This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade. I could not be more excited. The episode features segments from episode No. 298 "Dr. Gabor Maté — New Paradigms, Ayahuasca, and Redefining Addiction" and episode No. 153 "The Man Who Studied 1,000 Deaths to Learn How to Live." Please enjoy! Sponsors: Vuori Clothing high-quality performance apparel: https://vuoriclothing.com/tim (20% off your first purchase) Shopify global commerce platform, providing tools to start, grow, market, and manage a retail business: https://shopify.com/tim (one-dollar-per-month trial period) LinkedIn Ads marketing platform with 1B+ users: https://linkedin.com/TFS (free $100 LinkedIn ad credit for your first campaign) Resources from this episode: https://tim.blog/2024/05/17/dr-gabor-mate-and-bj-miller-md-738/ Timestamps: [00:00] Start [05:53] Notes about this supercombo format. [07:13] Enter Gabor Maté. [07:38] Compassionate inquiry and trauma vs. traumatic. [11:22] Self-reconnection resources. [14:56] How Gabor benefits from yoga. [16:43] Gabor’s thoughts on the therapeutic value of psychedelics. [18:30] What’s been revealed by Gabor’s experiences with ayahuasca? [25:48] Essential intention. [26:46] We don’t respond to what happens, but to our perception of what happens. [33:04] Enter BJ Miller. [33:23] What does BJ do? [35:48] What does the first meeting look like for a new patient at the Zen Hospice Project? [37:34] Defining palliative care. [41:10] What happens when a patient dies in Zen Hospice compared to a regular hospital? [45:19] How many deaths has BJ experienced? [45:58] What has observing hundreds of deaths taught BJ about living? [50:55] On keeping a mindfulness or meditation practice. [55:21] About the Dinky (a terrifying story of electrocution). [1:04:45] The miracle of a snowball in the burn ward. [1:08:04] BJ’s experience as an undergraduate student at Princeton. [1:09:02] On the idea of art. [1:15:02] How BJ would support someone who suffered injuries similar to his own. [1:17:13] What helps people most in hospice care? [1:21:38] Why cookies matter. [1:23:28] Thoughts on the use of psychoactive compounds in end-of-life care and treating existential suffering. [1:34:02] BJ’s secret habit that might surprise most people. [1:38:48] Suggested material for an introverted hospice patient. [1:45:20] What comes to mind when BJ hears the word “successful?” [1:48:29] Daily practices for seeing good in people. [1:51:16] How to ride a motorcycle when missing three limbs. [1:55:17] What purchase of $100 or less has most positively affected BJ’s life? [1:57:09] BJ’s billboard. [1:58:40] BJ’s advice to his 30-year-old-self. [2:00:14] What has BJ changed his mind about in the last few years? [2:01:42] BJ’s requests/asks/suggestions of the audience. Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Follow the Tim Ferriss Podcast: https://tim.blog/podcast/ Visit the Tim Ferriss Blog: https://tim.blog/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tferriss/ Follow Tim Ferriss on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timferriss/