Ask Me Anything: John Answers Your Questions About Himself
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Show Notes for this Episode
2:54: Morning Routine (45m-1.5h)
Ben Greenfield fitness
Tools of Titans - Tim Ferris
7-8h sleep
gratitude journal, Bible, notecard
meditation (Insight Timer app)
coffee, green tea
feet on bare ground
workout (30-60m), go for a walk/ruck
Jocko: Push, Pull, Squat & Lift Protocol
hang upside down on Teeter inversion table
cold immersion/exposure
physical touch with wife & kids
breakfast with kids
Human Charger
12:36: Diet
no sugar, no grains
15-16h between meals/Intermittent Fasting
lots of high quality fats, meats
berries with heavy cream
occasional whiskey, not much drinking
supplements: look for a later episode
16:08: Books
I read a lot, as much as I can: books, articles, blog
I re-read books
Fight Club - Chuck Palahniuk
Catcher in the Rye - J. D. Salinger
Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen
I Don't Want to Talk About It - Terrence Real
Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Come As You Are - Emily Nagoski
Finding Meaning - David Kessler
Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents - Lindsay C. Gibson
The Deepest Well - Nadinen Burke Harris M.D.
Gabor Maté M.D.
Brené Brown
The Gift of Therapy - Irvin Yalom
Dr. Henry Cloud
Behave - Robert M. Sapolsky
Patrick Lencioni
Ready Player One - Ernest Cline
Mating in Captivity - Esther Perel
Predictably Irrational - Dan Ariely
Why We Get Fat - Gary Taubes
The Road - Cormac McCarthy
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
Justice - Michael J. Sandel
Theology: Tim Wise, Rob Bell, Richard Rohr, N. T. Wright, Richard Beck
Anne Lamott
The Body Keeps the Score - Bessel van der Kolk M.D.
Young Adult Fiction:
The Harry Potter series - J. K. Rowling
The Wingfeather Saga - Andrew Peterson
The Wildwood Chronicles - Colin Meloy & Carson Ellis
The Wilder Good series - S. J. Dahlstrom
Poets: Def Comedy Jam, Langston Hughes
20:54: Comedians: Cosby, Pryor, Chapelle, Lewis Black, Steve Martin, Seinfeld, Nate Bargatze, Robin Williams
22:13: Music
Guns & Roses, Rage Against the Machine, Dream Theater, Pantera, Deftones, all 80s har metal, Poison, Def Leppard, Warrant, Rat
old punk: Bad Brains, Black Flag, Henry Rollins, Social Distortion, Sick of It All, Hatebreed
The Killers, Foo Fighters
Trippin Daisy, Ned's Atomic Dustbin
Blink-182, 30-foot Fall, Goldfinger, MXPX
Bebo Norman, Caedmon's Call, Eric Peters, Andrew Peterson, Andy Osenga
Ani DiFranco, Damien Rice, Frank Turner, The Avett Brothers, Brandon Flowers, Bruce Springsteen,
Tobe Nwigwe, Jay-Z, Notorious BIG, Dr. Dre, Warren G, Houston rap, Run DMC, LL Cool, Grandmaster Flash, Ice Cube
Nina Simone, Aretha Franklin
Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Guy Clarke Jr.
ambient electronica, lo-fi beats
Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Garth Brookes, Merle Haggard
Third Eye Blind
27:01: Movies:
Goodwill Hunting, Stand By Me, Meet the Parents, Requiem for a Dream, Spaceballs, Major League, Karate Kid, Titanic, American History X, Adam Sandler, Will Ferrell
28:58: Living in the woods vs. the city
Mandelbrot, fractals
30:29: Why do you block out your kids pictures on social media?
32:07: How long have you been married?
32:23: Favorite food
32:34: Enneagram/Myers Brigg
34:46: Favorite places to travel
35:13: Who in history would you want to hang out with?
36:10: How did you and your wife meet?
37:46: Things that get you the most anxious?
40:36: How much money is in your swear jar right now?
40:50: Biggest change coming from TX to TN
42:20: What's your beef with Crossfit?
43:03: Do you find yourself being Dr. John when your wife just needs her husband?
43:56: What are some of your biggest influences on the advice you give?
Dr. Andy Young
Dr. Jean-Noel Thompson
Michael Gibson
Professors in grad school
Mom & dad, wife, family
Yalom, Glaser, Gabor Maté, Terrance Real, Henry Cloud
45:27: Have you hd your own mental health challenges?
45:48: With your experience, what has stopped you in your tracks?
47:29: What car do you drive?
47:38: How do you deal with having different opinions than Dave?
47:51: Ultimate comfort food
48:06: Who are your mentors?
48:25: How you manage staying humble and be successful?
50:55: Guitar of choice?
51:52: Opinion on using weeds and drugs recreationally
52:37: How do you keep balanced if a question goes against your beliefs or morals?
54:51: Lyrics of the Day: "Thunder Road" - Bruce Springsteen
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