Psychedelics: Microdosing, Mind-Enhancing Methods, and More – The Tim Ferriss Show

The DMN is a master regulator and it’s very involved in self-reflection, self-criticism, and worry

320 million people worldwide suffer from depression

Depression is the single most costly illness in the Western world (if you count all the side effects, like people not showing up at work)

When brains of people on psychedelics are imaged, activity in the Default Mode Network (DMN) has been shown to be diminished

Psilocybin appears to be useful for mitigating symptoms of depression and anxiety associated with a life-threatening cancer diagnosis

You ideally want to be in the middle

Psychedelics work by increasing the amount of entropy in the brain

“In many cases, the difficult experiences are when you see the truths you prefer not to see and look at the behaviors that may be in your blind spot. That can be very uncomfortable.” – Tim

The entropy end = childhood consciousness