The Random Present — Tim and Kevin Speak Retreats, Mortality, AI Predictions, Dietary supplements, Rock Climbing at (Nearly) 50, and Not Ready for “Sometime” (#875)

On this version of The Random Present, Tim Ferriss and Kevin Rose reunite over tequila to speak Zen retreats, studying to rock climb at (virtually) 50, mortality and grief, why you must cease saying “someday,” AI predictions, and way more.

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Meditation & Introspection

Dietary supplements, Meals, Drinks, & Efficiency

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Timestamps

• [00:00:00] Begin.
• [00:00:24] A tequila toast, and getting “taxed” by alcohol as you age.
• [00:02:18] Toaster at 15: a late-night well being scare.
• [00:06:01] Shedding Om Malik, and discovering out on retreat.
• [00:08:03] Matt Mullenweg, Antarctica, and gratitude.
• [00:09:34] Coming to phrases with our restricted time on Earth.
• [00:14:37] 5 days of silence and the koan “Mu.”
• [00:15:20] Kevin’s micro-insight and a plug for The Approach.
• [00:27:25] Mountain climbing after 40, and a Yosemite purpose.
• [00:29:18] Michael Eckert and finger-strength coaching.
• [00:30:40] The Nug, Abrahangs, and a journey coaching equipment.
• [00:32:57] Free Solo and climbing with a worry of heights.
• [00:37:53] The Blade Itself, and a good friend misplaced in a aircraft crash.
• [00:39:19] A2 protein and Pioneer Pastures.
• [00:40:34] Maui Nui venison and the nitrate query.
• [00:43:48] deltaG ketones: what they’re and the catch.
• [00:45:42] Ketones, dementia, and verbal fluidity.
• [00:46:29] Pre-grieving a mum or dad’s decline.
• [00:48:33] Coaching to not die: the one bike I can stand and the Norwegian 4×4.
• [00:51:10] One thing beats nothing: saunas, treadmills, and Duolingo chess.
• [00:53:04] The MM120 anxiousness research — and a small-world shock.
• [00:56:17] Psilocybin, LSD, and dementia case stories.
• [01:01:28] Neutonic toothpicks and Kevin’s AI-powered dwelling.
• [01:06:12] Spooky AI personalization and funding autopsies.
• [01:17:38] Values playing cards, contractual bonds, and darkish info.
• [01:23:25] 360 evaluations and child-rearing.
• [01:24:54] Wispr Stream, Shokz, and my recording rig.
• [01:29:32] The “massive three” and the place AI goes subsequent.
• [01:44:40] Let your winners run; purchase the corporate, not the product.
• [01:51:08] Digg’s relaunch, 5-Bullet Friday, and parting ideas.

Wish to hear the final time Kevin and I acquired collectively for a Random Present? Take heed to our Sofa Version, wherein Kevin and I mentioned our Zen retreat with Henry Shukman, DIY vagus nerve stimulation, my Bertolotti’s Syndrome back-pain breakthrough, steadiness boards and slacklining, Emil Abrahamsson’s tendon-strengthening protocol, photobiomodulation and urolithin A for mitochondria, blood-flow-restriction coaching, the Norwegian 4×4 protocol, classic Japanese finds on Etsy, Kevin’s hummingbird-feeder obsession, and way more.

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