The Elderllama Podcast

I have a degree from the best public university in the world, but I never plan on using it. Here's why.

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It turns out that if you don't choose a target and aim there, you'll miss 100% of the time.

Here's a guide to making 2024 the best year of your life.

I have a degree from the best pubic university in the world, but I never plan on using it. The nature of work is changing, and I need a career that works with the future.

Here's what I have in mind.

There is a very real crisis underway.

Millions of people are being robbed of their potential by their phones.

They’re trading their dreams, their fortunes, and their most spectacular visions for cheap memes on a screen.

If you want to live a good life, you have to master your attention.

In this episode, we'll explore the incredible opportunities that the digital age offers and how you can harness them to build your personal brand, monetize your mind, and manifest your vision.

We'll discuss how virtual reality is becoming an integral part of our lives and why social media has become the new society. You'll also learn how your personal brand represents your higher self and how you can adopt the one-person business model to get paid for self-actualization.

Mediocrity is the plague of the masses. Here's how to escape it so you can get ahead of 99% of people.

In this episode, I discuss:

• The importance of solving bigger problems and its direct correlation to increasing income.
• The concept of "slaying your dragons" and how it relates to reaching your next level (in life and in business)
• Mapping and conquering one's mental territory (solving your problems and selling the solutions)
• Transforming chaos into structured, actionable strategies.

In this episode, I have a conversation with Dan Borgia.

Dan is the founder of an ecommerce agency called Flamin, as well as the host of Dynamic w/ Dan Borgia.

We discuss AI, the future of business, consciousness, brain-computer interface, the nature of reality, and more.

For some reason, I’ve always been obsessed with reaching my potential.

I get the whole “be grateful for what you have” thing, and I am.

But to be honest, I don’t want a normal life.

Because “normal” today means poor, overweight, and miserable.

I want to live an extraordinary life.

I want to be rich.

I want to be shredded.

I want to travel the world.

I want to get paid to do what I love.

I want to experience moments like the movies promised.

And I will.

I can say that with confidence because I know what I want and I know what to do to get there.

In this episode, I show you how you can too.

You are the creator of your reality. Unlike every other member of the animal kingdom, you have the unique ability to shape reality into the form of your choosing. The power to design the life of your dreams is at your fingertips IF you learn the mechanics of your creative power.

Consider this your instruction manual.

In this episode Erick discusses the importance of keeping the vision in a prominent place in mind. That is, live in the end.

Enjoy!

In this episode, I discuss the idea that "you become what you think about." I use an analogy that compares mind to a mansion with many rooms to hopefully provide a paradigm shift that will upgrade your manifestation powers. 

Cheers!

-Erick

Aidan Vogel is a 22 year-old entrepreneur, futurist, and founder of the company Swyftlyt, whose mission is to accelerate net-negative construction by harnessing sustainable materials and technologies. 

In this episode, we discuss genetic engineering, gene drives, bioethics, quantum physics, futurism, the fourth industrial revolution, the unification of physics, and more. This conversation explores topics at every scale of the universe. Enjoy!

See you inside,

Erick

In this episode, I discuss the idea that your thoughts create your reality. I explore what quantum physics has to say about this idea, specifically what it suggests about the nature of reality and its inextricable relationship with consciousness. I also discuss the effect that thoughts have on human physiology, and how you can take advantage of this to create in your own life.

Tune in and enjoy! 

See you inside,

Erick

In this episode, I share the three steps you need to take to embark on your self-actualization journey.

When you are born, you exist as pure potential. As you develop, you express this potential in six major aspects of your life. Self-actualization is the process of expressing your potential in its highest possible form-- mentally, emotionally, physically, spiritually. 

The path towards your highest self-- and, in turn, your highest life-- is quite simple... tune in to learn it for yourself.

In this episode, I discuss how your thoughts are creating your reality from a neurobiological perspective. I also explore in detail how you can begin stepping into your ideal reality. Listen to this episode if you'd like to feel empowered to step into your next level of life.

In this episode, I discuss how you can go from being a dorm-room dweller, to stepping into your self-confidence and social abundance. You're worthy of the friends and the girls that you desire, and all you need to do to get there is follow these 3 steps.

Manifestation is all about feeding to our subconscious mind evidence that our ideal reality is already here. One powerful way to do this is by curating your physical, digital, and psychological environments such that they reflect your ideal environments.

In this way, we begin "Living in the End," and start stepping into our ideal reality, right now.

As we purify our subconscious, we change. And as we change, our reality changes. 

In this episode, Erick reminds you that you're the creator of your reality, and discusses the 3 major steps for aligning your subconscious mind with your ideal reality.

Tune in, friend, and begin creating your ideal reality from the inside out.

In this episode, Sandra Karon and Erick Amezcua discuss what it's like to be a physics major at UCLA, the nature of matter, how modern science points to the universe as a unified whole, memetics and mindspace, neuralink and mind-reading, the trend towards higher consciousness, mind-uploading, the limitations of language, philosophy of mind, and more. Tune in to hear what it's like to be a physics major at UCLA and to expand your mind on some far-out, yet very real ideas. 

See you inside.

I suspect you're thinking about manifestation incorrectly. In this episode, Aaron Amezcua discusses what manifestation really is and reveals his strategies for creating in one's dream life. Tune in for a potent discussion about vision, manifestation, and more.

This episode was recorded on Janss' Steps at UCLA. 

Justin Runnels in a freshman at UCLA studying computer science and linguistics. In this episode, we explore the idea that we are the creators of our realities, and discuss topics including Justin's transformation from introvert to extrovert, how to thrive socially in a college environment, what it means to be an embodied man, accepting and trusting one's sexuality, social freedom, philosophies that are the foundation for accessing one's potential, and self-development as a whole. 

Join us as we share our respective journeys towards becoming our most actualized selves.

See you inside.

Could humans be undergoing spontaneous evolution? Spontaneous evolution is the idea coined by Bruce Lipton that organisms can rapidly adapt to shifts in the environment through epigenetic changes. Essentially, environmental signals affect what portions of DNA are available for transcription and thus what genes are expressed in the organism. One could see how this could prove a powerful ability during times of great environmental change.

Do such times sound familiar? We humans have been exposed to a totally different environment in the past century. We are being bombarded with totally novel environmental cues. Historically speaking, the time is ripe for rapid evolution via epigenetics. This idea seemed far out to me until I learned something that displayed it in a different light, which I share in this episode. See you inside.

What are the most effective changes you should make in 2022 to make this year the best year of your life? Here are 7 goals you should consider setting for the new year.

Have you ever found yourself being less productive than you know you can be? 

Have you ever scrolled through social media with an inner knowing that you should stop, but couldn't pull yourself away?

For three months I'd been in a similar rut. I was unproductive, undisciplined, and subtly aware of it all. And yet I could not shake myself out of it. It was like I was dreaming and I couldn't wake up.

In this episode, I share my story and break down the FOUR DAILY ACTIONS that woke me up, allowed me to build unstoppable momentum, and reach a peak level of discipline, inspiration, and creative output. 

Come back to this episode whenever you suspect you're "dreaming," or stuck in unconsciousness and low vibes. 

Here are some insights on maintaining your peak confidence in this crazy world. Oh, and life is the ultimate Choose Your Own Adventure game-- explore it fully.

Your life is a movie and you're the main character. Here is how you can make it a movie you freaking love. 

Cheers,

Erick Amezcua 

Carey is a computer science wizard first and foremost: he is a principal engineer at LYFT Level 5 (self-driving vehicles), he has decades of experience working on cybersecurity with companies like Symantec and Norton, and he is an adjunct computer science professor at UCLA. In this episode, we talk about the possibility of sentient AI, LYFT's progress with self-driving cars, what is cyberwarfare, and how to make the most out of the UCLA experience.

Dr. Kaner is a Chemistry and Materials Science professor and researcher at UCLA. He is an expert on graphene, batteries, and super capacitors. Tune in for a conversation on cutting-edge science and the future of technology. 

Dr. Margot is a professor of Earth, Planetary, and Space Sciences at UCLA. He is a leading expert on Venus, he is the instructor for the Search For Extraterrestrial Intelligence Program (SETI) at UCLA, and he's the real deal in terms of astrophysics and astrobiology. In this episode, we discuss the search for extraterrestrial intelligence, asteroid impacts and what humanity is doing to prepare for them, our new insights on Venus, the possibility of life on Europa, and much more. Tune in and enjoy. 

Dr. Grody is a Professor in the Departments of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, Pediatrics, and Human Genetics at the UCLA School of Medicine, as well as the director and founder of its Diagnostic Molecular Pathology Laboratories. He is an international expert in genomics, yet maintains an interest in cosmology, astrophysics, and even futurism. In this conversation, we discuss what is genomics, the plausibility of predictive healthcare using genetic technology, the science and bioethics of embryonic screening and IVF, the promises and perils of genetic engineering, the future of humanity, why we— the students of today— are the most important generation for the survival of our civilization, the existence of extraterrestrial societies, the wonders of the scientific method, and the beauty of wide-ranging curiosity. In this episode, you will peer into the mind of one of UCLA’s top doctors and geneticists, and discover a conversation that you’d be hard-pressed find anywhere else. 

Most of us live our lives as if we will one day arrive to some final state where we can be happy. But the present moment is all that exists. If we truly want to find happiness in this life-- and that is all anyone ever wants-- we must discover the tools and the perspective necessary to find peace in the ever-fleeting now.

Humanity is currently undergoing the most treacherous phase of its development. As our technology approaches that of a Type 1 civilization, the risk of annihilating ourselves becomes immense. We will reach Type 1 status within the next century, which means that this generation-- generation Z-- and the next generation are the most important generations for the future of mankind. 

In this short essay, I argue that, given their click bait, ad-centered business models, American news companies are heavily swayed by socioeconomic and political forces. I propose that these companies be insulated from the forces of economy and of public opinion in order to remove them from the thrall of incentivized subjectivity. Questions for you: Are our news sources, as Americans, serving us? Do the economic incentives of clicks and viewer counts represent a conflict of interest? What are the consequences of American masses being informed by subjective sources? Comment your thoughts.

If civilization is to overcome climate change for good, not just temporarily, a global shift in perspective must be had. Solving the problem with just technological innovation won't hold in the long run. You're putting a band aid on leaky tank when you should really be using flex seal. Raised human consciousness/awareness = flex seal in my analogy. Flex seal that bihh!!  :) 

The question that has kept philosophers and scientists alike busy since it was first asked: is mind separate from matter? In other words, is consciousness separate from the physical universe? In this short episode, I make the argument that, just as there is a pool of elements in the universe that we complex beings borrow from to make our bodies, there is a pool of consciousness that we borrow from to make our minds. Cheers to cosmic consciousness!