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#23 He's selling Psychedelics on the Internet - Wouter Smeets (Founder of Mintrospect)

from Rational Optimization /w Elias Schlie · host Elias Schlie

Wouter Smeets is the founder of the Startup Mintrospect which sells psychedelic truffles with an integrated guide on how to use them on the internet. Today, we talked a lot about his product and the opportunities of microdosing. We also went deep into the philosophy of nonduality and wanting. 📹Watch on YouTube 🏔️List of my favorite Episodes 🌐My Website 📸My Instagram⁠⁠ ❤️If you want to support this podcast: Paypal.me 🫶 Resources - Mintrospect - Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche Chapters 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:43 - What is Mintrospect? 00:05:07 - The story of Mintrospect 00:10:32 - My microdoses instead of full doses? 00:12:45 - The effects of Microdosing 00:17:02 - Instrumental vs. Experiential approach to life 00:19:05 - Experiences with Microdosing 00:21:12 - Is it all placebo? 00:23:57 - Scientific view on Microdosing 00:25:37 - Depression 00:27:14 - Experiences with Psychedelics 00:29:42 - Benefits of Microdosing 00:32:10 - The Philosophy of Mintrospect 00:34:53 - How to sell this? 00:39:59 - The process of creating the Product/Book 00:41:20 - LSD vs. Shrooms 00:44:29 - Ketamine 00:48:05 - Hope 00:50:21 - Nonduality and Philosophy of Life 00:59:51 - The Meaning of Life / Good and Bad - Psychology 01:06:21 - Nonduality is not better than anything else! 01:09:57 - Should we strive for Nonduality? 01:12:47 - The Will 01:30:49 - Closing question

Wouter Smeets is the founder of the Startup Mintrospect which sells psychedelic truffles with an integrated guide on how to use them on the internet. Today, we talked a lot about his product and the opportunities of microdosing. We also went deep into the philosophy of nonduality and wanting. 📹Watch on YouTube 🏔️List of my favorite Episodes 🌐My Website 📸My Instagram⁠⁠ ❤️If you want to support this podcast: Paypal.me 🫶 Resources - Mintrospect - Beyond Good and Evil - Friedrich Nietzsche Chapters 00:00:00 - Start 00:01:43 - What is Mintrospect? 00:05:07 - The story of Mintrospect 00:10:32 - My microdoses instead of full doses? 00:12:45 - The effects of Microdosing 00:17:02 - Instrumental vs. Experiential approach to life 00:19:05 - Experiences with Microdosing 00:21:12 - Is it all placebo? 00:23:57 - Scientific view on Microdosing 00:25:37 - Depression 00:27:14 - Experiences with Psychedelics 00:29:42 - Benefits of Microdosing 00:32:10 - The Philosophy of Mintrospect 00:34:53 - How to sell this? 00:39:59 - The process of creating the Product/Book 00:41:20 - LSD vs. Shrooms 00:44:29 - Ketamine 00:48:05 - Hope 00:50:21 - Nonduality and Philosophy of Life 00:59:51 - The Meaning of Life / Good and Bad - Psychology 01:06:21 - Nonduality is not better than anything else! 01:09:57 - Should we strive for Nonduality? 01:12:47 - The Will 01:30:49 - Closing question

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