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
• Toolsof 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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