About this episode
Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for a new year's Life Hacks episode. Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life. Expect to learn the best sleep supplements we've found, how to get served faster at every restaurant, how to fix tennis elbow, why you need multiple gym memberships, a fix for caffeine dependency, Jonny's best new app for tracking your diet, how to beat procrastination, where to find the secret Pret a Manger in Heathrow Terminal 5, how to never lose your way during a speech again and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on Cured Nutrition’s CBD at https://curednutrition.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:22) Do An Annual Review (07:03) Red Light Therapy Box (13:22) Remember Your Server’s Name (16:51) Rotate Your Training Days (18:42) Eat Your Most Boring Meal Post-Workout (20:48) Have Multiple Gym Memberships (25:11) Cronometer, MacroFactor & Athletic Greens (30:56) Theraband Flexbar (36:25) Leave Sentences Part Finished (39:26) Huberman’s Sleep Cocktail (49:24) How to Recover in a Speech (51:43) Use Caffeine Every Other Day (56:12) Gamify Mundane or Difficult Tasks (1:02:00) Jonny’s Decaffeination Routine (1:04:52) Install a USB Socket in the Bathroom (1:08:15) Use a Safety Bar (1:17:15) Scroll Down to Use Spotlight (1:18:18) Heathrow Hacks (1:20:49) Brass Against on YouTube (1:22:37) Use a Nose Strip (1:27:39) Request Room Turn Down Service in Hotels (1:29:10) What the Guys Have Been Watching (1:42:57) Where to Find Jonny & Yusef Extra Stuff: Access Propane's Free Training - https://propanefitness.com/modernwisdom Do an annual review - https://chriswillx.com/review Use a redlight lamp BlockBluLight - https://www.blockbluelight.co.uk/collections/red-light-therapy-panels/products/red-light-therapy-powerpanel-mid?ref=PROPANE Remember the server’s name Rotate your training days Eat the most boring meal of the day post-workout Multiple gym memberships Use Cronometer - https://cronometer.com/ Use Athletic Greens - https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom Use MacroFactor - https://macrofactorapp.com/ EatThisMuch.com Theraband Flexbar - https://amzn.to/3jGulq0 Hack Productivity With The Zeigarnik Effect by leaving sentences part-finished. Andrew Huberman’s Sleep Cocktail - https://www.livemomentous.com/products/sleep-pack Reset the context if you lose your way during a speech Every other day caffeine use Turn boring tasks into a game by creating arbitrary deadlines Norlo Lightly Caffeinated Coffee - https://norlocoffee.com/ Houjicha - https://amzn.to/3VA7SIv Install a USB charger in your bathroom Use a safety bar Bring your dumbbells up overhead during lateral raises Use as little weight as you need Access Spotlight from the homescreen by swiping down 2nd pret at Gate A3 Heathrow Terminal 5 Sneak into the business lounge South at Heathrow Terminal 5 Brass Against on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BrassAgainst Always ask for room turn down in a hotel when checking in Watch Knives Out Glass Onion Watch Devil’s Hour Watch Treason Watch Litvinienko Watch The Night Manager Watch The Suspect Subscribe to Coffeezilla Subscribe to MelodySheep Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.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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