Makes Sense - with Dr. JC Doornick

What do Yoga, Meditation, Spirituality and Technology have in common? Lets Make Sense of Yoga and technology with best selling author of the Simulation Hypothesis, Simulation Multivers and his newest book Wisdom of a Yogi, Rizwan Virk. This Podcast episode is available on Apple and Spotify. Rizwan Virk is an entrepreneur, video game pioneer, film producer, computer scientist, and author of several books, among them "The Simulation Hypothesis", "The Simulated Multiverse" and his newest book Wisom of a Yogi. Lessons for Modern Seekers from Autobiography of a Yogi. The story of Yogananda. www.zenentrepreneur.com   Resources: Books:- Wisdom of a Yogi - https://amzn.to/4dYWjEY - Simulation Hypothesis - https://amzn.to/3yBkOYP - Simulation Multiverse - https://amzn.to/4bzUz3z Podcast Interviews:  - Interview from the Joe Rogan Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/episode/031mtxfwvp01AsiZKtxjjc   Contact Rizwan Virk: www.zenentrepreneur.com X - @rizstamford IG - @rizcambridge   Makes Sense Podcast available on Spotify and Apple - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168 Click this link to SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW - https://ratethispodcast.com/makessensepodcast Thank you for your support with our podcast on apple and spotify. Our mission is to remove the blindfolds from the sleepwalking masses and begin the uprisomg of the sleepwalking masses. OUR SPONSOR: MAKES SENSE ACADEMY Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy   Episode Highlights:  3:52 - Brief Background of yogananda 11:13 - How does yogananda correlate with the simulation hypothesis? 27:05 - Do you think people that take risks face more challenges in life? 34:15 - Birth and Death if Life is a Dream? 35:23 - When does the soul enter the body?  38:04 - The Pizza Effect 41:53 - Are we AI trying to build AI?  

What do we do when it appears that everything is falling apart? Lets make sense of our relationship with things and how we've been taught to gauge whether they are going well and happening in favor of our dreams and desires vs. falling apart and altering our desire to have a great life? Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   Watch this Episode on Youtube: https://youtube.com/live/DMh1UspWBR8    Resources: - Youtube Video: When Life Falls apart does it actually fall into place: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2Jl5OA_y3o  - Pema Chodron Book: https://amzn.to/3WYXmPo   Makes Sense Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Click this link to SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW - https://ratethispodcast.com/makessensepodcast   Thank you for your support a we look to remove the blindfolds from the sleepwalking masses and help place people back in the drivers seat of their lives.   OUR SPONSOR: MAKES SENSE ACADEMY Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy

Dr. Russell Fulmer is an Associate Director at the Counseling Program at the prestigious Northwestern University. He has research interests in Artificial Intelligence and Psycho-dynamic Theory. He lived in the Caribbean for 5 years where he had a counseling practice as a therapist and professor. Dr. Fulmer teaches a course called Psycho-dynamic Counseling. YOUTUBE EPISODE: https://youtu.be/N1c_WPKvHYc ***** Connect With Dr. JC: https://zez.am/makessense Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick Instagram: @drjcdoornick #RISEUPWITHDRAGON #PERSONALGROWTH #SELFDISCOVERY @psychodynamictheory #russelfulmer

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest in Dallas Clounch "THE AI SURFER". In this episode we will be Making Sense of Artificial Intelliegence and what it means for humanity?  Our guest is none other than Dallas Clounch, The AI Surfer.  About The AI Surfer: From coding novice at 21 to running a successful software company by 23, his SEO-based firm boosted small businesses online, spawning products that empowered home-based earnings for thousands. Dallas created BOB, the sales enablement app in 2013, which has helped generate millions for entrepreneurs all over the world. His success led to international speaking engagements, inspiring thousands globally. In 2016, he joined Spring Aqua as a partner and acting CTO, driving millions in sales with the BOB platform. Now Dallas "The AI Surfer" has grown from 0 followers to over 250,000+ followers for his business across social media in less than 6 months by leveraging AI and showcasing the exact process for everyone to follow. Watch Episode On Youtube: https://youtu.be/FG713KZ7qtA  Resources:  Open AI - www.open.ai  Claude - www.claude.ai  Heygen - Affiliate Link: Hey friend, check out this awesome tool to make spokesperson videos by just typing  https://app.heygen.com/guest/templates?cid=4f8392eb Anthropic - https://docs.anthropic.com/claude/docs/intro-to-prompting   Connect With the AI Surfer Website: https://theaisurfer.com  IG: https://www.instagram.com/theaisurfer    Sponsor: Makes Sense Academy: https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  Connect With Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense  Highights 10:45 - Human intelligence vs. Artificial Intelligence 12:28 - How fast is AI evolving and what can we expect? 13:15 - Why is it important for people to start learning about AI? 14:15 - Can AI get to a point where it thinks its real? 19:18 - Are humans just an advanced form of AI thinking they are human? 21:34 - What are the coolest things happening n AI today? 26:38 - Demo of AI Surfers Content 30:15 - Who are the majority of people using AI and why? 31:45 - What are some killer Prompts to leverage AI potential? #makessense #makesensepodcast #makessenseacademy #riseupwithdragon #artificialintelligence # #theaisurfer #chatgpt

We were all born to BE who we were meant to be. So we go on a run towards that person. Somewhere along the way we got the idea that we were supposed to become someone and something else other than ourselves. Lets Makes Sense of the difference between SELF DEVELOPMENT and SELF DISCOVERY and have a look to see if we already are who we are trying to become?   Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning.   LIVE STREAMED on Facebook, Linkedin, and Youtube   MAKES SENSE PODCAST SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW & SHARE our new podcast. FOLLOW the NEW Podcast - You will find a "Follow" button top right. This will enable the podcast software to alert you when a new episode launches each week https://podcasts.apple.com/.../makes-sense.../id1730954168   Click this link to SUBSCRIBE/RATE/REVIEW - https://ratethispodcast.com/makessensepodcast   Thank you for your support a we look to remove the blindfolds from the sleepwalking masses and help place people back in the drivers seat of their lives.   OUR SPONSOR: Enjoy the show and consider joining our psychological safe haven and environment where you can begin to thrive. The Makes Sense Academy. https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy

Are you feeling the curious calling to learn more about or experience working with plant medicine? Have you been researching Psilocybin or Ayahuasca and wondering what they are and if they are right for you? DISCLAIMER: I in no way shape or form make any recommendations that anyone work with plant medicine. My purpose on this show is to remove the blindfolds from the programmed mind and provide access to facts and alternative methods of thinking outside the box we live in. This is a very popular topic these days and one mostly misunderstood. I can assure you, it’s not what you think. MY EXPERIENCE: I’ve just returned from the Amazon Jungle in Peru and experienced the most powerful transformation of my life. I’m excited to have the owner and chief Dharma officer Jose Saenz as my guest on the Rise Up with Dragon Podcast on Wednesday, December 14th to unveil the facts of what Ayahuasca is in its purest form and help assist people to better understand the value in plant medicine and determine if it’s a good fit for you. This will be one for the vault. Watch It On Yourtube: https://youtu.be/a6kCR1VlIGY  ***** Contact Jose : Arkana Spiritual Center: www.arkanaspiritualcenter.com Connect With Dr. JC: https://zez.am/makessense Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jcdoornick Instagram: @drjcdoornick   06:18 - How do you know its the right time to try ayahuasca? 09:28 - What is plant medicine? 17:12 - How does Ayahuasca work? WHat happens when I consume it? 21:22 - What can I expect at the retreat? 25:22 - What is the role of the Shaman? 27:49 - What can ayahuasca do for various traumas and disorders? 31:43 - Is it safe for women to travel to the Amazon? 33:59 - What if i am taking antidepressants or similar meds? 38:03 - Whats it like to be on Ayahuasca and Sapo 46:24 - How do you choose the right facility? Why Arkana? 48:04 - What is the future for Plant Medicine? #RISEUPWITHDRAGON #PERSONALGROWTH #SELFDISCOVERY

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest in Jodi Wellman. In this episode we will be Making Sense of Mortality and whether death is your friend or foe?  Our guest is none other than Jodi Wellman, positive psychologist, TED Talk Speaker and author of soon to be best selling book, You Only Die Once , “How to make it to the end with no regrets".    Connect With Jodi Wellman Website: https://fourthousandmondays.com/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/fourthousandmondays  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fourthousandmondays/    Her book - You Only Die Once - https://amzn.to/4dovzNU    HIGHLIGHTS: 08:21 - Why do we need to almost die to live? 09:08 - Boundary Situations? 10:26 - Temporal Scarcity - Embrace the scarcity of your time left. 14:12 - Memento Mori 19:08 - Moving from dreaming and wanting to taking action 23:09 - The Three Main Regrets 31:36 - How many Mondays do you have left? 36:32 - How to live an astonishingly successful life? (Wider and Deeper) 41:43 - Would you recommend your life to someone?   Sponsor: Makes Sense Academy: https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  Connect With Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense    #makessense #makesensepodcast #makessenseacademy #riseupwithdragon #fourthousandmondays # #grimreaper #mortalitymentality #adamgrant #tedtalk

Lets make sense of this whole Manifestation thing. Ever since the book the Secret Came out, the world bought into the idea that you can manifest everythig you desire by focusing and AFFIRMING your desires into existence. If this were all there was to it i think we'd see more results no? Lets make sense of the hidden secret behind the secret and start getting those results.   Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning. Resources:  LIVE UNCUT Youtube Episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoWocJTpKGA Connect With Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense Our Sponsor: Makes Sense Academy: https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy  - Try Risk Free for $24 / Month - Money Back Guarantee  #makesenseacademy #makessense #makessensemondays #riseupwithdragon #makessensepodcast #drjcdoornick

In this episode of RISE UP WITH DRAGON, we have a very special interview in my opinion one of the most intelligent and intreaguing speakers and educators of our time. Professor Donald Hoffman, Author of A Case Against Reality and cognitive psychologist at UC Irvine. In this episode, Dragon and Donald dive deep into the case against reality, what our purpose iss as humans, if any. As well as some thought provoking conversations regarding how evolution and natural selection in no way has positioned us to be capable of perceiving reality in its true form.   WATCH EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZqIo6cG6Bts?feature=shared   **** Connect With Donald Hoffman, Professor of Cognitive Sciences, University of California, Irvine @donalddhoffman ddhoff@uci.edu   OUR SPONSOR: The Makes Sense Academy: https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  Tune in to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Instagram: @drjcdoornick   06:19 - Has Natural Selection enabled humans to objectively see reality as it truly is? 07:11 - The Red Pill - Space, Time and Matter are not the way to describe reality 09:52 - Why would it be advantageous for Natural Selection to hide the truth from us? 12:30 - What are Fitness points and how do they correlate with natural selection  15:33 - How do you explain obesity? 19:30 - Is our species trying to kill itself? 25:30 - Is what we see what is or just what we see? 29:58 - Object Permanence 36:47 - Are science and mathematics valid methods to validate reality? 41:53 - Where does consciousness live? 44:19 - What happens when we die? 48:04 - What is our purpose on this planet?   #DONALDOFFMAN #ACASEAGAINSTREALITY #CONSCIOUSNESS  #PODCAST #BETTERBRAIN #TRAINYOURBRAIN

I JUST NEED TO GET OUT OF MY OWN WAY? Sound familiar? What does it mean to be in your own way and why are you insistent on being there? We've all been programmed to believe we need to grow into someone different than we are. All the while failing to recognize that who we are is perfect and needs only to be improved upon.   Welcome to MAKES SENSE MONDAYS with Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" where we makes sense of the things that make you go Hmmm? Start your week off the right way by reclaiming control of your Great Morning. Resources:  Makes Sense Mondays Youtube Episode: Podcast Interview with Dr. Steven G: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast...  Connect With Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense Our Sponsor: Makes Sense Academy: https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy  - Try Risk Free for $24 / Month - Money Back Guarantee  #makesenseacademy #makessense #makessensemondays #riseupwithdragon #makessensepodcast #drjcdoornick

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest Karen Conti. In this episode we will be Making Sense of The Death Penalty as well as the idea of defending someone that the world perceives as a monster?  Our guest is none other than Karen Conti, defense attorney for John Wayne Gacy and author of the best selling book, “Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy..    Connect with Karen Conti: Instagram: @karenconti23 Websites: www.karenconti.com New Book “Killing Time with John Wayne Gacy” - https://amzn.to/3xRG4sW   Sponsor: Makes Sense Academy: https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  Connect With Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense    Highlights: 19:20 - Gacy had co-conspirators that went free? 27:01 - Does anyone deserve the death penalty? 30:46 - Why did Gacy do what he did? 34:08 - Did you build a relationship with him? 36:43 - What were his final words before his death? 40:59 - What happened to your name and career in the aftermath?   #makessense #makesensepodcast #makessenseacademy #riseupwithdragon #karenconti #johnwaynegacy #deathpenalty  

In this episode of RISE UP WITH DRAGON, we have a very special interview with a man that is impacting the world and teaching us all a Time tested system to LEARN. Imagine if you could learn how to read faster, retain and remember things at a much higher level. Essentially become #LIMITLESS with the amazing Jim Kwik! Jim is an old friend who has risen up to become a New York Times best selling author and the BRAIN 🧠 COACH of some of the most influential people of the world. This is part 2 of another conversation we had and it’s sure to be powerful.    WATCH EPISODE ON YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/live/ZqIo6cG6Bts?feature=shared   **** Connect With Jim Kwik  Website: www.kwiklearning.com IG: @JimKwik   OUR SPONSOR: The Makes Sense Academy: https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  Tune in to Makes Sense with Dr. JC Doornick Podcast  Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/makessensepodcast  Instagram: @drjcdoornick   #BECOMELIMITLESS #LIMITLESS #JIMKWIK #PODCAST #BETTERBRAIN #TRAINYOURBRAIN

Welcome to another episode of the Makes Sense Podcast with Dr. JC Doornick and a very special guest. Making Sense of Optimal Health with Dr. Steven Geanopulos. What a great conversation about a topic that proves to be mostly confusing and for the most part made up to suit the needs of the individual when asked "What does it mean to be healthy?" Dr. Steven Geanopolus is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic as well as a diplomat in Chiropractic Neurology. As the CEO of Cyrene Labs, a full scale optimal health diagnotic company, brings a facinating and eye opening vantage point to the mystery surrounding the topic of health in America and the world.   Connect with Dr. Steven Geanopulos: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drsteveng Websites: Dr. Steven G: https://drsteveng.com  Cyrene Labs: https://www.cyrenelabs.com  Sponsor: Makes Sense Academy: https://www.skool.com/makes-sense-academy/about  Connect With Dr. JC Doornick: https://zez.am/makessense  Highlights: 01:00 - Intro Dr. Steve G 04:00 - What is Dr. Steve Working On and Excited about? 06:40 - Why are people showing interest in learning but lacking in taking action? 12:34 - Is the range of what MD's call normal health changing as the world gets sicker? 23:32 - Sponsor Break - The Makes Sense Academy 27:40 - Are health professionals not equipped to measure health? 30:53 - How do you define what it means to be "Healthy"?

Welcome to One from the Vault Thursdays, where the Makes Sense Podcast Pulls the most classic Rise Up With Dragon podcast episodes from the past.   INDISTRACTABLE: Nir Eyal is an Israeli-born American author, lecturer and investor known for his bestselling books: HOOKED: How to Build Habit-Forming Products and INDISTRACTABLE: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life.   Nir Ayal's Website: https://www.nirandfar.com Indistractable Book: https://amzn.to/3Q4MuLA    Sponsored By:  Makes Sense Academy - https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy    Connect With Dr. JC Doornick "Dragon" - https://zez.am/makessense 

Observe the three words. Interface - Response - System? Steps one through three have been acknowledging the Interface between you and the things you come across in life.  Now armed and aware of your unconscious and automatic response system we are ready to receive an upgrade to your new, improved one that better suits your goals and dreams. Your old system had its perks and got you to this place. However, it was often inefficient and glitchy in terms of forward progress towards bigger and better things. Now, let's look at creating a more efficient and rational response. Enjoy   Thank you to our sponsors Makes Sense Academy: https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy    ResourcesConnect With Dr. JC Doornick-  https://zez.am/makessense - Website: https://www.riseupwithdragon Resources:  Quanta Magazine Article:  - https://tinyurl.com/Yasemin-Saplakoglu Herbert A Simon - Design Thinking: https://tinyurl.com/Design-Thinking-Article Dr. A's Habits of Health - https://amzn.to/3TWG9CQ  Science of Flow - https://amzn.to/3Jjto0j  The Art of the Impossible - Steven Kotlar - https://amzn.to/3vIa89H  Timestamps(00:00:00) Introduction (00:01:25) Response - ABILITY - Steven Covey (00:2:45) Who decides what a Healthy Response is? (00:3:58) If you don't know where you are going, any road will take you there. (00:6:02) Collective Illusion - Todd Rose (00:8:48) The Madella Affect (00:11:16) The Reality Threshold (00:15:57) The Makes Sense Academy. (00:18:25) More or Less (00:19:37) Design Thinking - Herbert A Simon (00:22:00) What does it take to reprogram our response system? (00:26:31) Habit Formation (00:25:41) The four stages of conscious transformation (00:27:50) Emotional Resiliance (00:29:18) Accountability and Support (00:34:45) Look Out for Flow Burglars (00:35:57) The Science of FLOW

The goal is to change the way we look at things, so that the things we look at can begin to change. Welcome to Stpe Three of the Interface Response System - ASSESS - In this episode we learn how to execute on this arduous task of assessing the scene of the interface from a different vantage point. Along with three powerful tools to add to your belt, this episode will play a major role in the rewiring of your assessment making machine. My favorite step of the 4 step process. Enjoy   Thank you to our sponsors Makes Sense Academy: https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy    ResourcesConnect With Dr. JC Doornick-  https://zez.am/makessense - Website: https://www.riseupwithdragon Resources:  Donald Hoffman Interview - https://www.youtube.com/live/1O0l9ynXY1g?feature=shared Case Against Reality Book - https://amzn.to/3U6O7dU Rizwan Virk Interview - https://youtu.be/x0iqxkdBplw?feature=shared Simulation Hypothesis Book - https://amzn.to/3J9IsxC The Holographic Universe - Michael Talbot - https://amzn.to/3J6aCcL  The Elephant Parable by John Godfrey Saxe - https://allpoetry.com/The-Blind-Man-And-The-Elephant Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman - https://amzn.to/3xqPwDe  Influence - The Psychology of Persuasion by Robert Cialdini - https://amzn.to/3J8g0Mn  The Arkana Spiritual Center - https://www.arkanaspiritualcenter.com  Free Will by Sam Harris - https://amzn.to/4ancWrz  Timestamps(00:00:00) Introduction (00:00:37) Change the way you look at things so that the things you look at begine to change. (00:3:19) What we see is what we get but is what we get what actually is or just what we see? (00:5:37) Looking at things from a different vantage point. (00:6:47) A case against reality with Donald Hoffman (00:8:01) The Simulation Hypothesis with Rizwan Virk (00:13:20) Life as a video game?(00:15:46) The Eye of the Storm (00:14:37) Your old programmed mind is impatient and doesn't like to wait too long. (00:18:27) Cognitive Disputation (00:20:21) What is the efficacy of Free Will with Sam Harris (00:22:04) THe Elephant Parable (00:26:21) Survey the Scene (00:28:10) Thinking Fast and Slow with Daniel Kahneman  (00:29:04) Makes Sense Academy Sponsor Break (00:29:00) The Bouncer Revised (00:32:30) Whole-O-graphic Vision

Moving right along. Welcome to  STEP TWO of the 4 step Interface Response System called PAUSE. This powerful tool teaches us how to place our often problematic, knee jerk perception and response on a temporary pause in order to allow ourselves to step into the space between tthe stimulus and our response, to evaluate the situation with an untainted, open and clear mind. Welcome to the eye of the storm.  Thank you to our sponsors Makes Sense Academy: https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy  ResourcesConnect With Dr. JC Doornick-  https://zez.am/makessense - Website: https://www.riseupwithdragon - Talking To Yourself is not crazy - Larry Markson -https://amzn.to/3PIGffX - Viktor Rankl's A Man's Search for Meaning Book - https://amzn.to/3J6liYB  - Brandi Carlysle Song "The Eye" - https://open.spotify.com/track/0Plf9mewMoYkwEvncCjfxS?si=57680f6b9c89440f - Jim Kwik Online Courses - www.kwiklearning.com  Timestamps(00:00:00) Introduction (00:02:15) Recap of Step One Brain Awareness Perception (00:8:45) Its you that has the idea to change your program, not your subconscious mind. (00:10:25) Cognitive Dissonance, Cognitive Bias, Cognitive Distancing (00:13:36) Sponsor - Makes Sense Academy (00:15:00) The Illusion Of Agency and Paul Conti (00:14:40) The Space Between the Stimulus and Response - Viktor Frankl (00:15:46) The Eye of the Storm (00:19:08) The Disentanglement of Consciousness (00:23:22) HMMM? 

I am very excited to present to you STEP ONE of the 4 step Interface Response System called PERCEPTION. This crucial step unveils the very reason we’d validate working on our perception and responses in acknowledging the vast capabilities your brain possesses to run the show as the sense maker and decision maker without any help from you.  Thank you to our sponsors Makes Sense Academy: https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy ResourcesConnect With Dr. JC Doornick-  https://zez.am/makessense Website: https://www.riseupwithdragon Huberman Lab Interview With Paul Conti: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLRCS48Ens4 PBS Special - Your Brain, Who is in control: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQ6VOOd73MA  Timestamps(00:00:00) Introduction (00:04:02) Intro to the IRS (Interface Response System) (00:6:50) If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. (00:7:49) Brain Awareness Perception? (00:10:18) Sponsor - Makes Sense Academy (00:15:00) The Illusion Of Agency and Paul Conti (00:42:18) Mazarin Banaji - How much Control over Agency do we have (00:16:07) Uri Maoz - The perception of agency (00:18:23) Icahn School of Medicine Sleep Center at Mount Sinai, Emmanuel During  

Welcome to the MAKES SENSE podcast, where we apply the science, art and philosophy of sense making to the things that make you go Hmmm? Those most pressing thoughts and discussions going on in our minds today. The Makes Sense Podcast is an expense free service with the intention of helping you execute on the concept of changing the way you look at things, so that the things you look at begin to change.  Connect With Dr. JC - https://zez.am/makessense Today we’ll MAKE SENSE of a process i call SORTING - A technique from step three (Assess) of the Interface Response System that assists us in making better Decisions that are in support of the life you desire Let’s consciously take this moment and begin the process of reclaiming control of our reality. How do we reclaim control of our reality and life? We must first identify what it means and feel like it is out of control? How does the feeling of being out of control show up in your life? For me, it shows up in many ways. When I participate with my thoughts and feelings of worry and concern for example. I can find myself either overeating or easily agitated and irritated by people. Even loved ones. I find it hard for me to multitask and stay on track with the things I had planned to do that day. Sometimes I find my confidence is down as well as my general outlook on life. In fact I have created a general name for all these symptoms and feelings associated with me being out of control. I call it FUNKY TOWN. Where I find myself in a FUNK. Have you been there? Only challenge is that while I am feeling these downstream symptoms I am unaware or unconscious that I am out of control.  I just feel crappy in general. Yet I am unaware that I am trying to control the uncontrollables in my life. See, that is my definition of being out of control. Being out of the state of controlling the things we control and in the state of trying to build an airplane in the sky or teach a goldfish to climb a tree. Both are impossible. Just like you trying to control the uncontrollables in your life and feeling, OUT OF CONTROL. One of my favorite quotes came from the amazing Ekhart Tolle, author of one of my top favorite reads, The Power of Now. Tolle speaks a lot about suffering and says that the first step to end suffering is the acknowledgment that you are in fact suffering. This is why I introduced the concept of first being able to make the distinction that you are in fact out of control and that your lack of control is showing up in your ineffectiveness at responding to adversity with grace. As we discussed in the last episode. Why is this important? Well, it would be the reason and catalist for you wanting to make some changes in your life. Specifically in taking control of what you decide to do with your time, as well as who and what gets into your schedule and mind and who and what does not?  So let's start with unveiling why we’d want to learn how to sort through the things that matter vs don’t? It begins with your current reality and what your perception is about your life. Are you genuinely happy with your life? How would you go about determining if you were genuinely happy? Paul Conti interview on Huberman Lab. When asked how we define a “Healthy Self”? What is the healthy version of self? What should we all be aspiring to? Paul Conti replied that a healthy self presents its life through the lens of agency and gratitude. He explains that if a human has those two things, Agency and Gratitude, you almost never see things go wrong.  Agency refers to an individual's capacity to make choices, set goals, and take intentional actions to influence their life circumstances. Gratitude: involves recognizing and appreciating the positive aspects of life, acknowledging the goodness in oneself and others, and expressing thankfulness. So, if someone is genuinely happy with themselves, they are someone that is experiencing agency and gratitude  (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLRCS48Ens4) My question to Paul Conti should I ever be graced with his presence on the show would be this. Can a human being create and self fabricate the illusion that they are in a state of agency and gratitude through the practices of mindfulness and repetition of things like daily affirmations and controlling what they consume from the world each day? And, is that the same as the genuine agency and gratitude that I am hearing you speak of? In other words, can we decide any day to practice and manifest agency and gratitude even in the absence of things like basic physical, mental and financial well being due to a lack of motivation and consistency in our daily lives? Can we fabricate it and make it up? OUR SPONSOR: Makes Sense Academy - https://www.riseupwithdragon.com/makes-sense-academy Why am I fascinated by this idea of possessing the ability to look at life through the lens of Agency and Gratitude? Because it is the foundation for why someone would take their lives serious enough to consider practicing some of the various effective tools we discuss on this podcast that are intended to pause our potentially inefficient response system, and take measures to learn how to protect the doorway to our minds with things like consumption control and the practice of sorting. In other words, if you don’t know your power and abilities and don’t have a deep appreciation for how amazing and precious life is? You won’t be motivated to protect it and will do what most do. Go with the flow. Definition: Sorting is the process of arranging things systematically into groups; separating things according to type, class, etc. "the mail was sorted"  In the context of phase three of the Interface Response System, ASSESS. Sorting carries the same definition yet has a different intention outside of just getting things organized. The practice of sorting is analogous to that of a filter. Taking things we interface with (events, people, thoughts, feelings etc.) and sorting them out to determine which ones go and which ones stay. Similar to the traditional elements of sorting, in this filter we must learn how to assess the events; Prioritization and importance: Does it matter Goal Alignment: In accordance with our goals and dreams. Categorization: Where does it fit in or does it not? Control Factor: Do we have any control over the situation or not? THE BOUNCER: The best way to put some color to the practice of sorting is analogy of the BOUNCER - The basic premise of a bouncer's job in a bar or nightclub is quality control. If working the front door, the bouncer checks ID’s and uses a guest list to control who gets in and who doesn’t. If walking around the inside of the facility, the bouncers job is to make sure everyone that got inside is playing nice and adding to the quality of the environment for all to enjoy themselves. If all is looking kosher, its nothing but smiles. If someone or something is out of alignment the bouncer reserves the right to remove them from the premises with force if necessary.  In terms of you being the bouncer in your life it means that your mind, mental health and sense making machine represents the nightclub. Your voluntary conscious mind is the filter or bouncer that is there to sort things out. Determine who and what’s on the invited guest list or not. Your negative thoughts, fears, worries, and concerns that are holding you back? They are the guests in your nightclub that are no longer welcome and must be escorted from the premises.  The skill set of the bouncer goes beyond just sorting. A good bouncer doesn’t take things personally when guests argue and complain or resist being removed. A good bouncer separates themselves from getting emotionally attached to these interactions and just does their job based on using logic and rationale in connection with the desire to have a homeostatic, safe and efficient environment. They assess the situation by asking three basic questions that require checks across the board. Get one no to one of the three questions? No entry and removal from the premises. Does this matter and is this about me or them? Is this in support of the direction I am moving? Is this in my control or not? By asking these three questions, you are passing all things you interface with through your sorting filter. Helping you determine what gets in and stays, vs. what doesn’t get it and must go.  Might you need to hire a bouncer to start checking ID’s, and walk through your nightclub to remove unwanted guests? Connect With Dr. JC - https://zez.am/makessense  

Welcome to the MAKES SENSE podcast, where we apply the science, art and philosophy of sense making to the things that make you go Hmmm? Those most pressing thoughts and discussions going on in our minds today. The Makes Sense Podcast is an expense free service with the intention of helping you execute on the concept of changing the way you look at things, so that the things you look at begin to change.    Today we’ll MAKE SENSE of ADVERSITY Handling Adversity with grace and how to become that version of yourself that is impeccable to your word and follows through with your commitments. No matter what.   CONNECT WITH Dr. JC Doornick - https://zez.am/makessense  SHOW RESOURCES and REFERENCES: Joe Rogan Podcast with David Sinclair - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUwd-D94pzE  A Man's Search For Meaning Book Victor Frankl - https://amzn.to/3SzrE7s    SHOW NOTES: My intention of this episode is to arm and equip you with a shift in perspective about your relationship with adversity. When I say adversity I am referring to your adversity not necessarily mine. This is a healthy place to begin this discussion as it uncovers the first step towards handling adversity. To recognize that adversity is both defined and in existence due to your own observation of it. Think that one through. Would adversity exist in the absence of you taking note of it? I mean, an event is just an event until you label it as adversity, yes? Why is this important? Well what if your sense making machine is faulty or glitched? And there is a high chance it is, due to your programming right? Remember that virtual reality suit, and your sense making machine is what you’re using to label these events. Its responsibility is perceiving and processing everything? Is it safe to acknowledge that adversity only exists due to our perception and labeling of it? See, handling adversity is not just learning how to cope with it and move through or past it..Those can be valuable skills to adopt yet until you understand where adversity comes from and what it represents FOR YOU rather than TO YOU, you will always be fighting an endless war. Lets learn what adversity is, where it comes from and how it both harms and helps you. First, I want to share an interesting distinction that might help.I was listening to an episode of the Joe Rogan podcast with guest David Sinclair, a 53 year-old Harvard Biologist who claims to possess a biological age that is a decade younger as a result of practicing a plant based intermittent fasting regiment. Although I am fascinated with the concept of fasting, I heard him make mention of an observation that motivated me to create this episode on Making Sense of adversity. When Rogan asked him how he justifies eating a 2,000 calorie meal once a day for dinner then fasting for 24 hours after as being more beneficial than spreading that 2,000 calories out over small 50 calorie meals, Sinclair had this response “Because going back 6 million years, our bodies were designed or evolved to respond to adversity. And we’ve removed that from our lives because it feels good. But we need adversity to be resilient and fight disease.” Isn’t that fascinating? To embrace adversity as something we were not only designed to handle but something we actually require to thrive and be our best? Does that help? Yes, this means that without adversity, we are at a disadvantage. I believe the challenge we face with adversity is in how we have been programmed to look at and define it. So if you are struggling with adversity, it's not your fault and there is hope. The Webster Dictionary defines adversity as a state or instance of serious or continued difficulty or misfortune showing courage in the face of adversity.  This is where the struggle with adversity begins. Its very definition paints it as a difficulty or misfortune. In our society, we take our kids and lock them in a box called the classroom, handing their education over to institutions, teachers and textbooks generated by who? We just assume that this is the right thing for them. Why do we accept this? Because we, as parents, have our own lives and responsibilities to provide for the family. A roof over their heads, beds to sleep in, have a little fun here and there and then pay for those schools. At varying degrees of acceptance with this system, we are forced to trust this system and hope that it sets them up for success and does little harm to our kids. Meanwhile, their vulnerable and susceptible brains continue to develop and begin to hardwire all these lessons about science, mathematics, history, language and how to perceive and survive in life. When it comes to adversity, they learn to avoid it and if they have a teacher that goes the extra mile, learn how to persevere and grow through it. We refrain from doing too much investigation into all this as we haven’t got the time nor energy with all we have on our plates. So we trust the system, pull our cars up, drop them off for the day, then pick them up hoping it all went well.  Can you see why so many are turning to homeschooling these days? Call it a healthy decision or not. It is the only way you can maintain control of what your children are consuming and what they are exposed to so it makes sense to me why so many move to that model. My personal strategy at this time is to have my children attend school and make a point to sit and discuss what they learned and encourage them to challenge everything before they allow it to wire into their operating system and sense making machine. Yes parents, this means at the end of your long day, we can’t just pick them up, help them with homework and feed them. We must ask them questions and teach them to do the same. Why is this stuff  important to recognize? We're talking about the idea of handling adversity with grace here. How can we begin to do that without understanding what we've been taught and hard wired to know about it? What we are talking about is program awareness perception. Simply becoming aware of our programming. How it was formed and how it impacts our sense making system. In this case, how it impacts our perception and response to adversity. It reminds me of the vaccine controversy. When I was younger on break from Chiropractic school, I thought it would be cool to show up at a popular bulk food and household supply chain one day when they were offering free flu shots. Leaving my opinion out of this particular topic of discussion, my intention was to study the behavior of those in line and expose how powerful their programming was in prompting them to make decisions. I presented myself as a student doing his thesis on the topic of human behavior, with a specific interest in how we make decisions for our families during times of adversity. I presented this scenario to create space for those I would interview to want to share their opinions. I had an audio recording device and simply asked random people “what they were online for?” They said free flu shots. I then asked why THey said it's flu season. I asked when does that start and begin? THey said they weren't sure? Then I asked who was giving the flu shots. They said they weren't sure but assumed it was some sort of health professional? Then I asked, what is in a flu shot? They said they weren't sure. Disclaimer. On this podcast we make a concerted effort not to share our opinions on topics like our school systems, politics, religion and vaccinations. When we interview guests or interact with listeners, we feel that everyone believes what they believe and we respect and honor that. My opinion is not relevant here. My intention is to simply help you become more conscious human beings and recognize where you got these ideas and why you came up with your opinions. They were for the most part taught to you.  Where do we go in this discussion from here? Your perception of adversity is merely that. A perception. And your perception making machine has been programmed by your MFTPSE. If your desire is to learn how to handle adversity with grace? Your first step is that program awareness perception. To understand that your current perception of it is your best guess based on what you’ve learned about it.  In my four step Interface Response System, we learn to take note of our knee jerk programmed thoughts and feelings about what we see, then insert a spacer or pause on them knowing that they may be flawed and can produce an inefficient perception and response to the stimulus. Placing us in what I call the eye of the storm. A space in between the stimulus and our response to it, where we have the opportunity to look at it with a more conscious, rational and logical mind. Thus triggering a more effective and goal supportive response that helps us stay on track and follow through with our original plans to move forward. I have created an online course for the interface response system that can be found in our Makes Sense Academy, as well as dove deeper into it in my book, Makes Sense, solving the mystery of why shit happens. A big moment of clarity and distinction came from a fantastic book and story i read. In his book, A Man’s Search for Meaning, Author Viktor Frankl shares a miraculous story of both resilience and perseverance through the trials and tribulations of being a prisoner in the Nazi Death Camps under the reign of Hitler. It's a must read yet its highlight that's relevant to this discussion is how he came to not only survive the traumatic event but find his way to forgive those that did him harm. His secret? He speaks about the “space between” the stimulus or adverse event and your response as being the secret to handling adversity with grace. So in summary, handling adversity is only difficult due to your relationship and perception of it. If you find yourself struggling with adverse and hard times, there is a good chance it is due to your current operating system and sense making machine’s interpretation of it. Not necessarily it it