FAR OUT #113 ~ Meeting Your Edge: Anti-Fragility and the Hero Archetype

Episode Description

How do we not only endure but thrive in unpredictable times?

While doing our year-end reviews and reflecting on 2020 we were surprised to realize all the ways our lives have significantly improved because of last year's chaos and uncertainty---rather than in spite of it.

This led us into a conversation about Nassim Taleb's idea of benefiting from volatility (or being "antifragile") and Jordan B. Peterson's ideas about facing the unknown through channeling the hero archetype.

Featured image is of our friend Mike enjoying the view from Cloud’s Rest in Yosemite during our 2019 Yosemite Retreat. We’re currently accepting applications for our 2021 retreat. 

Listen and explore:

• Alasdair gets shingles in the truck camper

• What 2020 ended up looking like for Alasdair and Julie-Roxane

• Being robust vs. being antifragile

• The Hero’s stance toward the unknown and why it’s worth studying

• The two faces of the unknown and how our attitude toward what we don’t influences how we experience it

• What’s your training ground? Finding arenas where you can meet your edge and practice with the unknown

• The role of elders in helping us face the unknown

• What the Oracle of Delphi’s message “Know Thyself” means to us

Mentioned on this episode:

• FAR OUT #8 ~ Doing a Yearly Review

• FAR OUT #36 ~ Embarking on the Hero’s Journey

• FAR OUT #37 ~ Returning from the Hero’s Journey

• Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets by Nassim Taleb

• The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable by Nassim Taleb

• Antifragile: Things that Gain from Disorder by Nassim Taleb

• The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey

• Maps of Meaning: The Architecture of Belief by Jordan B. Peterson

• Animas Valley Institute (Bill Plotkin’s organization around vision fasts and soulwork)

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• Julie-Roxane on Instagram: @julieroxane

• Alasdair @ www.alasdairplambeck.com

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Credits:

• Intro music: “Complicate ya” by Otis McDonald

• Outro music: “Running with wise fools” written & performed by Krackatoa (www.krackatoa.com)