#248 - Christian Madsbjerg: How To Pay Attention, Social Phenomena & Cultural Interpretations, Observation and Perception, Universal Language, Gestalt Psychology, Near And Far Perspective, Visual Manipulation, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5 • 650 Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2024

⏱️ 99 minutes

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0:00.0	I think a lot of everyday life is trying to agree on what words mean. There is no view from nowhere.
0:08.0	You're always somewhere and from that somewhere you have a perspective on the world.
0:12.0	We don't experience the world as millions of small increments. We either see close or far.
0:20.0	So there are no parts without the whole the
0:23.2	whole defines what even counts as a part anthropologist talks about how the
0:27.9	strange is familiar and the familiar is strange welcome to the Melanie Avalon
0:33.5	biohacking podcast where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,
0:40.3	mindset, longevity, and so much more.
0:43.6	Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack your life?
0:47.9	This show is for you.
0:49.8	Please keep in mind, we're not dispensing medical advice and are not responsible for any outcomes
0:55.3	you may experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.
1:04.0	Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking podcast. Okay friends, you are in for such a unique,
1:14.0	eye-opening, pun-intended episode today. It was such an experience reading Christian Madsbia's incredible book, Look, How to Pay Attention
1:20.9	in a Distracted World. I thought it was going to be about tackling your ADHD.
1:26.0	It ended up actually being about how and why we actually see
1:30.9	what we see. Basically, how do we experience the world? What is our perspective? How to be a true
1:37.0	observer? Concepts like can we not actually see anything without understanding the whole or understanding
1:43.2	the role of the background and context.
1:45.6	And we dive deep into so many topics in today's episode. We talk about social phenomena,
1:50.6	what you can learn with travel, predicting the future, the role of AI, the concept of art,
1:57.8	dating. And speaking of, I learned something that has haunted me for over a decade from a
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