Jeff takes an ADD quiz with longtime friend and writer/director Todd Berger (Happytime Murders, It's A Disaster) to discover they have a surprising ammount in common when it comes to Attention Deficit, their history with Ritalin/Adderall, and the strategies they use to keep focused as writer/directors working in Hollywood.

Jeff Grace (host)

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• @jeffgrace Instagram
• IMDB

Todd Berger (guest)

• @thetoddberger Twitter
• @thejohnnyvoodoo Instagram
• IMDB

Mentioned during the show...

• Tom Arnold Podcast with Jeff Grace talking about Benzodiazepine and Ativan
• Former Apprentice producer on Trump Adderol usage
• David Asprey of Bulletproof Coffee on Smart Drug Modafinil
• Cal Newport book "Deep Work"
• Steven Pressfield book "War of Art"
• ADD Quiz Jeff and Todd Took

Jeff chats with military sleep scientist Dr. Rob Carter III, author of The Morning Mind, about sleep, diet, and circadian rhythms.

Dr. Rob Carter III, FACSM, FAIS, a US Army Officer, is an expert in human performance and has adjunct appointments at various academic institutions. Find more about the book: HarperCollinsLeadership.com/the-morning-mind

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Dr. Rob Carter III

• HarperCollinsLeadership.com/the-morning-mind

Mentioned in this Episode…

Books

• The Morning Mind
• Deep Work
• The Checklist Manifesto

People

• Tony Robbins
• Arianna Huffington

TV & Movies

• Homecoming

Programs, Resources, and Tools

• Project Welcome Home Troops
• Muse: The Brain Sensing Headband
• FitBit

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Jeff chats with Keith McArthur of My Instruction Manual. Keith got a second chance at life in 2017 when his sister donated her kidney for transplant. Now he writes and podcasts about his journey to becoming happier and healthier. Keith is the creator of My Instruction Manual -- a website, podcast, and book series providing high-quality, personal-development content. Jeff and Keith talk about Winning Resolutions, his new book about making New Year's Resolutions that stick.

Jeff's 2019 New Year's Resolutions (will revist on future podcasts this year.)

1. 6am wakeup (Mon-Fr)
2. Lift 3x per week (get down to 165lbs by June 1)
3. 15 minute morning journal on iPad (variation of The 5 Minute Journal)
4. No iPhone/iPad in bed (Kindle only)
5. Launch Kickstarter for new product (more info coming soon)
6. Shoot short film before July 1, 2019
7. Arrive 15 minutes early to everything

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Keith McArthur

• @keithmcarthur Twitter
• MyInstructionManual.com
• Winning Resolutions
• My Instruction Manual Podcast

Jeff's New Year's Resolutions

Mentioned in this Episode…

Books

• 10% Happier
• The Happiness Project
• The Four Tendencies
• The Power of Habit
• Seven Habits of Highly Effective People
• The Willpower Instinct
• The Five Minute Journal

People

• Gretchen Rubin
• Jordan Peterson
• Sam Harris

Podcasts

• Optimal Living Daily

YouTube

• Admiral William H. McRaven Commencement Address

Programs & Resources

• Podcast Movement
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Franklin Covey Planner
• Headspace

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Jeff chats with Drew McCoy from popular Youtube channel Genetically Modified Skeptic. Drew is an atheist, but even more than that, a skeptic. He has strict standards of evidence and holds doubt as a virtue. In this episode, we discuss his experience growing up a devout fundamentalist Christian in Texas, what caused him to start one of the leading "skeptic" Youtube channels in the world, and how compassion may be the key to heal the country's political divide.

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Drew McCoy (guest)

• @gm_skeptic Twitter
• Genetically Modified Skeptic Youtube
• @GMSkeptic Facebook

Mentioned in this Episode…

Books

• 12 Rules for Life
• Coddling of the American Mind
• The Four Tendencies
• The Demon-Haunted World

People

• Jordan Peterson
• Sam Harris
• Matthew Dillahunty
• Jonathan Haidt
• Bret Weinstein and Eric Weinstein
• Joe Rogan
• Rush Limbaugh
• Alex Jones
• Ben Shapiro
• Donald Trump
• Hillary Clinton
• Barack Obama
• Michael Cohen

YouTube

• Atheist Experience
• Atheist Community of Austin
• Why Theists Can't Convert Atheists

Movies & TV

• Paradise Lost (HBO Documentary about "Santanic Panic")
• Big Bang Theory
• Conservative Dad
• The Witch
• Rationality Rules
• CosmicSkeptic
• SciShow
• It's Okay To Be Smart
• PBS Idea Channel

Programs

• Woodward West

Resources

• Pascal's Wager

Music by Michael Sempert

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Jeff chats with Molly McHugh from The Ringer about how to go Amazon free this holiday season, tips to reduce your screen time, Apple as accidental privacy advocate, the MarK Duplass Twitter controversy regarding Ben Shapiro, the IDW, the attention economy, and why internet companies escape classic antitrust classifications.

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Molly McHugh (guest)

• @iammollymchugh Twitter
• @mollygrams Instagram
• The Ringer

Mentioned in this Episode…

iPhone digital distraction hacks

1. Use Apple Screen Time (build in)
2. Turn Off Notifications
3. Black & White Mode

Books

• Deep Work

People

• Jeff Bezos
• Philip Morris
• Jeff Soros
• Sam Harris
• Eric Weinstein
• Brett Weinstein
• Ben Maher
• Jordan Peterson
• Ben Shapiro
• Mark Duplass
• Matt Damon
• Alex Jones
• Cal Newport
• Marie Kondo
• Mark Zuckerberg
• Sheryl Sandberg
• George Soros
• Ted Cruz

Tools

• Palm Companion Phone
• Light Phone
• Ello
• Back Page
• Nuzzel
• Screen Time
• Slack

Podcasts

• The Daily Podcast

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Jeff chats with Michael Jay Moon about neuro-linguistic programming, a form of therapy or a way of thinking about the mind that started in the 70s. Michael has lived and worked in Silicon Valley for the last 40 years.

In this episode, Michael shares his insight and knowledge related to 1st, 2nd and 3rd order changes, neuro-linguistic programming, and much more!

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Michael Jay Moon (guest)

• Facebook
• Wikipedia
• LinkedIn

Mentioned in this Episode…

Books

• The Game
• The Protestant Catholic and the Spirit of Capitalism
• The Seat of the Soul
• Journeys Out of the Body
• Far Journeys
• Ultimate Journey

People

• Tony Robbins
• Gregory Bateson
• Werner Erhard
• John Grinder
• Richard Bandler
• Paul Watzlawick
• Don Jackson
• Gary Zukav
• Freud
• Jack Schwarz
• Robert Monroe

Movies & TV

• Revolutionaries

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Is Landmark (a.k.a. The Landmark Forum) a cult? Jeff and his longtime friend Adam Adair (an entrepreneur) discuss how Adam got involved in the controversial self-help organization Landmark. They discuss Landmark's high pressure recruitment style, odd bathroom policy, and it sometimes being described as a "cult". They also discuss how Landmark changed Adam's life for the better, how it became an awkward topic between them as friends, and the overall pros/cons of Landmark as an organization.

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Adam Adair (guest)

Books

• The Coddling of the American Mind: How Good Intentions and Bad Ideas Are Setting Up a Generation for Failure

People

• Tony Robbins
• Rosecrans Baldwin
• Tim Ferriss

Movies & TV

• Big Little Lies

Programs

• Landmark Forum
• Introduction Leaders Program
• Alcoholics Anonymous
• MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
• Est

Podcasts

• Sam Harris Podcast with Johann Hari

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Jeff chats with writer Hussein Kesvani (Vice, HuffPost and The Gaurdian) about his Mel Magazine article on "Hustle Porn" and the culture of self help on Youtube.

Check out the article - https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/rise-grind-and-ruin-the-dangerous-fetishization-of-hustle-porn

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Hussein Kesvani

• @HKesvani Twitter

Mentioned in this Episode...

Books

• Radical Acceptance - Self Compassion Book
• Steal Like an Artist
• Deep Work
• What Color is Your Parachute?
• Better Angels of our Nature
• Emotional Intelligence

People

• Jocko Willink
• Casey Neistat
• Ramit Sethi

Videos

• Gary V - Video / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nShlloNgM2E

• Jay "Urban Monk" Shetty / Waking up early / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLoDa3d6rCk

• Simon Sinek on Millennials in the Workplace / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ygBXbTnNv0

• The Perfect Coffee Video / https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8meCjVsJWI

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Jeff chats with author Cait Flanders about alcohol, debt, and consumerism.

Check out Cait Flanders' new book - The Year of Less

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Cait Flanders

• @CaitFlanders Twitter
• @CaitFlanders Instagram

Mentioned in this Episode...

Books

• I Will Teach You to be Rich
• Hyperfocus
• Deep Work

People

• Anthony Ongaro of BreakTheTwitch.com

Links

• Alcoholics Anonymous
• Salon.com article critical of AA: "The pseudo-science of Alcoholics Anonymous"
• The Atlantic Article about Naltrexone: "The Irrationality of Alcoholics Anonymous"

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Jeff chats with author Rosecrans Baldwin about his riveting GQ article "My Life Cleanse: One Month Inside L.A.'s Cult of Betterness", what constitutes a "cult", and how the aggressive leadership style of President Trump is similar to that of cult leaders.

GQ Article: My Life Cleanse: One Month Inside L.A.'s Cult of Betterness by Rosecrans Baldwin - http://GQ.com/story/one-month-in-los-angeles-cult-of-betterness

Rosecrans Baldwin Books on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rosecrans-Baldwin/e/B002ZGSDPG

Rosecrans Baldwin is the author of You Lost Me There (The New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice), Paris, I Love You But You're Bringing Me Down (GQ's Best Books of of the Year), and The Last Kid Left (NPR's Best Books of the Year). His next book, a work of nonfiction about Los Angeles County, is forthcoming from MCD x Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

As a magazine writer, Rosecrans is a frequent contributor to GQ, among other titles. Several features have been selected as notable essays in the Best American Essays collections, and he was a finalist for a James Beard Award in Journalism. Rosecrans has written opinion pieces for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Wall Street Journal and the Guardian, as well as Buzzfeed, Salon, and Slate.

Jeff Grace (host)

• @jeffgrace Twitter
• @jeffgrace Instagram

Kevin Brennan

• @Rosecrans Twitter
• @RosecransBaldwin Instagram

Mentioned in this Episode...

Books

• The Last Kid Left
• You Lost Me There
• Paris, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down

Movies & TV

• Wild Wild Country

People

• Tony Robbins
• Sam Harris
• The Oracle of Los Angeles

Programs

• Mastery in Tranformational Training (MITT)
• The Landmark Forum

Tools

• Things

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