## Highlights Humanity has reached its cognitive and attentional limits in managing a complex, ultra-interconnected world. Zeroism is a way to understand, think, and be- have in a rapidly changing future, a way to anticipate and prepare for the unknown. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8m15n8e4hgqh99x8stvn1ky)) I dream of an existence where we all want to keep playing the game of life, even in our darkest moments. For thousands of years, it’s been the same story. We’re born, and then we die in predictable fashion. DON’T DIE is the ultimate game to play. Existence is the highest virtue. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8m1c0y7fss58strj0vpdgbj)) - 💭 crazy how tech has gotten to a point where we can say this My personal experience is that two years after say- ing “yes” to this thought experiment, I’ve never been happier, healthier, more emotionally stable, or as in- tellectually alive. I pity my previous self who was continuously tor- tured by his mind and unable to live his best life. It’s understandable if this contemplated exercise invites ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8m1rev7wdddxd6hfw3894hy)) - 💭 hmm, it scientifically makes sense but my question is how can you stick to it if you have willpower or discipline issues? Since I began Blueprint, I have come to appreciate the many problems my Autonomous Self has solved in my daily existence. I no longer spend any amount of time thinking about my next meal or when to go to bed. I no longer grapple with whether to do this naughty thing that will accelerate my speed of aging. My mind is now free to focus on more enduringly re- warding things, such as the future of intelligent exist- ence. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8m1twtbjy4pj3qw7fk8s4tr)) I’m betting that you won’t want that vice anymore. Your life and reality will be so fundamentally changed that you’ll look back on your former self as I do now with pity. Maybe I’m wrong. Maybe indulgences of the types we enjoy today will be a new form of entertain- ment. They’ll just be simulations that make the real and perceived indistinguishable, all while having built-in mechanisms to protect us from any biological harm. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8m1xev7r39f0v83yvpzsrm5)) - 💭 i think this is the ideal. just dont actively ruin or kill your lifespan For- tune will favor the *adaptable* mind. To adapt, we must align our goals and systems at every level, from the philosophical to the atomic. ([View Highlight](https://read.readwise.io/read/01j8m5g0gmvbb89pap99zkcf36)) - 💭 how does this align with manual choices in setting intentions and productivity?