Pushing The Limits with Onnit Founder Aubrey Marcus | Mike Drop- Episode 88

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Aubrey Marcus, founder of Onnit, discusses his beliefs about humanity’s purpose on Earth, describing his view that humans evolved as part of Earth’s “neural network” to develop technology that could one day protect the planet from cataclysmic events. He recounts his near-death car accident four years ago, his eight-year polyamorous relationship that eventually ended, and surviving a near-bankruptcy business crisis in 2017. Marcus attributes his recovery from the business crisis to the trust and goodwill he had built with vendors and partners.

Key takeaways

• Marcus believes humans are part of Earth’s consciousness and argues that our purpose is to develop technology to protect the planet from existential threats like meteor strikes, despite the risks technology poses.
• Marcus recounts surviving a serious car accident that left him with facial injuries but no memory of the crash itself, describing his mindset as believing “this happened for me not to me.”
• Marcus describes navigating an eight-year polyamorous relationship and argues that cultural and epigenetic factors, rather than purely genetic hardwiring, shape jealousy and relationship structures.
• Marcus shares that his company Onnit nearly went bankrupt in 2017 when an investment deal fell through at the last moment, but relationships built on trust and treating people well enabled the company to survive.

Episode details: published April 1, 2022 · 7.2K views · 1:36:31 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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