Why You Need to Learn to Be Alone With Yourself – David Green

David Green is a filmmaker, storyteller and traveler whose work has taken him across different countries, cultures and ways of living. But this conversation went far beyond filmmaking. We talk about what years of solo travel taught David about people and himself, his time studying yoga and meditation in India, learning to sit with yourself, protecting your time and energy, forgiveness, relationships, social media, creativity, AI and what it actually means to live a meaningful life. David also opens up about ADHD, becoming more intentional with the people he surrounds himself with, his relationship with himself, why some of his most meaningful moments were never captured on camera, and the lessons he's still learning along the way. In this episode, we talk about: Learning to be alone with yourself Meditation, yoga and self-awareness Solo travel and what different cultures can teach us Protecting your time and energy Forgiveness and emotional control Friendship, relationships and choosing the right people Living more intentionally Creativity and the fear of judgment Filmmaking and learning to be present AI and the future of human creativity Regret, mortality and finding peace Why knowing yourself might be one of life's most important lessons Record high-quality podcasts with Riverside: https://riverside.sjv.io/DWLdOj Get 1 month of Skillshare free: https://skillshare.com/en/r/profile/T... Join the Courageous Ones community: https://www.skool.com/courageous-ones... David Green Instagram:   / ocularera   Tenzin Lhoden Instagram:   / tenzinlhoden   TikTok:   / tenzinlhoden   YouTube:    / @tenzinlhoden   Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:36 Making the podcast work despite technical issues 02:25 Hiking in Asia, Bali & backpacking through India 06:35 ADHD, depression & why David turned to yoga 11:03 Recovering from a serious motorcycle accident 13:02 Learning to sit with yourself 15:51 David’s meditation practice & living intentionally 24:49 How to become more patient 26:51 The tattoos reminding David of time & energy 29:14 Preparing for death & what really deserves your time 33:45 Lessons from people in their 80s and 90s 36:22 Tibet, Tibetan identity & reconnecting with your roots 43:22 Stoicism, religion & becoming comfortable with not knowing 49:45 The person behind the camera 51:03 Fear of judgment & sharing your authentic self 56:59 What traveling the world taught David about life 1:06:32 What India taught him 1:14:24 Why everyone should travel alone at least once 1:23:09 Travel, human connection & learning to forgive 1:29:15 How meditation changed the way David handles conflict 1:32:00 Relationships, celibacy & understanding your own needs 1:38:04 What actually matters in a partner 1:44:45 Choosing your friends carefully 1:50:25 What makes a great friendship? 1:57:14 David’s relationship with himself 2:03:50 The principles that show up everywhere in life 2:06:37 What filmmaking taught David about being present 2:11:54 Looking back on life from your deathbed 2:14:17 Can you learn to live with regret? 2:18:12 Authenticity, impact & what would make a meaningful life 2:19:24 AI, creativity & the dead internet theory 2:28:03 Will AI eventually free us to pursue our passions? 2:30:45 Leadership, power & the kind of society we should build 2:39:07 The best advice David has ever received 2:40:11 Where to find David #personalgrowth #selfawareness #courageousones