Daniel Donato is a Nashville musician who has been in the music industry since the age of 14 where he has toured the entire country 3 times, played over 2,000 shows, and through the process has created the Daniel Donato' Lost Highway Podcast. His podcast brings artists, creatives, thought leaders to reveal their stories as well as elements they have learned from their successful careers and life.  Check him out at http://instagram.com/thedanieldonato Ayush Garg is a student at the University of California, Davis, studying computer science in a joint program with cognitive science. Ayush can be described as a constant thought leader with a thirst for knowledge and self-development who rips the guitar in his free time. He indulges in doing parkour, backpacking, discovering old/new music, a whizz on the computer, and triumphs in being a great listener.  Check him out at https://www.instagram.com/ayushgvrg/ ***TIMESTAMPS*** 0:00 - Intro 3:05 - Daniel on concept of productivity and wearing many hats; Musician, Podcasting, Traveling, etc. 9:20 - Conflicting identity and unify them all together; having love for oneself and imagining yourself as a baby; frequency and vibration and the interconnected mess of the universe  19:00 - Free Will discussion and bringing ideas of Sam Harris; decision making and music  27:00 - Flow state and finding the ultimate freedom in one’s hobbies and passions 37:00 - Emotional intelligence going down according to research; Escaping reality and the interest nuance of attention span 47:00 - John Mayer, Jerry Garcia, and the Grateful Dead; Nikola Tesla; Explorer vs Exploit concept  1:07:04 - Outro ~ YouTube EPISODES: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCyLKzv5fKxGmVQg3cMJJzyQ/videos ~Song provided by: Ayush Garg