Sebastian Junger — Seeking Freedom, Near-Death Experiences, and Reordering Your Place in the World | Brought to you by Mack Weldon (http://mackweldon.com/timtim), Wealthfront (http://wealthfront.com/tim), and Oura smart ring (https://ouraring.com/). Show Notes: https://tim.blog/2021/05/11/sebastian-junger-freedom/#more-55935 Sebastian Junger (@sebastianjunger) is the New York Times bestselling author of Tribe, War, A Death in Belmont, Fire, and The Perfect Storm, and codirector of the documentary film Restrepo, which was nominated for an Academy Award. He is also the winner of a Peabody Award and the National Magazine Award for Reporting. He’s based in New York City and Cape Cod. His newest book is titled Freedom. For more Sebastian, you can find our first conversation from 2016 at tim.blog/sebastian. Please enjoy! SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/1dSzTkW LINK TO ALL SHOW TRANSCRIPTS: https://tim.blog/2018/09/20/all-transcripts-from-the-tim-ferriss-show/ About Tim Ferriss: Tim Ferriss is one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and an early-stage tech investor/advisor in Uber, Facebook, Twitter, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ other companies. He is also the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers: The 4-Hour Workweek, The 4-Hour Body, The 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans and Tribe of Mentors. The Observer and other media have named him “the Oprah of audio” due to the influence of his podcast, The Tim Ferriss Show, which has exceeded 500 million downloads and been selected for “Best of Apple Podcasts” three years running. Connect with Tim Ferriss: Sign up for "5-Bullet Friday" (Tim's free weekly email newsletter): https://go.tim.blog/5-bullet-friday-yt/ Visit 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/ Like Tim Ferriss on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/TimFerriss/ [00:00] Start The undiagnosed aneurysm in his pancreatic artery. [06:15] Profound truths in the aftermath. [09:21] Taking risks. [12:48] Lessons from boxing and playing the accordion. [16:07] What fatherhood is teaching Sebastian. [21:54] Protection, aggression, and the aging process of a warrior. [28:42] Sebastian's new book Freedom. [39:26] Women in insurgencies. [47:47] On walking hundreds of miles along American railroad tracks. [52:05] The evolution of Freedom. [57:44] Nihilism and the worst of humanity. [1:00:48] A verse from the Bible... from an atheist? [1:07:21] On dehumanizing people. [1:09:28] The Gini coefficient. [1:12:13] Pondering Freedom. [1:19:07] As free individuals, what do we owe our society? [1:24:42] Figure out what you owe. [1:30:51] Advice to aspiring parents. [1:34:31] Parting thoughts. [1:36:39]