How Privileged Thinking Drives Our Entire Culture - Rob Henderson - #748

About this episode

Rob Henderson is a PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge, a US Air Force Veteran and an author. The people who make the rules are not the ones impacted by the rules. Luxury beliefs are ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class, while often inflicting costs on the lower classes. And they're everywhere. Expect to learn Rob's opinion on the recent catastrophes in American higher education, why luxury beliefs have become more common than ever before, what Rob learned during his journey through all class levels, what it's like to truly be in poverty, Rob's advice for how people can become better readers and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)  Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Take your personal data back with Incogni. Get 60% off an annual plan at https://incogni.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) The Yale & Harvard Fallout (06:35) The Hierarchy of the Harvard Extension School (14:23) How Rob Explains Luxury Beliefs (20:58) Why Defunding the Police is a Luxury Belief (29:49) The Luxury Belief of Getting Rid of Chivalry (38:10) Why You Shouldn’t Make Yourself a Victim (43:50) Why Rob Succeeded Despite a Hard Upbringing (51:37) What It’s Really Like to Grow Up in Poverty (1:03:23) Did Rob’s Quality of Life Change With More Money? (1:12:03) The Skill of Giving & Receiving Compliments (1:17:05) Alexander DatePsych on Twitter (1:21:06) What Surprised Rob When Studying at Yale (1:33:56) Having Agency in Spite of External Limitations (1:36:43) The Best Way to Read (1:45:18) How to Recall What You Read (1:47:31) Where to Find Rob Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices