Neil Strauss is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter, perhaps best known for his controversial best-selling book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, in which he describes his experiences in the seduction community in an effort to become a "pick-up artist." He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and also writes regularly for The New York Times. But Neil's interests go far beyond "seduction". For example, in his book Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life, he spent three years surviving amongst survivalists, tax-dodgers, billionaire businessmen, and the government itself, and the book was hailed by Rolling Stone as an "escape plan" for the current world crisis. When I visited Neil's home in Malibu to record this interview, I found myself immersed with Neil in everything from advanced virtual reality game playing, crazy underwater pool workouts, surfing with internet celebrities and drinking "billion-dollar smoothies", all of which you'll hear about in this podcast recorded from Neil's kitchen.

During our discussion, which gets slightly explicit at times, you'll discover:

-Exactly how to do an underwater pool workout like Laird Hamilton...[7:25]

-The ingredients of the "billion dollar smoothie"...[12:50]

-Why Neil and I were surfing with internet celebrity Cameron Dallas prior to recording the episode...[16:20]

-Why Neil is so interested in advanced virtual reality gaming...[18:20]

-Why Neil checked himself into sex addiction therapy...[22:30]

-Neil's uncomfortable volley of questions to me in which I potentially throw my Mom and Dad "under the bus"...[36:40 & 55:00]

-Neil's three steps for "rewiring" your brain without the use of smart drugs or biohacks...[45:30 & 63:00]

-Why Neil paid to get thrown in the back of a trunk with his hands ziptied together...[77:30] -And much more!

Resources from this episode: -My podcast with Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece about underwater workouts-The book "Rules of the Game" -The book "The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships" -The book "The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists" -The book "Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness"-The book "Radical Honesty" -The book "Superlife" -Intranasal oxytocin

Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Neil or me? Leave your thoughts at  BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!

<a href="http://amzn.to/28NJEUn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Neil Strauss</a> is an American author, journalist and ghostwriter, perhaps best known for his controversial best-selling book The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists, in which he describes his experiences in the seduction community in an effort to become a "pick-up artist." He is a contributing editor at Rolling Stone and also writes regularly for The New York Times. But Neil's interests go far beyond "seduction". For example, in his book <a href="http://amzn.to/2cnNcU3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Emergency: This Book Will Save Your Life</a>, he spent three years surviving amongst survivalists, tax-dodgers, billionaire businessmen, and the government itself, and the book was hailed by Rolling Stone as an "escape plan" for the current world crisis. When I visited Neil's home in Malibu to record this interview, I found myself immersed with Neil in everything from advanced virtual reality game playing, crazy underwater pool workouts, surfing with internet celebrities and drinking "billion-dollar smoothies", all of which you'll hear about in this podcast recorded from Neil's kitchen. During our discussion, which gets slightly explicit at times, you'll discover: -Exactly how to do an underwater pool workout like Laird Hamilton...[7:25] -The ingredients of the "billion dollar smoothie"...[12:50] -Why Neil and I were surfing with internet celebrity Cameron Dallas prior to recording the episode...[16:20] -Why Neil is so interested in advanced virtual reality gaming...[18:20] -Why Neil checked himself into sex addiction therapy...[22:30] -Neil's uncomfortable volley of questions to me in which I potentially throw my Mom and Dad "under the bus"...[36:40 & 55:00] -Neil's three steps for "rewiring" your brain without the use of smart drugs or biohacks...[45:30 & 63:00] -Why Neil paid to get thrown in the back of a trunk with his hands ziptied together...[77:30] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -My <a href="https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/2016/03/laird-hamilton-gabby-reece-ben-greenfield-podcast/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">podcast with Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece</a> about underwater workouts -The book "<a href="http://amzn.to/2bFduNn" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rules of the Game</a>" -The book "<a href="http://amzn.to/2cnPpyL" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Truth: An Uncomfortable Book About Relationships</a>" -The book "<a href="http://amzn.to/2c6Tcwh" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists</a>" -The book "<a href="http://amzn.to/2bFeDEZ" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Everyone Loves You When You're Dead: Journeys Into Fame and Madness</a>" -The book "<a href="http://amzn.to/2cnO4bi" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Radical Honesty</a>"  -The book "<a href="http://amzn.to/2bwKZpt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Superlife</a>"  -<a href="http://amzn.to/2c6WJdV" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Intranasal oxytocin</a>  Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Neil or me? Leave your thoughts at <a href="https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/2016/09/the-art-of-hacking-your-brain-without-smart-drugs-a-podcast-with-immersive-journalist-adventurer-author-neil-strauss"> BenGreenfieldFitness.com</a> and one of us will reply!

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