“I do think, as mentioned earlier, that training yourself for optimism has a whole host, I mean, innumerable benefits. Uh but the belief that you can put together a vision board and that the world is going to give you everything you want or something along those lines, I think, is uh not likely to pan out very well. So, that's that. Let's see here. Andrew, what's a good way to get your network started if you've neglected it for, say, {dot} {dot} {dot} 30 years? {question mark} Uh I would I would Google how to build a world-class network in record time, which is a presentation I gave at South by Southwest. That'll tell you exactly how to go about doing it. Elian, if I'm getting your name right, did I become more nurturing since I got Molly? Uh yes, I would say absolutely. And I become less self-centered, which I think is probably the prerequisite. Not that I was a complete uh [ __ ] beforehand, I hope not. Uh but we are all self-centered in the sense that we focus on the self. We are the the lead actor or actress in our own movie. And having a dog, for me at least, has uh forced me to constantly consider the needs of someone or something outside of myself. And it is also uh forced me to contend with messes of all sorts. If my dog gets diarrhea in the middle of the night and shits all over my room, which has happened, I had to have carpets removed. It makes no sense for me to get furious at my dog. The dog doesn't want to [ __ ] on the carpet. Uh Molly doesn't She's not doing that to exact revenge upon me. She doesn't have thumbs. She can't open the door. Can't go outside and spray paint the the uh the the nearby shrub or whatever. So, it's also been a really good mirror for me in the sense that I'm able to look at my reaction to things that are outside of my control. That's particularly helpful when you have dear innocent Molly who would never deliberately do anything to upset me or anger me. So, it's it's been wonderful practice and a wonderful practice, I should say. And she's she's certainly had a a comprehensively wonderful effect on my life. But, if you are thinking of getting a dog, number one, please consider adopting. I've I adopted Molly. There are a lot of dogs that need adoption. And number two is don't get a dog if your plan is to fit it around everything else in your life. Get a dog if you can say, "I'm going to get a dog and it's so important to me that I help this dog have a wonderful life and therefore help increase the likelihood of me having a wonderful life that I'm going to fit everything around the dog. I'm going to change my schedule. I am going to I'm willing to change my schedule. I'm willing to spend money. I'm willing to do dot dot dot dot dot dot to ensure this dog gets exercise and has the life it should have. And I've I've decided that that is the big rock I'm putting in my jar and then there are the smaller stones in the sand. But, the dog goes in first. It's not the last thing that is left over and it gets the table scraps of life. That's my two cents. And if you want more on training and so on, thinking about all this, Susan Garrett is a fantastic dog trainer and also spectacular agility competitor with dogs. Was on the podcast. So, you can find her. She's fantastic. She's just exceptional. All right. Jen, Daniel, what did you do for Lyme disease? That's also a question that was in the submitted questions that were selected by my team. So, I'll answer that. Also from Jen. So, congratulations. I saw both. The short answer is that I did a proper cycle of doxycycline, which is an antibiotic. And the mistake I made was that I waited for symptoms to appear. I spent time in a number of locations that have incredibly high tick density. And they are the hot spots on the CDC, the Center for Disease Control maps. And I grew up in one of those environments on Long Island. And the local belief was you get bitten by a tick, you wait. If you don't get a bull's-eye rash, you don't have Lyme disease. If you do get a bull's-eye rash, then you go into the doctor and get medication. The problem is, by the time you get a bull's-eye rash, you already have Lyme disease. Similarly, or I shouldn't say similarly, on the other side, if you don't show a bull's-eye rash, that does not mean that you have not contracted Lyme disease. Something like 20 or 20 to 30% of the people who contract Lyme disease do not display some type of dermatological response like that. And I was one of those people. The doxy was, I think, necessary. Didn't have a demonstrable effect on my day-to-day living, but ketosis did. Going into ketosis and getting into deep ketosis, meaning, say, it at least 2.5 millimolars per day as measured on the Precision Extra device made by Abbott Labs, was what like that. As soon as I got to, say, 2 millimolars, I felt like a different person. And that brings up all sorts of speculation and theories about what Lyme disease might do to the brain. Is it glucose metabolism when you give it an alternate fuel source like ketones? Perhaps also, say, in the case of Alzheimer's disease, which some people call brain diabetes, uh you see this dramatic, in some cases, in my case, cognitive shift where I felt like old Tim uh, for for all intents and purposes overnight. And, staying in ketosis for a few weeks and then coming back out to lower carbohydrate for a few months was what seemed to have saved me. Could be regression to the mean and just the passage of time. I don't know, but I I have seen ketosis have beneficial effects for a number of close friends who have contracted Lyme disease. One thing I will say is that Lyme disease is very poorly understood and there are often co-infections like babesiosis and other things. So, it's it's it's a really wily variable to figure out, but those are my thoughts. Or, I shouldn't say my thoughts. Those are my experiences. Daniel Campos, do you take any supplements medication for anti-aging metformin NAD, etc. I do I I do experiment with NAD on occasion, mostly because the the penalty is very minor. Side effects are are are are very minimal. Uh, metformin I would consider. I haven't used I have used metformin before, Glucophage, but uh, I have not used it for many years. I used it way back in the day, '96. That's when I tried metformin for the first time. So, go look at look at look at look at the the history books for that. That was a long time ago as far as metformin conversation goes. Uh, rapamycin would also be of interest to me. Uh, it's it's quite challenging to figure out what type of human dose to use for purposes of longevity and I'm working on that, or I should say rather I have very close friends who are working on that. So, I'm waiting to see what they, as the first monkeys shot into space, figure out. I'm happy to be the 10th or 100th monkey shot into space and not the first, which I think is a good policy in general. All right. Looking at some comments here after my mention of ketosis, Ash it looks as had a similar experience with Lyme and ketosis. Going on the ketogenic diet as per your interview with Dom D'Agostino helped my symptoms, especially the neurological ones more than anything else. That was my personal experience, too. No guarantees, your mileage will vary, but there you go. Galvin Kennedy, a few people have sug- gested that I answer your question. Any books or tips on breaking up with long-term underperforming business partners? This is a big topic. I would say take a look at Hacker News, Venture Hacks. Venture Hacks is probably a better resource, or at least easier to parse. That is a website created by Naval Ravikant. I feel like he's Candyman, I keep invoking his name. Naval Ravikant, Ravikant, Ravikant. Uh Naval Ravikant and his friend Nivi, also behind AngelList. And that runs through what they wished they had known when they were navigating the start-up the start-up ecosystem. And breakups among co-founders is very common. So I would imagine they have something written about that. Uh Crucial Conversations is a book that I've heard recommended for navigating scripts or creating scripts for this type of conversation.”
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