How much of our life is spent in a deluded state?In Episode #361 of 'Musings' Juan and I discuss: how a listener email spurred this topic, what it means to be delusional, why my journeyman lifestyle might be stopping me from creating a family, why Juan will probably never become an entrepreneur, the bell curves I created from book reviews and why it's likely neutral-bad to be self-deluded.A huge thanks to Nastia for the inspiration and Dave Jones for supporting us this week, he's a kind lad!As always, we hope you enjoy. Mere Mortals out!Timeline:(0:00) - Are we really Mere Mortals?(0:37) - Why Self-Delusion?(1:42) - Definition(4:22) - Do I actually want a family?(9:28) - Juan's response(13:47) - Property & Babies(18:22) - I'm not deluded about finances(21:29) - The paradox of self delusion(29:47) - Boostagram Lounge(34:40) - Juan's biggest delusion(42:08) - My book bell curve(44:18) - Why my bell curve is right shifted(46:16) - Nastia's bell curve(47:18) - My raw data(48:02) - Nastia's raw data(50:55) - What is Standard Deviation?(55:50) - Is self delusion good or bad?(59:07) - Juan's summary(1:00:41) - Don't be delusional, send some value!Intro Music by 'Signs Of New Growth':https://podcastindex.social/@SignsOfNewGrowthConnect with Mere Mortals:Website: https://www.meremortalspodcast.com/Discord: https://discord.gg/jjfq9eGReUInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/meremortalspodcast/Support the show