Each of us have darkness in our unconscious mind | Andrew Huberman and Lex Fridman

Lex Fridman Podcast full episode: • Andrew Huberman: Relat...
Please support this podcast by checking out our sponsors:
- InsideTracker: insidetracker.com/lex to get 20% off
- Eight Sleep: www.eightsleep.com/lex to get special savings
- AG1: drinkag1.com/lex to get 1 month supply of fish oil
- Shopify: shopify.com/lex to get $1 per month trial
- NetSuite: netsuite.com/lex to get free product tour
GUEST BIO:
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast.
PODCAST INFO:
Podcast website: lexfridman.com/podcast
Apple Podcasts: apple.co/2lwqZIr
Spotify: spoti.fi/2nEwCF8
RSS: lexfridman.com/feed/podcast/
Full episodes playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast
Clips playlist: • Lex Fridman Podcast Clips
SOCIAL:
- Twitter: / lexfridman
- LinkedIn: / lexfridman
- Facebook: / lexfridman
- Instagram: / lexfridman
- Medium: / lexfridman
- Reddit: / lexfridman
- Support on Patreon: / lexfridman

[@LexClips]

Full podcast episode: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m4Wlcqt6a9GnaMk Lex Fridman podcast channel: kzbin.info Guest bio: Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist at Stanford and host of the Huberman Lab Podcast.

[@bluesky45299]

“Heart” is a faculty that thinks/understands and is the seat of soul. In some of the most poetic verses of surah Al-Nur(Verse 35). Quran describes Soul as Light and heart as a Mirror. If the mirror is unclean due to horrible character, then the light from soul cannot be reflected thru the dusty mirror. Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) said:” I was not sent but to perfect human character”. So only way to clean the mirror of heart and allow the light of Allah to reflect is to improve one’s moral character via complete submission to Allah(one/indivisible) and worship is the ultimate expression of love.

[@Paul_Marek]

Can’t thank you enough for the perfect timing of this, gentlemen. Great appreciation for you both.

[@clli9458]

the great synchronious youniverse

[@DWJCESQ]

The authenticity and rawness of this dialogue, only deepens my respect and affection for these two huMANs. #Brotherhood

[@denniskatinas]

Morality and sacrifice. Do what is right no matter the madness of the mind.

[@DhruveDahiya]

but how do you determine what is right and what is wrong? is that not so subjective? morality and sacrifice depend on inclinations!

[@denniskatinas]

@@DhruveDahiya that’s called playing games. You know very well what is right in the eyes of a council of mothers and grandmothers, or God. We can play games debating whether God exists, but it matters not. In order to uphold morality you better pray God is real. Without judgement there can only be madness. Even if there is no God or force of good, you can make the choice to be the force of good in the universe, because you can be.

[@dawnmarie7024]

@@denniskatinas Well said 🥰

[@denniskatinas]

@@dawnmarie7024 thank you 👋

[@mattisseeyewear9681]

@@denniskatinas I could not say it any better ❤️

[@mustang607]

"If we were on trail for our thoughts we would all be hanged." Emily Dickinson

[@testchannel-gs1oj]

This was beautiful Lex! I appreciate your authenticity. Thank You!

[@DhruveDahiya]

being able to laugh at all of it - not taking yourself or anything too seriously - I categorize this as a core virtue, there was a psyche aeon piece about it, absurdism, I like that kinda humour.

[@DhruveDahiya]

yeah its beautiful but what is everyone tells me its delusional and psychotic but you are happy but others are concerned.

[@AintPopular]

Understanding self even in dark time very important

[@villevalmari3372]

The title drew me in to watch this video. As you mentioned Jung in this video I want to share a quote from him: “One does not become enlightened by imagining figures of light, but by making the darkness conscious. The latter procedure, however, is disagreeable and therefore not popular.” ― C.G. Jung Thank you though. I think there are many ways to do it, light or dark depending on the uniqueness of the individual. Huberman mentions many times the word "peace", also elaborating on it. Everytime he said it in the video I felt peace. 😄 My way is the dark way, yet there has to be a balance. One just cannot live exploring the dark parts of the unconscious (mind) daily, continuously. There has to be order in my life or else there will be only chaos and destruction, and that it not a habitable place in my experience. Believing though I'll find Peace when the process is complete (going voluntarily to the dark forest of the mind and to finally relax completely whether there is lightness or darkness present in me). Oh.. a long post.. But what I liked about this video that it wasn't focused too much on the biological side of things and the brain considering that it had a brain scientist featured! This is coming from a layman. I am not a scientist nor at the moment really much anything else. Perhaps a musician in the future. Thank you so much for the enlightening conversation!

[@0b5013732]

The darker voices are usually the negative patterns you’ve picked up from your parents or a surrogate that can echo from generation to generation. There are usually some positives to the negative patterns we inherit, but typically it has diminishing returns and doesn’t allow you to find true happiness

[@Ladybirdtaj]

💯

[@andi5852]

You worded this so well!! 💯

[@gerichoyoung4372]

Lex always got a hell of thought provoking vid title to click. Massive respect for both these dudes. 🤝🙏much love & appreciation from 🇨🇦

[@ad1ctive7]

I think the laughter part refers to the fact that seeing and experiencing fucked up things is also part of life. So, it’s not that you literally laugh, but you have to keep going, you have to keep living.

[@someonesdaughter3180]

Such a gentleman, in every interview. It’s hilarious that you ended the piece with the rarest type of expression from Andrew, and it delivered a humorous punch. Thank you for the content.

[@JKDVIPER]

5:29 “I was all by myself” 😂lol. Disloyalty does bite. Finding yourself sometimes helps. 7:45 very smart LEX. Wow. You bagged it. Insecurities from childhood trauma. Bang. Because you were so impressionable.

[@yoursubconscious]

hardest truth: Finding who YOU are through, dare I say it, the subconscious.

[@ponokanehekili3580]

Only way through the darkness is the light, that light comes in the form of love. Self love destroys any darkness & more understandings of a persons spectrum, dark to light, the better you can understand them. Only way to understand is by knowing the spectrum of light within yourself.

[@hwago123]

I love Andrew, truly a special human

[@wingsuiter2392]

Great conversation

[@Massenko]

I enjoy watching these gentlemen talk, thanks

[@mitchellanderson3068]

Yeah Andrew and if you or anyone can recommend a therapist that actually fits that criteria I’m there. But I’ve gone to meet with the third one now that I’m ready to give up on because most of them are none of those things in my experience

[@jaydomofficial4430]

Now I see why he is liking all the Thrasher skating videos I love seeing❤️ Andrew, you are just creeping up all over my threads, thank you!

[@kevinc721]

Who is this Paul guy who’s talking about in regard to shadow work? Can anyone tell me the name of his work please?

[@travisfoxvr6584]

It's a system, like a formula built for a desired result. Definitely thankful, that the good matters. It may not change anyting. But experiencing good, changes you.

[@travisfoxvr6584]

With a broad perspective. Love is the art of sacrificing time. Modesty is the art of integrity.

[@aga5109]

I fully agree. Experiencing and practising good changes you. What is traumatic and unconscious, on an emotional level, affects you. It is good to make conscious of everything, what C. Jung described as a Shadow, if possible.

[@DhruveDahiya]

changes you yes, change is the only constant. but change for better or worse? depends on the eyes of the perceiver.. what does "good" refer to in this context?

[@aga5109]

​@DhruveDahiya l meant moral good. It always changes for good. I can see it in my case & in the case of many people l work with /for.

[@travisfoxvr6584]

@@DhruveDahiya do know that feeling you get after you've done something wrong? Or you know the feeling that you get after you do something good? Some people call it your gut, your subconscious.... That's the "good" I am referring to.

[@JJDIDTIEBUCKLE72]

The link between “anger and justice “ 💯🎯

[@Levi-mw2rb]

Anybody know what “4 episode talk with Paul” Andrew Huberman was referencing?

[@AlexandriaTheGreat]

Above all, this Know Thyself

[@dalibofurnell]

Levelling up 💪💡❤

[@DhruveDahiya]

understanding the brain is probably not my avenue to exercise ambition, but to end suffering, make everyone happy, control emotions, speed up scientific progress.

[@DhruveDahiya]

curiosity is one of my core virtues. I wish to understand the whole universe and neuroscience and philosophy and mathematics seem fundamental, but neurobiology is.. is it? I wish to break everything down into the fundamental first principle components and neurobiology endows us with the capability to do physics -> mathematics, philosophy...

[@DhruveDahiya]

do I accept this, or do I fix this? everyone is telling me it's a problem, but its unconventional and no one is willing to see. no one is willing to question. it gets lonely.

[@DhruveDahiya]

I'm presuming Paul is Paul Rosolie. added to watch later playlist.

[@mikeayensu-mensah5606]

What is this 4-part series that Dr. Huberman referenced in the beginning?

[@chromgoog3141]

Hi Lex, the mention about loyalty and self-as biggest critic as deal-breakers sounded so resonated with me. Those traits are very common across august (aka stars, earth, n sun positioning) born- maybe some cosmic algorithmic building blocks? I think there is a link to Hindu concept of layers of memories and karma that define us to some extent. Anyways, love your podcasts and their wide diversity! Keep them coming. x

[@susikoch8088]

Vulnerability on full display, I love these two gentlemen and how they can take off their masks for the benefit of human kind ❤

[@SmirkInvestigator]

yah but how do you find one. Every one I’ve had and it’s been quite a lot don’t seem like they understand humans. One even rambled about authenticity and told stores of his childhood. Indirectly helpful maybe. It was based on nothing I was saying as I am pretty face value in public settings. Always like they can’t quite keep up or understand my take on past experiences.

[@donttrendonme]

What 4 part series is he referring to?

[@madelinevicioso7980]

I can’t find the episode of Andrew Huberman with this Paul man he mentioned

[@jz5005]

Man, this guy is the expert on a whole new discipline every few days. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Hube… I’m just getting a bit confused on his brand.

[@radhikaschwartz3499]

No boundaries by Ken Wilbur. Recommended book

[@fuze59]

Thank you. I added to my reading list.

[@DhruveDahiya]

yeah I have my own collection of songs whose lyrics I constantly sing and write down- one republic run, cradles sub urban, boy with uke.. ... ...

[@DhruveDahiya]

oh also those en hy pe en guyz too lmao

[@DhruveDahiya]

emotions turned into raw creative expression that is conveyed to general public and resonates like minded people expanding circle keeping going etc yes functional~!

[@DhruveDahiya]

what might be a good heuristic to know if this new self is worth keeping or changing, and aren't we assuming free will here? isn't the universe deterministic in this sense and context?

[@chaytonhurlow840]

I believe in the integration of the shadow into consciousness, for heightened morality. But some people seem to think it's good to integrate the shadow into your personality. I would be very careful about that because you might literally end up in hell. Morality is the intuitive inclination in the face of ultimate reality; as soon as you move against morality, you obscure your perception of reality and your mind falls into a form of darkness. This is a sin we all have committed, we are all in some degree of darkness and none of us are enlightened. We should not make it worse.

[@zeinchamas418]

By paul, do you mean paul conti?

[@kenrobinson1188]

Know thyself changed my life mire than anything else.

[@MichaelSmith420fu]

There's no actual ego death. There's just... Realization that "other" is what spirit is about.

[@robbie3877]

Some people are just entirely superficial. And that is a negative aspect of society, and individual psychology. And it is a product of consumerism and materialism, collectively speaking. In every single kind of political or economic system. In other words its part of human nature and politics and economics seeks to control and address it. We are all superficial in some way but some of us have integrated that part of our psyche into more altruistic ideals and concepts or archetypes. Some have not.

[@AquariusGate]

We mirror nature, we are what we experience. It's a divine journey inward and outward with dark and light aspects. We manipulate nature, and nature manipulates us. Question whether it's for self-interest or self-awareness, ambition or exuberance.

[@bluesky45299]

“Heart” is a faculty that thinks/understands and is the seat of soul. In some of the most poetic verses of surah Al-Nur(Verse 35). Quran describes Soul as Light and heart as a Mirror. If the mirror is unclean due to horrible character, then the light from soul cannot be reflected thru the dusty mirror. Prophet Muhammad(pbuh) said:” I was not sent but to perfect human character”. So only way to clean the mirror of heart and allow the light of Allah to reflect is to improve one’s moral character via complete submission to Allah(one/indivisible) and worship is the ultimate expression of love.

[@frankjamesbonarrigo7162]

My first concert was fugazi and rancid in 93

[@timberland215]

Strong edibles bring me to the dark trenches of my mind.

[@DhruveDahiya]

its been one hour and I see you manipulated my algorithms quite well dr lex fridman and dr andrew huberman and I appreciate it now I will go have dinner but mom dad and me are happy so ok?

[@masteraus66]

Amen!!!!

[@habgradhausverbotimkopfkin275]

Could someone pls explain to me who paul is?

[@bettyfranklin6769]

So true, I have been trying to figure it out since I played this video! ???

[@JavForDaPeople]

@@bettyfranklin6769 pretty sure hes talking about this one kzbin.info/www/bejne/f4DPY2udn8SFjtksi=-qHqMuP0-5pbEuk3

[@Beanths]

Would you consider this darkness in our unconscious mind. My niece was fine before going to pre school. She literally just start preschool and already I see her not being direct and unable to be the way she use to be...thing is she came home with a black eye..her mother even told me.

[@Beanths]

Unreal. Some people has an agenda. I'm sure of it, everyone has built animosity towards this group. What ever they did FUCKED us royally.

[@Beanths]

unable to remember abuser and having a part of your conscious be missing is frustrating. unable to be direct everyday is the most infuriating thing. Don't like my comment.

[@jz5005]

Huh… What series? Who’s Paul?

[@ds7335]

God you two are the most beautiful humans. Thank you.

[@miloslavskiy873]

Алех. Послушай Владимира Высоцкого ❤

[@DhruveDahiya]

If it is " hard " even then isn't it " hard " due to the cognitive or affective restrictions / constraints imposed by our own neurobiology ?? also you say no plant med etc etc even I have been told by a psychiatrist that CBT and psychotropic meds are gonna be ineffective on me and I'm gonna see another one tomorrow, but even assuming what you said is true, won't all of them work better in conjunction maybe?

[@DhruveDahiya]

ok you said it nvm.

[@wilhelmhesse1348]

Colonel Kurtz got off the boat...

[@DhruveDahiya]

WAIT WHAT. why. I was trying to control my past to extract valuable insights to move on beyond faster. from stoic philosophy I do not try to control things no directly out of our control but~ yeah its questionable to try to control and peacefully accept yourself for who you are but even self acceptance and workaholic ambition are not qualities you would wanna suppress don't you think?

[@DhruveDahiya]

I will just stop spamming this comments section and open up my notepad obsidian or whatever. and go to park with dad and exercise or something.

[@DhruveDahiya]

dad said park after dinner and so I will just open my notebook and obsidian and oh no never mind this is not I will just 16x this now. 2.987x, or something.

[@DhruveDahiya]

I can sleep well I can meditate I can yawn and I do not care about relationships so that is good I guess. ( ? )

[@HansenFT]

@@DhruveDahiya lay of the meds

[@killemall69]

See I’m stupid I thought we all thought the same thing but at different times

[@Red_AIert]

16:00

[@DhruveDahiya]

why are you so sure that you are " supposed " to feel peace ? what is peace? its all emotions aren't they? if you can manipulate them directly to achieve, its like nozick, laplace etc etc maybe I'm mistaken

[@DhruveDahiya]

yeah I have a strong sense of justice too neurolaw affective empathy etc etc but then I have been told its common among autistic but then I discovered its not so its a me thing idk

[@Hebrews_412_KJV]

I love when science finally catches up with the bible. Jeremiah 17:9 The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked: who can know it?

[@kbaughanyoung]

Complete misunderstanding of Jung’s Shadow. Shadow means the UNOWNED parts of ourselves, both positive and negative. People normally can’t see their own shadow without help from others, thus the term.

[@LunaLu-00]

I don't think it's unconscious. I think people are aware of it but choose to be blind.

[@lisaandrade8942]

Who is Paul? What is his last name

[@nancyjohnson2187]

Dr Paul Conti

[@fuze59]

Who said we have all things inside of us?

[@mikeayensu-mensah5606]

Carl Jung has said it, but I think a lot of mystical/religious thinkers have said similar things

[@TABWA6]

🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤😂😂Congratulationa on our Wedding September 4 th 2023..Together forever in Love. Lex and Wendy Fridman 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉😢😢😢😅

[@patriciagriffin1505]

It’s not that we all have darkness it’s what we understand about it it’s what we decide to do with it..please look into Internal Family Systems.. Huberman may need to do this due to his trauma history and seemingly desire to understand himself

[@veramulatov]

Must be that brains become little and little. People here knew all and wait to die. New LIDL BILBORD "IT IS GOOD TO KNOW".

[@claireartuso1702]

Realise this is not common ... your shadow self...I use tarot to help me know, recognise & identify my shadow self. Then we go from there.

[@KristinP-zi2dj]

Your under shirt looks better today, dear, =)

[@fztheamazighiya1047]

Andrew cursing 😂😂 That is a first 😂

[@winoosbourne344]

Must be te argentinian genes that make Andrew such a bright character

[@gracerodgers8952]

Remember Andrew,you can't f something w/o getting some on yourself ❤️

[@SilverMusik333]

Notice self criticism. Are you criticizing your whole Bring or can you criticize a behavior. Ask yourself if the self criticism is USEFUL. It's a habit that you can change over time. Re program little by little. Living a balanced life has value. Do you walk in nature?

[@SilverMusik333]

I ask myself "Was that thought useful?"

[@celiaosborne3801]

Psych therapy session for Lex😢

[@ErickOberholtzer]

Do not think that mind can be subconscious

[@austinlittle1638]

Based on the thumbnail I thought the title of the video was going to be, "Andrew Huberman's opinion on the UFO phenomenon".

[@incognitospy9636]

Andrew looks like 10 year older version of lex by looks and voice.

[@bruceh3905]

An analogy… after a massive stroke, then find ‘Option B’…

[@captjohnclark]

Lucid Dreams

[@m9m471]

How do you step back and laugh if you don't think it's funny? That seems disingenuous and trying to find a grain of humor amidst everything.. well, it just seems like something someone would say in a condescending cavalier sort of way, like I don't believe anyone who is honest with one's self does that. To me, it's a "do as I say not as I do" concept! Anyone's response would be appreciated. I'm curious about what others think especially Lex and Andrew. I'm sure they won't respond, but all thoughts are welcome.

[@nratter]

To me the real epiphany was realizing that the brain plays tricks on you all the time. Over and over it makes you worry unnecessarily because of your conditioning and because it tries to keep you safe. Once you can see the absurdity of this process then you can watch it like a play and view the whole thing as silly… and that’s freedom IMO.

[@m9m471]

@nratter Yeh.. trick or hallucination? Our concept of reality is for sure one big assumption based on information from our senses and recognizing the patterns of information we get from them... but using humor as a response, well, it's like another trick or hallucination, so it's like tricking the trick? Or hallucinating the hallucination? It seems like to respond with laughter, you are recognizing the seriousness, and that in itself makes it serious. On another note, I feel like the comments/conversation on Lex's youtube channel and the video/podcast it's self is really helping with the programming of A.I. all this deep thought into human consciousness... just a thought.

[@nratter]

@@m9m471 I think the difference is if you find humor in it as opposed to forcing laughter. It's more about understanding things which can lead to a new perspective where you simply see the absurdity of it all and not using laughter as a recipe to 'fix' things.

[@MMDD-dk8lx]

The laughter is the byproduct of a higher understanding that, once gained, puts every occurrence into a different perspective. Consider a dream in which you're a dog roaming the streets of your city looking for food. Now consider that you became conscious that you were merely having a dream. Wouldn't you be the happiest dog of them all, much to the amusement of your fellow canines.

[@triocha233]

Love Jungian psychology

[@ntjohn9551]

Moloch!

[@ntjohn9551]

You also need to be completely honest, without shame, to lay out those things that are causing the pain/ dissonance...

[@DhruveDahiya]

can you stop engaging with it and step back? absurdism and laugh in it, carefree absurd everything is a game a kids show simulation etc etc. fuck nah etc etc ok now I OBSIDIAN all my comments and close this tab bye. I will watch the whole thing soon. maybe.