Conversations with Tom | Richard Dawkins on Why the Truth Matters More than Ever
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11/07/19
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Welcome to another episode of Conversations with Tom with guest Richard Dawkins, one of the leaders of a group of thinkers promoting rationality and the scientific method in an era where supernatural thinking appears to be gaining steam. In this episode, Dawkins describes the awe and wonder that scientific investigation can induce, discusses the history of time, and talks about how important it is to pursue the truth. This episode is brought to you by: Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 SHOW NOTES: Richard explains why truth is evolutionarily important [0:37] Richard advocates believing in evidence to avoid the echo chamber effect [1:36] Why are some people attracted to mystical answers and supernatural nonsense? [3:41] Is occasional self-delusion healthy? [4:53] Richard talks about how astronomy and astrology both tap into awe, but only one is true [6:31] Richard describes the motivation behind Outgrowing God [8:19] Richard describes the wonders of natural life [9:44] Richard shares his journey to becoming a scientist [12:38] Richard debunks the idea of intelligent design [14:37] Richard explains the history of life, and how recently human beings appeared [18:03] Richard and Tom discuss cultural adaptation [20:10] Richard strongly advocates investigating reality, and skeptical rationality [25:08] Richard and Tom discuss mentalists, conjurors, and magicians [26:00] Richard and Tom discuss whether a scientific worldview will lead to a more fulfilled life [29:55] Richard advocates that we create the purpose in our life [32:42] Richard and Tom discuss the biology of emotions, love and beauty [33:48] Richard explains how we know that evolution is real [36:24] FOLLOW RICHARD: WEBSITE: www.richarddawkins.net INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/33s2c8U FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/33oxPQF TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2JXxOeU
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Acknowledged “spirit junkie” and best-selling author Gabrielle Bernstein has devoted her life to helping people unpack and overcome the deep trauma that leads to so many forms of chronic physical and mental illnesses. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Gabrielle Bernstein discusses faith, patience, meditation, therapy and addiction. Her compassion, wisdom and incredible drive shine through as she discusses how to overcome the addiction to judging the self and others, how to change your belief system, and how to develop a spiritual relationship of your own understanding. This episode is brought to you by: EightSleep. Right now get $150 off your Pod and free shipping when you go to EightSleep.com/IMPACT Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 HelloFresh. For $80 off your first month of HelloFresh, go to HelloFresh.com/IMPACT80 and enter IMPACT80. Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at skillshare.com/impacttheory SHOW NOTES: “How can I decide to stop feeling bad?” [3:33] Gabrielle describes the point where your meditation stops working [5:29] Gabrielle explains how her faith helped her deal with buried trauma [7:18] The healing process begins by recognizing the real roots of the trauma [11:50] Gabrielle describes the EMDR therapy process [13:26] Gabrielle explains the emotional freedom technique, or “tapping” [16:01] Gabrielle advocates transcendental meditation and using a mantra [18:32] How do you practice not believing your own judgments [22:55] Gabrielle explains how judgment is an addiction [25:17] Gabrielle shares her story of getting clean from addiction [26:48] Gabrielle advocates developing a spiritual relationship of your own understanding [29:15] Gabrielle and Tom discuss patience and faith [31:30] Gabrielle and Tom discuss the benefits of meditation, relaxation and calm [41:59] What’s wrong with the mindset that “if I don’t make it happen, it won’t happen” [45:56] Gabrielle describes how the feeling of unworthiness holds us back [47:24] Gabrielle explains how to choose new belief systems [49:41] Gabrielle shares the impact she wants to have on the world [52:11] QUOTES: “Judging yourself is just another form of addiction.” [25:09] “Once you start to develop a spiritual relationship of your own understanding, you’ll notice wild synchronicities in your life. You’ll notice invisible doors open for you.” [29:48] “People really dwell in the belief system, particularly in America, that ‘if I don’t make it happen it’s not gonna happen’. So patience is the opposite of that, and is terrifying to that belief system.” [46:44] FOLLOW: WEBSITE: gabbybernstein.com INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2pr5ieL FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/31QSRWI TWITTER: https://bit.ly/2JuJaaf BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: Super Attractor https://amzn.to/31RRKG9 [2:53]
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#147 Chris Colfer on Why You Need People Who Won't Coddle You | Impact Theory
November 12, 2019
•45m
Best known for his role in the smash hit television show Glee, but most devoted to his career as a writer of 15 books, Chris Colfer had a bucket list of goals at age 5. And unbelievably, he achieved everything on that bucket list as a writer and singer. On this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Chris Colfer talks about drive and ambition, the influence of a grandmother who always believed in him and yet was his harshest critic, and how he overcame bullying from his peers and doubt from an industry that told him he would never succeed. This episode is brought to you by: EightSleep. Right now get $150 off your Pod and free shipping when you go to EightSleep.com/IMPACT Impact Theory University. Check out Impact Theory University at: http://bit.ly/ImpactTheoryUniversity2 Audible. Start listening with a 30-day Audible trial and your first audiobook plus two Audible Originals are free. Visit audible.com/IMPACT or text IMPACT to 500-500 Skillshare. Start learning on Skillshare today with 2 free months at skillshare.com/impacttheory SHOW NOTES: Chris explains why he likes fantasy, comics and graphic novels so much [3:36] Chris describes his childhood history of being bullied [4:35] Chris talks about how his voice was what he was made fun of growing up [6:17] Chris describes his drive and ambition [8:15] Chris talks about how much he loved Harry Potter despite being dyslexic [11:06] Chris explains that he does not identify as a victim of bullying any more [12:55] Chris advocates that adolescence is the toughest time of life [15:53] Chris describes how he dealt with people telling him he couldn’t succeed [17:39] Chris and Tom discuss the parable of the ant and the grasshopper [20:55] Chris talks about having a bucket list since the age of five [23:43] Chris explains how his grandmother being his toughest critic helped him [25:56] Tom and Chris discuss the difficulty of being a harsh critic [27:18] Chris describes his battle for creative control of his movie [29:08] Tom and Chris discuss being antifragile, and why we need negative experiences [32:16] Chris talks about the pure joy of escapist fantasy, and stimulating imagination [35:28] Chris advocates imagination and magic as creating something out of nothing [37:42] Chris says he prefers writing to singing because he has terrible stage fright [39:21] Chris and Tom discuss their struggles with singing and drawing [41:00] Chris shares the impact he wants to have on the world [44:17] QUOTES: “I am so not a victim any more...that I get tired of being associated with someone who is bullied, because I don’t allow that to happen any more at all.” [14:54] “I was very lucky because I had a grandmother who just believed in me to a fault...I think that is the greatest gift you can give a child, even if you don’t think that it is possible. And many years later my grandmother told me, ‘I can’t believe you got it all done!” [24:57] “I want to make the real world, reality, just a little bit more bearable for people. I want to bring magic to peoples’ lives.” [44:31] FOLLOW CHRIS: INSTAGRAM: https://bit.ly/2pFnyBb FACEBOOK: https://bit.ly/34p3txE TWITTER: https://bit.ly/36zJVIM BOOKS MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE: The Wishing Spell: https://amzn.to/2CdBCV6 [2:51]
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