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Modern WisdomOct 22, 2018

#035 - Life Fails 101

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#035 - Life Fails 101 includes mentions of Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen, The Ethics of Touch, and image streaming, with indexed source context and timestamps where available.

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Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

Indexed context: The host mentions 'Born to Run' to illustrate a method of coping with pain through mindfulness and acceptance, as described in the book. This approac…

The Ethics of Touch

Indexed context: The host discusses the implications of a massage therapist deriving pleasure from their work and how it affects the client's experience. This leads t…

image streaming

Indexed context: The host mentioned 'image streaming' as a technique purportedly used by Albert Einstein to enhance brain connectivity. This reference was made in the…

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Welcome to the dark side of Life Hacks. Jonny & Yusef join me today as we begin to document all of the times we've tried to optimise our lives and fallen flat on our faces. Enjoy as we face-palm our way through a full hour of embarrassing stories. Check out everything I recommend from books to products and help support the podcast at no extra cost to you by shopping through this link - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact

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Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

The host mentions 'Born to Run' to illustrate a method of coping with pain through mindfulness and acceptance, as des…

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The Ethics of Touch

The host discusses the implications of a massage therapist deriving pleasure from their work and how it affects the c…

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image streaming

The host mentioned 'image streaming' as a technique purportedly used by Albert Einstein to enhance brain connectivity…

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The conversation centers on ethics of massage.
A second recurring theme is optimization techniques.
Referenced books include Born to Run by Bruce Springsteen and The Ethics of Touch.
Related interests include Individuals interested in mindfulness and pain management strategies and clinicians and massage therapists.

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Individuals interested in mindfulness and pain management strategiesclinicians and massage therapistsIndividuals interested in cognitive enhancement and personal development

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Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen

Best for Individuals interested in mindfulness and pain management strategiesOften cited around pain management techniques

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The speaker mentions reading 'Born to Run', a book about African tribes and long-distance running, which discusses dealing with pain during running.

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Sentiment: Deep Dive

Trigger: pain management techniques

For: Individuals interested in mindfulness and pain management strategies

Indexed context: In that they talk about when they're suffering with pain, when they're running about rather than hiding from the pain, they go into it and they open the pain up.

The host mentions 'Born to Run' to illustrate a method of coping with pain through mindfulness and acceptance, as described in the book. This approach helped him manage an intense physical experience while undergoing treatment for injuries sustained in an accident.

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The Ethics of Touch

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There's a book called The Ethics of Touch and it's recommended to anyone who is a clinician, I suppose it involves touching someone.

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Trigger: ethics of massage

For: clinicians and massage therapists

Indexed context: So there's a book called The Ethics of Touch and it's recommended to anyone who is a clinician, I suppose it involves touching someone.

The host discusses the implications of a massage therapist deriving pleasure from their work and how it affects the client's experience. This leads to a mention of 'The Ethics of Touch' as a resource for clinicians to navigate these complex ethical considerations.

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image streaming

Best for Individuals interested in cognitive enhancement and personal developmentOften cited around optimization techniques

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I read a book that described a process that supposedly Albert Einstein used, a technique called image streaming.

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Trigger: optimization techniques

For: Individuals interested in cognitive enhancement and personal development

Indexed context: I read a book that described a process that supposedly Albert Einstein used, a technique called image streaming.

The host mentioned 'image streaming' as a technique purportedly used by Albert Einstein to enhance brain connectivity. This reference was made in the context of discussing personal experiences with life optimization methods that led to humorous failures.

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Born to Run

Modern Wisdom · 47:12

Indexed context: The host mentions 'Born to Run' to illustrate a method of coping with pain through mindfulness and acceptance, as described in the book. This approac…

The Ethics of Touch

Modern Wisdom · 1:00:24

Indexed context: The host discusses the implications of a massage therapist deriving pleasure from their work and how it affects the client's experience. This leads t…

image streaming

Modern Wisdom · 2:17

Indexed context: The host mentioned 'image streaming' as a technique purportedly used by Albert Einstein to enhance brain connectivity. This reference was made in the…

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