I have a confession. I used to be on the dark side. I used to be a Wall Street investment banker, but I reform my ways.I'm now a philosopher who thinks about emotions and the good life. But I'm here today to talk less about that little career shift and more about the emotions, the boredom, the anxiety, the shame, the envy that I experienced in making that transition. This then is a story about how our emotions, particularly our negative emotions, can queue us into what we really care about.It's a story abou ...

[Music] Binad Vinit. [Applause] So I'd like to invite you to join me in a small exercise. um to just calm the mind down, center your mind.So if you can please uh move kind of uh towards the center of your seat like keep your back away from the back of the seat. Put your feet flat on the floor for those of you who can and then uh put your hands maybe on your knees or your lap. Then you can gently close your eyes.You can imagine uh from the top of your head, the crown of your head, a piece of string tied to t ...