#19 - w/ Andy Norman, Author & Philosopher

This week we have the pleasure of sharing with you our conversation with Andy Norman, Philosopher by training and author of the book 'MENTAL IMMUNITY: Infectious Ideas, Mind-Parasites, and the Search for a Better Way to Think'. If the name and face strike you as familiar, you might have caught him on a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience- you know... the biggest podcast on the planet. It's becoming abundantly obvious that the conflicts occurring on the cultural level are extremely potent and there are no sectors not at risk of being subject to exposure, including business. In some cases, many businesses are actively engaging in said conflicts. Conflict by nature is on some level, a clash of ideas and Andy explains how it has become imperative become aware of our mind's immune system and how to use the tools of Philosophers that have held up over the test of time to strengthen and build up our mental immunity to rapid-spreading parasitic ideas. Click here to pick up a copy of Andy's Book. We cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time starting at how Andy's book, 'Mental Immunity'- its existence has origins of becoming necessary from as far back as 30 year ago. Philosophy's fundamental value of the search for wisdom becomes the road map for how to build and strengthen one's mental immunity to "mind viruses". You'll hear about whether you're the type of person prone to parasitic ideas, the value of Devil's Advocate arguments, the need to matter, roots of cancel culture and the road to complete delusion. With so much information swirling around and designed to make you have an immediate emotional response, there are people like Andy out there trying to help you sort through it all and build a strong defense mechanism for how to protect your most valuable possession... your mind. Enjoy!