CJ the X: Play, Pragmatism and Jordan Peterson

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I sat down with CJ the X recently to discuss the creative process, pragmatism, their recent world tour and later in the weird world of dreams. We also talk about the topic that first brought us together many moons ago: Jordan Peterson and CJ's year long deep dive into him that dragged him deeper into the philosophical quest.

⏳Timestamps:

00:00 - Introduction

01:39 - Reflections on CJ's Intercontinental Speaking Tour

05:56 - Wrestling with the need to be right

10:27 - Play, fear and the creative process

15:27 - Colonised by the algorithm

17:47 - Search for Signal

19:27 - Exploring the Balance of Routine and Passion

23:52 - Flywheel or Passion?

26:14 - CJ's journey from chaotic fun to serious philosophy

27:33 - CJ done with YouTube?

32:28 - CJ's Jordan Peterson video

36:28 - James's struggle with intellectual responsibility

40:43 - CJ on why passion has to be the guide

44:18 - Is CJ a Platonist or a Pragmatism

45:55 - CJ on the sacred and the profane

47:11 - James on holding knowledge lightly

48:39 - The Metaphysical Club

49:48 - The strands of pragmatism

50:34 - C.S. Peirce

51:18 - William James and Peirce's Relationship

53:44 - Pragmatism and Jordan Peterson

55:55 - What is Pragmatism?

57:17 - Pragmatism vs. Postmodernism

1:00:48 - Is Western civilisation the peak?

1:01:35 - Peterson's Pragmatic Christianity

1:04:19 - The dangers of high status

1:05:51 - CJ's lessons learned from speaking tour

1:11:28 - CJ's Anti-mimetic attitude

1:14:55 - James starting Jungian Masters

1:15:38 - James on Dreams

1:16:55 - CJ's troubled relationship with the dreamworld

1:19:32 - Dreams and creativity

1:24:40 - CJ on James's excessive curiosity

1:26:18 - CJ's read on James's alien dreams

1:27:36 - Connection between dreams and creativity

1:30:01 - James wants to study CJ's dreams

1:34:44 - Wrapping up

1:35:27 - CJ's Guest Recommendations