Crazy Wisdom

Matt is the Founder/CEO at a Stealth AI company. Angel Investor. Founder @ Dishcraft Robotics. Ex-NYC Paramedic. Champion of righteous underdogs. Questions that came up in the show: What is the most recent medical advice for having ADHD? Does remote work help people with ADHD? What does ADHD feel like for you? What is the emotional flavor of ADHD? Why do we fight back against the tradition of our parents? Is there anyway to tell whether an idea you have is crazy or not before testing it? If so how? What is the delta between someone’s assumed station in life (birth conditions) and where they end up in life? What was expected of them versus of what they did? How do you break a negative pattern or spiral? What is the foundation of self belief? What is the relationship between self belief and tough love? Is it possible to be both insecure and intellectual fearlessness? What is the relationship between accepting reality and greatness? How do hierarchies work differently in a remote work environment? What is the risk of telling the truth? Follow Matt here: https://twitter.com/mattmireles

We talk a lot about latin america and its use of crypto and how Simon's company is helping to make it all easier. Even though this was recorded almost 3 months ago before everything happened it is very prescient today because we talk about the rise of authoritarian governments, something which is happening rapidly with the corona virus (and very few people are even noticing it).  Follow @simonvaliu on Twitter: https://twitter.com/simonvaliu

Reid is CEO at Virtue consultants where he helps tech companies get their ethics in order. He has a PHD in Philosophy. Here are some things we cover: Are ethics and morals just preferences? Why is academia so focused on novelty? What is the importance of foundations when learning something new? What is meta-ethics? How can philosophy help you do better business? Is there an issue with studying by dissecting? What is the relationship between psychology and philosophy? How can you tell when someone’s argument is not coherent? Follow Reid here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/reid-blackman-ph-d-0338a794/

Here are some other questions we come up with: What was Neitzche reading from Eastern Philosophy? Are there paths of knowledge which will lead you to be more strong, and powerful as well as keeping the social norms of society? What is Schopenhauer’s understanding of will? How are wills exchanged when meeting online? What does it mean when the Bible says “the meek shall inherit the earth”? What do the hermetics say about goals? What is the relationship between courage and strength? What did nuclear weapons do to our understanding of centralization? What are your critiques of modernity? How do you make people wise at scale? Is wisdom for everyone? Check out Cent: https://beta.cent.co/

Sam and I have been connected for a while online and it's clear that he is up there in terms of thinkers that will define our generation. We talk about his theory of colors and how working with different colors can help our mental health. Highly recommend this episode. Follow Sam here: https://twitter.com/SamHincks

Jacob wrote this tweet thread and I had to reach out to him to find out what the hell free energy theory is: https://twitter.com/yashkaf/status/1207133151941840896 I had read a very interesting wired article on it but didn't understand most of it. Jacob lays it all down here and connects it to psychedelic and mental states.  Check out Jacob's blog here: https://putanumonit.com/

Mathew is a podcast host and author and the Best Selling Author of Zen Athlete. We talk about a lot of things, mostly having to do with yoga, spirituality, and how to live a good life. The biggest thing I got from this episode is that if you want to change your life in a big way, do three kind things for strangers without telling anyone that you did those kind things.  Check out the Zen Athlete here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07L8MY5CK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1

We talk about the following questions: What did the 3 mile island do to the public acceptance of nuclear power? What is the age distribution of nuclear engineers? What are the nuclear technologies Leslie is most excited about? Whats it like to build a startup in a field that is at the prototype stage with huge capital and regulatory requirements? What is currently going on in the Fusion startups? Check out nucleation capital here: https://nucleationcapital.com/

Here are some other questions we investigated: What is your objective function? Did Religion provide people with an objective function? When do you experience a child-like novelty? Is there anything more to life than just seeking experiences? What is the relationship to unique experiences and difficult experiences? What is the relationship between optionality and commitment? What are some things that are fungible besides money? And many more. Follow Geoffrey here: https://twitter.com/geoffreywoo  

You will like this episode if you have a basic knowledge of crypto and want to find out more. Dan is an investor in crypto from a venture point of view and understands it deeply and fundamentally. I don't know that much but I am intensely curious so I invited him on to learn as much as I can. This is the product.   Follow Dan for more insights from a master: https://twitter.com/DHannum8