Nolan speaks with Daniel Thompson, the CEO of Noma Collective, a business and community that specializes in creating experiences for remote workers. They discuss cultural and individual differences in time perception, life in Merida, negotiation styles, home births, becoming a digital nomad that helps the local culture rather than destroying it, and slowing the hell down.
0:00 - Intro
01:41 - Growing up in the UK, New Zealand, and the USA
05:43 - A nomadic home birth
08:18 - Life in Merida
12:41 - Living a nomadic life with Noma Collective
20:27 - Perception of time, both in cultures and individuals
28:30 - Task-based vs relationship-based cultures.
31:17 - Music industry & rave culture
35:09 - How to become a digital nomad (even with a family)
42:24 - Noma’s social impact & slow travel
52:00 - Slow travel & returning to the human pace
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