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Andy Johns values this work because Michael Pollan provides a service by documenting the exploration of consciousness and psychedelic experiences.

“Michael Pollan has done us all a wonderful service by writing his book How to Change Your Mind and by speaking about his experiences with psychedelics as well.”

Andy Johns recommends this work because its exploration of American restlessness and travel reinvigorated his own internal questioning regarding his nature.

“Could it be that Americans are a restless people, a mobile people, never satisfied with where they are as a matter of selection?”

Andy Johns values this creator as a prime example of someone who successfully balances intuitive, spontaneous artistic creation with the rational intellect required to build a sustainable business model.

“It’s a spontaneous act of creation that comes from Marc’s one-of-a-kind Source. Marc then leaned on his intellect to figure out how to monetize his music by streaming it over the internet, directly from his living room.”

Andy Johns cites this work to illustrate how artistic creation is often a spontaneous, intuitive process that the artist themselves struggles to explain.

“I don't know where my ideas come from. I will admit, however, that one key ingredient is caffeine. I get a couple cups of coffee into me and weird things just start to happen.”

Andy Johns recommends this lecture because it provides deep insight into the mind-body connection and the relationship between trauma and health.

“If you want to know more about the mind-body connection, Gabor Maté has an incredible lecture that discusses the relationship between trauma and our health.”