Being the a psychadelic sky totally different than being the food guy. But in both cases, it is to the extent that what you're writing you want to translate into some change in the world. And i sort of feel some responsibility to doing that. I really am uncomfortable when people approach me as a leader of the psychodelic movement. Even though i do spend a lot of time, whether it's making films or starting psychitolc center and doing fun raising, i have to say, i still don't feel i've done an honest day's work. If i'm not writing, it's still what qualifies us. That is what gives me satisfaction. Everything else is
Michael Pollan is a contributing writer for New York Times Magazine, the host of Netflix's How to Change Your Mind, and the author of nine books. The latest is This Is Your Mind On Plants.
“I have found myself at two distinct points in my history having this transition from being the journalist, learning at the feet of these people, to becoming an advocate. And it’s an awkward role for a journalist, but at a certain point it would be kind of false to pretend you didn't have points of view, that there weren't directions in which you think the world should go. And the great thing about doing narrative nonfiction is that editors cut you a fair amount of slack at the end of a 10,000–word piece to say what you think.”
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