Alexander and I discuss, how selective bouts of abstinence can improve mental acuity and help men achieve short-term goals.

Topics:

◉ Navigating a long history...

◉ Why no scientific interest?

◉ Is it possible to achieve anything great when you're too busy chasing tail all day?

◉ It's not a lack of brain cells but rather a lack of fire.

◉ Energy always finds a way to be channeled into something.

◉ Abstinence...UFC style

◉ We unfortunately have limited space on our mental hard drives.

◉ The dangers of being too visual a society.

◉ Please...no more things to distract us guys.

Sam and I patiently discuss how to be both productive and patient at the same exact time.

Topics:

◉ 2020...The year of the philosopher.

◉ Everything we needed was right in front of us all along.

◉ How hard times can teach us to be grateful.

◉ Serenity in what can't be changed, action for the things that can be.

◉ There is a reason why we can't see at night.

◉ The importance of journaling.

◉ Even when faced with a brick wall...there are always moves to be played.

Kenny and I attempt to make one excellent podcast, figuring out if we should be aiming for excellence in everything we do.

Topics:

◉ Figuring out the line between excellence and perfection.

◉ Ultra detail people tend not to get very far in this world.

◉ The perfect sentence?

◉ Books that teach us how to read books...what has this world come to?

◉Joy and excellence tend to go hand-in-hand.

◉ School teaches us how to be sloppy in how we learn.

◉ Good things take a long time.

◉ Death to multitasking!

◉ New Star Wars is a prime example of not striving for excellence.

◉ Let us not abandon figures who were less than perfect, cause we all are.

◉ Excellence doesn't happen right away, but having an excellent mindset can get you there.

Claire and I try to figure out when exactly something is a laughing matter.

Topics:

◉ Humor has the power to bring to life the mundane but also to desensitize us.

◉ Humor is great cure for the unchangeable...but not the changeable.

◉ Comedy is constantly being reinvented.

◉ Do jokes have an expiration date?

◉ Your sense of humor may not be transferrable once you board a plane.

◉ Humor as a means of not taking yourself too seriously.

◉ The responsibility of gauging the room when telling a joke.

Alexander and I parse out the good forms of common sense from the bad, while trying to figure out how we as a species can grow wiser.

Topics:

◉ Vegetables are good...candy is bad...why can't we just figure it out?

◉ Too heavy? Eat less.

◉ The college debt debacle...bad common sense at its finest.

◉ The market place of 'common sense'.

◉ Common sense sometimes changes with the times.

◉ The corrosion of common sense in parenting.

◉ Common sense has a lot to do with moderation.

◉ Too much information can impede the ability to even think.

◉ Avoid 'googling it' and see what happens.

I am joined by Tricia, who comes on the show to discuss whether or not we can change the people in our lives.

Topics:

◉ Trying to change people is typically not true altruism.

◉ The dangers of imposing one's value system onto another.

◉ "Help is not helpful, unless it is helpful."

◉ Friendly suggestions without punishment.

◉ The difference between changing a person and fixing inequities in a relationship.

◉ Accepting people in their original incarnation.

◉ You need to be super vigilante for red flags when meeting new people.

◉ Accepting people for who they are.

◉ The Hard Reset Button.

Sam shares his tale contracting COVID in Colombia and some of the lessons that he has learned. We also discuss strategies that one can employ to combat tough times.

Evan and I discuss if some of our more complex ideas and ideologies should have labels.

Topics:

◉ Centrism is a type of category and not independent thought.

◉ Labels come with a lot of packaging.

◉ The same label may not mean the same thing to different people.

◉ Being precise in your label.

◉ The curious case of Albert Einstein.

◉ Labels and reaction time.

◉ Learning from history and predicting the future.

◉ Not all philosophers are apathetic tea drinkers.

◉ Taking action in concert with other people.

◉ The sexiness of labels.

◉ The importance of the game plan behind the label.

◉ The meaning of labels overtime.

◉Tribalism and self-identity.

Patrick comes on again to share his experience with leaving teaching, trying new things, and if the concept of being a 'drifter' is really such a negative label.

Topics:

◉ Why it's wise to try as many things as possible.

◉ Drifter versus explorer.

◉ Sometimes necessity push us in certain directions.

◉ Monotony is the first sign of trouble.

◉ Playing the long game.

◉ Extensive travelling...the ultimate cure to our freedom cravings.

◉ Is the Grasshopper always right?

◉ You need to be constantly vigilante and looking for new opportunities otherwise this life will eat you alive.

◉ Rich or poor...did you enjoy the journey?