My Backstory Interview from Mark Goulston
Listen to the audio version here on Mark's Podcast: Dr. Mark Goulston and I discuss my experience with psychedelics, (im)patience, purpose, life patterns, and pretending you’re blind, as well as concepts like surgical empathy, coping (instead of healing), psychological adhesion, the {horror—terror—don't panic} trifecta, and how Ayahuasca can reconfigure minds as if they’re Rubik's cubes. Originally a UCLA psychiatry professor and FBI hostage negotiation trainer, Dr. Goulston’s expertise has been forged in real-life, high-stakes situations. Dr. Goulston is an executive coach and the author (or co-author) of nine books, including Just Listen and Get Out of Your Own Way: Overcoming Self-Defeating Behavior. He is also the host of the My Wakeup Call Podcast, which kindly hosted this episode.
Chapters
- 0:00Intro
- 2:55Consistency in life, Purpose
- 7:25Determination vs. Anger
- 9:03Like a Blind Person Seeing for the 1st Time
- 12:37Dietary Change & Harvard
- 14:45Podcasting, OV
- 17:08Psychological Adhesion (vs. Attachment) & Resistance to Change
- 20:40Humiliating Billionaires
- 23:18Meat & (Losing Faith in) Authority
- 30:08Living in Disbelief
- 33:03Coping vs. Healing
- 34:06The {Horror/Terror/Don't Panic} Trifecta
- 35:50Psychedelics, Rubik's Cubes, & Surgical Empathy
- 44:16Annoyance vs. Impatience
- 48:12Dangers of Unconditional Empathy
- 49:30Outro