#158 Annaka Harris on What if Everything You Think You Know About Yourself is Wrong? | Impact Theory
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02/11/20
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On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, she discusses experiments on the cutting edge of physics and neuroscience, and explains why those experiments matter. The result is a fascinating conversation that will leave you questioning some of your most cherished, comforting intuitions.
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SHOW NOTES:
Consciousness is exactly as mysterious as it seems to be [2:29]
Annaka defines what consciousness is [4:54]
Tom and Annaka discuss the story of Phineas Gage [6:31]
Annaka talks about the difference between consciousness and high level thought [9:14]
There is a basic level of consciousness that doesn’t involve awareness of consciousness [11:35]
Challenging intuitions is a basic element of the scientific method [14:58]
Is there outer evidence of conscious experience? Is consciousness doing anything? [18:46]
Upending comfortable intuitions is eventually a freeing experience [20:57]
Annaka explains how the brain binds disparate signals to make them seem congruent [22:23]
Annaka and Tom discuss how much unconscious brain functioning we take for granted [27:09]
Annaka describes the false sense of self and conscious will [29:53]
We make decisions before we are aware of them [33:41]
Annaka discusses the question of whether or to what extent plants are conscious [35:30]
Trees take care of their own kin, and defend their kin [40:48]
What if consciousness is a field like gravity? [43:39]
Annaka describes the double slit light experiment [46:13]
Measuring an event can change the past [51:41]
Annaka discusses problems with the views that consciousness emerges from life [54:25]
Annaka shares the impact she wants to have on the world [1:03:06]
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Conversations with Tom Bilyeu | Chris Cavallini on What's Keeping You Stuck
February 6, 2020
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On this episode of Conversations with Tom, Chris Cavallini and Tom Bilyeu discuss constructing the self, living with integrity, and answer some tough questions about what it really takes to change someone’s life.
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SHOW NOTES:
Tom and Chris discuss the different reasons they each started working out [1:20]
Chris shares the story of his childhood, not having a father figure and getting arrested [3:36]
Around 25 or 26 Chris started to change his story of being a victim [5:04]
Chris explains the events that led him to join the military [6:44]
Boot camp was exactly what Chris needed as a youth [9:31]
The most important thing about boot camp was that it got Chris out of Boston [13:38]
Who you think of as “you” is a construct [14:20]
The people around you dictate your standards, whether you like it or not [17:03]
Chris shares the story of how he became a drug dealer [18:06]
Chris explains why he finally changed his life course [20:35]
You are hopelessly average, which means you can improve [24:41]
Helping other people was the fundamental trigger causing Chris to change [26:41]
What makes life worth living? [29:00]
Chris advocates helping others even if your motivation is fundamentally selfish [32:15]
Chris made a decision that he’d rather sit in prison than sell someone else out [36:12]
Chris explains how he decided to take full responsibility for his actions [39:36]
What does it mean to be a man? [43:08]
Chris shares the story of getting a true second chance [46:18]
It doesn’t work out a hell of a lot more times than it does [49:18]
Chris explains what he looks for in potential employees [50:13]
When you own your past mistakes, people stop looking down on you [52:47]
Tom explains how he became reasonably good at interviewing people [54:51]
Whatever you do, you have to do it badly before you do it well [1:00:59]
Tom advocates that you need to have savings to make good decisions [1:02:56]
When you aren’t legitimately passionate, it’s very hard to go above and beyond [1:05:43]
The key to passion is mastery [1:10:23] How you do anything is how you do everything [1:13:06]
Tom talks about taking control of the pain [1:16:24]
Actively seeking out discomfort makes it easier to fix real-world problems [1:19:41]
Chris advocates changing your diet to create self-confidence [1:26:28]
Personal development is the most important work in your life [1:31:29]
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On this episode of Health Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Mark Hyman explains the rationale behind functional medicine and describes its most important features. He also gives detailed advice on improving the diet, talks about what it means to say that food is information, and discusses the connection between the body, mind, gut and brain. Get a copy of Mark's new book "Food Fix" here: https://amzn.to/38mWyY8
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SHOW NOTES:
What does it mean to say the body is an ecosystem? [1:41]
How do you find the root cause of an illness? [3:18]
Functional medicine is about creating health, not curing illness [6:08]
How should you deal with bacterial overgrowth in the upper gut? [10:05]
Mark explains how to test your microbiome [11:33]
There is lots of conflicting information on nutrition but there are some common principles [14:40]
Factory vegetarian diets harm the environment, but regenerative meat diets help [19:17]
Why should we eat more vegetables? [21:30]
What are the laws of biology regarding diet and nutrition? [23:19]
Soy traditionally was processed in a very different way than it is now [26:30]
All food is information [28:00]
Mark describes the dietary principles nearly everyone should follow [29:17]
Which kinds of vegetables should you be eating? [34:12]
Mark explains the effects of eliminating the most toxic foods from a diet [35:56]
We have the most inflammatory diet in history, and it directly causes illness [38:17]
Mark shares his journey towards Buddhism, wisdom and compassion [41:10]
Your brain, mind, body and gut are all connected [43:26]
Mark shares the one change people need to make [48:11]
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