Flow, Episode 8 – Other (Part Two)

Have you ever meditated while your neighbours were having noisy sex? Which of your friends provide you with the most complexity? How can you become more popular with friends AND win a sexy legs competition? Continuing from last week's introduction to this chapter of the book of Flow, we take a deep dive into the pool of complexity, taking off the armbands and achieving Flow where our selfish genetic programming has to share the lane with the most complex of all problems; other people.But first, we conclude part one with all the bits that didn't make it into last week's episode… Taming your mind involves both internal and external order, and with the example of Dorothy in the wild we explore how her approach can be applied in the city with just as much effect. It's the first post-Brexit episode of the podcast and James takes a moment to celebrate how the referendum prompted him into action, as well as how ordering consciousness can eliminate a lot of the hysteria surrounding moments of political chaos.How often do you enjoy Flow experiences with your family? The book offers both useful and outrageously entertaining examples to help you function better together (you may even develop an appreciation of fish). And when you spend time with your friends, how much effort do you put into that Flow diagram? When conversation starts to become predictable it's time to get out of the boredom zone. We finish the episode with what is quite possibly the ultimate highlight of the book, so stick around to the end if you really want tips on how to win at life.In the recording of this episode we took a substantial (and inevitable?) detour into the topic of free will. This is a subject too complex for an already packed episode (in talking about free will we used the example of picking flavours of yoghurt, such as fudge, and therefore it could be said we packed in some extra fudge). So a decision was (again, without much choice) made to better match our ability to the challenge, and to remove a hefty wedge of this obstacle. You'll hear Dan vote to move on, which originally followed approximately 30 mins of knocking out ideas onto the table. Chances are we'll come back to this subject in the more appropriate context of our discussion of chapter 10, when we conclude the season with, quite literally, the meaning of life. For now though, limit your excitement to finding Flow with other people. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.