Designing the rest of your life | Dave Evans | TEDxSanFranciscoSalon

Summary

Дэйв Эванс, основавший вместе с Биллом Бернеттом Стэнфордский лабораторию дизайна жизни, делится концепцией применения принципов дизайн-мистинг для решения 'злой' проблемы создания своей жизни после колледжа. Он рассматривает распространенные мифы о том, как найти свою страсть и быть 'лучшей версией себя', предлагая вместо этого подходы, такие как 'Одиссей план', который включает в себя разработку трех различных версий вашей жизни в течение следующих пяти лет. Эванс подчеркивает важность любознательности, общения с людьми и попыток новых вещей для создания долгих и впечатляющих жизней.

Takeaways

• 🎓 Dave Evans и Bill Burnett основали в Стэнфорде Life Design Lab, который помогает людям разрабатывать свою жизнь.
• 📚 Они преподают курсы по дизайну жизни для студентов всех курсов и возрастов, включая докторантов и постдокторантов.
• 🤔 Студенты часто не могут ответить на вопрос о том, что они хотят делать после окончания университета, что подчеркивает значимость таких курсов.
• 🧠 'Умные' не всегда означают 'ясные' или 'сфокусированные', что подчеркивает потребность в методах, помогающих определить жизненные цели.
• 🛠️ Life Design Lab использует методы дизайн-мистингинга, которые подходят для решения 'злых' проблем, таких как проектирование жизни.
• 🔍 Дизайн-мистингинг включает в себя процесс из пяти шагов и набор устонов, направленных на поощрение любопытства и сотрудничества.
• 🤝 'Интересный интерес' — это ключ к тому, чтобы люди хотели поделиться своими историями и опытом.
• 🚀 'Одиссейный план' — это методика разработки трех различных версий вашей жизни на следующие пять лет, чтобы понять, кем вы хотите быть.
• 👵 Несмотря на возраст, люди продолжают стремиться к росту и развитию, как показала история о Конни, 87-летней斯坦фордском альманахе.
• 💡 'Дизайн вашей жизни' означает создание и поддержание 'живости', то есть активности и интересов, которые приносят радость и удовлетворение.
• 🌟 Применение дизайн-мистингинга к жизни помогает людям быть более человечными, что, в свою очередь, увеличивает их надежду и помогает им чувствовать себя более помощными.

Q & A

Чем занимается лаборатория дизайна жизни в Стэнфорде?

Лаборатория дизайна жизни в Стэнфорде занимается обучением студентов различных курсов Стэнфордского университета, научая их применять принципы проектирования для решения 'злой' проблемы создания своей жизни после колледжа.

Какие группы студентов обучаются в лаборатории дизайна жизни?

Лаборатория обучает студентов всех курсов, начиная с первокурсников и sophomores, и заканчивая магистратами, аспирантами и докторантами.

Почему студенты Стэнфорда, которые уже достаточно умны, должны принимать курсы по дизайну жизни?

Умность и образование не всегда сопровождается четкостью целей или фокусированностью. Курсы по дизайну жизни помогают студентам определить, что они хотят быть, когда вырастут, и развивать свои интересы и увлечения.

Что означает фраза 'злой' проблема в контексте дизайна жизни?

Термин 'злой' проблема используется для описания проблем, которые сложно решить традиционными методами, потому что они не имеют четкого определения и требуют инновационного подхода, как в случае с созданием собственной жизни.

Какова основная миссия лаборатории дизайна жизни?

Основная миссия лаборатории - это применение инновационных принципов дизайн-мистинг для решения сложной проблемы создания и развития жизни после колледжа.

Что такое 'нефункционирующие убеждения' и почему они могут быть проблемными?

Нефункционирующие убеждения - это популярные, но не всегда верные идеи, которые не помогают решать проблемы. Они могут заблокировать человека, делая его несчастным и неспособным двигаться вперед в жизни.

Какое понятие 'пассион' может быть неполезным при определении цели жизни?

Пытаясь определить 'пассион', многие люди могут оказаться в неопределенности, так как их страсть может быть не ясна или разнообразна. Это может оставить их без целей или планов для своей жизни.

Что такое 'Одиссей план' и как он помогает в дизайне жизни?

Одиссей план - это методика, предлагаемая лабораторией дизайна жизни, которая включает в себя создание трех разных версий следующих пяти лет жизни. Это помогает раскрыть различные варианты и предпочтения человека.

Почему важно не останавливаться на достигнутом и продолжать развиваться?

Важно продолжать развиваться, потому что это способствует обретению новых знаний, опыта и возможностей. Жизнь - это процесс, в котором нет конца росту и развития.

Как дизайн-мистинг помогает решать 'злую' проблему?

Дизайн-мистинг - это процесс и набор мышления, который включает в себя пять шагов: понимание проблемы, определение точки зрения, генерация идей, их тестирование и реализация. Он подходит для решения сложных проблем, когда неизвестно, что ищем, до тех пор пока не найдем.

Какое значение имеет 'гуманный подход' в дизайне жизни?

Гуманный подход в дизайне жизни означает, что процесс создается и применяется с учетом потребностей, желаний и возможностей реальных людей, что делает его более эффективным и значимым для каждого индивида.

Outlines

00:00

🎓 Жизнь как проект: дизайнерское мышление в жизни

Дэйв Эванс и Билл Бернетт основали Стэнфордский лабораторию дизайна жизни, где преподают курсы по дизайну жизни разным группам студентов. Они обнаружили, что умные студенты также могут быть рассеянными и неопределенными в плане своей жизни после окончания университета. Авторы предлагают использовать принципы дизайн-мышления для решения 'злой' проблемы проектирования своей жизни, представив идею 'плана Одиссея', который включает в себя три разных версии вашей жизни на接下来的 5 лет.

05:01

🌌 Мультивселенная жизни и поиск идентичности

Эванс предложил участникам провести мыслительный эксперимент о мультивселенной, где каждый может быть существующем в бесконечных параллельных вселенных. Цель - показать, что существует множество возможностей для каждого человека и не существует единого 'лучшего' варианта. Он утверждает, что мы все способны на изменения и рост в жизни, независимо от возраста, подчеркивая, что 'не слишком поздно' для изменения жизни.

10:04

🛠️ Применение дизайн-мышления в жизни

Дэйв Эванс объясняет, что дизайн-мышление - это способ мышления, который включает в себя как процесс, так и набор устонов. Он описывает пять шагов процесса: понимание ситуации, определение точки зрения, генерация идей, их испытание и, наконец, внедрение. Также он подчеркивает важность двух устонов дизайнера: любопытство и радикальная коллаборация, которые помогут людям найти свое место в жизни.

15:04

🤔 Поиск смысла и целостности в жизни через дизайн

В заключительном параграфе автор делится историей своей жены, Клодии, которая после тридцати лет одинаковой жизни, решила найти новый смысл. Она начала с любопытства и общения с разными людьми, изучая различные области, такие как медиация и бездомность. В результате Клодия нашла свою новую цель и стала национальным экспертом в области решений проблем бездомности. Эванс подчеркивает, что дизайн жизни - это процесс поиска и создания смысла, который ведет к долгой и радостной жизни.

Keywords

💡Дизайн жизни

Дизайн жизни - это концепция, которую разрабатывают и преподносят в видео. Это процесс применения принципов дизайн-мистинг к решению 'злых' проблем, таких как проектирование своей жизни после колледжа. В видео говорится о том, что дизайн жизни помогает людям определиться с тем, кем они хотят быть, используя подходы дизайна для решения сложных проблем жизни.

💡Курирование любопытства

Курирование любопытства означает активное поиск и изучение новых вещей, которые могут быть интересными для человека. В контексте видео это означает, что человек должен быть открыт для новых идей и опытов, которые встречает в жизни, как в истории с Клаудио, которая начала изучать медиатив и участие в деятельности фонда женщин.

💡Беседы с людьми

Беседы с людьми являются ключевым элементом в процессе дизайна жизни. Это означает, что для определения своих интересов и возможностей человек должен общаться с различными людьми, собирая историй и опыт. В видео это иллюстрируется примером Клауди, которая беседует с разными людьми, чтобы понять, что ей интересно.

💡Попытки

Попытки - это процесс экспериментов и тестирования различных идей в жизни. В видео подчеркивается, что человек должен ставить невысокие, но ясные цели и преодолевать их, чтобы понять, что он действительно заинтересован. Примером из видео является история Клауди, которая начинает с прохождения курса медиации и заканчивает участием в национальных конференциях по бездомности.

💡Дизайн-мистинг

Дизайн-мистинг - это методология, которая включает в себя процесс и набор мыслительных моделей, направленных на решение проблем сложного и неопределенного характера. В видео дизайн-мистинг применяется для помощи людям в проектировании своей жизни, используя подходы, такие как изучение, идеи, тестирование и реализация.

💡Любопытство

Любопытство в видео рассматривается как движущая сила для дизайна жизни. Это состояние ума, которое побуждает человека искать новые знания и опыт. В контексте дизайна жизни любопытство ведет к открытию новых возможностей и путей для самосовершенствования.

💡Многоверсии жизни

Многоверсии жизни - это гипотетическая концепция, представленная в видео, о том, что существует бесконечное количество параллельных вселенных, где различные версии нас могут существовать. В видео это используется как мысленное упражнение для того, чтобы люди понимали, что у них есть возможность выбирать различные жизненные пути.

💡Дисфункциональные убеждения

Дисфункциональные убеждения - это популярные, но неполезные идеи, которые мешают людям раскрыть потенциал и жить полной жизнью. В видео упоминается, что такие убеждения, как 'найдите свою страсть' или 'будьте лучшими версией себя', могут привести к застопориванию и неудовлетворенности.

💡Одиссей-план

Одиссей-план представлен в видео как методика проектирования трех разных версий будущих пяти лет для человека. Это позволяет рассматривать различные варианты развития и выбирать те, которые наиболее привлекают и соответствуют желаниям и целям.

💡Несколько жизней

В видео подчёркивается, что у человека есть потенциал для нескольких жизней, то есть для различных ролей и интересов, которые он может развивать в течение своей жизни. Это отражает идею, что человек не ограничен одной профессией или стилем жизни, и может быть успешным и счастливым в различных аспектах.

💡Дизайн-мышление

Дизайн-мышление в видео описывается как способ мышления, который включает в себя процесс и набор убеждений, направленных на создание и инновацию. Это помогает людям подходить к проблемам с более широким видением и находить решения, которые учитывают человеческие ценности и потребности.

Highlights

Dave Evans and Bill Burnett founded the Stanford Life Design Lab to help people design their lives.

The Lab teaches classes to various groups at Stanford, focusing on life and career design.

Students at Stanford, despite being smart, often lack clarity on their post-graduation plans.

The concept of 'passion' as an organizing principle for life design is critiqued as potentially dysfunctional.

The idea of being the 'best version' of oneself is challenged as it may lead to unhappiness due to unrealistic expectations.

A thought experiment about the multiverse suggests the existence of multiple versions of oneself.

The Odyssey Plan is introduced as a method to envision three different versions of one's future.

Design Thinking is presented as a process and mindset for building one's way forward in life.

Design Thinking involves a five-step process: understanding, defining, ideating, prototyping, and testing.

Curiosity is emphasized as a key driver for exploring different life paths.

The importance of storytelling in understanding one's life and connecting with others is highlighted.

Claudia's story exemplifies how curiosity can lead to meaningful engagement in life.

The concept of 'interested interested' as a way to facilitate conversations and gain insights is introduced.

Trying new things with low stakes is encouraged to explore different life possibilities.

The idea of designing a life is about creating a more human-centered approach to personal growth and fulfillment.

The presentation concludes with a call for a more human approach to life design, aiming for hope and help.

Transcripts

I'm Dave Evans and I help with this guy

named bill Burnett my partner in crime

bill can't be here today but the bill be

staying there and ten years ago we

founded this thing called the Stanford

Life design lab so what do we do at the

Stanford Life design level of course we

teach classes we teach classes to a

whole bunch of people just designing

your life two juniors and seniors we

teach designing your Stanford to

freshmen and sophomores we teach

designing the professional to master's

and PhD students and postdocs we teach

everybody we teach about 15 20 % of all

the students at Stanford now these are

smart people what do they need to take

this class work ethic you figure this

thing out

well let's see what they have to say

about that what do students actually

think about this question so we asked

some we went to a career fair you know

why are they taking this stuff so we

asked them the question what are you

gonna do with your life after you

graduate kind of curious what they would

think about that interesting answers to

that question sounds like this

interesting I was gonna go to med school

but some grades change that I think I'm

gonna go to law school my personal

favorite right there I have no idea

okay what's going on here now we did not

wait all day along for these seven

clueless Stanford students to make them

look bad okay this is very easy material

together don't forget they were at a

career fair seriously hello in fact you

know my name's and I'm desperately

unemployed please save me you know

that's you know that's what's going on

and these are the answers we're getting

well smart does not mean clear well

educated it does not mean focused or

well-intentioned so we've got this

question so again we form the life

design mission a life design lab on our

mission is to apply the innovation

principles of design thinking to the

wicked problem of designing your life at

and after college now the colored words

if we click on them and give you a white

paper is very educational stuff

pedagogically deep material you know and

so that's very interesting but kind of

jargony answered a what do you really

mean well what we really mean is this we

mean we're the guys who teach the

classes to help you figure out what you

want to be when you grow up and

everybody goes ooh

can I take the class everybody says

never let just everybody says that we've

been hearing there for like ten years

thousands of people say can I take the

class so that's why we wrote the book

that's how why we're here today cuz

everybody has this question now by the

way even the way we frame it here is

kind of allows you where to say it

because I don't know about you guys but

I personally have no intention of ever

being done growing up how many of you

want to be done growing up how many I

want to keep growing

okay that's a trick question right so

maybe we should reframe this a little

bit maybe one of the guys to teach

classes to help you keep figuring out

what you want to be next that's a better

way to put it but even so the question

still remains an important question why

why are so many people asking this

question why is this such a hard thing

to do well there are a lot of reasons

but one of them is people are stuck

people shocked is there in a bad place

hard to get out of there what are you

gonna do you know unless another

friendly cow comes along and one of the

big causes of this is what we call

dysfunctional beliefs dysfunctional

believes which are very popular ideas

but they're not particularly true

they're certainly not helpful and is

marked my father they're not generative

a couple of examples for instance a very

very common very popular question I bet

you've even heard it recently hey what's

your passion properly friends what's

your passion what is your best

are you following up how do you know

you're passionate who knows your passion

are you doing your passion are you are

you are you here's the problem why is

the dysfunctional babe well because it

turns does according to the resource

some of our colleagues at Stanford bill

Damon has discovered about eight out of

ten people answer the question what's

your passion with either I don't know or

which one did you want to hear about

first either of those answers means what

your passion is not a good organizing

principle for figuring out what the rest

of your life is all about let's not

start with a question that leaves eight

out of ten people in a remedial case

when all they're being is normal

dysfunctional bleep bad idea let's try

another one very common idea hey are you

being the best version of you are you

are you really being the best you are

you sure this life you're living is this

really it are you sure is this it and

was it that you're not missing it oh my

god you're not settling are you are you

settling I mean we're in San Francisco

we don't saddle here here's the problem

if there's an old business fridge you

know the good is the enemy of the better

and the better is the enemy of the best

are you peeing your best or are you are

you being our best

it was great halftime talk but here's

the problem what we have noticed is

everybody contains more aliveness than

one lifetime permits them to live ie

there's more than one of you in there

now I'm on my fifth career but I'm old

I'm 64 I've got four point seven

grandchildren one doing November

and you know I've been lots of different

things and how do you compare his best

hey best something means a singular

exclusive optimization that you know

beyond a shadow of a doubt is better

than all the alternatives to pull that

off only one set of criteria can you be

used to fairly judge all the different

possibilities does that really work with

your life no it doesn't work

I miss my grandfather self better than

my author self it's my other self better

than my start up self or my educator

self it's a dumb question you can't

compare them they're entirely different

so the rest of that soliloquy ought to

be and the false best is the enemy of

available better here's the problem have

you signed up for this idea you've

decided you have to be your best self

and there isn't one best you you just

decided to be unhappy for the rest of

your life don't go there

let's don't go there it's a bad idea let

me demonstrate how this actually works

because what I want to do is actually

ask your question would find out now who

do this all the time how many lives are

you perhaps Nations explain the question

we're gonna do a little experiment now

it's called a Gedanken experiment that's

the technical name for a thought

experiment and in German and sometimes

you do them in your head because you

can't do them anywhere else you have to

do them imagine aliso let's imagine that

in fact we've now proven indeed it's a

multiverse there are infinite parallel

universes out there in the cosmos

angstroms apart in the nineteenth

dimension if we but knew how to measure

it but they're out there trust me thing

too we've figured out that we can do

concurrent consciousness by deploying

wormholes and string theory so there are

infinite universes and you're present

and all of them and you can be

consciously aware of all of you at the

same time how cool is that

but there's one really strange thing

about the multiverse you have to reserve

a place in advance it's kind of like

open table you know we got a call ahead

so to get into the multiverse we just

need to know how many of you you'd like

you can have as many as you want all the

different versions of you and isn't that

like Wolverine who gets older and

everybody dies the autumn we have to

start over over and again note

everybody's there it's all fine you're

healthy everything you need is there you

can even repeat the thing

else had the life they're in now you

love you do it again if you could find

you can have as many do-overs this you

want first time we took her to

Disneyland my lovely daughter Lisa

decided a good way to spend an entire

day was to ride Dumbo 42 times after 38

honey want to do it again yes okay so

let's keep doing w under 42 Dumbo's you

got that but I want you now to think of

all the different lives you could

possibly have and one more you'd finally

say I just don't know what I'd do with

that one so pick a number in your head

how many lives might you be in the

multiverse I'm gonna go one two three

one what I said four shout your number

you break out a number your head

participative experience here here we go

1 2 3 very 10 7 and 18 ok median 12.2

which means look the numbers bigger than

1 right there's more than one of you and

we all know this

so the reframe is really simple look

there are lots of great use you know and

so in fact they're the center fees

exercise we do in our courses in our

book we call the Odyssey plan the

odyssey plan is three different versions

of the next 5 years of you'll have

completely different versions you know

because of course there's more than one

of you can't have an idea about your

future have to have some ideas about

your future because there's so many of

you and it's never too late is it really

never too late is it really never too

late yes it is really never too late by

the way because we're doing this stuff

and we did the book and the Stanford

sent us to 16 cities and all this stuff

people suddenly say well gosh you guys

hang out with young people a lot you you

talk to college students on a lot of

Millennials you know don't you really

find this is a young prisons question

that what's really true is you know

there's a certain point fence which this

is not the question anymore let me

reframe what you just asked me Dave you

and Bill been on the road a lot have you

noticed there's an age passed which most

people really don't care anymore and

they're just waiting to die and there's

no we have not noticed that and the

first big meeting we had 40 people in

New York come out to talk about stuff

just like we're talking here right in

the middle in the center from the class

of 1953 there's our Stanford alumni you

know is Connie and Connie is 87 years

old and we do this exercise we do this

exercise

in the room with the three versions of

your future and of course immediately I

can see she's stuck

well she's 87 you know how come dear can

I can I help you

oh yes could you please I just have so

many ideas I don't know where to start

oh oh that's the problem you got you

really want to be Connie when you grow

up trust me when I do that little

exercise we just did my anecdotal

observation is the older the median age

of a crowd the higher the number you're

not just getting older you're not even

just getting better you're getting

bigger over time you realize how

capacious and huge you actually are now

why the world really is this thing just

gets better and worse at the same time

all right so that's Connie now is it

really never too late I just got an

email from a woman who said thank you

very much I just wanted you to know

you're really able to help people

because I have a dear husband whose

parents convinced him when he was a

child that he really wasn't worth

anything and he unfortunately believed

them and for the 38 years of our

marriage I've been trying to encourage

him and he's really been stuck and

hasn't really been able to get anywhere

but some of your ideas have helped him

and he's actually moving he's finally

moving that's not because we wrote an

amazing book books aren't gonna just

fundamentally change you he's an amazing

person we're all amazing persons it's

just you might have some stuff in your

head that's got you stuck that you don't

need anymore is it really true it's

never too late yes it really is so build

your way for by designing your life now

what does that mean the secret sauce is

this design thinking so very briefly

Design Thinking is one of a number of

ways of thinking with engineering

thinking sharing thinking solves

problems way well understand that's

great good way to build a bridge build

if today it works

build it tomorrow it works fine you know

that's a great solution we got business

thinking in business you never write you

never done you'd ever have enough

profitability or enough customer

satisfaction but you can optimize your

gonna have figures of marriage you can

learn how to think in an optimization

sort of wake in to research like we do

at the University start with hypothesis

dependent independent variables a whole

series of steps to get down to the

critical question it's a wonderful

analytic approach so I can solve my way

for it I can optimize my way for I can

analyze my way for it but all those tame

problem solutions well bounded well

interested problem solutions don't solve

wicked problems when you don't know what

you're looking for until you find it

kind of like your own life and that's

when you have to build your way forward

in design thinking as a way to build

your way forward and solve a wicked

problem it does too has two descriptions

a process and a set of mindsets the

process has five steps you can start

with everything really understand what's

going on then define your point of view

then have some ideas try them out and go

test them before you hit the world and

before you do any of that don't forget

to accept the reality the way it is

because trust me it goes through a place

that looks just like today no matter

where you are you're starting the right

place the mind sets the way a designer

kind of look two things are pretty

simple you know we start with curiosity

ooh that's interesting which is gonna

cause us to go talk to a whole bunch of

people the radical collaboration doesn't

mean radical ideas that means radically

talk to everybody and in so doing I'm

probably gonna get a new point if I'm

going to reframe the way I think about

some things I'm gonna keep the process

steps in mind so I get neither head up

nor behind myself and eventually when in

doubt do something quit thinking and

analyzing go do stuff we build and we do

to think so what is this designing a

life what do you guys actually talk

about well it's a whole bunch of stuff

it's all that that's way too much I mean

okay so could you could you simplify

that if you're not thinking down well

yeah there's three things get curious

talk to people try stuff that's really

it ah no let's take these one at time

victorious curate your curiosity by

pursuing layton wonderful us you know it

looks like if you've curated your

curiosity curating curiosity means you

live - the kind of life like my friend

Stu did when he was well into his

nineties and he was dying he was

homeland hospice care and he was

fidgeting a little bit and he looked

like he might have been been in some

pain in his and his daughter said dad do

you want me to hit the morphine button

he says no no no only good to do this

once I don't miss it

that's serious curiosity I wonder what

my death is going to be like that's

going to be so interesting that's a guy

this curators curiosity but now to make

this thing accessible you know that's

not the at the end of a guy that already

knows have

how do you build this well lets you use

a story we use a story a particularly

life will illustrate this too in the

book a caller Clara in life we call her

Claudia I happen to know this story

right there well because she just

happens to be my wife okay um

nepotism notwithstanding it's a great

illustration how to do this thing right

so in in curiosity by the way she starts

out by being curious about the fact that

what do I do now because she did exactly

two things for thirty years raised her

kids and made the money single mom kids

graduate move toward retirement haven't

got a single idea what to do with myself

haven't got a single passion haven't got

a plan B have got nothing so what do I

do I decide the world is full of

interesting things and I'm gonna start

being aware of what I not didn't used to

notice and open the way the only thing I

could remember is I used to be a

feminist and I still am actually and I

think that's really important of it that

women thing is important to me so she

just starts noticing and looking and she

bumps into a thing called the California

Women's Foundation and she talks to some

of these people she is sitting at the

coffee I were at church and somebody

announces there's a mediation clash it

was it was that's interesting what is

mediation anyway and off she goes

and those curiosities begin to cure it

and turn into talking to people now when

you talk to me what do you do get the

story there's not about getting the job

it's not about getting the money it's

not about getting the transaction it's

just about get the story when you talk

to people you're just getting the story

so she does this she gets the story from

the mediator and finds that really

interesting and gets invited to maybe

take a class and come observe and she

she goes to the Women's Foundation

you know meets with the president sits

in on a meeting gets invited to come you

know she just follows her know he's

pursuing layton wonderful and she

doesn't even know what she's looking for

yet she'll know it when she finds it now

you say maybe I'm you know like Amy I'm

an insurer I don't want to do all that

talking how does that work what's the

secret to get people to talk you it's

really simple interested is interesting

interested is interested curiosity

really does work if you've decided who a

coin therapy I didn't even know horses

had depression no no we use horses to

help people with depression you know and

so the equity is like a real safe you

can actually do a quite fit okay and so

you go find an equi interest now how

many of you probably think you know what

how do you think your life is

interesting to you yeah about that most

people do so if it turns out I've done

the research and hey you know

Aloise your neckline therapist I think

what you do is fascinating and you think

what you do is fascinating we share the

fact that we both think you are so cool

so we could have a conversation that

interesting interested is really

interesting and if you curate a true

curiosity it's a power pill inside you

that will move you through but I don't

know how to do this which finally get

you to try stuff when it comes to try

stuff they mean set the bar low and

clear it I just had a cup of coffee she

says and then I went to I sat in on a

meeting you know and observed a class

and then I'm going to take the class she

just took the class that didn't sign up

it isn't certified eventually she's

doing mediation on the side you know and

what you want to do then is repeat until

engaged there's no deadline so Claudia

kept going on these things and it turned

out the one that she noticed herself

continuing to come back to over and over

again was on homelessness one of the

philanthropists in town said hey I hear

you're looking for stuff to do follow me

come take a tour of the homeless service

center in Santa Cruz she can't be here

with me today because she's flying back

from DC having just been a week in the

National homelessness conference because

she's on the way to becoming a national

thought leader on solving this problem

after seven years of being the president

of the homeless Center in Santa Cruz

where we live so repeat until engaged

and that's what it means to design your

life what are really saying is we're

designing our aliveness the whole point

is to by getting curious curating that

curiosity proactively the same way stood

in the same way eventually Claudia

they're very accessible way and then

talk to a bunch of people it's all about

the people you're hearing social

connectedness from all of us and then

try stuff and keep trying stuff until

you notice oh I'm actually doing stuff

and that's the way you can design a long

and joyful life okay I'm just about out

of time in fact I get eleven point two

seconds so wrapping this thing up why

does this work what's this all about

what's really about this human centered

design thing design thinking was called

human centered design when it was

conceived in the 60s it's all about what

works for people so applying a human

process to the human life real thing

real tools for real people that's what

it's all about

so does any life we're just trying to do

this a little more humanely and the

feedback we're getting is that that more

human approach is leaving people more

hopeful and a little bit or helped

so as we ask the question about

longevity

what kind of life we trying to help

people experience we're probably coming

up but things like happen we want be

able to be more passionate and balanced

and super powered and connected and kale

loving and innovative and just plain

dazzling you know let's have long

dazzling lives you know that's great but

can we not lose our focus on being a

little more human and if we pursued that

that would be a worthy thing Thanks

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