Most Important Concepts:

• You are ultimately responsible for your body and actions.
• Progress in civilization stems from automating essential processes and removing the need for constant conscious thought. Use tools, routines, and systems to optimize your health and efficiency.

Action Points for Me:

Chapter Recap:

Part 1: Morning

1 - What else was left to do?

2 - The gang gathers

3 - Last chance saloon

• Who needs doctors when you can just check the annual banned substances list for performance-enhancing drugs that actuallu work.

4 - Permission structures

• Don’t blame algorithms for your problems.
• Who controls your body?

5 - Serously, what would you do if you were dying?

6 - The autonomous body

• Civilizations advance by extending the number of important operations that we can perform without thinking about them.

Part 2: Afternoon

7 - The demotion of the conscious mind

8 - Autonomy and its discontents

9 - The siren’s song