I sat down with CJ The X recently to discuss the creative process, pragmatism, their recent world tour and later in the weird world of dreams. We also talk about the topic that first brought us together many moons ago: Jordan Peterson and CJ’s year long deep dive into him that dragged them deeper into the philosophical quest.
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⏳Timestamps:
00:00 - Introduction
01:39 - Reflections on CJ’s Intercontinental Speaking Tour
05:56 - Wrestling with the need to be right
10:27 - Play, fear and the creative process
15:27 - Colonised by the algorithm
17:47 - Search for Signal
19:27 - Exploring the Balance of Routine and Passion
23:52 - Flywheel or Passion?
26:14 - CJ’s journey from chaotic fun to serious philosophy
27:33 - CJ done with YouTube?
32:28 - CJ’s Jordan Peterson video
36:28 - James’s struggle with intellectual responsibility
40:43 - CJ on why passion has to be the guide
44:18 - Is CJ a Platonist or a Pragmatism
45:55 - CJ on the sacred and the profane
47:11 - James on holding knowledge lightly
48:39 - The Metaphysical Club
49:48 - The two strands of pragmatism
50:34 - C.S. Peirce
51:18 - William James and Peirce’s Relationship
53:44 - Pragmatism and Jordan Peterson
55:55 - What is Pragmatism?
57:17 - Pragmatism vs. Postmodernism
1:00:48 - Is Western civilisation the peak?
1:01:35 - Peterson’s Pragmatic Christianity
1:04:19 - The dangers of high status
1:05:51 - CJ’s lessons learned from speaking tour
1:11:28 - CJ’s Anti-mimetic attitude
1:14:55 - James starting Jungian Masters
1:15:38 - James on Dreams
1:16:55 - CJ’s troubled relationship with the dreamworld
1:19:32 - Dreams and creativity
1:24:40 - CJ on James’s excessive curiosity
1:26:18 - CJ’s read on James’s alien dreams
1:27:36 - Connection between dreams and creativity
1:30:01 - James wants to study CJ’s dreams
1:34:44 - Wrapping up
1:35:27 - CJ’s Guest Recommendations
If you feel like watching the podcast rather than just listening you can check it out on YouTube:
