Drew Birnie is a Third Wave contributing writer and SEO specialist. He holds a degree in neuroscience and behavior, and did research on the physiology and neurobiology of stress before transitioning to a writing career. Since 2014, Drew has worked with Mark Manson, author of The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck and Everything Is F*cked: A Book about Hope, as a content manager, editor, and SEO geek. He also wrote some of the early versions of the psychedelic guides for Third Wave, for which was paid in airline miles.