My guest today is Peter Buffett. Peter is a musician, composer, author, and philanthropist. Peter is an Emmy Award winner, New York Times best-selling author and co-chair of the NoVo Foundation. We discuss music, community, philanthropy, and finding one's note in life. This is a very different episode much more about life in general, with no business or investing discussed. Like his father Warren, Peter has the gene for phrasing ideas in memorable ways, and I think you’ll find many great phrases in this chat that will stick with you. I’ve been thinking about Peter's idea making sure those in your life are safe, seen, and celebrated ever since our chat.Please enjoy.For more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast.Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub.Follow Patrick on Twitter at @patrick_oshag Show Notes1:27 - (First Question) – Welcome and small talk1:35 – Why Peter is in Kingston and how it plays into his foundation work4:01 – How moving from the city to the country changed Peter6:27 – Seeing connections vs living abstractions7:30 – What is the Nova Foundation11:03 – Historical points that inform his views13:51 – Identifying qualitative negative side effects and which ones they are attacking17:51 – What makes for effective community 20:22 – Linkage between consumption and individualism23:55 – The cultivation of work ethic, curiosity, and education23:57 – Life Is What You Make It: Find Your Own Path to Fulfillment27:22 – Early exploration of his curiosity32:26 – What has music taught Peter about music that is unique to that experience34:26 – Most memorable question a person has asked Peter at his concert and conversation series36:46 – What makes for good relationships, in particular marriage42:03 – What keeps people from putting in the work into a relationship45:11 – What he has learned about being a good friend46:29 – How does one person have a relationship with a large community49:21 – Dark sides of the philanthropic world49:54 – The Charitable-Industrial Complex53:21 – Dignity: Seeking Respect in Back Row America55:55 – What one spot would he send everyone to learn57:48 – Traumas and helping people find their note57:49 – The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma1:00:38 – How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence1:02:24 – What is he most interested in right now: how to best use Nova’s funds1:04:45 – Lessons from family1:07:22 – Kindest thing anyone has done for PeterLearn MoreFor more episodes go to InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast. Sign up for the book club, where you’ll get a full investor curriculum and then 3-4 suggestions every month at InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclubFollow Patrick on twitter at @patrick_oshag