Meditation is a Waste of Time: Becoming Heavily Meditated With Dave Asprey

Episode Highlights With Dave

• What led to him writing a book about meditation and what surprised him most
• Why meditation is one of the most impactful tools he uses 
• How he went from learning to put butter in coffee on the side of a mountain in Tibet to the father of biohacking
• What makes this book different from any other books about meditation
• Meditation as it's typically understood is a waste of time- here’s why
• False: Everyone should meditate more (not necessarily)
• 98% of humans were involved in agriculture for the last few thousand years, and how this matters for the personalization of meditation
• “ If I can trigger you, it means you are a loaded gun”
• He's woken up at 5 am to meditate for long periods of time and what he learned from this
• Techniques that go beyond meditation to amplify the results
• Understanding the actual goal of meditation to get real results and not just waste time
• Somatic practices and why these can work most quickly 
• The recipe he uses with top executives called the RESET method, which is a somatic practice
• Dark is one of the most underrated supplements in the world… here’s why
• How to change your state, just with light
• How he and I both experienced absolute darkness in a cave (separately), and what we learned from this
• Your body processes reality before you have time to think
• What's missing from meditation and psychology teaching and how understanding this can be life-changing

Resources Mentioned

• Heavily Meditated: The Fast Path to Remove Your Triggers, Dissolve Stress, and Activate Inner Peace by Dave Asprey
• Smarter Not Harder: The Biohacker's Guide to Getting the Body and Mind You Want by Dave Asprey