Who is Peter Diamandis?

“Abundance is not about providing everyone on this planet with a life of luxury—rather it’s about providing all with a life of possibility.”

“Culture is the ability to store, exchange, and improve ideas.”

“If everyone on Earth wants to live like a North American, then we’re going to need five planets’ worth of resources to do.”

“If we were to forgo our television addiction for just one year, the world would have over a trillion hours of cognitive surplus to commit to share projects.”

“Massively up the amount of novelty in your life; the research shows that new environments and experiences are often the jumping-off point for new ideas.”

“Quite simply, good news doesn’t catch our attention. Bad news sells because the amygdala is always looking for something to fear.”

“The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.”

“The day before something is truly a breakthrough, it’s a crazy idea.”

“The true measure of something’s worth is the hours it takes to acquire it.”

“Think of problems as gold mines. The world’s biggest problems are the world’s biggest business opportunities.”

“When seen through the lens of technology, few resources are truly scarce; they’re mainly inaccessible.”

“You’re not going to push ahead when it’s someone else’s mission. It needs to be yours.”