Nat's Notes Nat Eliason

What I learned from The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying
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Timestamps
[00:58] Doubt Yourself
[03:08] Hiding from Death
[07:47] We Don’t Know Ourselves
[10:51] Western Laziness
[14:34] Our Fear of Change
[16:38] Becoming a Buddha
[20:10] You Are Fundamentally Perfect
[22:29] The Goal of Meditation
[25:36] How to Meditate
[27:26] How Long to Meditate
[30:01] What is Karma
[33:26] How to Practice
[36:36] Asking for Help
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What I learned from Where is My Flying Car by J. Storrs Hall
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Get Two Months Free of Readwise
Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.
Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.
It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.
Timestamps
[1:44] Why Air Travel Stagnated
[6:02] We Need to Use More Energy
[10:57] Why Has Physical Technology Slowed?
[13:07] The Insane Potential of Nanotech
[15:03] The Machiavelli Effect
[17:21] Failures of Nerve & Imagination
[19:39] The Age of Aquarius
[21:11] The Climate Change Myth
[26:04] The Disaster of Government Regulation
[29:44] Bonus Topics
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What I learned from The Anthology of Balaji by Eric Jorgenson.
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Get Two Months Free of Readwise
Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.
Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.
It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.
Timestamps
[00:54] The End of Death 
[02:21] The Government Stops Innovation
[06:00] Finding New Medicines
[08:13] Technology Reduces Inequality
[11:05] Why Crypto is Exciting
[13:05] Could Bitcoin Replace Gold?
[14:24] Printing Digital Wealth
[16:13] Youth Extension, not Life Extension
[18:17] Scientific Truth vs. Political Truth
[20:09] How Science Got Corrupted
[21:49] A Popular Idea is not Necessarily True
[24:03] What to Focus On
[27:38] Bonus Topics
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What I learned from Same As Ever: A Guide to What Never Changes by Morgan Housel.
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Get Two Months Free of Readwise
Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.
Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.
It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.
Timestamps
[00:00] How to Predict the Future 
[01:57] Risk is What You Don’t See
[03:53] People Want Certainty, not Accuracy
[07:31] Storytelling is a Superpower
[11:06] Calm Times Create Crazy Times
[13:19] Don’t Go Too Fast
[16:27] More Stress Is Good
[17:56] Good News Happens Slowly
[19:48] How to Be a Rational Optimist
[21:16] Perfection Makes You Fragile
[23:10] It’s Supposed to Be Hard
[25:04] Don’t Quit When You’re Ahead
[26:05] Questions to Ask Yourself
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What I learned from Freedom by Sebastian Junger
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Get Two Months Free of Readwise
Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.
Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.
It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.
Timestamps
[00:00] Obsessing Over Freedom
[02:50] The 400 Mile Journey
[06:41] Towns vs Tribes
[09:14] You Can’t Escape Society
[12:20] Paradoxes of Wealth & Freedom
[13:23] Movement & Freedom
[17:21] Risking Death for Others
[18:56] Human Rights
[22:53] Fighting
[26:07] Thinking
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What I learned from Scarcity Brain: Fix Your Craving Mindset and Rewire Your Habits to Thrive with Enough by Michael Easter.
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Get Two Months Free of Readwise
Readwise is my favorite reading tool. I use it to automatically extract my highlights from physical books, and I use their Reader to read and highlight everything I find online.
Then they automatically organize all of my notes and send them directly to my note-taking tool, so I can immediately look up anything I loved in past books I read.
It’s a total game changer for getting the most out of every book you read, and if you love books, you need to be using it.
Timestamps:
[00:00] We Should Focus on Bad Habits
[02:40] The Scarcity Loop
[06:19] How to Break the Scarcity Loop
[08:50] Scarcity Cues
[12:02] Addiction is not a Disease
[15:25] How to Combat Addiction
[18:15] Gamification & Scarcity Loops
[22:02] Food Cravings
[27:19] We’re All Hoarders
[30:29] Drowning in Information
[34:12] How to We Stop Craving More?
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