I talked to Cyan Banister (@cyantist) about her unique approach to living with childlike wonder in a world of sleepwalking adults. Cyan lives a singular life. She's radically accountable and optimistic despite teenage homelessness, adores other people despite feeling like an alien, and is a world-class investor despite believing more in magic than datarooms. Cyan has told her incredible story in remarkable fashion in a few places, so I decided to simply talk to her about her philosophy for finding wonder in the world. It can be summed up, in her words, as something approximating what the French call dérive, or an intentional drift. Cyan is never bored, always curious, and enamored as much by her inner world as the richness of the outer one(s). Highlights: - "like moths to flame": in the words of her husband Scott, people are attracted to Cyan because everyone wants their childhood back - find ways to put on "magic glasses": see the world in unexpected ways and you'll be amazed what you find - true conviction is rare: when Peter Thiel has to make an exception to a rule at FF for you, you know you're operating at a different level of conviction - collect rare minds: when you meet special people, they wide your perspective and you can mentally ask yourself how they'd view a situation - "everything is my fault": radical accountability changes every situation, and making your bed in the morning is a love letter to your future self - "it is happy": what happens when you observe your thoughts with detachment -- not "I am happy," but "it is happy"? - "it just doesn't matter": why Bill Murray's famous line isn't about nihilism at all, but quite the opposite--it helps us orient to what does matter Full transcript and all links available below.