#391: The Random Show — On Fasting, Forest Bathing, How to Say NO, Rebooting the Self, and Much More

Find your superpower, use it to create something world-class, and then charge more than everyone else

Automation is coming to pretty much every industry and every job. If it’s something that can be taught in a straightforward and predictable way, it will be automated. It’s the stuff that’s creative, it’s the stuff that’s unique, it’s the stuff that’s hard to do and produce at scale that will stand out and will always be secure.

Don’t view things through the lens of: “Is this good or bad?” Instead, look through the lens of: “Is this beautiful or not?"

Even when you feel like you don’t have many options, you always have options. You ALWAYS have options. They just might not be all that attractive to you.

A daily 13-hour fast reduced the recurrence of breast cancer for women in remission

When you can release and let go of these little scars you've been accumulating for decades, you can become free.

The act of surrendering isn't a sign of weakness; it's a sign of strength

Most things really don’t have a lot to do with you. If someone’s really pissed off at you, they’re dealing with something. Why should it then come affect you and your being? You should have compassion for that person who’s going through a rough time.

Many poorly treated, or once-thought untreatable, conditions appear to be treatable through the utilization of psychedelic compounds

Our personal superpowers are very often right next to our greatest defects

We all have stories running throughout our minds, whether we’re aware of them or not, that affect our interpretation of reality

The thing I love most about Japan is you can take any hobby or profession, and they do it at the highest level

If you want to feel totally lost like an alien on a new planet, but on the same time be in no danger whatsoever, Japan’s perfect for you