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What if you never felt pain or anxiety?
That just floored me. Is there a connection between physical and emotional pain tolerance?
#65 – Rick Doblin, Ph.D.: MDMA — the creation, scheduling, toxicity, therapeutic use, and changing public opinion of what is possibly the single most important synthetic molecule ever created by our species
“I think that there’s a fundamental human right that people have to explore their consciousness. . .I believe we should have a system of licensed legalization [for psychedelics].” — Rick Doblin
Feeling entitled
When I think about healthspan—the how “well” you live part of longevity—I think of three components: cognitive, physical, and emotional. It’s this last one that is disproportionately getting my attention.
You can win
I think this shows the power that both actions and words can have on us, and also how shame can travel with us for years and color our actions until we resolve it.
#49 – Matthew Walker, Ph.D., on sleep – Part III of III: The penetrating effects of poor sleep from metabolism to performance to genetics, and the impact of caffeine, alcohol, THC, and CBD on sleep
“Lack of sleep is like a broken water pipe in your home. It will leak down into every nook and cranny of your physiology.” —Matthew Walker
Trauma
Emotional trauma can have a big impact on our lives, and it’s often insidious, showing no overt signs of pathology. Yet, overcoming it might be one of the most powerful things we can do to improve the quality of our lives.
#47 – Matthew Walker, Ph.D., on sleep – Part I of III: Dangers of poor sleep, Alzheimer’s risk, mental health, memory consolidation, and more
“I think that sleep may be one of the most significant lifestyle factors that determines your risk ratio for Alzheimer’s disease.” — Matthew Walker
How to fight suicide
The deeper I get into exploring longevity, the more I feel compelled to understand death from reasons not related to the chronic diseases of aging.
I’m suffering from the thought of suffering
So much to explore with this one. Mental health may be the hardest chapter for me to write in my book, and also the most important.
#34 – Sam Harris, Ph.D.: The transformative power of mindfulness
“Thought really is the obstacle one is overcoming when learning to meditate.” —Sam Harris