’m certain our tone would’ve been more somber if we were talking about this subject closer to the date of publication. Still, I find that adopting a broader perspective helps me make more level-headed decisions, especially during difficult times. Finally, please heed the advice of medical experts and avoid social places like The Interval for the time being.</p> <h2>Listen to the full conversation</h2> <span id="more-606"></span> <h2>Show notes</h2> <ul> <li><a href="http://longnow.org">The Long Now Foundation</a></li> <li><a href="http://longnow.org/clock/">The 10,000 Year Clock</a></li> <li><a href="http://rosettaproject.org">The Rosetta Project</a></li> <li><a href="https://reviverestore.org">Revive & Restore</a></li> <li><a href="http://longbets.org">Long Bets</a></li> <li><a href="https://theinterval.org">The Interval, San Francisco, CA</a></li> <li><a href="http://longnow.org/seminars/">Seminars About Long-term Thinking</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.cdc.gov">U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.who.int">World Health Organization (WHO)</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk">Elon Musk</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qasem_Soleimani">Qasem Soleimani</a></li> <li><a href= "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus">Herodotus</a></li> <li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greco-Persian_Wars">The Greco-Persian Wars</a></li> <li><a