During this discussion, you'll discover:

-Mike Cernovich…06:06

• Mike Cernovich
• Gorilla Mindset by Mike Cernovich
• Hoaxed — a film on media propaganda
• Brought the story of Jeffrey Epstein into popular consciousness
• Mike's Substack
• Mike Cernovich Podcast

-His experience with Ayahuasca…08:11

• Had positive experiences with plant medicines
• Constantly challenges his own views 
• Mike’s 15-year-long experience with Ayahuasca
• Charlie Kirk's interview with Mike
• Alex Clark's podcast with Mike
• Turning Point

-What’s on the other side of fear…11:00

• Substack article — “The Fear” — a meditation on fear and how fear holds you back
• Fear is the nasty little demon that influences everything you do
• A look at what's on the other side of that fear is a lack of:
  • Believing in yourself
  • Valuing yourself
  • Trusting yourself
  • Trusting other people
• A lot of it is the imagination and stories that you've told yourself
• Plant medicine brings you knowledge and helps you realize where certain feelings come from

-Living in the era of increased distractibility…16:02

• People are running from themselves
  • Running from emotional vulnerability, trauma, and pain
• Parents telling kids to stop crying
• Ben’s experience with plant medicine
• Pharmakia: The Biblical View of Drug Use by Robert Orem
• Podcasts on plant medicines:
  • “The Big Problem With ‘Plant Medicines': Part 1”
  • “The Big Problem With ‘Plant Medicines': Part 2”

-Smart drugs, nootropics, and micro-dosing with plant medicine…20:33

• No one should think about Ayahuasca
  • Almost everyone should think about micro-dosing psilocybin
• Mike quit drinking alcohol years ago
• Micro-dosing psilocybin is great for brain enhancement
• People are getting too curious about Ayahuasca
• The first time Mike took it, he prepared for a month
  • He wanted to focus on why he was doing it 
  • Focusing on how fear was holding him back
• Multiple phases in life with different forms of fear
• Ben approaches plant medicines with reverence
  • Preparation and abstention
• Some podcasts on plant medicine:
  • “Ayahuasca Myths & Truths, Shamanic Battles, Union With God, The Future Of Plant Medicines & More With Hamilton Souther.” 
  • “Plant Medicines In Religion, ‘Journeying' Without Drugs, A Medical Use For Entheogens & Much More With ‘The Christian Psychedelic' Paul Risse.”
  • “Pharmakia, Plant Medicines, Addiction, Escapism, Ayahuasca, Shamanism & The Problem With The ‘Noble' Use of Drugs With Author Robert Orem.”
  • “The Pros And Cons Of Plant Medicines, The Truth About Pharmakia, Spiritual Growth & Much More With Josh Trent Of Wellness + Wisdom.”
  • “Sacred Hunting, Convict Conditioning, Rites Of Passage, Plant Medicines, Rekindling Ancient Spiritual Practices & More With Mansal Denton.”
• A bad journey is the product of a lack of integration, cleanup, seriousness, and reverence for the whole experience
• Alcohol consumption and micro-doses of psilocybin
• ZBiotics (use code BEN15 to save 15%)
• GABA cream 
• Tro Calm (use code BEN to save 10%)
• Upbeat by Nootopia (use code BEN10 to save 10%)
• Bliss by WUKIYO (use code BEN to save 10%)
• Ketamine as an option
• Clara Vita in Nashville

-Crazy Gorilla mindset morning routine…32:19

• Gorilla Mindset by Mike Cernovich
• “Gorilla Mindset Morning Routine: Full Summary, Review, & My Experience”
• Brain warm-up
  • Connecting letters with words
  • Use micro-dosing stacked with lion's mane
  • Reaccessing vocabulary that has been long since forgotten
• Stamets's stack
• Activating the brain and its hemispheres
  • Training yourself to use both hemispheres better
• Dr. Daniel Amen
• The controversy around brain hemispheres
• Mike is introverted and can be by himself for a long time
  • He was mediocre in sports
  • Very left-brained and verbal
• A lack of body awareness in highly intellectual people
• Mike Cernovich Podcast — “How to Move and Live with Purpose”

-Helmet-wearing controversy…47:46

• Data on cycling and longevity
• A study on cyclists wearing and not wearing a helmet
  • Cyclists Wearing Safety Gear Perceived as ‘Less Human,’ New Study Finds
  • A controversy among cyclists
• Ben wears a helmet

-Mindfulness exercises when walking…50:58

• Hearing the sounds of your shoes on the ground
• If you have a problem, go for a walk
  • You will calm down and get into a state of walking meditation
• Ben tries to do 10,000 steps a day
  • He uses different devices while he walks
    • Hand weights
    • Weighted vests
    • Relaxation

-Dealing with nasty comments on the Internet…55:34

• Tries to understand the person that is nasty to him
  • He used to be that guy in the past
• Sometimes, he gets annoyed at people who comment on an issue they don't know anything about
• Learning to get over himself
• On the Internet, people see an avatar, not the reality
• Having the spectacle brings people to conversation

-Mike’s “Eat bugs, live in a pod” tweet…1:00:51

• WEF (World Economic Forum) making an agenda for humanity
  • You’ll own nothing, and you'll be happy
  • Pushing eating bugs, not meat
• Soylent Green — 1973 movie
• A bug man
  • Doesn't aspire to anything beyond his pod
  • Eats crickets
  • Plays video games
  • Watches pornography
• The Comfort Crisis: Embrace Discomfort to Reclaim Your Wild, Happy, Healthy Self by Michael Easter
• Cricket protein bars
• Where can people find Mike?
  • Mike's Substack
  • X (Twitter)

-And much more…

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