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321. A Conversation So Intense It Might Transcend Time and Space | John Vervaeke

The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

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The Brain on the Edge, and following meaning making

The brain oscillates between synchronous firing and asynchronous firing, allowing for data compression and the ability to evolve anew through exploring different generalizations within the state space./nPsychedelics open up an opportunity for the brain to evolve anew through breaking up and reconfiguring in a different way./nThe sense of meaning is a signal of the optimization process that puts us on the edge where things are predictable enough to get what we need and want while expanding our adaptive competence in a variety of domains./nDeep meaning can be a guide to optimal functioning in the world, and it is highly probable that it is a signal of the brain's optimization process.

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