How To Hack Your Psychology And Become More Resilient - Dr Orion Taraban - #758
About this episode
Dr. Orion Taraban is a psychologist specialising in men’s mental health and a YouTuber. Everyone wants to become more resilient. To be less perturbed and at the mercy of life, fears, emotions, everything. Thankfully there are strategies we can use to improve all of these and after decades studying the human mind, Orion has accumulated a lot. Expect to learn if there is ever an external solution to an internal problem, what an emotional gym is, what most people get wrong about how most relationships work, how to hack your motivation, what we can learn from a writer whose servant locked him in his bedroom every night, how we can encourage others to take action in their lives, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) The Importance of Setting End Times (04:04) Creating a Negative Outcome to Motivate You (12:33) Mbappe’s Pursuit of the Simple Life (19:33) How to Find What You Actually Want (23:01) The Power of Being Intentional (25:31) Achieving Success in the Wrong Thing (30:51) Why You Shouldn’t Idolise Your Heroes (33:40) The Person You Become While You Pursue a Goal (38:23) Taking Back Control of Your Life (40:24) Should People Spend Their 20s Grinding? (48:16) Ascending Out of Inceldom (1:00:01) Effectiveness & Challenges of Therapy for Men (1:10:44) Where to Find Orion 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
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