Three Body Podcast

In this episode I riff about having a podcast, pros and cons of the Wheel of Time book 3, getting my butt kicked in open mat jiu jitsu rolling sessions, trying the the Dolce Diet to lose weight to go to a BJJ tournament, getting married this summer, and my controversial opinion about war.

In this episode I riff about creating a cooking schedule, building a BJJ Twitter List, jiu jitsu competitions and tournaments this year, finding a summer job, podcasting while in a Zoom meeting, Wheel of Time book 3, and the sci-fi book I’m writing.

In this episode I riff about going on a twitter hiatus, finding out if I have a social media addiction, why content is bad, and being a guest for the first time on another podcast.

In this episode I riff about the decline of self-improvement twitter, not writing ebooks, sharing personal journeys, and creating content vs sharing what is actually valuable.

In this episode I riff about going on someone's podcast, working out and rolling like a beast, The King's Man movie spoilers, UFC and the Super Bowl, not being a goof about Valentine's Day, and nerding-out on the high-fantasy book Wheel of Time.

In this episode I riff about how awesome I am at tutoring, how to be a good tutor and mentor, compassion fatigue, and why you should start your own podcast.

In this episode, I riff about not rolling my best in jiu jitsu last night, going away for reading-week break, new Randall Carlson on JRE episode, having a good daily routine, mandates being lifted, and happy birthday Joe Pesci.

In this episode I riff about getting submitted by an anaconda choke, the resurrection of a Vietnamese restaurant, and not having opinions on social media.

In this episode I riff about Trudeau and how I got ratio’d on Twitter, getting a hair cut, going back to the gym again and almost making a mess, getting back into jiu jitsu, vaccines and vaccine passports, and going back to normal and opening businesses to full capacity.

In this episode of Twitter Scrollin I riff about coyotes, Parliament Hill, Joni Mitchell, oatmeal for breakfast, anime, quitting booze and pot, and men’s style.

In this episode I riff about the the trucker convoy here in Canada that is making it's way to the Parliament buildings in Ottawa. The truckers involved are protesting the vaccine mandates. They say they are going to stay at Parliament until all restrictions are lifted. That is bold, let's see how this plays out...

In this episode I decided to record without a script or structure. I talked about my day and riffed on Twitter folks. This was fun as heck and I hope to do an episode like this again.

Enough already, it’s time to…OPEN UP! LET’S GET THIS SH*T GOING!

If we accomplish things that are hard, we should give ourselves credit. And share it with others. Since quitting booze (for two years) and pot (four months), I often think about the positive effects its had on my life. Here are 30 of those thoughts.

Also, if I can quit booze and pot after consuming it for 15 years, you can too. If you have any questions about what my experience has been like (health, social, relationships, etc.) feel free to DM. Happy to help

Season 4
Episode 9

I joined a jiu jitsu gym at the tender age of 36. Here are some random thoughts about my experience so far.

And if you’re new to jiu jitsu, hang in there and keep showing up. You will hurt on the outside and the inside. Keep at it and I’ll see you on the mats.

Season 4
Episode 8

When you get discouraged, don’t give up. Keep showing up and check your negative emotions as soon as you can. Breath and remember the long-game. You’ll be here awhile, so don’t rush yourself. Thanks for listening and I’ll see you on the mats!

Season 4
Episode 7

Things I'm thankful for in 2021:
-Family
-A relationship that's working
-BJJ
-Not drinking booze or smoking pot

I go into more detail about each of the above topics.

What are you thankful for this year?

Season 4
Episode 6

There are three ways you can look back at history:

1. Chaotic – “history has no path. Events follow one another randomly, and any effort to impute meaning to their whrigling succession is hopeless.”
2. Linearism – history as progress, “the belief in indefinite scientific, economic, and political improvement”, linear time is a unique (and usually progressing) story with an absolute beginning and and absolute end.”
3. Cyclical – repetitive, “time is endless, yet also endlessly completed and renewed, propelled by elaborate rituals resembling the modern seasonal holidays”

In, The Fourth Turning: An American Prophecy, Will and Neil make the claim that history is cyclical. And they provide many examples from the ancients.

Season 4
Episode 5

Now more than ever, as we creep back into our outside lives, we should be opening up some of ourselves, a bit at a time. Small talk with people can lead to big changes in our community. Changes that bring us back to how it used to be. Or at least, back to talking to each other. What we need now more than ever, are people who take it upon themselves to facilitate that. People that help remind us of our connection to our fellow mortals. Will you be one of the few that says, “Hi”?

Season 4
Episode 4

Our ancestors danced to the rhythms of nature. We would do well to listen to them play their songs.

Rectify. Converge. Bond. Gather. Root. Brace. Hedge.

The Fourth Turning could mark the end of the nation. It could mark the end of the modern era. It could put North America in a worse situation that it already is in. Or, The Fourth Turning could put us and the rest of the world in a better spot than we are now.

Whatever happens, we will persevere. And the preparations me make now will help us no matter what comes of the future. Building strong relationships with your family and community, getting healthier, and improving your skills are always something I would bet on.

Season 4
Episode 3

NFTs, crypto, and blockchain will look like yeoman farming compared to what’s coming.

How should we prepare? Stay and fight. But what does fighting even look like? I don’t mean taking up arms like the yeoman farmers against the armoured knights did. I don’t believe we’re there yet. Having Skin in the Game. Becoming Antifragile. Solidifying and Diversifying your Talent Stack. Becoming a Person that Can’t Be Cancelled. These are the ways in which we can fight back. And get the future we actually want for ourselves, instead of a future that is forced upon us with no room for exceptions or compromise.

Season 4
Episode 2

The Future of Violence and The Amplification of Our Ancestors Flaws

The future of violence is the same as the our past violence, but with more rivets and wires. Will the future of violence also bring a revelation towards peace? Our past is a reflection of who we were, and who we are now is an evolution of our flaws. We better figure out what’s important to us, or once again, history won’t repeat - but it will rhyme with the tune of waring groups and many lives lost to history.

Hopefully we get our sh*t together, or we’ll have the same flaws for the next thousand of years, but this time, amplified with Moore’s Law to back it up.

Yesterday, UFO nerds and geeks everywhere, converged on the internet to be the first citizens to read the highly anticipated UFO report from the US Department of Defence and Navy. I was one of them.

Summary:
- UFOs are real
- 144 reports were analyzed from 2004-2021
- Most reports came from 2019
- All reports came from USG military personnel
- 143/144 ufo reports still remain unknown
- "The limited amount of high-quality reporting on unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) hampers our ability to draw firm conclusions about the nature or intent of UAP"
- "In a limited number of incidents, UAP reportedly appeared to exhibit unusual flight characteristics"
- "UAP clearly pose a safety of flight issue and may pose a challenge to U.S. national security"

I read all 9 pages of the report, listen here!

If you've read the report, feel free to let me know what you though about it.

It’s nighttime. You’re in bed. And your mobile device lights up. I thought I turned off all my notifications, you think to yourself. It’s the new National Wireless Emergency Alert Ready System the government has been testing out this past year.

It reads…

The coming spaceship of an alien species will enter Earth’s atmosphere in 24 hours.

What do you do?

After the episode, feel free to let us know via email or social media!

There has been a general ‘buzz’ permeating social media this past year. People stuck inside for a year has had us online way too much. We’re reading blog articles and watching videos that we don’t usually explore.

Not only that, but the recent satellite and rocket launches that Elon Musk has been doing almost every week PLUS the Perseverance rover landing on the surface of Mars – has piqued people’s interest in aliens and UFOs (or the new popular term, UAP – unidentified aerial phenomena).

I’m trying to wrap my head around all this. It can be confusing sometimes. Heck, there is even a riff and disagreement between the OGs and young-guns of the UFO-niche community. It’s fun for a newbie like me though.

Which brings us to this question…

I’m not sure yet. Maybe the UFOs are from another country or even some rich billionaire. Who knows. But we are going to find out by summertime 2021, (some of) what the heck the US government knows about UFOs.

Let us know!

Ever since I stopped following major news outlets and reading the news everyday, I feel so much better.

I’ve read the introduction and it was fun. The author, Rolf Dobelli, shares a story of how he was at a dinner party full of journalists, and told all of them that ‘the news is worthless and that their jobs are meaningless.’ It was a tough crowd. But funny.

Perhaps by the end of this book, the author will have convinced me to stop reading the news completely. I’m excited to find out!

Robot Avatars will disrupt entire industries. Maybe all of them.

That's what you call a, 'Secondary Wave': these are the indirect, unintentional consequences of Converging Technologies.  For example, imagine if people had Robot Avatars, they wouldn't need to travel, think of the impact that would have on the airline industry!

Another side effect of Converging Technologies is, crime and violence committed by Robot Avatars - if people could commit violence with their R.A. would it still be their responsibly? What would the laws look like? Let me know!

I'm always on the lookout for cool new science books. I found this one recently titled, "The Future Is Faster Than You Think by Peter Diamandis and Steven Kotler.

From Amazon "Dr. Peter Diamandis is the Chairman and CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation, which leads the world in designing and launching large incentive prizes to drive radical breakthroughs for the benefit of humanity." and "Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, founder and Executive Director of the Flow Research Collective."

Book: https://www.amazon.ca/Future-Faster-Than-You-Think-ebook/dp/B07TD6GPVR/

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