In this episode of The Optimized Mind – I ask a simple question: if, you know, “everybody’s f****d up” – which is the trite wisdom of religion and spirituality – then maybe f****d up isn’t actually a thing. In this first episode of season two of The Optimized Mind, I get curious about this idea. I get tired of cartoon explanations and justifications for s****y behaviors. Honestly, I’m not interested in calling you on “your s**t.” I don’t think there is such a thing. The reference point of some idyllic life where we are “fully present” and beyond our s**t – this is just the mythical land of Oz. It’s nothing. Looking for somebody who supposedly isn’t f****d up is ridiculous. Like trying to find the Yetti. Or the Loch Ness Monster.  These are not actual things. So if everybody is f****d up… then f****d up is normal, which means it isn’t f****d up at all… I’ll let you do the math on this one… Enjoy the show. Please feel free to reach out if you have suggestions for future shows. Lawrence