Here are the timestamps. Please check out our sponsors to support this podcast. 0:00 - Introduction & sponsor mentions: - Indeed: indeed.com/fridman to get $75 credit - Audible: audible.com/lex to get $9.95 a month for 6 months - ExpressVPN: expressvpn.com/lexpod and use code LexPod to get 3 months free - LMNT: drinkLMNT.com/lex to get free sample pack 1:17 - First principles approach to martial arts 8:59 - Illusion of choice 12:32 - Game theory 20:53 - First fight 25:09 - Defense 33:53 - Waiting for a fight 44:01 - Free will 1:01:48 - Freedom and compassion 1:10:50 - Social media 1:17:11 - Leadership 1:22:59 - How to get good at jiu jitsu 1:43:12 - Learning how to learn 1:51:18 - Questioning the foundations of jiu jitsu 2:10:23 - Humans cannot fully comprehend reality 2:14:34 - Artificial intelligence 2:27:27 - Deadlines 2:34:19 - Tie choke 2:42:48 - Hardship 2:47:09 - Love

First podcast with Hall may have been my favorite podcast of all time. Excited for this.

“Be respectful without trusting authority.” ♥️♥️

My son is on the spectrum and has similar quirks as Ryan. You look at him and he flinches uncontrollably, because he can't help it, but his mind NEVER stops working. Really cool to see similar views being so unique. Everytime I play a logical game with my son he sees something from an angle I could never imagine, it's amazing. Ryan puts this towards grappling and it is so revealing to the sport. We need such people, intellectual with an ability that others would find difficult to replicate really grows the sport.

Ryan Hall, the definition of 'student of the game.' Valuable knowledge here. Thank you both.

This was great. Next you gotta get Firas Zahabi on! Or both of em together 🙏🏽💯

The more I listen to Ryan talk, the more I want him to talk. Oh yeah and fight... I want him to get back in the octagon too.

You left us hanging for 4 years and now a double feature? Thank you LEX!!!

Lex increasingly filling the void of JRE. Even when it comes to MMA it appears.

I love how you both are so high level thinkers and martial artists too. I think more people in martial arts should be this thoughtful. love to learn from you

"It's like a ghost periodically showing up and hitting you over the Melon with a hammer, then disappearing into the ether again" Brilliant description!

That Galileo quote is one of the best things I've ever heard, incredibly insightful and so true. To think our whole education system, and so many parents miss this point, is crazy.

Such a good move to drop this before Fight Night tonight. Ryan Hall is a heavy weight mind, and the academies don't even know he exists.

Ryan Hall is a great guest. Smart, thoughtful, humble with a unique perspective on many things. He’s probably been the most avoided fighter in the UFC of late(he did finally get to fight @ 264,). He’s also a great bjj practitioner.

Lex and Ryan together is like a perfect flow roll, so perfect you could probably only ever achieve it with yourself.

Mooore of Ryan. Dude talks about breaking down complexities into basics, and applies lessons across many paradigms in practical terms. I guess that's what lex calls first principals thinking

When Ryan said " but doesn't that give your life meaning." Yessir. I can listen.

The first podcast with you guys is the reason I started BJJ, I know you didnt mean it like that but this podcast means alot. Thank you

Congratulations on one million subscribers, Lex!!! I know that it might be cliché to say, but you genuinely do inspire me a lot and if I am ever feeling lazy, I just think about how incredibly hard you work and your wise words, and that's enough to keep me going. I really do wish you the best of luck and I'm sure that there are many more millions to come! Once again: congratulations and thank you :)

The tie choke part of this conversation had me laughing. “...I’m in this situation all the time...there’s a reason why I’m still here...” it’s just a silly part to have bunched in with the rest of the podcast that makes me appreciate how multi faceted these episodes are

Ryan hall said, "where are the great leaders." Both these men embody the temperament and self-awareness that's needed to become a great leader, our politicians are the exact opposite.

Dunno why everyone isn't crying for this fight already: Ryan Hall vs Bryce Mitchell What a fun, respectful fight we would get.

I for one am thankful to Mr Hall for spreading his digital VD.

Lex I am pretty impressed with this guy. He might not be a programmer but he understands systems.

Loved the first podcast! Can’t wait to watch this one.

FUCK YES. The first one was an all-timer. I'm so hype rn.

Damn-Ryan's fight was the most weird i've seen

Love the Josh Waitzkin name drop. I would love to see him on the pod! :)

These guys podcast more than they fight.

Ryan is very interesting to listen to. Great guest

As a Muslim I like Ryan’s thought process on free will. We believe in a combination of both. We believe that actions are based on INTENTIONS. Intentions are a very important word in Islam and they are everything. Your intentions are your free will. You are responsible for fixing them on a daily basis 24/7. The free-will of other people is beyond my control, hence they are fate from my perspective. Therefore, we live in a world where intentions clash together. Your intentions are your free-will. If it rains today, That is fate because I had no intention in making it rain. I can go outside in the rain or I can stay at home. As long as I am aware that I made that decision it’s free will. If I was sleep walking and found myself in the rain, then it’s fate because I had no intention to go outside. I am free to intend to do something. But I am not necessarily free to determine the outcome. I can perform the same action, one being free-will and the other being predetermined fate based on the intention. I can accidentally run over someone on the street with my car. That’s fate. I can also intentionally run over someone on the street with my car. That’s free will. So free-will is pretty much based on your intention and most of the time only God can see your true intentions. The day of judgement is the day when God judges our actions (intentions). The

Lex you have become my favorite pod cast , joe is second. I really enjoy your thoughts on death and freewill. Keep up the great work brother.

I am a married, heterosexual man, and I am in love with Lex Fridman. We exist.

do a barrel roll

Ryan's mind seems to be running slightly faster than the sentences that escape him. Great interview, I'm well motivated now. I love how you both attack your martial arts with such sophistication and discipline. Impressive 💪😏👍

This really couldn't have come a better time than now for me. Great work Lex.

1:28:00 “why, why” is my whole life and people cannot handle the “why?” Sometimes. But I agree so much with him here

Ryan Hall seems like a cool Atheist to chat all the things bigger than us with. No he hasn't claimed it but I picked up on it in this podcast. 100%. I dig it

What he's saying is similar to what a master once told me: when one's mind has grasped the essence of martial art then he may fight with no mind and win. I mean when you understand something on a fundamental level like boxing (position and simple repeated punching) then it doesn't matter if you're a slugger, swarmer, southpaw and etc. You can use anything without being too predictable

Man I feel sad and bad for Ryan getting KOd after so long he could not find a fight. What a bummer!

Congratulations on everything you’ve achieved so far, Lex! I’ve discovered so many brilliant individuals through your work and can never be grateful enough for the effort and articulation you bring into these conversations. Really looking forward to more such brilliance! Cheers!

THANK YOU BOTH SO MUCH FOR DOING THIS AGAIN!

If Ryan hall had a podcast I would listen to every second.

One of your best podcasts. I just saw you had hall on before. Time to listen!

Hey Lex I hope you are well! Brilliant podcast and great questions. Please get Ryan back on!! The 2 with Ryan along with Danaher are my favourites.

Crazy I was just watching Ryan Hall highlights.

Great interview Lex & Ryan! I felt total relation to both of you and your approaches toward humanity. Thoroughly enjoyed this one ✌🏼

Check out another (older) interaction between Lex and Ryan on the 'Take it Uneasy' podcast. One of my favorite podcasts ever and i've been a heavy podcast user since 2012 starting with JRE and the ones he catalysed. EDIT: I mean the specific podcast episode is one of the best single podcast episodes I recall ever listening to, especially pound for pound if you will (it is a short episode).

I love this dude, maybe my favorite guest you’ve had on. Congrats on a mil!

Less than 20 minutes in, and it's already a huge deep and think provoking podcast. Fascinating.

Effort justification - The reason why we love to see someone come back and win the race or the fight. If it looks too easy, we don’t assign the same value as if we watch the person work really hard at attaining it. One of my favorite cognitive biases.

That matrix analogy was very apt.

Lex, could you do more philosophers?

Lex, been watching your podcast since less than 100k followers. So amazing to see you break that 1M! Well deserved my friend!

I love to see a second pod with Ryan hall and also loved seeing him get scheduled for a new fight since this got posted!

My favorite guru has returned! Thank you, guys, your conversations are so fascinating!

Ryan hall, the reason I started Jiu jitsu.

1 MILLION!!! You deserve that Lex! Happy for you!

Ryan hall is a class act

"Well I'm tryna be exciting. Are you? Is it really what you came here to do? Cuz I came here to win. " Well fuckin said Ryan, words to live by as a succesful fighter...

Congratulations on 1M+ subscribers Lex!!!

One of the best conversations I've heard this year.

1:47:28 Lex, get Ryan Hall and Rodney Mullen together to discuss learning.

Ryan vs.Zabit would be fucking incredible. Incredibly hilarious!

On the free will point as it relates to responsibility and society: Sam might say that we dont assign responsibility to earthquakes or bears and yet we can take action to prevent and contain the damage they cause. Similarly we can lock people up without holding them ultimately responsible for their actions. We could use a primarily consequentialist moral framework. I resonate with the beneficial consequences of believing in free will. I also have experienced the dissolution of the feeling of free will and a concomitant freeing up of mental resources that were tied up in self criticism and 'should/ought to/have to' thinking. I have at times found it liberating to conceive of 'myself' as a natural phenomenon like a whirlpool in a stream or a flame and to feel that way: as a natural event, a happening. For certain kinds of activities such a state of mind may even end up being more productive even though that was not the explicit goal. If you recognize that you have no control then you may stop trying to control things and so have more energy to do things. I havent settled on either one of those. Some seemingly important things don't seem to get done unless free will, illusory or not, is used and applied.

Always a good time listening to Ryan, thx Lex!

Goddamn Lex Fridman, you're fucking on fire with these pods! I wish you'd do fight companions to fill the JRE youtube void in my heart. hahaha Much love!

Being constant judgemental of yourself and defender of others. Love that quote Lex!

What a great interview and discussion. Thanks very much to both of you.

You should consider getting Dan Hardy and Dominick Cruz on the show. I think you’d have really interesting conversations with either of them.

Have Ryan hall back on again !

Ryan Hall has the driest eyes of anyone Lex has ever interviewed 🤣 #AllLove

I love Ryan halls contests

Haven't started listening/watching yet - but I was majorly stoked to see this one! Ryan Hall's one of my favorite fighters and one of the best minds in the martial arts..that's all..just wanted to express it. =P

love hearing ryan talk! love all your podcasts Lex!

How interesting would it be to get Josh Waitzkin on here?

So nice to have Mr. Hall back! :)

I held off for two months to watch this.. having a preconceived assessment of Ryan hall. I now wish I hadn’t. And was very wrong

I think this must be one of my favourite interviews you've done. Thank you lex and Ryan

This dude is so damn funny and thoughtful. Can’t wait to see him on the next UFC card

Impressed by how smart Mr Hall is

Lex could hardy get a question or comment in. Must be some great coffee

You need to get henry akins on your podcast he is the best jiu jitsu coach that no one talks about.

7:35 love the reference 😍😍

People that excel at JiuJitsu are all very smart and sensible, Ryan Hall is a profound human being..peace be with him and with Lex for his good work..maybe Instructional DVF 😀??

Its relaxing listening to a dude talking about complicated subjects without using big words. I think this is one of the main problems with intellectualism, language.

Ryan and Lex are an amazing duo!

Congrats on 1 Million subs lex! I remember the first time you were on Rogan like it was yesterday :")

Keenan Cornelious has a DVD , for Belt Guard. He also emphasizes a strategy against a strong judo player by grabbing the belt when standing , therefore you keep their dangerous hips away whilst being extremely effective to pull guard.

Thank you so much for sharing , I just saw the second round with Ryan I clicked ASAP thanks....

Dudes a true savant. Its a shame nobody wants to fight him.

Ryan Hall be the man, congrats on the Mil m8

Well, technically it's a third time because I clearly remember him talking about moral victory(and other stuff) in the different studio.

RH = GOAT

Lex thanks for challenging Ryan's points about asking why this really feels like the crux of the issue.. the skill of being a white belt asking a black belt really is the issue...

I loved the last bit about respect and love

He really is a wizard

I need Ryan Hall to fight again soon.

Great talk

Use the kickstand method for the shrimp. Rickson preaches not having your head on center line after the shrimp is complete