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Eating One Meal a Day (Jack Dorsey) | AI Podcast Clips
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Full episode with Jack Dorsey (Apr 2020): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=60KJz1BVTyU Clips channel (Lex Clips): https://www.youtube.com/lexclips Main channel (Lex Fridman): https://www.youtube.com/lexfridman (more links below) Podcast full episodes playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOdP_8GztsuKi9nrraNbKKp4 Podcasts clips playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrAXtmErZgOeciFP3CBCIEElOJeitOr41 Podcast website: https://lexfridman.com/ai Podcast on Apple Podcasts (iTunes): https://apple.co/2lwqZIr Podcast on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2nEwCF8 Podcast RSS: https://lexfridman.com/category/ai/feed/ Jack Dorsey is the co-founder and CEO of Twitter and the founder and CEO of Square. Subscribe to this YouTube channel or connect on: - Twitter: https://twitter.com/lexfridman - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lexfridman - Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lexfridman - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lexfridman - Medium: https://medium.com/@lexfridman - Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/lexfridman
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The Joy of Fasting
Jack Dorsey shares his enjoyment of fasting and how it enhances his appreciation for food and life. He reflects on the philosophical aspects of suffering and how fasting helps him focus deeply as a programmer. Dorsey emphasizes the importance of questioning societal norms around eating habits.
"so I think you and I eat some more diets at least I was the first time I've heard this yeah so I was doing it first time anyone has said that to me yeah but it's becoming more and more cool and but I ..."
Breaking Social Norms
Dorsey discusses his decision to eat once a day, describing it as a revolutionary act that challenges the conventional three-meals-a-day structure. He reflects on how this choice made him feel empowered and how it reshaped his understanding of what is possible regarding diet and mental performance.
"somehow so but I have a outside the philosophical stuff I have a more specific question it also helps me as a programmer and a deep thinker like stifling that from a scientific perspective to sit ther..."
Experimenting with Diet
Jack Dorsey recounts his journey of experimenting with various diets since childhood, including a two-year vegan phase. He emphasizes the significance of health and the value of self-experimentation in understanding personal well-being, inspired by Wim Hof's approach to extreme challenges.
"performance to be able to focus for death think deeply in this world of distractions I think I just took it for granted for too long which aspect just a social structure of we eat three meals a day an..."
Embracing Discomfort for Growth
Dorsey reflects on how embracing discomfort has been a recurring theme in his life, from overcoming speech challenges to adopting fasting. He explains how these experiences have built his confidence and perspective, likening fasting to a superpower that enhances clarity of mind and personal growth.
"when you first like the first week you start doing it feels you kind of like have a superpower yeah then you realize it's not really a superpower but it I think you realize at least I realized like it..."