142 - How to Improve Life by Asking Questions with Scott Carney, Investigative Journalist, Author + Podcast Host

The Amy Edwards Show

Scott Carney is an American investigative journalist, author and anthropologist. He's the author of five books: The Red Market, The Enlightenment Trap, What Doesn't Kill Us', The Wedge and The Vortex, and the host of the podcast "Scott Carney Investigates."

Scott has been instrumental in the rise of Wim Hof as well, climbing Kilimanjaro with him and writing about his work. Now, he is writing about the dangers involved, and we delve into his upcoming article in Men's Health on the subject of breathwork and cold.

Scott is a very curious mind and isn't afraid to ask questions and show up to life in every way to learn. I loved this interview and am thrilled to have learned from this inquisitive mind! We have a meaningful and meandering conversation about the nature of life, being a dilettante, zombies, belief, yoni eggs, sasquatch, cult leaders, and so much more, including:

• What is THE question?
• Consciousness and the main questions of life
• His experience having a student die by suicide during a meditation retreat in India
• What is the dark side of enlightenment?
• Things that are powerful can also be dangerous
• The law of diminishing returns vs the law of speedy gains
• Being a dilettante is a good thing
• The happiness of letting go
• The meditative practice of “ordinary middle class life”
• The freedom of life
• The power of ice bathing and the process of being fun
• The appeal of cults and gurus
• The narrative of Wim that we need to leave behind
• The dangers of breath-work and cold water
• The fallibility of human nature and everyone
• When the Buddha was wrong and people died
• Skeptics and ending your center
• The yoni egg
• Placebo effect and appearance effect
• Chakras and Chinese medicine
• Zombies, Psychobiology and belief
• Sasquatch
• Napping and it’s rebelliousness / science

Referenced in this episode:

Scott’s law of diminishing returns / speedy gains podcast: https://youtu.be/LgCR9FhWtSs

Scott’s Guided nap link: https://youtu.be/AhnroE4OjF8

His wife’s Laura Krantz's book and podcast: https://www.amazon.com/Search-Sasquatch-Wild-Thing-Book/dp/1419758187 | https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/wild-thing/id1434465245

Follow Scott: https://www.instagram.com/sgcarney/ | https://www.scottcarney.com/ | Podcast "Scott Carney Investigates" https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scott-carney-investigates/id1675685319

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