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When the 20-year-old overachiever Johnathan Bi's first startup crashed and burned, he headed to a Zen retreat in the Catskills to "debug himself." He discovered René Girard and his mimetic theory--the idea that imitation is a key and often unconscious driver of human behavior. Listen as entrepreneur and philosopher Bi shares with EconTalk host Russ Roberts what he learned from Girard and Girard's insights into how we meet our primal need for money, fame, and power. The conversation includes the contrasts between economics and Girard's perspective.

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In this episode of Quah (Q & A), Sal, Adam & Justin coach four Pump Heads via Zoom.

• Mind Pump Fit Tip: The goal should ALWAYS be to do the least amount of work to elicit the most amount of change. (2:09)
• Why the guys are SO excited about Organifi’s Peak Power release. (8:53)
• VR, the ultimate party trick? (15:03)
• Avalanches are scary. (26:37)
• Mind Pump Recommends, Orgasm Inc. on Netflix. (31:53)
• SleepMe during pregnancy is a game changer. (43:29)
• #ListenerLive question #1 – What program do you recommend transitioning from bodybuilding to powerlifting? (46:27)
• #ListenerLive question #2 - What sort of training and movements would you suggest as I continue this mobility journey in pursuit to get back into playing sports? (55:36)
• #ListenerLive question #3 - How, if any, can you marry aesthetic, performance, and strength for a dancer? (1:06:47)
• #ListenerLive question #4 - What is the best way to gain a lot of needed weight while also keeping my physique in check? (1:21:23)

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• Mind Pump #1945: How To Formulate A Supplement That Works With Shanais Pelka
• Oculus Founder Claims To Make VR Headset That Will Actually Kill You If You Die In A Game
• Watch Aftershock: Everest and the Nepal Earthquake | Netflix  
• Watch Avalanche | Netflix
• Watch Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaste | Netflix
• Mind Pump #1927: Performance Training Secrets From A Top NBA Trainer With Cory Schlesinger
• Mind Pump Podcast – YouTube
• Mind Pump Free Resources

People Mentioned

• Cory Schlesinger (@schlesstrength) Instagram

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When Neal Stephenson coined “the metaverse” three decades ago, his book Snow Crash was found on the shelves of “science fiction”. While the book remains in that category, many of its concepts are now found in reality…

Fast forward to 2022, where numerous companies are now building toward their version of the metaverse, including Neal himself – working on Lamina1 – a blockchain company oriented toward creators. 

While the present metaverses don’t perfectly mimic that from Stephenson’s early imagination, we get the unique opportunity to discuss the various design decisions that he’s making, but also the intersection between the metaverse and gaming, the involvement that AR/VR might play, the evolving role of IP, how artificial intelligence fits in, what he’s building and why, and where he gets all of his ideas from.

 

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Lamina1’s website: https://www.lamina1.com/

 

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Huberman Lab: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- My guest this episode is Chris Palmer, M.D., a board-certified psychiatrist and assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. He explains the important connection between nutrition, metabolism and mental health and his pioneering work using the ketogenic diet to successfully treat patients with various mental illnesses, including depression and schizophrenia. Dr. Palmer explains how the ketogenic diet is an evidenced-based treatment for epilepsy, mimics the fasted state and can offset the cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s. He describes the key roles of mitochondria in mental health, how certain conditions likely arise from mitochondrial dysfunction, and how low-carbohydrate diets increase mitochondrial turnover to improve mental health. He also explains how low-carbohydrate diets positively impact the gut microbiome and weight loss, important risk factors for mitochondrial health such as marijuana and alcohol, and the best way to increase circulating ketones depending on individual needs. We also cover how a ketogenic diet impacts mood, sleep, and fertility. Dr. Palmer’s work stands as a revolutionary approach to mental health and disease that, given the prevalence of mental health challenges, should be of interest to people of all backgrounds and ages. Thank you to our sponsors AG1 (Athletic Greens): https://athleticgreens.com/huberman Thesis: https://takethesis.com/huberman Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/huberman ROKA: https://www.roka.com/huberman InsideTracker: https://www.insidetracker.com/huberman Supplements from Momentous https://www.livemomentous.com/huberman For the full show notes, visit hubermanlab.com Timestamps (00:00:00) Dr. Chris Palmer, Mental Health & Metabolic Disorders (00:03:25) Thesis, Eight Sleep, ROKA (00:07:18) Nutrition & Mental Health (00:20:43) Low-Carb Diets & Anti-Depression, Fasting, Ketosis (00:27:52) Schizophrenia, Depression & Ketogenic Diet (00:34:32) AG1 (Athletic Greens) (00:35:38) Psychiatric Mediations, Diet Adherence (00:42:35) Highly Processed Foods, Ketones & Mental Health Benefits (00:46:51) Ketogenic Diet & Epilepsy Treatment (00:56:10) Ketogenic Diet & Mitochondria Health (00:57:05) Nutrition & Benefits for Neurologic/Psychiatric Disorders (01:05:44) Mitochondrial Function & Mental Health (01:15:12) InsideTracker (01:16:23) Mitophagy, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, Aging & Diet (01:25:09) Neurons, Mitochondria & Blood Glucose (01:31:54) Obesity, Ketogenic Diet & Mitochondria (01:40:00) Mitochondrial Function: Inheritance, Risk Factors, Marijuana  (01:46:34) Alcohol & Ketogenic Diet (01:55:21) Brain Imaging, Alzheimer’s Disease & Ketones (02:01:05) Exogenous (Liquid) Ketones vs. Ketogenic Diet (02:06:27) Neuronal Damage, Ketones & Glucose  (02:10:16) Alzheimer’s Disease, Age-Related Cognitive Decline & Ketogenic Diet (02:23:45) Ketogenic Diet & Weight Loss (02:35:47) Ketogenic Diet & Fasting, Hypomania, Sleep (02:46:37) Low Carbohydrate Diets, Menstrual Cycles, Fertility (02:52:23) Obesity Epidemic, Semaglutide & GLP-1 Medications  (03:01:01) Zero-Cost Support, YouTube Feedback, Spotify & Apple Reviews, Sponsors, Momentous Supplements, Neural Network Newsletter, Social Media Disclaimer Title Card Photo Credit: Mike Blabac

My First Million: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Episode 388: Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@TheSamParr) talk to Bryan Johnson (@bryan_johnson) about starting Braintree - which he sold for hundreds of millions - and is his current businesses as Founder/CEO of Kernel and his own personal project Blueprint, where he's working to reduce his biological age. ----- Links: * Braintree * Kernel * Blueprint * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces? Subscribe to our Youtube channel. * Want more insights like MFM? Check out Shaan's newsletter. ------ Show Notes: (03:25) - Background starting w/Braintree (15:30) - Financial plans and life changes (21:45) - Where do you put your money (27:05) - What does Kernel do (36:55) - Blueprint blog (57:40) - Goal alignment ----- Past guests on My First Million include Rob Dyrdek, Hasan Minhaj, Balaji Srinivasan, Jake Paul, Dr. Andrew Huberman, Gary Vee, Lance Armstrong, Sophia Amoruso, Ariel Helwani, Ramit Sethi, Stanley Druckenmiller, Peter Diamandis, Dharmesh Shah, Brian Halligan, Marc Lore, Jason Calacanis, Andrew Wilkinson, Julian Shapiro, Kat Cole, Codie Sanchez, Nader Al-Naji, Steph Smith, Trung Phan, Nick Huber, Anthony Pompliano, Ben Askren, Ramon Van Meer, Brianne Kimmel, Andrew Gazdecki, Scott Belsky, Moiz Ali, Dan Held, Elaine Zelby, Michael Saylor, Ryan Begelman, Jack Butcher, Reed Duchscher, Tai Lopez, Harley Finkelstein, Alexa von Tobel, Noah Kagan, Nick Bare, Greg Isenberg, James Altucher, Randy Hetrick and more. ----- Additional episodes you might enjoy: • #224 Rob Dyrdek - How Tracking Every Second of His Life Took Rob Drydek from 0 to $405M in Exits • #209 Gary Vaynerchuk - Why NFTS Are the Future • #178 Balaji Srinivasan - Balaji on How to Fix the Media, Cloud Cities & Crypto * #169 - How One Man Started 5, Billion Dollar Companies, Dan Gilbert's Empire, & Talking With Warren Buffett • ​​​​#218 - Why You Should Take a Think Week Like Bill Gates • Dave Portnoy vs The World, Extreme Body Monitoring, The Future of Apparel Retail, "How Much is Anthony Pompliano Worth?", and More • How Mr Beast Got 100M Views in Less Than 4 Days, The $25M Chrome Extension, and More

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“With enough curiosity, self-confidence is irrelevant.”

Tinkered Thinking is a writer, artist, author and creator. He is also the worthy winner of our ‘White Mirror’ competition.

His writing includes a series of ‘Lucilius Parables’, short stories dispersed throughout time and space designed to help readers reconceptualise their experience of being alive.

He joined the show to discuss writing, technology, curiosity, optimism and MUCH more!

Important Links:

• Website
  
• Twitter
  
• The Lucilius Parables, Volume I
  
• The Lucilius Parables, Volume II
  
• The Century of the Self: Happiness Machines - Adam Curtis
  

Show Notes:

• The origin of Lucilius
  
• Why write short stories?
  
• Fear and human nature
  
• Technology, progress and optimism
  
• Where is the positive poetry of today?
  
• The momentum metric
  
• How to rebrand Guatemala
  
• White Mirror
  
• Choose your disposition
  
• The power of curiosity
  
• The question as a concept
  
• Hope grows foolish with no doing
  

Books Mentioned:

• The Lucilius Parables, Volume I; by Tinkered Thinking
  
• The Lucilius Parables, Volume II; by Tinkered Thinking
  
• The Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory; by Brian Greene
  
• The Fifth Science; by Exurb1a
  
• Foundation; by Isaac Asimov
  
• Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance; by Bob Pirsig
  
• The Beginning of Infinity; by David Deutsch
  
• Language in Thought and Action; by S.I. Hayakawa
  
• Screw the Zoo: Escape From Your Cage, Free Your Mind, and Take Over the World; by Sam McRoberts
  
• Unflattening; by Nick Sousanis
  
• Atomic Habits; by James Clear
  
• The Power of Habit; by Charles Duhigg
  
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy; by Douglas Adams
  
• The Egg; by Andy Weir
  
• The Varieties of Religious Experience by William James
  
• Awakening: Conversations with the Masters; by Anthony De Mello
  
• Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment; by Jed McKenna

Andrew Schulz's Flagrant with Akaash Singh ✓ Claim : Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Whats good people, we had to get Dr. Huberman (neuroscientist and researcher at Stanford University) to explain Schulzy's fetish, the benefits of NoFap, and which drugs are useful therapy. INDULGE! 00:00 - Why Andrew Schulz loves feet? 19:00 - NoFap rewiring the brain 23:59 - What we want v what we think we want 28:40 - Huberman is packing 31:20 - Kindness is the most attractive quality 42:04 - Sunlight - sets mood, focus and sleep at night 47:32 - Sleep is king - substance will impact your rest 58:14 - Let your brains develop before touching substances 01:03:17 - shrooms - effective treatment for trauma 01:08:42 - Mormons love drug therapy 01:11:25 - K therapy 01:15:35 - Gigachads don't mouth breathe 01:23:31 - Dance evolved into language 01:31:51 - Why is story so powerful? Politicians, lawyers, comedians. 01:48:36 - Peptides - everyone's gonna get swole 02:02:46 - Everyday tips for every body to use

Nudge - Marketing Science Simplified✓Claim: Read the notes at at podcastnotes.org. Don't forget to subscribe for free to our newsletter, the top 10 ideas of the week, every Monday --------- Today’s title sounds like clickbait, but that’s the point. In this show, I share the history of clickbait, why curiosity can make someone seem more attractive, the science behind memory, and how I got 11k followers on TikTok in just two weeks.  Listen to the episode “How I made a Reddit ad 15% more effective”: bit.ly/3E8jpYR The data behind the TikToks: https://bit.ly/3vd5QUg Robert Cialdini’s Pre-Suasion: https://amzn.to/3OvEYFB Sign up for my newsletter: https://www.nudgepodcast.com/mailing-list Try HubSpot for free: https://hubspot.sjv.io/jWq4k6

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Are supplements a waste of time and money? In this episode, Shawn Wells and Joe discuss whether taking supplements every day is bad for your health, and Joe shares the one time a supplement caused his liver enzymes to spike (it’s not what you’d expect!).

Shawn talks about the problem with certain supplement companies and lets you in on important things to look out for when choosing a supplement. They talk about all kinds of supplements, including lipoic acid, dihydroberberine, paraxanthine, ergothioneine, NAD, and more, discussing their effects, dosages, and how they work in the body.

Shawn and Joe also discuss the importance of optimal mitochondria function and why you should pay attention to it, and Shawn shares his ultimate mitochondrial supplement stack.

Shawn Wells, MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN, is the world’s leading nutrition biochemist and an expert on health optimization. He’s formulated over 700 supplements, foods, and beverages, and is the author of The Energy Formula.

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Matt Mochary, CEO of Mochary Method, is a full-time executive coach who has worked with some of the biggest names in tech and finance, including investor Naval Ravikant and the CEOs of Notion, OpenAI, Coinbase, Reddit, and many others. In today’s podcast, we talk about the skill of firing people, why it’s so important, and Matt’s framework for approaching layoffs. We go deep on recognizing emotions like anger and fear, and what to pay attention to when you feel angry or fearful. He also shares how to build new products within a larger company, important tips on how to make sure everyone in the organization feels valued and heard, carving out time for your top goal, and how an energy audit can help you eliminate tasks that are draining your energy.

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Find the full transcript here: https://www.lennyspodcast.com/how-to-fire-people-with-grace-work-through-fear-and-nurture-innovation-matt-mochary-ceo-coach/#transcript

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Where to find Matt Mochary:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/mattmochary

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-mochary-34bb4/

• Website: http://www.mochary.com/

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Referenced:

• The Great CEO Within: The Tactical Guide to Company Building: https://www.amazon.com/Great-CEO-Within-Tactical-Building-ebook/dp/B07ZLGQZYC

• Mochary Method: https://mocharymethod.org/

• Leo Polovets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/lpolovets

• High Output Management: https://www.amazon.com/High-Output-Management-Andrew-Grove/dp/0679762884

• The Hard Thing About Hard Things: Building a Business when There Are No Easy Answers: https://www.amazon.com/Hard-Thing-About-Things-Building/dp/0062273205

• Andrej Karpathy on Lex Fridman’s podcast: https://lexfridman.com/andrej-karpathy/

• Wei Deng on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dengwei/

• Free Solo: https://films.nationalgeographic.com/free-solo

• Ryan Hoover on Twitter: https://twitter.com/rrhoover

• Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less: https://gregmckeown.com/books/essentialism/

• Make Time: How to Focus on What Matters Every Day: https://www.amazon.com/Make-Time-Focus-Matters-Every/dp/0525572422

• Centered app: https://www.centered.app/

• Diana Chapman at Conscious Leadership Group: https://conscious.is/team/diana-chapman

• The Mochary Method curriculum doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18FiJbYn53fTtPmphfdCKT2TMWH-8Y2L-MLqDk-MFV4s/edit

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In this episode, we cover:

(04:43) Matt’s background

(07:39) Areas where even very successful founders struggle

(12:24) How to address people to minimize defensiveness

(13:24) The destructive nature of anger and how to feel your feelings so you don’t hurt others

(15:02) Which books led Matt to his coaching journey and software platform

(19:03) When and how to let an employee go

(31:47) How to make people feel heard

(38:05) How Matt’s coaching has evolved to include psychological obstacles to success

(39:41) What is “top goal,” and how can it help you make massive gains?

(41:25) Why Matt has an accountability partner for his top goal time

(43:44) How to approach mass layoffs humanely

(53:21) Matt’s thoughts on the Twitter layoffs

(54:10) How to innovate within a large company

(1:01:53) How to do an energy audit

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