Episode 48: Jon Gordon - The Bitcoin Yogi

Jon Gordon is today's guest. As a kid growing up in the Chicago area, Jon had a love of math and science. Later in life, he used those interests to attain a double master's in health economics and policy from the University of Chicago and the London School of Economics. He heard of Bitcoin early in high school and was drawn to it because of the math behind it with its numbers and set rules, but never really got into it until 2020 after getting married and traveling the world. Since then, he has amazingly learned what seems like a decade's worth of knowledge in a few short years. His blog, The Bitcoin Yogi, is focused on the parallels between Bitcoin and Yoga.

Twitter: @thebitcoinyogi (https://twitter.com/thebitcoinyogi)

The Bitcoin Yogi: https://the-bitcoin-yogi.ghost.io/

Virtual Yoga, Meditation and Breathwork Series: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/crowdhealth-wellness-workshops-yoga-meditation-and-breathwork-series-tickets-710324980137?aff=oddtdtcreator

Book Recommendations:

• Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle: https://www.amazon.com/Power-Now-Guide-Spiritual-Enlightenment-ebook/dp/B002361MLA/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697245290&sr=8-1
• - Autobiography of a Yogi by Paramahansa Yogananda: https://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Self-Realization-Fellowship-Paramahansa-Yogananda-ebook/dp/B00JW44IAI/ref=tmm_kin_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1697245349&sr=8-1

 

00:00 – Intro

02:00 – Jon's story from math, science, pre-med, economics, to Bitcoin

04:30 – Getting married and thinking about finances together

05:50 – Going to El Salvador

06:44 – Bali and Yoga

09:00 – Perspective on terrorism in the Middle East

13:11 – Antisemitism at Northwestern

14:15 – Wanting to bring Bitcoin into healthcare

17:00 – Healthcare issues and challenges

20:50 – CrowdHealth

23:00 – Regulation in healthcare

28:25 – Providers accepting Bitcoin

31:40 – Jon has learned a lot quickly by traveling all over the world

38:22 – Yoga and his ability to focus

40:50 – The importance of staying in the present

45:35 – The Bitcoin Yogi blog

51:33 – Yoga is for everybody…no barrier to entry

53:30 – Decentralization

57:00 – Time preference

01:03:29 – Outro

 

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