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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• “Every gathering is an opportunity to create a temporary world”
• Every gathering should have a specific purpose and identity of who should/shouldn’t be there
  • A bad purpose: Let’s have a family reunion
  • A good purpose: Family is important and we are worried our bonds are starting to weaken so let’s get everyone together to strengthen our family relationships
• A good moderator helps get as many people as possible to participate in the conversation
  • Ex. – A moderator might say to the audience, “Raise your hand if you’re here because of XYZ”
• If you let people come to a gathering that aren’t supposed to be there, you’re diluting the gathering’s purpose
  • If you have a wedding and only invite your close friends and family, you’ll have plenty of time to spend with them. However, if you invite all your former high school and college friends, the time you can spend with your close friends will drop dramatically.
  • “If everybody is family, nobody is family”

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This week I’m hosting an investor retreat and so thought it fitting to release this conversation with Priya Parker on the art of gathering.

I’ve been interested in the topic of community and gathering for some time and along with the book The Art of Community, Priya’s book on the art of gathering is by far the best I’ve read. It is both conceptually interesting and extremely practical. In the book there is literally a table for how big a gathering space should be per person, sorted by the type of vibe you are after.

We had a time constraint but I could have talked to Priya for much longer. I hope you enjoy our conversation as much as I did, and that it inspires you to do something new and different with friends, family, or colleagues.

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Show Notes

1:23 - (First Question) – Overview on what she does as a conflict resolution facilitator

            1:38 – The Art of Gathering: How We Meet and Why It Matters

4:45 – Lessons about structuring a gathering from her early very difficult work and the idea of sustained dialogue

7:43 – First event she facilitated

9:38 – Importance of a good opening for any gathering

12:30 – Identifying a good purpose for a gathering

15:06 – Why being specific on rules/code of conduct leads to more success

18:54 – Do rules help facilitate more creativity in groups

21:22 – Segregating a good from bad purpose

24:34 – Identity and good/bad gatherings

26:50 – Purpose and the guest list for a gathering

31:03 – Community building is line drawing

            32:27 – Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

34:29 – Importance of well crafted invitations

35:17 – Making the middle of gatherings interesting

39:21 – Exploring risk at gatherings

            41:28 – Patterns of Transformation

41:43 – The hero’s journey

46:54 – Making a meaningful transition out of these gatherings

52:39 – Kindest thing anyone has done for Priya

 

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Many more people have PTSD from non-military causes than military causes
• Suicide attempts are carried out by 28% of PTSD sufferers
• Roughly $20 billion per yer is paid out in disability payments to PTSD sufferers in the U.S.
• Results of a recent Phase II clinical trial examining the effectiveness of using MDMA in conjunction with talk therapy to treat PTSD:
  • Of the people who had therapy + no MDMA, 23% no longer had PTSD at the 2-month follow up
  • Of the people who had therapy + MDMA, 56% no longer had PTSD at the 2 month follow up
    • At the 1-year follow up, this number jumped to 68%
  • The treatment worked regardless of the cause of the PTSD (even complex PTSD caused by things like childhood sexual abuse)
• Phase III clinical trials examining MDMA’s effectiveness at treating PTSD are currently underway
• It is estimated that by the end of 2021, MDMA will be approved for the treatment of PTSD
  • It’s estimated that the treatment will cost between $10-15k
• MAPS is planning some studies with MDMA for eating disorder patients (because of its ability to facilitate self-acceptance)

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The drug known as Molly, Ecstasy and MDMA may soon get regulatory approved for therapeutic use, thanks to a 34-year campaign waged by Rick Doblin. Rick and I discuss all of this, plus his own unique story.

Get rich quick schemes are just someone else getting rich off you.

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• People have been manipulating life for a very long time and our power to manipulate it will only continue to grow
  • We’ve gone from genetically modifying food to having the ability of genetically modify humans
• In about a decade, it will be possible to create a bunch of embryos in the lab, and based on their genetics/estimated IQs, decide which one to keep
• In the future, people who have babies the “natural” way through sex will be seen as risky (just like how parents who take the “natural” route and don’t vaccinate their kids are actually putting their kids in danger)
• “Our model of what is normal is just going to change”
  • Today, people see immunizations as normal, but our ancestors probably wouldn’t
  • Gene editing may seem radical today, but in the future it will probably be accepted as the status quo
• The cost of genome sequencing went from $1 billion in 2003 to $800 in 2019
  • That price will only continue to drop
• Instead of focusing on entertainment news, people need to focus on educating themselves about upcoming technology and how it will impact their lives
• As time progresses, humans will continue to merge with technology

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Jamie Metzl is a technology futurist and geopolitical expert, novelist, entrepreneur, media commentator, and Senior Fellow of the Atlantic Council. His new book "Hacking Darwin" is available now at Barnes & Noble and Amazon. https://hackingdarwin.com/

My guest today is Jason Zweig, a personal finance columnist for The Wall Street Journal. He's also the author of the revised edition of Benjamin Graham's The Intelligent Investor, which Warren Buffett has described as "by far the best book about investing ever written."

When you're finally wealthy, you'll realize it wasn't what you were seeking in the first place.

"Most of us should spend less time on most decisions and we should spend a lot more time on a few key decisions." — Ramit Sethi

Ramit Sethi (@ramit), author of the New York Times bestseller I Will Teach You To Be Rich, has become a financial guru to millions of readers in their twenties, thirties, and forties. He started his website, iwillteachyoutoberich.com, as a Stanford undergraduate in 2004, and he now hosts over a million readers per month on his blog, newsletter, and social media.

Ramit grew up in Sacramento, the son of Indian immigrant parents who taught him the art of negotiating -- his father once spent five days negotiating with a car dealer, only to walk away over a set of floor mats. He wasn't the smartest kid in his class, but he loved building systems, which ultimately earned him over $200,000 in scholarships, which he used to get bachelor's and master's degrees in technology and psychology at Stanford. His understanding of human behavior and money led to him creating innovative solutions in self development.

Ramit and his team of dozens of employees build premium digital products about personal finance, entrepreneurship, psychology, careers, and personal development for top performers. The IWT community includes one million monthly readers, 400,000 newsletter subscribers, and 35,000 premium customers.

He has written about personal finance for The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times, and been interviewed on dozens of media outlets including NPR, ABC News, and CNBC, and popular podcasts like The Tim Ferriss Show.

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Podcast Notes Key Takeaways

• Continuous glucose monitors (CGMs) provide your blood glucose level in real time
• Insurance companies (in the United States) tend to only cover continuous glucose monitors for type 1 diabetics
  • If you’re healthy and want to wear one to keep track of your glucose levels throughout the day, you need a prescription from your doctor and have to pay out of pocket
• “Continuous glucose monitoring has the potential to change the way people eat more than any other technology I have ever laid eyes on” – Peter
  • Why? – It’s real-time feedback which allows to see how certain foods affect your levels
• “It’s not just what you eat, but it’s the physiologic state you are in when you eat”
  • The spike in your blood glucose levels will be much lower if you eat something like a bowl of pasta 30 minutes after a hard workout compared to eating it after having not exercised
• Poor sleep will increase your average blood glucose level the following day
• A high blood glucose level too late in the day reduces sleep quality

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In this episode, Kevin Sayer, CEO of Dexcom, discusses the remarkable benefits of a continuous glucose monitor for the diabetes population. Peter shares his own invaluable insights he’s learned from wearing a CGM including the impact of sleep and stress on glucose as well as the unmatched power of a CGM to drive behavioral change. Kevin also reveals some of the exciting partnerships and future advancements of their products benefiting not only those with type 1 and 2 diabetes, but also for the growing community of people interested in optimizing health and wellness.

We discuss:

• How they met, and Kevin’s path to becoming CEO of Dexcom [7:00];
• How CGM technology works, and what makes Dexcom’s G6 the best model yet [15:15];
• Challenges of working in the US healthcare system and getting CGM insured [21:45];
• Developing an even smaller, more user-friendly, and less costly product while maintaining performance and accuracy [33:15];
• Next thing on the horizon for type 1 diabetes patients [43:30];
• The incredible accuracy of the G6, recommended over-the-counter glucose meters, and the unmatched power of CGM to drive behavioral change [48:15];
• Software improvements for type 2 diabetics, and the remarkable benefits of real-time feedback for driving behavioral change [58:15];
• Dexcom vs. the competitors, the less invasive options, and the fundamental problems needing to be solved with CGM technologies [1:07:00];
• The cost of CGM, why you need a prescription, and when might there be a OTC option? [1:12:00];
• Smartwatch integration, bluetooth technology, and exciting collaborations and partnerships [1:22:00];
• Future places for CGM: Hospitals, nutrition apps, general health and wellness, and more [1:27:15];
• Dexcom’s unique company culture [1:34:15];
• Parenting advice from Kevin [1:37:30];
• Lessons learned through failures and success [1:38:45]; and
• More.

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