Building Better Sensemaking - Daniel Schmachtenberger - #348

Modern Wisdom

07/22/21

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Daniel Schmachtenberger is a founding member of The Consilience Project and works in preventing global catastrophic risk.

Having accurate sensemaking is a superpower in the 21st century. As the volume of information we need to sort through increases, the ability to distinguish signal from noise becomes ever more important. Given this, I wanted to ask Daniel exactly how he would advise someone to become an adept sensemaker.

Expect to learn the characteristics that a good sensemaking agent should have, why the relationship between sense, meaning and choice making is so crucial, whether Daniel thinks that humanity is too emotional to reach our full potential, at what stage of personal actualisation we should begin to help the world and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:25) What Is a Sensemaking Agent? (14:53) Decision-making in Politics (18:43) Becoming Better at Sensemaking (22:44) The Underlying Principles of Sensemaking (44:12) Comfort in the Unknown (45:05) The Lab-leak Hypothesis (51:15) U-Turning Politicians (55:26) Common Pitfalls in Sensemaking (1:01:30) Fixing Consequential World Problems (1:12:15) Will Human Emotions Limit Civilisation’s Potential? (1:27:47) Should We Slow Technological Growth? (1:39:40) Impact of Social Media on Humanity (1:44:46) Sensemaking in Legislation (1:51:46) Creating a Silo Community (2:00:15) Constraints of a Mars Community (2:02:11) Where to Find Daniel

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The Most Killed Man In Hollywood - Danny Trejo - #347

July 19, 2021

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59m

Danny Trejo is an actor and restaurateur.

Danny is one of the most recognisable faces in Hollywood history. He's just written a new memoir about his life and today we get to hear his craziest stories.

Expect to learn what it was like to meet Charles Manson in jail, who was the hardest guy on-set at Con Air, how Danny nearly ended up with the death penalty, whether he actually robbed Antonio Banderas, how he saved Keifer Sutherland from a psychopath and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:30) The Most Killed Actor in Hollywood (01:20) Danny's Writing Experience (03:55) Danny's Uncle (06:02) Violence in San Quentin State Prison (08:27) Gang Conflict (09:56) Danny's Biggest Robbery (11:53) Did Danny Rob Antonio Banderas? (12:29) Refusing to Join the Mexican Mafia (14:53) Danny's Toughest Prison Wing (18:10) Meeting Charles Manson in Prison (22:20) Being Sentenced to Death (26:51) Surviving & Thriving (28:37) Overcoming Addiction (32:27) Getting Into Movies (39:22) Challenges of Being an Actor (43:13) Becoming Serious in the Industry (45:22) Danny's Favourite Deaths (47:49) Saving Kiefer Sutherland (53:08) Filming Con Air & Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (58:26) Where to Find Danny

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Enlightenment, Happiness & Non-Duality - Rupert Spira - #349

July 24, 2021

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58m

Rupert Spira a teacher of the Non-Dualism Direct Path, an author and a potter.

Non-dualism is a state of consciousness that many contemplative practitioners aim to achieve. A dissolving of a barrier between the observer and the experience, it's incredibly complex but thankfully Rupert is one of the clearest and most direct teachers of non-duality.

Today we tackle some of the biggest questions in enlightenment practice, like what are we at our essence? What is consciousness? What does it mean to say that you are the same person that you were 20 years ago? What are we referring to when we say "I"? What happens if you take away everything that we identify with?

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(00:00) Intro (00:25) Defining Enlightenment (04:34) Our Past Selves (07:55) What Is Awareness? (11:19) The Nature of Happiness (19:12) Are Peace and Happiness the Same? (23:10) What Impedes Happiness? (34:57) An Activity to Re-centre (37:29) The Essence of Non-Duality (44:39) The Finite Mind and Infinity (49:31) Lessons Learned from Rupert’s Life (55:13) Rupert’s Advice to Seekers of Happiness

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