Awaken Out Of Context

Ed Latimore is a professional heavyweight boxer, Army National Guard veteran, physics graduate and writer. In this conversation, we explore AI, learning, identity, fatherhood and why “efficiency is a false god.”

We also discuss chess, dyslexia, creativity, sobriety, digital life, personal constraints and how difficult experiences can become unexpected advantages.

If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that.
The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x

If you like this type of episode, you'll probably like any of the following: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_

Chapters:

00:00 Trailer
00:52 Fatherhood & Becoming the Dad He Never Had
06:00 Authenticity in the Age of AI
13:06 Why Ed Loves Chess
20:06 How Boxing Taught Ed How to Learn
34:00 AI, LLMs & the Hard Work of Thinking
45:01 “Efficiency Is a False God”
55:18 Reading, Dyslexia & Intelligence
1:04:04 Why Constraints Become Advantages
1:18:22 Old Identities & What We Choose to Resurrect
1:29:03 Likability & Emotional Control
1:34:37 What’s Next for Ed Latimore

🎙️ MY STUFF
The Chapter System (the PDF):
https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x
All my other stuff: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

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This was my first HYROX of 2026 and the first since the back injury I picked up in Bali a couple of months ago. As a result, I was nowhere near the level of training I was used to before a race. I knew it was going to be difficult, but I didn't expect to be surrounded by the medical team.

Join me as I journey from Phuket to Bangkok for this Thailand vlog. I also ventured around Bangkok for 4 days and show you some of the sights along the way. This is not your typical Bangkok travel vlog, so don't expect all the tourist spots. It mainly involves me wandering around hot and flustered, getting lost, and an emotional visit to Khao San Road, 9 years after my first-ever backpacking trip, where it all began.

If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that.
The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x

If you like this type of episode, you'll probably like any of the following: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ky3sQEMwUM&list=PLMebuClQRf09N1EW4xaBRDZJQqPlDB_5B

Chapters:

0:00 Are you okay?
0:15 Phuket Airport (and the gangster taxi driver)
1:04 I've left it in the taxi
2:29 Faster is safer
3:15 First morning in Bangkok
4:06 Pre-race prep is not going well
4:41 Khao San Road, 9 years on
5:43 I don't deserve to be here
6:57 Race morning
7:55 No gels. Haribo it is
9:04 HYROX Bangkok (the race)
9:16 The medic
10:11 The day after
11:17 Honest reflection on the result
12:05 Grab bike to Sukhumvit
15:45 The crash
17:35 Massage
18:29 Khao San at night
19:01 Meet Kevin
21:01 Aging documentary filmmaker

🎙️ MY STUFF
The Chapter System (the PDF):
https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x
All my other stuff: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

This week I handed over the keys of my email to ChatGPT and it got me thinking about the challenges and opportunities of AI. I thought it might be useful for you to hear the perspective of an employer, podcaster, creator, and my observations on how it's changing the world of travel and outcomes for non-native English speakers.

If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that.
The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x

If you like this type of episode, you'll probably like any of the following: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09omZ7V629URAvyHG0KxIH_

Chapters:

00:00 intro: i feel like AI continually solves one problem but then creates another
00:09 why I'm changing my mind on receiving AI-generated podcast invitations
03:41 my predictions on the future of email as AI monitored emails become the new norm
04:52 my experiences this week during a staff recruitment drive, and the effects that AI is having for both myself and applicants
08:35 non-native English speakers are learning from cheaply generated AI-slop TikTok content. Is this a good or bad?
10:35 if everything can be instantly translated, is there now zero incentive for non-natives to learn English?
13:07 the beginnings of a huge drop in the price of AI and the effect this will have on society
13:37 OpenAI vs Anthropic: why competition for these two behemoths is great for consumers and business owners
14:45 what do I mean when I say “insight over knowledge”?
15:22 closing thoughts

🎙️ MY STUFF
The Chapter System (the PDF):
https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x

All my other stuff: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

Nine years ago I left Gili Trawangan with no money, a banging head, and a boat to Komodo I nearly missed.

This week I went back with Mica and Tomi, now alcohol-free, to see what's changed.

Turns out, mostly me.

We island-hop from Bali to Gili T and finish on Gili Air. Plenty of boats, chats with locals, my not-funny-funny toilet humour, Borat impressions, a masturbation joke or two, and the deep chats you'd expect:

Is life one big illusion? If everything you experience is your brain interpreting and projecting the signals it can decode, what are you actually looking at?

This one's emotional for me. It was the last weekend Mica, Tomi and I had together, and I'll treasure it.

Same island. Completely different chapter.

FEATURED IN THIS EPISODE
Mica: https://www.instagram.com/micaturrin
Tomi: https://www.instagram.com/nomadtomi

More vlogs with Mica and Tomi:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMebuClQRf09N1EW4xaBRDZJQqPlDB_5B

If this one's got you thinking about what chapter you're in right now, I built something for exactly that.
The Chapter System: https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x

Chapters:

00:00 No money, no signal, three boat tickets
02:05 Getting to the port
05:20 The crossing
14:00 Beach stop
17:28 Gili T, nine years later
19:30 What's changed on the island
25:55 Cafe chats: preloading philosophy
31:30 The joke that didn't land
42:50 Is life one big illusion?
47:30 My last night here, nine years ago
53:00 On to Gili Air
55:45 Our last weekend ends

🎙️ MY STUFF
The Chapter System (the PDF):
https://bit.ly/4gw6m6x
Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

Get the exact system I designed and live by to set my goals. It's ten dollars, and it's how you can support the show without me ever asking you to buy me a coffee: https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf

If you're trying to grow a social media page from nothing, thinking about betting on yourself and going all in on a side hustle, or you're a runner curious about what elite coaching actually looks like (your form, your footwear, your easy runs, all of it), this episode covers the lot.

Myles Rawson grew his Instagram from nothing to 300,000 followers in around 12 months. This is the full story of how, from the man himself.

When we first spoke, his channel had just started blowing up. In this one we go right back to the beginning: the 6am workouts before full electrician days with video editing until 11pm, the fuck-this moment where he nearly packed it in, the video format that finally took off, and the ten grand he paid a coach when that money was hard to find.

It's not just a growth story though. He also sorts my back out again: my anterior pelvic tilt, what sitting all day does to runners, why easy runs expose your form, what modern footwear does to the 250,000 nerve endings in your feet, and how to build strength for HYROX without bulk.

Plus: living with elite runners at a training camp in Kenya, and the DM from Bear Grylls that turned into coaching him.

Chapters:

00:00 Trailer
00:35 Catch-up: the year the channel blew up
01:15 Electrician by day, running coach by night
12:08 Hormozi’s ten grand bet on himself
22:45 Kenya: living with elite runners
32:25 My pelvic tilt, his verdict, and the sitting problem
56:16 Footwear, 250,000 nerve endings, and overstriding
1:01:47 Building running strength
1:15:28 Coaching Bear Grylls
1:17:32 Where to find Myles

🎙️ MY STUFF
The Chapter System (the PDF): https://thechaptersystem.com/pdf
Newsletter: https://awakenoutofcontext.com

GUEST
Myles Rawson, running technique coach
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/findyourstridecoach
Coaching: link in his bio, or DM him at @findyourstridecoach

Previous episode with Myles: #69, Shave Minutes Off Your HYROX Time, Running Form Masterclass
https://youtu.be/ei-CGsGKMYQ?si=0B6nvaQHLqbhZMrH