https://cjthex.com/subscribe → subscribe to CJ’s mailing list for all things CJ The X https://tinyurl.com/asdi708uo → buy tickets to CJ’s show in San Francisco, CA on the 10th October 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. ⏳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 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