Dave Asprey

And let me walk you through those steps because I think our listeners are going to love it. And this is right at the heart of what's in Heavily Meditated. So all life, I don't care if you're a blade of grass, a tree, or a slime mold like a politician or anything like that, or a human being, you are following these rules.

And this is happening in one third of a second before your brain gets to grasp reality. So this is provable that there's a window where it happens. And your cells do this individually, even inside your cells, your mitochondria do it. Number one is fear. They're all F words. So fear. If something is scary, run away from, kill, or hide.

And this is happening in one third of a second before your brain gets to grasp reality. So this is provable that there's a window where it happens. And your cells do this individually, even inside your cells, your mitochondria do it. Number one is fear. They're all F words. So fear. If something is scary, run away from, kill, or hide.

And this is happening in one third of a second before your brain gets to grasp reality. So this is provable that there's a window where it happens. And your cells do this individually, even inside your cells, your mitochondria do it. Number one is fear. They're all F words. So fear. If something is scary, run away from, kill, or hide.

And your body will put nine times more focus on things that might be scary if you have a normal system. And if you hack your system and you meditate or do the things in the book, you can put six times more energy. This is really useful because if a tiger jumps out or you lean on a hot stove accidentally, your body will react before you can think. And that's good.

And your body will put nine times more focus on things that might be scary if you have a normal system. And if you hack your system and you meditate or do the things in the book, you can put six times more energy. This is really useful because if a tiger jumps out or you lean on a hot stove accidentally, your body will react before you can think. And that's good.

And your body will put nine times more focus on things that might be scary if you have a normal system. And if you hack your system and you meditate or do the things in the book, you can put six times more energy. This is really useful because if a tiger jumps out or you lean on a hot stove accidentally, your body will react before you can think. And that's good.

But you don't want it to be reacting to your mother-in-law like it's a hot stove. Right? So fear. The second one is food. Right? Because all life has gone through famines. One third of the average person's thoughts are about tacos. Well, it's about food anyway. So this is there are studies of this.

But you don't want it to be reacting to your mother-in-law like it's a hot stove. Right? So fear. The second one is food. Right? Because all life has gone through famines. One third of the average person's thoughts are about tacos. Well, it's about food anyway. So this is there are studies of this.

But you don't want it to be reacting to your mother-in-law like it's a hot stove. Right? So fear. The second one is food. Right? Because all life has gone through famines. One third of the average person's thoughts are about tacos. Well, it's about food anyway. So this is there are studies of this.

So if you have a mean voice in your head going, I can't believe that person said that mean thing about me, and they cut me off in traffic on what's for lunch. How are you supposed to lead? You can't, you have to figure out a turn it off. And what they teach you in your therapist's office in psychology, or even in a Buddhist monastery where I've spent a lot of time. Sit in the lotus position.

So if you have a mean voice in your head going, I can't believe that person said that mean thing about me, and they cut me off in traffic on what's for lunch. How are you supposed to lead? You can't, you have to figure out a turn it off. And what they teach you in your therapist's office in psychology, or even in a Buddhist monastery where I've spent a lot of time. Sit in the lotus position.

So if you have a mean voice in your head going, I can't believe that person said that mean thing about me, and they cut me off in traffic on what's for lunch. How are you supposed to lead? You can't, you have to figure out a turn it off. And what they teach you in your therapist's office in psychology, or even in a Buddhist monastery where I've spent a lot of time. Sit in the lotus position.

Notice the feelings flowing over you. Gently set them aside. And I'm like, screw that noise. I don't want to spend the energy on these feelings that do not reflect reality. They are not helpful. So step one to be a good leader is learn how to set them aside so you don't punch people. That would be helpful. That's what all adults learn how to do if we don't go to jail.

Notice the feelings flowing over you. Gently set them aside. And I'm like, screw that noise. I don't want to spend the energy on these feelings that do not reflect reality. They are not helpful. So step one to be a good leader is learn how to set them aside so you don't punch people. That would be helpful. That's what all adults learn how to do if we don't go to jail.

Notice the feelings flowing over you. Gently set them aside. And I'm like, screw that noise. I don't want to spend the energy on these feelings that do not reflect reality. They are not helpful. So step one to be a good leader is learn how to set them aside so you don't punch people. That would be helpful. That's what all adults learn how to do if we don't go to jail.

important step two learn how to not have inappropriate triggers so you don't have to set them aside which frees up so much energy because you're not thinking about scary stuff that's not scary and you're not thinking about being hungry because you learned how to how to eat so you turn fear into peace which is the opposite of fear is not love it is peace because you can have love when you have peace and then you turn hunger and cravings into nourishment

important step two learn how to not have inappropriate triggers so you don't have to set them aside which frees up so much energy because you're not thinking about scary stuff that's not scary and you're not thinking about being hungry because you learned how to how to eat so you turn fear into peace which is the opposite of fear is not love it is peace because you can have love when you have peace and then you turn hunger and cravings into nourishment

important step two learn how to not have inappropriate triggers so you don't have to set them aside which frees up so much energy because you're not thinking about scary stuff that's not scary and you're not thinking about being hungry because you learned how to how to eat so you turn fear into peace which is the opposite of fear is not love it is peace because you can have love when you have peace and then you turn hunger and cravings into nourishment

But if we have fear and then food, all life has to think about another F word to stay around forever. You know what that F word is? Tell me. You can't guess it? Forgiveness. Oh, that's the that's at the very end of the list. It's actually the other F word. We're gonna say fertility because this is a PG audience. But I knew where you were trying to get me to go. Well played. It's kind of funny.