014 – Happy Birthday Patrick, Intuition and Maintaining Composure
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Welcome to episode 14. Yesterday, was Patrick’s birthday. He started the day working out. He also went to the gym later in the day and did a 235 pound lift on the Smith machine. So, he still has something left in the tank. He is grateful for his health, and that he can offer value to people, and that he still has the ability to wield a scalpel. He was also surprised to find the best Manhattan he had ever had at a restaurant last night. The bartender even got a $20 tip. Twice.
We also talk about life beginning at 52, and what would be the best age to live to. We also have a tip about situational awareness and airplanes along with how people seem to get treated better at airports and restaurants when they are dressed nice. After the worst Game of Thrones recap ever, we talk about genius and intuition and how the two complement each other. Then we touch on expanding intuition, being in nature, and the Hollow Tube. Along with disturbing changes and social pressure put on kids with social media and constant smartphone usage.
Topics Discussed Today
[06:33] How Patricks birthday included working out and the best Manhattans he has ever had.
[07:35] Ted Williams frozen head at a cryogenics lab in Phoenix.
[08:47] The Mayan calendar. Does life begin at 52?
[10:42] How Michael wants to be a wise old elder wearing a loin cloth.
[11:57] Amy Wheeler and situational awareness on planes and counting rows between you and the exit in case the plane is filled with smoke.
[12:50] How you get treated better by being well-dressed at the airport.
[15:14] Game of Thrones worst podcast ever recap.
[17:24] The more you own and the more it weighs you down.
[19:04] The power of intuition and expanding intuition. It is important for leadership and decision making.
[19:51] How Galileo was a genius, but Isaac Newton was a genius with intuition.
[20:59] Watson and Crick worked out the 3D structure of DNA by watching flames in a fireplace. Intuition by looking at the flames inspired him to figure out the helical structure.
[23:31] The Hollow Tube and coming into contact with your intuition as inspired by nature. Especially, first thing in the morning.
[24:43] Hanbleceya going up on a mountain or a vision quest. Not eating or drinking for 4 sacred days.
[28:05] Next summer Michael will be a helper at a Sundance. Once you do it once you have to do it 4 times, so it is a big commitment. Putting yourself through that physical ordeal carries you to the next level.
[29:45] Patrick had to learn the Mass in Latin as an altar boy. He and his friends also attempted to do penance by walking in the desert without shoes.
[33:21] The generation that grew up with smartphones. Something happened in 2012 when everyone had smart phones. 2012 was also the end of the Mayan calendar.
[35:55] A big spike in the incidence of suicide. These kids spend too much time in their rooms on their phones instead of being with people.
[37:50] Telling your kids to put the phone down.
[40:09] Have other advanced life forms found the answers to assimilating technology.
[40:59] Families that camp have the best family bonds.
[41:48] Michael wants to go on a long 100-mile hike with his son. A guided hike with camps with cooks.
[43:00] Language, physiology, and focus shape everything we do. We are what we think.
[45:17] The more theories there are the less we know about something.
[46:41] The stoned ape theory.
[46:52] Our internal dialogues and what we say to ourselves and countering the negative.
[52:27] How the first person who loses their composure loses. Once you have raised your tone you have lost the debate.
[54:00] Not taking things personally and being a character that never gets upset or angry. Always maintain your composure and integrity and stay calm.
[59:57] If you speak when you are angry, you will make the best speech that you will regret.
Links and Resources:
Uncle Michael @TheHollowTube on Twitter
Uncle Michael @TheHollowTube on Instagram
Michael Bays on Facebook
Buena Vista Cafe San Francisco
Metropolitan Grill Seattle
InnSaei The Power of Intuition
The Discovery of DNA
Basil Brave Heart
Have Smartphones Destroyed a Generation?
Rita Mae Brown
1866 Ban on Evolution of Language
Rumi Quotes
Quotes:
“On every birthday, I want to make sure that I have something left in the tank.” Dr. Patrick Bays
“I feel like I’m just getting things figured out.” Dr. Michael Bays
“To be a true genius that’s transformative, you need the firepower and the intuition.” Dr. Patrick Bays
“Intuition enables you to subconsciously process all of the data coming your way.” Dr. Michael Bays
“One of the greatest things a person can do is try to protect the life of another person.” Basil Brave Heart
