Summary: What does it mean to leave a legacy? This week, Sim and Shiv tackle the topic of legacies. Not just the gifts of money, property and other financial assets - lovely though they can be - but also the a person's desire to make an impact, a sustainable impact, that will continue long after the person is gone. Shiv is still grappling with what she wants her legacy to be, though she's been thinking about it for a long time. Sim is more laissez faire about it at the moment, but this conversation definitely spurred her to start thinking about it more. The duo chat about philantrophy, work products, mentoring others, Steve Jobs and Facebook. And what conversation about legacies would be complete without mentioning getting older and having kids? Shiv goes down a dark hole about how do we ensure our contribution to the world is impactful enough, and if it'll really not move the needle" The question she wants answered is "Should I even bother?" (The answer, according to Sim, is of course she should! Though she doesn't really explain why!) Ultimately though, thinking about legacies seem to go hand in hand with wanting our lives to meaningful. So perhaps it does come down to doing and being the best version of ourselves.
