Eight sideways is infinity, Rodgers explains as his left biceps is inked.
So, definitely wanted the infinity symbol.
Then I woke up this morning and I had an intuition about a dragon.
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Its a devastating injury for any athlete, but particularly one who is nearly 40 years old.
(Chopra also produced a 2012 documentary about his father, Deepak.)
This, however, is not because hes some kind of unknowable riddle.
Its because Rodgers is cagey and the filmmakers dont challenge him.
Though often frustrating in the documentary, his reticence is fascinating to witness when directed at others.
His eyes also betray feelings not reflected by his words or smile.
Rodgers mostly smiles and agrees.
We then see present-day Rodgers in a private jet doing a crossword puzzle… because smart people do those?
Theres a trick to it.
You take 25, you go up and down to a round number.
So you go up five and down five.
Thirty times 20 is 600.
So, a harder one would be 34, right?
So you go down to 30 and up to 38.
So the same amount up and down.
I went up 4.
So 30 times 38 is 1,140.
Then you add 16 to that so its 1,156.
This is not an example of Rodgers brain being bigger than everyone elses.
Its just him explaining a relatively straightforward concept very poorly.
One evening, the group sits around a fire passing a massive pipe.
Ive got a host of ancestors backing me up.
But more than once inEnigmaRodgers reveals self-doubt and vulnerability.
Every year I gotta remind myself that Im great, he says at one point.
Am I still good enough?
He doesnt go on ayahuasca retreats because hes a crunchy hippie or based bro.
Im immunized, Rodgers said, and naturally everyone assumed he meant he had gotten vaccinated.
When Rogan asked how this specialist had procured the virus, Rodgers said he didnt know.
This is like a kid who lied about eating his vegetables telling his annoyed mom that he forgives her.
There is little room there for nuance, and nuance is needed to solve enigmas.
