My 37 Favorite Documentaries — Features and Short Films That Cover High Performance, Overcoming Failure, Creative Process, Psychedelics, Trauma, and Much More
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My 37 Favorite Documentaries — Features and Short Films That Cover High Performance, Overcoming Failure, Creative Process, Psychedelics, Trauma, and Much More

The below 37 documentaries have shaped my thinking and changed my behavior over the last several years. I revisit them often. They were all featured in 5-Bullet Friday, my free weekly newsletter, which I send out each Friday to ~1.5–2M subscribers. Each edition describes the coolest things I’ve found or explored that week in five …

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Marcela Ot’alora — How to Become a Psychedelic Therapist (#396)
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Marcela Ot’alora — How to Become a Psychedelic Therapist (#396)

“The only way to not be afraid of someone’s suffering is if you’re not afraid of your own.” — Marcela Ot’alora G. Marcela Ot’alora G. is a psychotherapist and an installation artist. Her interest and focus on trauma has led her to understand the healing process as an intimate reconnection with one’s essence through love, …

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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More (#377)
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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Psychedelics — Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More (#377)

Please enjoy this transcript of a panel that I moderated in front of a standing-room-only crowd at the Milken Institute’s Global Conference 2019. It features Matthew Johnson, Principal Investigator at Johns Hopkins Psychedelic Research Unit; Ayelet Waldman, author of A Really Good Day: How Microdosing Made a Mega Difference in My Mood, My Marriage, and My …

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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Paul Stamets (#340)
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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Paul Stamets (#340)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Paul Stamets (@PaulStamets), author, inventor and an intellectual and industry leader in the habitat, medicinal use, and production of fungi. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch some minor errors. Enjoy! Listen to the interview here or by selecting any of …

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Paul Stamets — How Mushrooms Can Save You and (Perhaps) the World (#340)
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Paul Stamets — How Mushrooms Can Save You and (Perhaps) the World (#340)

“The war against nature is a war against your own biology.” — Paul Stamets Paul Stamets (@PaulStamets) is an intellectual and industry leader in the habitat, medicinal use, and production of fungi. Part of his mission is to deepen our understanding and respect for the organisms that literally exist under every footstep taken on this …

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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: Michael Pollan (#313)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with Michael Pollan, the author of seven previous books, including Cooked, Food Rules, In Defense of Food, The Omnivore’s Dilemma, and The Botany of Desire, all of which were New York Times bestsellers. His most recent book, How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, …

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Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics (#313)
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Michael Pollan — Exploring The New Science of Psychedelics (#313)

“Psychedelics, used responsibly and with proper caution, would be for psychiatry what the microscope is for biology and medicine or the telescope is for astronomy.” – Stanislav Grof This might be the most important podcast episode I’ve put out in the last two years. Please trust me and give it a full listen. It will surprise …

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The Tim Ferriss Show Transcripts: BJ Miller (#153)

Please enjoy this transcript of my interview with BJ Miller, MD, (@zenhospice), a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project in San Francisco, where he thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. Transcripts may contain a few typos—with some episodes lasting 2+ hours, it’s difficult to catch …

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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide – Risks, Micro-Dosing, Ibogaine, and More (#66)
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The Psychedelic Explorer's Guide – Risks, Micro-Dosing, Ibogaine, and More (#66)

I’m not high in this picture, despite my appearance. DISCLAIMER: DO NOT USE ANY DRUGS OR SUBSTANCES WITHOUT CONSULTING A MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL. THIS IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. JAMES FADIMAN, Ph.D., did his undergraduate work at Harvard and his graduate work at Stanford, doing research with the Harvard Group, the West Coast Research Group in …

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