<ul><li>At the core of Balaji Srinivasan's belief system is the concept of a "prime number maze":  We are just like rats in a maze. If most humans were dropped in a prime number maze, they would probably not figure out how to determine the correct path, the turning rule (even if this rule is simple.)</li><li>If we had just a little bit more cognitive ability, whether it's brain-machine interface or just better physics,  we could figure out the next step in that prime numbers maze, we could see the grid. </li><li>Limits of human cognition are mostly a bug, not a feature.</li></ul>

The Prime Number Maze And The Limits Of Human Cognition

In the world of political truth, as we know it, the fundamental thing broken about the government is that we can't easily and peacefully start new opt-in governments and startup governments.Basically, you can start a new company, you can start a new community, and you can even start a new currency, but you're not really able to create new countries.There's obviously value to tradition and there's also tension between tradition and Innovation.

What Is Broken About The Government

Instead of making appeals to people to look past gender or race, or to not cancel and discriminate online, we make it impossible to do that by taking away that information entirely with realistic avatars and fully functional pseudonyms.
People are adopting search-resistant identities. This means treating their real names like social security numbers, gradually doing less with them online, only using them in official contexts

Pseudonymous Economy

A pseudonymous economy defends you against disruptions to your social networks. Just as your bank account is your stored wealth, your real name is your stored reputation. Pseudonymity insures against unjustified debit to that reputation.

Why The Pseudonymous Economy Is Necessary

And alternatives enable reform. 
When a system is calcified enough, you simply can't take it head-on. Instead, you get to the exit, you build a better alternative in a new domain, and you set a better example — thereby reforming the recalcitrant by taking their customers.
Today we build digital currencies, create virtual realities, populate encrypted communities, and transform physical mobility. There is always an exit.

Exit Enables Alternatives

<ul><li>In a country, for example, voice is the votes, and exit is migration. So you can vote with your ballot, you vote with your wallet, or you can vote with your feet.</li><li>Voice versus exit is this interesting dichotomy: do you try to reform the system or do you exit it and build a new one or seek an alternative?</li><li>Loyalty modulates this; people push those buttons (being a patriot or loyal to a brand) to get people to stick.</li></ul>

Voice Versus Exit

A network state is a social network with:<ul><li>a moral innovation</li><li>a sense of national consciousness</li><li>a recognized founder</li><li>a capacity for collective action</li><li>an in-person level of civility</li><li>an integrated cryptocurrency</li><li>a consensual government limited by a social smart contract</li><li>an archipelago of crowdfunded physical territories</li><li>a virtual capital</li><li> an on-chain census that proves a large enough population, income and real-estate footprint to attain a measure of diplomatic recognition.</li></ul>

A Network State

<ul><li>In technical truth, Wikipedia is great, but on political truths, it's like a defamation engine.</li><li>Google just pushes Wikipedia links to you and then people "well it's in this Wikipedia, therefore, it's real".</li><li>They should just allow people to delete their profile because they have zero quality control and it's literally facilitating fraud, where people will maliciously edit and then do things with them and nobody cares or is looking.</li><li>Fundamentally the issue is that Wikipedia doesn't have any concept of who's editing or property rights or anything like that.</li><li>Wikipedia media and Academia are all re<warningtag>lated to the </warningtag><warningtag>question of independent replication versus prestigious citation.</warningtag></li></ul>

Where Wikipedia Is Going Wrong

... "it will literally be easier to start a new country than to reform the FDA."

<ul><li>It's Zuckerberg's Facebook but you can't name the career bureaucrats at FDA. That is unaccountable power. They get no coverage at all.  </li><li>There is accountability when there's a face and name that go public, but these folks do not want to go public because they enter a political and media Minefield.</li><li>In 2022, the unelected, unfireable anonymous American regulator should not be able to impose a regulatory policy for the entire world.</li><li>Regulatory Harmonization - the mechanism by which U.S regulators impose their regulations on the entire world</li></ul>

Unaccountable Power And Regulatory Harmonization

<ul><li>Longevity has the potential to be to traditional medicine what crypto is to traditional finance. It changes the terms of the debate.</li><li>Conventional medical wisdom is that untimely death is bad, but that life extension is unrealistic or undesirable. So a "little death" is good. But there's a bad life extension, being physically old forever. And there's a good life extension, which is reversing aging.</li><li>Crypto medicine says: "let's extend life" and this leads to all kinds of new things, where you start thinking about how to maintain your health, how do you take control of your own health, and the de<warningtag>centralization of medicine.</warningtag></li><li><warningtag>It is okay for someone to live long, as long as people can exit to a new thing.</warningtag></li><li><warningtag>In order for us to go and you know colonize other planets, we are probably going to need to know just to survive a long flight.</warningtag></li></ul>

On Longevity And Crypto Medicine

Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors: - Policygenius: https://www.policygenius.com/ - Blinkist: https://blinkist.com/lex to get 25% off premium - Notion: https://notion.com - Onnit: https://lexfridman.com/onnit to get up to 10% off EPISODE LINKS: Balaji's Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis Balaji's Website: https://balajis.com Books: 1. The Network State: https://thenetworkstate.com 2. Reputation and Power: https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6 3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP 4. Seeing Like a State: https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD Articles: 1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization 2. Great Protocol Politics: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics 3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys 4. The Measured Man: https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018 5. Secret Document That Transformed China: https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china 6. Hollywood's Missing Movies: https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies 7. New York Times Truth Campaign: https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274 PODCAST INFO: Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/podcast Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 RSS: https://lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/ Full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 2:21 - Prime number maze 28:33 - Government 44:50 - The Network State 54:54 - Pseudonymous economy 1:18:40 - Exit 1:33:21 - Building a network state 2:21:08 - Wikipedia 2:58:38 - Fixing science 3:25:06 - Fixing the FDA 4:56:14 - Longevity 5:15:12 - Donald Trump's ban from social media 5:44:31 - War 5:51:39 - Censorship 6:05:39 - Social media 6:21:54 - Wokeism and communism 6:40:42 - Cryptocurrency 6:58:15 - AI, AR, and VR 7:10:14 - Advice for young people 7:43:08 - Regulating logic SOCIAL: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Reddit: https://reddit.com/r/lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman

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Balaji Srinivasan is an angel investor, tech founder, philosopher, and author of The Network State: How to Start a New Country. He was formerly the CTO of Coinbase and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
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EPISODE LINKS:
Balaji's Twitter: https://twitter.com/balajis
Balaji's Website: https://balajis.com
Books:
1. The Network State: https://thenetworkstate.com
2. Reputation and Power: https://amzn.to/3eyQiF6
3. Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: https://amzn.to/3TpuLNP
4. Seeing Like a State: https://amzn.to/3MJfvcD
Articles:
1. Bitcoin Is Civilization: https://www.commonsense.news/p/is-bitcoin-anarchy-or-civilization
2. Great Protocol Politics: https://foreignpolicy.com/2021/12/11/bitcoin-ethereum-cryptocurrency-web3-great-protocol-politics
3. Regulation, Disruption, and the Future: https://bit.ly/3CKY9Ys
4. The Measured Man: https://theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2012/07/the-measured-man/309018
5. Secret Document That Transformed China: https://npr.org/sections/money/2012/01/20/145360447/the-secret-document-that-transformed-china
6. Hollywood's Missing Movies: https://reason.com/2000/06/01/hollywoods-missing-movies
7. New York Times Truth Campaign: https://adweek.com/agencyspy/droga5s-first-big-campaign-for-the-new-york-times-is-all-about-the-truth/126274

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Clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41

OUTLINE:
0:00 - Introduction
2:21 - Prime number maze
28:33 - Government
44:50 - The Network State
54:54 - Pseudonymous economy
1:18:40 - Exit
1:33:21 - Building a network state
2:21:08 - Wikipedia
2:58:38 - Fixing science
3:25:06 - Fixing the FDA
4:56:14 - Longevity
5:15:12 - Donald Trump's ban from social media
5:44:31 - War
5:51:39 - Censorship
6:05:39 - Social media
6:21:54 - Wokeism and communism
6:40:42 - Cryptocurrency
6:58:15 - AI, AR, and VR
7:10:14 - Advice for young people
7:43:08 - Regulating logic

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Tiktok videos offer  “tips” or “hacks” on how to go viral on TikTok, which is embarrassing in itself but even worse in practice: titles range from “<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itxmejules/video/6936210746615270662?_t=8SS6ZkTMggs&_r=1">How to Grow Your Account to 1k Followers in 1 Week,</a>” to <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@itsmarisajo/video/6941540017609116934?_t=8SS6au5fMaI&_r=1">“10 Video Ideas Anyone Can Use,</a>” or “<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@hipsamagrowth/video/6976741619231935750?_t=8SS6Te0B3Tq&_r=1">How to EASILY Produce Video Ideas for TikTok.”</a> That last one gives the following advice: “Find somebody else’s TikTok that inspires you and then literally copy it. You don’t need to copy it completely, but you can get pretty close.”

TikTok Videos On Copying Others TikToks

Plagiarism, both the intentional kind that can fall anywhere on the spectrum of “pretty shitty” to “actively evil,” and the kind you do when you’re making content in a system of increasingly lucrative rewards for stealing successful people’s stuff. Though plagiarism is arguably most prevalent on TikTok, it’s even harder to police the plagiarism that happens between different platforms.

The Age Of Instant Plagiarism

Plagiarism, it should be noted, is perfectly legal in the United States, provided it doesn’t cross the (often nebulous) definition of intellectual property theft. Movies, music, or works of fiction have robust legal protections against this (recall the zillions of lawsuits between artists for stealing each other’s samples),  but it often isn’t worth the time and money to pursue legal action.

The Legal View On Plagiarism

Internet posts are, for the most part, not copyrightable intellectual property. Instead, they’re more like a hybrid of journalism and comedy, meaning that social media typically must police itself against thieves.As it turns out, aggregating and repacking content is quite easy on social media.

Social Media And Intellectual Property

The first was in the ’90s and early 2000s, when people stole each other’s work because they wanted to pass it off on their own, but didn’t necessarily have a profit motive. The second was in the mid-2000s, when search engine optimization became a widespread practice and sites could make money from crappy, AI-written work that capitalized on the strategic placement of certain keywords.  The third era is made up of the kind that flourishes on social media, where users compete for the most attention-grabbing content in the hopes they might make ad revenue or score a brand deal.

Internet Plagiarism: The Three Eras

While the technology to detect it has improved, it’s far more difficult to weed out plagiarism when it happens in different forms of media: written work that’s turned into a video, a podcast that’s turned into a book. Rather than relying on data systems to tell us when something is stolen, then, plagiarism experts acknowledge that the shift about proper idea attribution needs to happen culturally.

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Are you "hopping on a trend" through viral growth hacks on TikTok and Instagram or are you plagiarizing?

Understand yourself and those around you.

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It is estimated there are over 5 billion people who own mobile phones. With over half of the world’s population engaging with electronic devices, the spotlight has been on what technology can do for us, rather than what it is doing to us. Consequently, there has been less thought on what happens to our bodies while using handheld devices.Recent studies suggest 19 year olds have the same physical activity levels as 6o year olds. What is more, the widespread use of mobile phones has materialized into varying degrees of poor posture.

Five Billion Smartphone Users

In 2013, a survey conducted in the United Kingdom, found 84 percent of young adults ages 18–24 said they’ve suffered back pain, believing this to be caused by iPosture from using mobile devices.With the frequency and duration of phone usage across the globe, the implications of poor posture influenced by excessive usage is now well known. Yet, while today’s mobile phone users know more about why sitting slumped behind a screen isn’t good for them, they still don’t really know how to protect their stature while engaging with their devices.

The iPosture

You might not remember such a lesson because other than a health or physical education class, you probably didn’t learn how to use your body efficiently at school.You were never prepared or informed on ways to respond to all the triggers of life. Instead, you just acted and reacted. You formed these habits out of necessity — to survive — with no guidance or knowledge there was an alternative choice.

Body Education

Modern phones operate quite differently. They are designed to keep you on them. There are multiple triggers at play: texting, talking, reading, browsing, listening to music, watching videos, etc. Reacting to just a few of those activities simultaneously could easily put the body in overdrive.The aim of present day technology is to keep you engaged. However, the body has a hard time keeping up with all of the choices. Reacting to so much stimuli fatigues the body and leads to collapse, or iPosture.

Slow Down

The body is designed to bend at the joints. Most people who use electronic devices bring their heads down and bend their spine by rounding their backs towards the device. Alternatively, it would be more efficient to move forward from the hip joints and keep the back upright in the process.Overusing the spine and lower back muscles and under-using other muscles whose function is to hold the torso upright — like the core muscles, perpetuates body contortion.

Move with The Body as It Was Designed

Using the body effectively starts with awareness. While technology has been an exciting and invaluable part of life, there are more mindful ways to engage with it.For starters, how much pressure and tension do you apply to the devices you hold and carry? Chances are, you could easily loosen your grip and still enjoy using your handheld electronics. However, pay attention to the way you engage with your beloved device.

Loosen Your Grip

The next time you remember to check your posture while perusing your favorite app, think ‘up’ instead of straight. Imagine your head is going up like a balloon towards the sky and your spine is the string that follows. That balloon is lifting you up with the gentle breeze that isn’t forced and that string is coming along for the ride — both floating up freely.

Use Your Body in A Different Way

Technology has enabled us to connect to the world and each other in ways that weren’t previously possible. It can be easily credited with the innovation, communication and longevity we enjoy today. There are plenty of reasons to embrace and celebrate technology.Being mindful of how much, how often and to what extent we engage with technology is key to living a balanced lifestyle.

Technology Is Not the Enemy

Standing tall in a techno-savvy world is possible if we pay attention and recognize harmful habits that interfere with our body’s optimal functioning. <ul><li>The next time you want to reach for your phone, pause first. Check yourself out. Is your head up? Great. Did your spine follow? Excellent. </li><li>Did you bring the device up towards you rather than the other way around? Wonderful. </li><li>Now, what about that grip? When in doubt, less is more.</li></ul>

The Bottom Line

How technology is reshaping our bodies and what we can do about it

According to the Pew Research Center, it is estimated there are over 5 billion people who own mobile phones. With over half of the world’s population engaging with electronic devices, the spotlight…

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Workers gaining more flexibility in how, where, and when they work is a shift that’s here to stay. Only few companies worked remote earlier, because many struggled to calculate what it would cost them, in terms of communication and efficiency, to have employees working across locations. The open question for companies now is how much flexibility to retain as workers return to the office. Companies will have to better describe what type of work and what kind of flexibility model is most valuable and least costly to production.

Workplace Flexibility Is Here to Stay

The pandemic has led to a rapid increase in the availability of data, including Zoom communications, online tests for recruiting, and remote monitoring technology.There’s a demand to put this information to use in improving operations. For eg, many companies are using survey tools to stay informed about employee engagement and to get feedback that can help them design hybrid workplaces. Companies can also use data to help with recruiting, promotions, and DEI goals. It can also help identify underlying biases in pay and promotions, task assignments, mentoring opportunities, and other areas.

“People Analytics” Will Increasingly Help  Manage Talent

We are seeing wage pressure building among big competitors. It’s hard to motivate people at a minimum wage, so just distinguishing yourself from other competitors can be a useful strategy

Research shows that in many cases, automation creates “tasks shifts” rather than job losses. For eg, as companies reduced business travel, virtual-meeting technology improved, professionals have more time to spend on other aspects of their jobs such as research and analysis. Some of the hospitality jobs might never come back, more programmers, technicians, and engineers will be required to design and maintain that virtual meeting tech. A shift towards e-commerce “means lower labor demand in retail stores and supermarkets, and increased demand for warehouses and transportation workers.”

Job Shift Is Real

Companies like Amazon, Best Buy have increased minimum wages to $15 or $16 per hour. Two forces have triggered the rise of retail’s minimum wage: strong pandemic profits and anticipation of impending regulatory changes. They are even calling out competitors, such as Walmart, for paying as low as $11 in some places, despite having an average minimum wage of $15 per hour. This pressure to standardize wages could help to lift them across the U.S.

Workers Will Command Higher Wages

From greater flexibility to higher wages, the workplace is never going to look the same.

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At the start of the pandemic, most people were forced to work from home. And although the change was difficult at first, people gradually figured out how to manage a work-life balance that has become the normal way of life.
As more people are getting vaccinated, businesses are mandating employees to return to work in physical locations. Many workers are dissatisfied to lose their newfound autonomy. However, you can still convince your boss to continue working remotely.

Continue working from home

Before your meeting, find out from your boss or HR what precautions the company is taking to keep employees safe within the office. 
It can help you decide if it is safe to come into the office.

Do your homework

Track your work for a couple of weeks. Ensure you spend work time on high-priority tasks that make you meet important deadlines.
Use this information to show your boss how productive you are when you work from home and that you prefer to continue doing it.

Track and highlight your productivity

Assure your boss that you will always be available during work hours and ensure your availability will not cause any bottlenecks for the rest of the team. Or approach your workday by splitting it up into different hours, which could benefit the team.

Clearly express that you will always be available during office hours

Let your boss know that you can come into the office for high-priority meetings and team activities. This way, you express your willingness to be flexible and that you are not opposed to in-person visits.

Emphasise that you are flexible

Ensure to approach the conversation with data and facts. Let your boss know how your productivity and work could be affected if you get sick because of in-person interactions. Let your boss know how uncomfortable you feel about returning to the office full time. If you have high-risk family members, let your boss know you are trying to protect them.

Describe how productivity can be affected if you get sick

You can still continue to work from home if you approach the conversation with your boss the right way.

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There is great variation in the way people approach structuring their lives, with different approaches to planning, goal setting, and decision making.<ul><li>The first approach is to live for today. People in this category prefer what is current to what has already happened or what will occur. These people can be characterized as present time-oriented.</li><li>At the other end of the spectrum, there are the extreme planners, where meticulous control and extensive consideration of one’s life’s direction are thought to be the best ways to ensure success and overall well-being. </li></ul>

A spectrum of philosophies

<ol><li>Personal goals. Instead of creating multiple to-do lists, consider your life as a whole. By acknowledging that you are more than the sum of your parts, you can work on what researchers call intergoal facilitation. </li><li>Self-regulation. Once you have selected your integrated goals, you need to understand and manage your reactions to events happening around you. This self-regulation process involves practicing new skills or seizing the right moment, and finding ways to overcome obstacles to success.</li><li>Age-related expectations. You may need to adjust your goals based on the phase of your life. </li></ol>

The three pillars of life management

Holistic life management is never “done and dusted” — it’s a constant work in progress of selecting integrated goals, regulating our reactions, and adjusting our expectations. Lifelong learning and the willingness to explore, make mistakes, and adapt are all essential skills to make the most of your life.

Practicing life management skills

Your life is not a list. Rather than managing each aspect of your life separately, life management integrates all the moving parts of your life.

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<li>The Wimbledon championship uses about 53,000 balls, renewed after every nine games.</li>
<li>It is the largest annual sporting event in Europe, with about 6000 staff members, including 1800 for food and drinks.</li>
<li>Many thousand litres of fresh air is pumped into the Centre Court every minute.</li>
<li>The fastest serve happened in 2010 by Taylor Dent(148 mph).</li>
<li>For the women&#39;s championship, the speediest one was from Venus Williams in 2008(129mph).</li>
<li>About 700 security guards are deployed in the event.</li>
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Wimbledon Facts

<ol><li>A trained Harris hawk is deployed to keep the court pigeon free.</li><li>Highest quality strawberries arrive daily at the Centre court, with over 8600 punnets consumed each day.</li><li>Since 1922, rain has not interrupted the tournament only seven times.</li><li>A rain-proof roof has been installed since 2009.</li><li>Wimbledon is broadcast in 200 territories and has an audience of over one billion people.</li><li>Wimbledon players get paid heftily, even if they only make it to the first round.</li></ol>

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<li>Decide on how you wish your property to be managed. If you decide to let an agent handle your property, it's pretty common for them to take care of all the elements for about 10-15% of the rental income.</li>
<li>Make considerations on the taxes. Ensure that the HMRC is aware of your intentions and apply for the non-resident landlord scheme. </li>
<li>Find a suitable ex-pat landlord insurance that will cover you and your property including contents, damages, and any legal fees.</li>
<li>For mortgages, inform your provider.</li>
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<li>Get your pet microchipped by your vet</li>
<li>Have your pet immunized against rabies at least 21 days before you are due to travel</li>
<li>Seek help from a professional animal transportation company</li>
<li>Consider their transportation - crate, food, water, and other comforts.</li>
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Factors to consider when bringing a pet

Before moving abroad get informed first about your short-term eligibility for medical care and social security benefits in your destination country. Make the necessary arrangements that ensure your health is covered as required.
If you are moving to another part of Europe for a short amount of time, you should consider applying for a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). For the long-term, you must integrate with the local social insurance system.

Medical Insurance and Health Care

If you are intending on driving while in your new country of residence, ensure you know the local driving laws and regulations. There are many customs and laws which you need to be aware of, aside from the driving license requirements.
If you are heading outside of Europe, you need to request an international driving permit which you can do from the post office.

Driving and Getting Around

There may be things you could be paying unnecessarily because of currency fluctuations and transaction fees. To avoid this you should initially open an international bank account which is specifically designed to assist with the movement of money.
Moreover, it's sensible to open a bank account within your locality to help with day-to-day banking.

Bank Accounts

If you have an Individual Savings Account (ISA), a residential address is important for tax purposes so if you are planning to move abroad, you may not be eligible to carry on paying while you're away.
Instead, think about whether you want to keep your ISA while abroad, consider any payments that need attention before you move. In all else, get professional advice on your options to ensure you get the best return on your investments.

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Things like mail packages need to be sorted out so that you don't miss anything important. There will be charges to organize this but the post office will be redirecting your mail for up to twelve months.
For utilities like gas and water, make sure to arrange that they need to be turned off. Let your local authorities know that you'll be moving, also inform your new residency's authorities.

Utilities and Other Things

Even as an ex-pat, you have an important role to play in the voting system.
The government policy of where you're from will affect you via taxation, immigration policy, and certain foreign affairs.

Registering To Vote

Moving abroad can be daunting, so we've created this moving abroad checklist to help simplify the process and reduce the stress.

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<li>Make a list of things that you would love to do. The stuff you list down may be challenging, but ensure that it is close to your heart and gives you meaning and purpose. It can be helping orphans, or the homeless, or any social cause.</li>
<li>Shortlist three to five such things from your list, and let your gut choose the one thing you would want to do.</li>
<li>Do a mini-version of your preferred activity in a two-week project. Experience this fully. If you like this, continue the same. If not, do a mini-version of the next thing on your shortlist.</li>
<li>Don’t feel hesitant and do not let uncertainty and doubt stop you.</li>
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A Life Of Purpose: Explore

A life well lived can be anything: meditating in the mountains, enjoying time with your family, travelling across the world, or even reading all day.
If what you do feels meaningful, then your life is a blessing. If you can serve others, life feels incredibly meaningful and purposeful. It is important to appreciate life, enjoy the challenges life serves and take care of yourself.

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A mentor is a wise older person every hero regularly sees in good stories, such as Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings, Yoda from Star Trek, or Alfred from Batman.
The mentor represents a bond between parent and child, teacher and student, god and man. The mentor is there to help the hero to face the unknown future and to accept adventure.

The mentor's role in humanity

In most hero's stories, the hero is busy in an everyday world when they get called to an adventure. Initially, they will be reluctant, either not feeling equipped for the task or too comfortable with life as it is. 
The mentor will hand the hero supplies, knowledge, and the confidence required to face the adventure. When the story seems to direct to a dead-end, mentors are the ones who provide aid, advice, or magical equipment. Mentors show that we often learn life's lessons from someone else.

The hero's journey: Meeting with the mentor

When you see a wise old man or woman in a story, they are often the mentor, an important part of satisfying stories and the hero's journey.

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