John Robbins

So Amanda Knox talking about her experience of being in prison in Italy for a murder she did not commit and what she learned about stoicism and

And Zen mindset and acceptance was huge for me.

And interviewing my favorite musician, what he was saying about technology was very helpful.

So there's reflections from that in there as well.

You have to want to.

And there was a long time in my life where I sort of wanted to, but I didn't really want to.

And I don't know whether for me it was a conscious experience of suddenly wanting to, or whether it was just like...

For so long, I had these two forces, which was the fear of drinking and the fear of not drinking.

And the fear of not drinking would always win.

And they would clash together every day.

But I was always more afraid of not drinking than afraid of drinking.

And I think I got to a point where I finally became maybe 1% more afraid of drinking than I was of not drinking.

And as soon as that was the case, I had to work towards not drinking.

And it was really difficult because it meant I had to change.

And I know people who've stopped drinking and haven't changed at all.

And they're a fucking pain in the ass.

They're an addict without their thing.

So they even more need things to go their way and even more need you to do what they tell you.

Whatever.

So just be open, completely open to going with the flow, to experiencing new things, to entertaining new thoughts.