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Jan 2023
35m 58s

373 | No Prescriptions (Kapil Gupta)

Joshua Fields Millburn, Ryan Nicodemus, T.K. Coleman
About this episode

The Minimalists speak with Kapil Gupta, MD, about prescriptions, discontent, fear, suffering, misery, lies, truth, and more. Listen to all 2 hours of episode 373 on The Minimalists Private Podcast.

Discussed in this episode:

What are your perspectives regarding conflict? (10:41)

Why are we so concerned with the opinions of others? (11:46)

Why is trying to convince others so problematic? (20:13)

What do you mean by “the ultimate possibility of a human being”? (34:48)

Detailed show notes: minimalists.com/podcast

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