The Knowledge with David Elikwu 62: Mortality, Meditation, and Meaning with Jonny Miller
David speaks with Jonny Miller, Founder of Nervous System Mastery and host of the Curious Humans Podcast.
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They talked about:
🚶♂️ Embracing curiosity, and learning from elders.
🌀 Dissolution of self, interconnectedness, and compassion.
☯️ Tools for regulating our nervous system
💊 Psychedelics and the impact of transcendent experiences.
🎭 The power of moderating our responses to external stimuli.
⚖️ Balancing risk, shifting perspective, and cultivating serendipity.
📜Full transcript:
https://www.theknowledge.io/jonnymiller/
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🗣 Mentioned in the show:
The Pathless Path | https://amzn.to/3ORAsVi
David Whyte | https://davidwhyte.com/
Vagabonding | https://amzn.to/3qozQ03
Rolf Potts | https://rolfpotts.com/
The Lindy Effect | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindy_effect
David Perell | https://perell.com/
Mitch McConnell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitch_McConnell
Stephen Jenkinson | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Jenkinson
Zach Stein | http://www.zakstein.org/
Alan Watts | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Watts
Swami Ramdas | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swami_Ramdas
David Stendhal Rast | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Steindl-Rast
Viktor Frankl | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Frankl
Man's Search for Meaning | https://amzn.to/455k4GA
Sam Harris | https://www.samharris.org/
Adlerian Philosophy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Adler
The Courage to Be Disliked | https://amzn.to/453Jm7S
Epictetus | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epictetus
James Clear | https://jamesclear.com/
Habit Stacking | https://jamesclear.com/habit-stacking
Complementary Cognitive Artifacts | https://www.theknowledge.io/issue41/#:~:text=Thepower of cognitive artefacts
Tim Ferriss | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_Ferriss
Johns Hopkins | https://www.jhu.edu/
Michael Pollan | https://michaelpollan.com/
Joseph Campbell | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Campbell
Existential Kink | https://amzn.to/3DRbhvZ
Paul Millerd | https://think-boundless.com/
Joe Hudson | https://jhcc.com/
Seth Godin | https://seths.blog/
Andy Weir | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andy_Weir
Adam Grant | https://adamgrant.net/
A Challenge Network | https://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/article/why-you-need-a-challenge-network/
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