Ben Greenfield

or learning a different finger style pattern on the guitar like I was last night to prepare for an open mic night later this month.

Every day I ask myself, am I doing something that's introducing a novel stimuli on a daily basis and

on a yearly basis, is there at least one thing that I'm preparing to do that kind of scares the hell out of me, you know, in terms of either extrinsic social embarrassment or personal physical challenges or some type of mental mountain to climb.

And I do think that that factors into keeping you young.

And I do think that that factors into keeping you young.

I used the term earlier.

I didn't cite Aubrey.

But yeah, the term escape velocity is exactly what you've just described.

And maybe I am biased because...

I believe in two elements of immortality that go beyond the idea that we can somehow, by being cold and hungry and libido-less, hunched over in a hyperbaric chamber or cold therapy and injecting as many stem cells and young plasma into our bodies as possible, just keep getting an extra year and an extra year and an extra year.

I used the term earlier.

I didn't cite Aubrey, but yeah, the term escape velocity is exactly what you've just described.

And maybe I am biased because

I believe in two elements of immortality that go beyond the idea that we can somehow, by being cold and hungry and libido-less, hunched over in a hyperbaric chamber or cold therapy and injecting as many stem cells and young plasma into our bodies as possible, just keep getting an extra year and an extra year and an extra year.

I don't think there's good science to show that is possible.

However, I do believe in immortality through legacy and immortality of the soul, meaning

I don't think there's good science to show that is possible.

One of the best things that a human being can do and one of the most rewarding and meaningful things that a human being can do is to have children.

However, I do believe in immortality through legacy and immortality of the soul, meaning

When you have children, you all of a sudden are surrounded by little human beings who you're training and educating and teaching and developing to