Chapter
The Benefits of National Service
1:23:09 - 1:32:45 (09:36)
Journalist Sebastian Junger discusses how a year or two of national service for young Americans could create a sense of unity and purpose, much like what soldiers experience in their platoons. The non-military options for this service would create a melting pot of classes and races, potentially reducing the PTSD rate, which is currently 1% in Israel.
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Special forces soldiers experienced a decrease in cortisol levels before an impending attack due to the busyness of preparing, while a commanding officer had elevated cortisol levels until the soldiers heard that the attack was coming.
1:23:09 - 1:25:22 (02:13)
Summary
Special forces soldiers experienced a decrease in cortisol levels before an impending attack due to the busyness of preparing, while a commanding officer had elevated cortisol levels until the soldiers heard that the attack was coming.
ChapterThe Benefits of National Service
Episode#161: Lessons from War, Tribal Societies, and a Non-Fiction Life (Sebastian Junger)
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The need for a clear purpose and sense of unity can mitigate feelings of isolation and self-focus, leading to improved mental wellness.
1:25:23 - 1:27:39 (02:16)
Summary
The need for a clear purpose and sense of unity can mitigate feelings of isolation and self-focus, leading to improved mental wellness. The speaker discusses the agency versus lack of agency, and the impact of psychedelics on the sense of oneness and unity with others.
ChapterThe Benefits of National Service
Episode#161: Lessons from War, Tribal Societies, and a Non-Fiction Life (Sebastian Junger)
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The speaker discusses the need to create a sense of unity in the country to help soldiers, who experience unity of purpose in a platoon, transition back to society.
1:27:40 - 1:30:26 (02:46)
Summary
The speaker discusses the need to create a sense of unity in the country to help soldiers, who experience unity of purpose in a platoon, transition back to society. He highlights the country's divide and disrespect for one another and notes that soldiers who fight for this country deserve better.
ChapterThe Benefits of National Service
Episode#161: Lessons from War, Tribal Societies, and a Non-Fiction Life (Sebastian Junger)
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Joe Rogan and guest Jack Dorsey discuss the benefits of implementing national service, which they believe would create unity and help soldiers as well as society as a whole.
1:30:27 - 1:32:45 (02:18)
Summary
Joe Rogan and guest Jack Dorsey discuss the benefits of implementing national service, which they believe would create unity and help soldiers as well as society as a whole.