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Mike talks about recent small changes he's made in his life that are compounding already, such as his back squat working weight for 3 sets of 5 reps moving up from 225lbs to 270lbs in one month, adding 5 lbs to the bar each time.

He shows how we can apply this principle to life in general.

Mike talks about how we can have "knowledge about" something, and never really gain "knowledge of" that thing, such as watching someone put their hand on a stove. Pain (discomfort) is the ultimate teacher and we want to leverage safe amounts of it to iteratively develop skills over time.

Mike talks about getting your ego involved as much as possible in the learning process in order to save time and not have to study later.

Mike discusses his recent schedule optimizations and looks to figure out how to further improve and enjoy the things he does every day.

Mike talks your ear off yet again about Ecological Jiu-Jitsu, how it applies to everything, and how he's seen hints of this methodology throughout his life. He reflects on his 1.5 years of thinking about and applying the methodology to varying degrees in training.

Mike returns to talk about his personal struggles with mental health and how he has more or less overcome them.