
The Madness Behind The Mind | Why Do We Get Fixated On Certain Things?
About this episode
For real, where do all these random obsessions come from?
In Episode #435 of 'Musings', Juan & I discuss: why Juan struggles to wake up at 4am sometimes, battling with your own bad tendencies, the fixation on fitness, irrationality as the main indicator of obsession, crazy hope within 'Death Of A Salesman', Juan's maxims for life and why I'm going to replace my hands with cinder blocks.
Huge thanks to Dave Jones, Balderdash Boys & McIntosh for the boostagrams. Your support means the world to us!
Timeline:
(0:00) - Intro
(1:25) - Juan's run story
(3:41) - The character in your mind
(12:11) - What would X do here?
(19:55) - What are we obsessed with?
(26:47) - The difference between passion & obsession
(33:48) - Why we do V4V
(39:04) - Boostagram Lounge
(43:36) - A time for violence .... I'm not a fan
(50:33) - Where do obsessions come from?
(1:01:33) - The benefits of madness
(1:07:33) - Feeling alive & a passionate attitude
(1:13:37) - Summary
(1:19:03) - V4V: Alas we will provide value
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