Simulation Hypothesis and Bridging Science, Mysticism, and Entrepreneurship
Rizwan Virk is a graduate of MIT and Stanford. He is a successful entrepreneur, angel investor, bestselling author, video game industry pioneer, and independent film producer.
He is the founder of Play Labs @ MIT. A startup accelerator for playful technologies held on campus at the MIT Game Lab.
His previously published books include: Zen Entrepreneurship, Treasure Hunt: Follow Your Inner Clues to Find True Success, and The Simulation Hypothesis: An MIT Computer Scientists Shows Why AI, Quantum Physics and Eastern Mystics All Agree We Are In a Video Game.
He is the author of the new book Start Up Myths and Models: What you won’t learn in business school
Bridging science, consciousness, and mystics
Two versions of Simulation Theory
The role of Karma
The book of life and the book of Deeds
Following the clues of our own storylines
The probability wave collapsing in quantum physics
Schrodingers cat experiment
The Flow scenario in video games
The danger of instant gratification
Joseph Campbell’s Hero Journey
The definition and importance of synchronicity
It’s an outer event combined with an inner event
The colourful characters of life
The work of Phillip K Dick
Why the clues won’t give us the timing
Failure is a necessary part of the process of success
The story of Guitar Hero
Inner clues and outer clues
Why you need to listen to your intuition in business
The six Yogas of Naropa
Tibetan Dream Yoga
Shared dreaming
Lucidity tests
Spoon bending party
Psychokinesis
The Akashic Records or the Cloud in silicon valley
Physicists are having trouble finding “matter”
Matter as information
Work of physicist John Wheeler
Digital physics
The world as a hologram
The universe as information
Multiple timelines of past and future
Why you need to balance left and right brain to be a successful entrepreneur
Riz’s entrepreneurship advice
The #1 important thing before starting your business
Success in life and business comes from the intersection of three things 1. What are you passionate about? 2. What are you good at? 3. What does the market need?
The distinction of intention vs surrender
Why there are no realist goals just unrealistic timeframes
Art vs Business
The 10 year rule
The Pilot Analogy
The beauty of one step at a time and honouring the process
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