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   Listen on Fountain.fm – The podcast app that pays. Mike will read the top 4 "boosts" on the next episode The Mike White Podcast: https://linktr.ee/themikewhitepod