WHY personal & interpersonal freedom matters more than political freedom

I answer the May Biohacking and lifehacking questions in the Q&A podcast below.

And I share some philosophical thoughts on the contraction of freedoms due to the global pandemic and explain why personal and interpersonal freedom matter more than political freedom in living a good life. Listen to it on the go here on Castbox.

Disclaimer

What you find here is NOT medical advice. I’m not a doctor. I’m just an experienced, unlicensed self-experimenter practicing free speech by talking about my own extensive experiences and my interpretations of published science. Please see my guide on How to Biohack Smart and Safe. You should consult a doctor about any biohacking you’re doing and, ideally, also get a second opinion.

#29 Questions

Q

I have something for you regarding this statement

“Personal and interpersonal freedom matters more than political freedom in living a good life.”

The issue is ultimately populatoin health, rather than personal liberty and the reality is, “equal for all and all are equal” is the deepest lie in this, thus, the most persistent expression of control...The controling bodies,(media outlets, branches of government, lobbyist, and Dr’s are also not in on this campagn) influence us to further control each other don’t they, and they do that by convincing us, we are all equal, when, that is THE aspect that is true less and less. Thus, we become blind to the specificities of our own lives, or our own health, in deed, of our neighbor and of population health. Your statement about persona and interpersonal freedom, is now about as false and useless as one could come up with.There literally is not population health, without measures of population control, and, you are promoting what the source of the problem is. My specialty is “the human condition” and that is one set of problems that just don’t change, not ever.

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Q

Regarding products for sale, I am a bit reticent about any exotic nootropics.I rely on caffeine (one weak coffee very early in the morning only every second day, no caffeine on the alternative day).I love the film “Limitless” starring Bradley Cooper and I guess that film is sort of describing Modafinil. However, as I mentioned, I prefer to keep my intake as natural as possible. Caffeine is about as exotic as I get and even that substance I limit to keep myself sensitive to its effects.I am, however, having trouble moving from Dual 1-Back to Dual 2-Back using some free software I downloaded (brainworkshop.net).I have an impaired working memory capacity due to anxiety. Do you have any strategies (techniques) that you could recommend for me to be able to progress from Dual 1-Back to Dual 2-Back?

A

Recommendations

The Adaptogens: Rhodiola, Chaga, Ashwagandha, Eleuthero, Red Reishi, etc

The Brain Rehab Protocol

Dual N-Back brain training

Q

I saw an article on your site about SuperMemo from 2013. Are you still using it? I’m not super familiar with your site but if you’re interested in better and more learning I’m not sure there’s a better way. If you’d like some help trying out the desktop version let me know. I’m not affiliated with them, I’m just a SuperMemo addict.

A

Recommendations

Use the Supermemo app

Update: I’ve since used SuperMemo to build my Bulgarian vocabulary, and I’ve created a Bulgarian course that any SuperMemo user can access

Q

hi Jonathan, I’m a long time subscriber and I have 2 questionsdo you drive a car? and do you think some smart drugs should not be taken when we drive?

A

I live in the center of a European capital where I don’t need a car (it’s pretty great).

Driving on almost all smart drugs while driving is OK (many of them enhance motor coordination). Driving on high doses of sedating anxiolytics (Phenibut, Ashwagandha, Kratom, etc) is not a good idea, though.

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* The Biohacking Consultation is 1 hour and 45 minutes total - which is actually two consulting calls.

* First Call 1 hour - Discovery & Strategizing call, I need to ask you some questions, we’ll discuss your history, and outline a biohacking strategy and action plan to overcome your issues.

* Second Call 45 minutes - Follow-up call in 30 or 60 days to see how you’re doing with the plan we outlined; how you’ve improved, what you’re struggling with, etc

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Take a few minutes to answer a few questions. If your issues are far outside my areas of expertise, I’ll decline the consultation. My time is finite and very valuable, so I only want to spend it consulting the people I can really help. Thanks in advance for your understanding!

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