Modern Wisdom

TikTok Dancing Through The Apocalypse - Zack Telander - #582

Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. TikTok may be a colossal waste of time, but at least most people consider it to be harmless. A recently blog post made me think differently and today we look at the world's first digital weapon of mass-destruction through pleasure rather than pain. Expect to learn why Digital Dementia is a real phenomenon, how young girls are developing tourettes-like tics from watching videos, the dangers of atrophying focus through watching too much TikTok, why Grammarly and ChatGPT are no longer impartial, the awkwardness of vlogging a day in the life at Google when you get laid-off, whether calling a man bald is sexual harassment and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:22) TikTok Is Destroying the West (20:46) Grammarly Has Turned Woke (24:58) The Political Bias of AI Chat (34:18) Google & Meta’s Adult Daycare Ends (40:41) Calling a Man Bald is Sexual Harassment in the UK (46:21) Floyd Mayweather’s Return to the Ring (51:36) Dick Durbin’s New Supplement Law (1:00:16) Should You Approach Women in the Gym? (1:10:48) What’s Next for Zack? Extra Stuff: Gurwinder’s article - https://gurwinder.substack.com/p/tiktok-may-be-a-chinese-bio-weapon Subscribe to Zack's YouTube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC94_fvLx7abZgs9LIkM7jxw  Get Zack's Program for $1 - https://www.patreon.com/zacktelander Follow Zack on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coach_zt 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

Understanding The Wonders Of Science - Neil deGrasse Tyson - #581

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an astrophysicist, planetary scientist, author and science communicator. The universe is filled with mystery. Science has answered a lot and yet there's still so many fundamental questions which we seem no closer to understanding. What is consciousness? Are we alone in the universe? And why do people argue so much on the internet? Expect to learn what would happen if the moon disappeared, how Neil has dealt with the fallout from Patrick Bet David's podcast, why Sir Christopher Wren was an architect troll, Neil's best answer to the fermi paradox, why the world of astropolitics will be very complicated, why your colon bacteria doesn't think very highly of you and much more... Sponsors: Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) 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) Intro (02:35) Change the World By Being Effective (06:40) Neil’s Experience with Patrick Bet-David (11:00) Should Kids Study Maths Until They’re 18? (22:05) Society’s Need to Separate Opinion from Expertise (28:12) Dealing with the Harsh Truths of the Universe (30:30) Is There Consciousness Elsewhere in the Universe? (37:03) Should We Fear Living Microbes on Mars? (46:00) The Value of Metals & Rock from Other Planets (50:56) Consequences of our Moon Disappearing (54:13) Why Seasons are so Different in Game of Thrones (57:19) The Habitable Worlds Observatory (1:01:44) What Neil is Working On Extra Stuff: Check out Neil's book - https://amzn.to/3ZDrHlc  Follow Neil on Twitter - https://twitter.com/neiltyson  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

What Use Are Female Friendships? - Dr Tania Reynolds - #580

Dr Tania Reynolds is an Assistant Professor in Psychology at the University of New Mexico whose research focuses on women's intrasexual competition, biases in moral evaluations and social and sexual selection. Ancestrally, men needed to go to war and hunt. Given this, it would be rather useful to be friends with the spear-wielding bloke next to you so that you know he's got your back. Women's use case for friends is much more subtle and difficult to determine however, and today we try to decipher the underpinnings of female friendships. Expect to learn why women dislike working underneath a female boss, the painful social existence that very attractive women have to endure, why both men and women bias seeing women as victims and men as perpetrators, why women develop opposite-sex friendships, the most common ways women derogate their rivals, why sexual gossip is a ruthless precision engineered tool and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:26) Why Women Don’t Like Female Bosses (09:06) Are Female Friendships More Vicious? (19:04) How People Respond to Male Suffering (28:22) What Women Get From Friendships (32:02) Why Women Develop Opposite-Sex Friendships (45:18) The Useful Weapon of Gossip (55:50) Tania’s Research into Slut-Shaming (1:02:09) The ‘Bless Her Heart’ Effect (1:08:00) How Female Competition Impacts Self-Image & Diet (1:13:22) What is Driving the Increasing Sexualisation of Society? (1:16:40) Where to Find Dr Reynolds Extra Stuff: Follow Tania on Twitter - https://twitter.com/taniaarline  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

The Mindset Secrets Of Elite Performers - Peter Diamandis - #579

Peter Diamandis is an engineer, physician, founder of the X Prize Foundation and cofounder of Singularity University. If you got rid of Elon Musk's money, or Steve Jobs' factories, they would likely still end up in a successful place because of their mindset. Peter has incubated some of the fastest growing and most innovative CEOs, businesses and performers and developed a number of rules around how to optimise your mental state. Expect to learn the practises that Peter teaches his students to maximise their mindset's effectiveness, the most important principles of developing a big vision for life, how to overcome negativity and limiting beliefs, whether Peter believes humans are going to be able to live to 120 soon, what's happening with space tourism and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:59) Peter’s Journey to Where He Is Now (08:48) How Technology Will Help Us to Love Life (13:13) The Source of our Culture of Cynicism (19:40) Steps to Having an Abundance Mindset (26:58) How Our Bodies Are Dealing With Complex Lives (40:54) Experience with Stem Cell Treatment (43:58) Peter’s Supplement Routine (47:06) Should We Eat Less Red Meat? (54:38) Biggest Tips for Longevity (56:20) Where to Find Peter Extra Stuff: Check out Peter's website - https://www.diamandis.com/ Follow Peter on Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeterDiamandis  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

Lessons From The World's Longest Study On Happiness - Dr Robert Waldinger - #578

Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Zen priest and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running study of adult life ever conducted. What makes for a good life? That was one of the main questions I asked myself when I began this podcast. A far easier solution would have been to speak to Dr Waldinger as his team has been researching thousands of the same individuals for 75 years to answer this question definitively. Expect to learn how you operate a longitudinal study that spans more time than any researcher's career, just how in depth this study went with brain scans and blood tests, what the most important factors which determined life happiness were, how many friends people should have, whether being married makes you live longer, what role achievement has on happiness and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:16) Logistics of The World’s Longest Happiness Study (09:09) Why the Study Focuses on Happiness (12:34) Biggest Misconceptions of What Makes a Happy Life (17:42) Defining Happiness (27:14) Why Do Relationships Matter So Much? (35:43) How Self-centred Actions Lead to Lower Happiness (38:02) What to Look for in an Intimate Partner (44:32) Can Friendships Replace Marriage? (47:34) How Relationships Benefit Health (54:49) Influence of Childhood on Future Relationships (57:58) Is Happiness Based on Luck? (1:02:18) Is Current Society Conducive to Happiness? (1:05:34) What’s Next for the Study? (1:07:39) Where to Find Dr Waldinger Extra Stuff: Buy The Good Life - https://amzn.to/3QwWQ5D  Check out Bob's website - http://www.robertwaldinger.com/  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

This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577

David Goggins is a retired United States Navy SEAL, ultramarathon runner, triathlete, public speaker and an author.  The ability to overcome challenges in life is one we will all need sooner or later. Make no mistake, discomfort is coming for you whether you're ready or not. Goggins happens to be one of the best individuals on earth at dealing with hard things and after a long time without any podcast appearances, I met him in Vegas to find out what new insights he's uncovered. Expect to learn what most people get wrong about motivation, Goggins' thoughts on claims that SEAL selection is too hard, what the most painful experience of his life was, the danger of success making you soft, why he ran the MOAB 240 twice with no knee cartilage, why he recorded a mixtape of insults from the internet, how to overcome laziness, what David's entire daily routine looks like and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/wisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:33) David's New Career of Smoke Jumping (07:00) The Danger of Success Making You Soft (13:21) Is SEAL Selection Too Harsh? (17:54) Running the Moab 240 (23:40) David's One-Second Decision Theory (32:11) When Moab Round #2 Wrecked David’s Ass (36:03) The Most Painful Pursuit Of David's Life (42:52) Why Make a Mixtape of Hate Messages? (53:33) What People Get Wrong About Motivation (57:49) David’s Daily Routine (1:01:31) How to Build Unshakable Confidence (1:07:52) Sharing David’s Mother’s Difficult Experiences (1:17:57) Why David Went Back to See His Tyrannical Father (1:24:53) Speaking up Against Bullying (1:32:56) What it Was Like Being Studied By Andrew Huberman (1:37:45) The Loneliness of Elite Performance (1:44:45) Being Friends with Joe Rogan & The Rock (1:49:31) What’s Next for David? Extra Stuff: Buy Never Finished - https://amzn.to/3Qvcdvs  Follow David on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidgoggins  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

Does Psychology Have A Negative View Of Masculinity? - Dr John Barry - #576

Dr John Barry is a Chartered Psychologist and Professional Researcher, Co-Founder of The Centre for Male Psychology and a leading expert in men’s mental health. Men and women both need help with their mental wellbeing, now more than ever. Yet there seems to be a particular blindness when it comes to men's psychology and how to treat it, plus how to effectively communicate with men about their issues. Expect to learn why traditional masculinity is seen as problematic by the American Psychological Association, the most important factors that impact the wellbeing of a sample of over 4,000 men, the unique challenges that male psychology poses, how important it is for men to have a partner in life, whether men staring at women should be made illegal and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:18) The Need for a Centre for Male Psychology (08:09) Does Male Gender Blindness Exist? (16:05) What Therapists Are Taught About Traditional Masculinity (22:39) Dr Barry’s Thoughts on the Term ‘Toxic Masculinity’ (29:00) How Society’s View of Masculinity Impacts Male Well-being (40:38) When Did Psychology’s Negative Bias Towards Men Begin? (44:14) Outcome of Boys from Fatherless Homes (47:19) Unique Challenges for Men in Managing Mental Health (57:16) The Rise & Consequences of Loneliness in Men (1:06:59) Where to Find Dr Barry Extra Stuff: Check out The Centre For Male Psychology - https://www.centreformalepsychology.com/ Follow Dr Barry on Twitter - https://twitter.com/MalePsychology  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

Why You Should Take The White Pill - Michael Malice - #575

Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster. The 1900s saw some of the worst atrocities in human history. Evil was abound and the bad guys were on top a lot, with the Soviet Union being one of the most brutal examples. Given this, what reason do we have for any hope in the modern world? Expect to learn just how brutal the Soviet jails and gulags were, the torture methods used to extract confessions, how the Western Press were complicit in covering up Russian crimes, the incredible heroism and ingenuity used by people to get through the Berlin wall, why the bad guys don't have to win, Michael's justification for there always being hope and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on Cured Nutrition’s CBD at https://curednutrition.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:13) Do the Public Know Anything About the Cold War? (07:20) Michael’s Message of Hope (12:35) Why is Cynicism So Prevalent in Society? (19:02) Why Ayn Rand’s Speech is Important (24:39) The Inability to Foresee Consequences of Communism (32:12) Political Philosophy at the Start of the 20th Century (39:53) Fundamental Philosophy of the Soviet Union (52:40) Marxism’s Goal of Global Communism (1:00:57) The Most Brutal Aspects of the Soviet Union (1:08:46) Who Was Walter Duranty? (1:13:07) Soviet Tactics to Arrest Innocent People (1:22:03) Soviet Methods of Torture (1:33:10) The Importance of the Berlin Wall (1:40:42) Reasons for Hope (1:53:09) Our Present Fight Against Evil (2:02:47) Michael’s Experience of Writing the Book Extra Stuff: Buy The White Pill - https://amzn.to/3vAtPfH Follow Michael on Twitter - https://twitter.com/michaelmalice  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

600k Q&A - Masculinity Crisis, Overrated Thinkers & Lex Fridman - #574

I hit 600k Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there's some great questions in here about whether Lex Fridman is coming on the podcast, who the most overrated thinker is and my plans for 2023. Expect to learn what my thoughts are on masculinity being in a crisis, my best advice for men in their 20's, whether it's possible to have a well meaning conversation about the Left without calling everyone woke, where I buy my t-shirts from, who I want to bring on the show in 2023, my biggest tips for starting a YouTube channel, why it's a good thing that Newton didn't have Twitter and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:02) Chris’s Spotify Listenership (02:03) Returning to College Later in Life (03:05) Changing Opinion on Birth Control (04:56) Recommended Books (05:20) Micro-dosing Mushrooms in Vegas (06:12) ‘Does Bruno Mars Is Gay?’ (06:24) Writing a Book (08:26) Hitting 600K Subs (09:41) Back Troubles (10:47) January Special Guest (12:24) Chris’s Uni Accommodation (13:02) Foregoing Relationships for Self-Improvement (15:00) Who in Self-Help is Overrated? (15:58) 2 Million Subscribers? (16:29) Chris’s Relationship with Alcohol (18:03) Are We in a Masculinity Crisis? (22:00) Why Chris Cut His Afro (22:59) Obsession with Evolutionary Psychology (25:11) Advice for a Party-Hard Guy (27:58) Spaghetti Fingers or Lasagne Feet? (28:59) Sam Harris (29:57) Stupid Guests (31:00) Would Chris Be Successful if He Was Ugly? (33:55) A Dream Guest for 2023 (35:56) F***, Marry, Kill: Rogan, Schulz, Peterson (37:00) Justin Timberlake Hair (37:15) Influence of Andrew Huberman (38:36) Abstaining from Alcohol (38:52) Is Athletic Greens Worth the Hype? (39:25) How Careful is Chris About Guest Selection? (41:54) Most Under-appreciated Modern Thinker (42:53) How to Find Good Friends (45:29) Chris’s Involvement in the Nightclub Business (46:36) Will Chris Host Rogan? (47:00) Greatest Achievement (48:14) Tips for Starting a Channel (50:47) Difference Between the Radical & Sensible Left (53:57) Origin of Bro Science (55:15) Being Surrounded by Negative People (56:20) Do You Need a Platform to Start a Podcast? (58:25) Is Chris Still Hungry? (1:00:41) Marriage & Children (1:01:30) Continuing to Find New Content (1:03:08) Popularity of Dating Shows (1:05:11) Matthew Walker (1:06:11) Was Jocko Difficult to Deal With? (1:07:33) Favourite Evolutionary Psychology Books (1:08:15) Is it Safe to Workout Commando? (1:08:24) Avoiding YouTube Censorship (1:09:12) Chris’s Background Lights (1:09:39) Number 1 Life Hack (1:09:53) Best Advice for Guys in Their 20’s (1:10:22) Adapting YouTube Styles for 2023 (1:11:43) Having Direct Conversations in the Manosphere (1:13:09) Avoiding Controversy (1:14:14) Collaborating with Lex Fridman (1:14:48) Does Chris Meditate? (1:15:34) Where Does Chris Buy His T-Shirts? (1:16:08) Becoming a Better Mother (1:16:33) How to Settle Down Young (1:17:35) Favourite UK City (1:17:40) Is Chris on TRT? (1:17:49) Opinion on Andrew Tate (1:18:02) Trimming Pubes (1:18:18) What Chris Thinks of WEF & Jews (1:18:47) Did Historical Figures Benefit from Not Having the Internet? (1:19:41) Seeking Progression (1:20:50) What Trait Should Bring a Higher Status? (1:21:56) End of Year Review (1:22:36) Michael Malice Extra Stuff: 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

How Did Human Morality Evolve? - Dr Victor Kumar - #573

Dr Victor Kumar is an Assistant Professor of Philosophy at Boston University, part of the Mind & Morality Lab's Moral Psychology Research Group and an author. Morality might seem like something that exists independently of humans. Things are either good or bad, the current evolutionary state humans in in should not impact this judgement. Yet it seems that culture and evolution heavily influenced each other, and they influenced morality too. Expect to learn why Asian people get red faces when they drink alcohol, which moral emotions can be detected in chimpanzees, why sympathy can be seen as investment advice, how come some people can consume milk and others can't, whether moral grandstanding and performative empathy on Twitter can be explained by evolution, the reason for altruism existing and much more... Sponsors: Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:32) Is Evolution Relevant to Morality? (06:50) How Dr Kumar Defines Morality (14:10) Features of the Human Moral Mind (19:05) Why Humans Differ to Chimps on Respect (29:11) Are There Bad & Good Emotions? (35:06) When Humans Developed Moral Emotions (43:12) How General Altruism Evolved in Humans (47:55) Evolution of Virtue-Signalling (51:23) Did Religiosity Evolve? (1:06:23) Is Morality Objective? (1:14:33) Where to Find Dr Kumar Extra Stuff: Buy A Better Ape - https://amzn.to/3WZM4qO  Check out Victor's website - http://www.victorkumar.org/  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

Life Hacks 210 - #572

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

How Do Women Compete For Partners? - Joyce Benenson - #571

Joyce Benenson is a lecturer of Human Evolutionary Biology at Harvard University whose research focuses on human social structures and sex differences in competition and cooperation. We're often told that men are more competitive, more status-driven and more ruthless with rivals for potential mates. In reality doesn't seem to be true, the difference is that women's competition takes a more subtle, cynical and sophisticated route to drive away their competitors. Expect to learn how women compete for status, why women exclude more than men, why women who promote an egalitarian world are less charitable than you might think, how you can interfere with a rivals' relationship without getting caught, the usefulness of gossip as an enforcement mechanism and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:37) What is Unique in Female Competition? (09:27) Why Girls Should Be Subtle about Educational Success (16:15) The Dark Reason for Females Being More Egalitarian (25:32) Female Competition in Sexual Selection (34:10) Are Women More Anti-social than Men? (39:15) Why Boys & Girls Have Different Childhood Toys (44:31) Do Women Avoid Physical Methods of Conflict? (48:25) Society’s Denial of Differences Between Sexes (52:58) Women Interfering in Rival Relationships (1:00:38) Are Men Becoming More Feminised? (1:05:02) How Joyce Has Avoided Controversy (1:07:20) Where to Find Joyce Extra Stuff: 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

Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus - Helen Lewis - #570

Helen Lewis is a journalist at The Atlantic and an author Humanity has become much less religious and in the ruins of this fresh, listless world, bereft of traditional insight, a cadre of new gurus have risen to take the high priests' place of dispensing insights about how to live. Helen's new BBC Sounds documentary series delves into this world of secular gurus. Expect to learn why a Canadian man has started drinking his own urine, why Steve Jobs was much more than just a tech inventor, how much it costs to be accused of racism over dinner while being banned from crying, why so many people are turning away from mainstream media, Helen's post-mortem on the IDW, the mortal problem that productivity gurus are helping address and much more... Sponsors: Get a $250 discount on Sacred Hunting’s trips at https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernwisdom Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:24) Helen’s Interest in Weird Internet Sub-cultures (06:13) The Fascinating Case Study of Brian Rose (11:06) Should a Guru Be Flawless or Struggling? (15:00) What Human Needs are Gurus Tapping Into? (24:56) Our Current Lack of Faith in Institutions (34:10) Public Figures Are Remembered By Their Transgressions (39:42) Helen’s Study of a Urine Drinker (46:53) The Worst Sub-cultures on the Internet (54:10) What Helen Learned from Crypto Gurus (1:00:20) Paying to be Called Racist Over Dinner (1:20:42) Steve Jobs & Jordan Peterson as Gurus (1:33:36) Where to Find Helen Extra Stuff: Listen to The New Gurus - https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001g9sq/episodes/player Follow Helen on Twitter - https://twitter.com/helenlewis  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

How To Stop Feeling So Burned Out - Chris Bailey - #569

Chris Bailey is a productivity consultant, researcher and best selling author. Being productive is great. Everyone wants to get more done in less time and achieve their goals. But overshooting your tolerance for work can result in misery, fatigue, loss of creativity and days in bed. Finding a balance between the grind and being calm is vital. Expect to learn the scientific theory explaining why burnout exists, why calmness and productivity are intrinsically linked, how being dopamine-driven is a dangerous motivator, how to slow down without feeling idle and lazy, the science of savouring life, why people who watch the news get more PTSD than people who experienced a bombing attack and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get 20% discount on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW10) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:56) Pressure of Being a Productivity Expert (06:01) What Chris Has Learned About Burnout (10:01) How to Recognise Burnout (15:06) Danger of Repetitive Burnouts (20:04) Evolutionary Benefit of Burnout (24:00) Strategies to Overcome Chronic Stress (32:16) Relationship of Calm & Anxiety (42:35) Can You Be Calm & Driven? (54:34) Self-Care Myths (59:12) How to Down-Regulate Dopamine Craves (1:09:13) Where To Find Chris Extra Stuff: Check out Chris' website - https://alifeofproductivity.com/  Buy How To Calm Your Mind - https://amzn.to/3I6NSK6  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

How To Deal With The Shortness Of Life - Dean Rickles - #568

Dean Rickles is Professor of History and Philosophy of Modern Physics at the University of Sydney and a Director of the Sydney Centre for Time. Life doesn't last that long. The ever present spectre of death looms large, even if you life to be 100. This can feel like a tragedy in many ways. What use are our efforts if they'll all be turned to dust eventually? A philosopher is needed here, to give us a fresh perspective. Expect to learn why keeping your options open is a path to an early grave, how you can remind yourself of the miracle that you're alive at all, the solution to living a listless, unintentional life, whether death is actually the only thing that gives life any meaning, the danger of being a sailor without a journey or a route and much more... Sponsors: Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW10) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:24) Is Life Actually Short? (05:20) Seneca’s Thoughts on Living (11:29) The Paradox of Choice (18:25) How Does Accepting Mortality Make Life Better? (24:16) Why Goals Bring Balance (33:20) Danger of ‘Bulletproofing’ Yourself (38:43) Allowing Society to Destroy Your Personality (48:12) Practical Tools to Live Better (58:46) Where to Find Dean Extra Stuff: Buy Life Is Short - https://amzn.to/3Hsk2PV  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

14 Psychoanalytical Concepts To Understand Yourself - Dr Jonathan Shedler - #567

Dr Jonathan Shedler is a psychologist, author, master clinician and clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of California. We do not understand ourselves. Almost all of what is inside of our minds is obscured from us. We don't need to exclusively despair though. With a little work and some good insights from psychoanalysis, the view can be made a little clearer. Expect to learn why people believe that their suffering makes them more moral than others, how you can create a false identity without realising, the ruthless danger of projective identification, how come it's easier for us to see people as either good or bad, how extreme envy can manifest, the manipulative strategies we all enact without thinking and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:48) The Need for Psychoanalytic Psychology (06:11) What is Moral Masochism? (15:32) Developing a False Self (21:16) The Relationship Pattern of Transference (27:49) How Projective Identification & Splitting Works (46:11) Everyone Engages in Repetition & Enactment (50:50) Using Reaction Formation as a Defence (54:22) The Sub-conscious Act of Displacement (1:00:46) One Thing Dr Shedler Wished People Knew (1:03:21) How to Choose the Right Therapist (1:16:01) Where to Find Dr Shedler Extra Stuff: Check out Jonathan's website - https://jonathanshedler.com/  Follow Jonathan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jonathanshedler  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

Insights From History's Greatest Thinkers - David Senra - #566

David Senra is a podcaster and a writer. Many of the most important insights you need to learn to improve your life have already been discovered in the past. Thankfully David spends all his time reading biographies of the greatest thinkers, founders, entrepreneurs and inventors from history and has synthesised those lessons so you can remember them too. Expect to learn how Steve Jobs came to think about time, what Kobe Bryant believed about the dangers of success making you soft, how the Rockefellers created their fortune, why crossing the Vanderbilts may result in you being very dead, whether anyone with extreme success managed to master a work-life balance, why you have to start reading Paul Graham's work, David's most recommended books and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:35) The Mental Athleticism of E-Sports (05:40) Studying How Paul Graham Thinks (11:40) The Hardest Workers of All-Time (21:08) Optimising for Optionality (26:37) Most Common Traits of High Performers (35:14) Are the People David Studied Generally Happier? (43:55) Do the Ends Justify the Means of Success? (1:00:35) The Most Ruthless Entrepreneurs (1:16:57) Founders’ Ability to Deal with Discomfort (1:34:51) How to Retain Important Information Better (1:44:25) David’s 3 Recommended Books (1:47:12) Where to Find David Extra Stuff: Check out David's Podcast - https://pod.link/founders  Follow David on Twitter - https://twitter.com/FoundersPodcast  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

16 Lessons From 2022 - Joe Rogan, Jordan Peterson & Jocko Willink - #565

It's the end of 2022 and to celebrate I thought I'd run through some of the best lessons I've picked up over the last 12 months. This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced so there was a lot to choose from but I ended up settling on 16 insights from some of my favourite conversations, articles and books, both inside and outside of the podcast. Expect to learn why Jocko Willink thinks that most people overcomplicate motivation, what Joe Rogan taught me about difficult and valuable things, why Douglas Murray makes a mean manhattan cocktail, how Jordan Peterson highlighted the price you pay for inaction, how Rob Henderson predicts the news cycle with amazing accuracy, how Rick from Rick & Morty can help you be more confident 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 £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:19) Joe Rogan - Value & Difficulty (03:40) Jordan Peterson - The Price of Inaction (07:18) Roy Baumeister - Women Set the Price of Sex (11:49) Ryan Holiday - Do the Thing (14:59) Rob Henderson - The Goal of Propaganda (18:33) Gurwinder Bhogal - Theory of Bespoke Bullshit (21:56) How to Deal with Critics (30:20) Jocko Willink - Discipline Eats Motivation for Breakfast (33:18) Douglas Murray - You Choose Your Regrets (38:47) Russell Kennedy - Lessons on Anxiety (45:22) Robert Wright - Being Conscious of Your Mental Afflictions (47:40) Greg McKeown - Decide What You Will Suck At (51:25) Alex Hormozi - Outwork Your Self-Doubt (1:02:29) Conclusion Extra Stuff: 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

Surviving The Cancellation Apocalypse - Andrew Schulz - #564

Andrew Schulz is an actor, comedian and a podcaster. The world seems to be losing its mind. No one is sure what the rules for acceptable conduct are any more. From virtue signalling to moral grandstanding, the incentives to take down others are stronger than ever. So why are some people immune to these laws of cancellation and is it a solution that the rest of us can steal for ourselves? Expect to learn whether Elon Musk is a hero or a villain, whether True Geordie's cancellation was appropriate, why Schulz thinks that a marriage with a prenup is not a real marriage, how come people don't sleep with their sisters, why the word "uncircumcised" is totally pointless, why the body positivity movement might just be girls reducing their competition from the dating market, what Schulz learned from Mr Beast and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/wisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:30) Reflecting on True Geordie’s Cancellation (10:59) Elon Musk: Hero or Villain? (18:56) Andrew’s Thoughts on The Manosphere (28:05) Schulz Reviews Marriage (39:22) Will Jake Paul Vs Andrew Tate Happen? (47:59) Why You Don’t Have Sex with Your Siblings (57:29) Culture of Circumcision in America (1:03:07) Should Short Women be Allowed to Date Tall Men? (1:11:20) The Body Positivity Movement (1:22:04) What MrBeast Learned from Mr Beast (1:29:44) Benefits & Challenges of Being Famous (1:43:08) Schulz's Opinion on Joe Rogan (1:50:47) Dealing with the Perils of Fame (1:58:39) Predicting the Future of Media & Comedy (2:05:38) The Joys of Florida (2:10:14) Where to Find Andrew Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Andrew's Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/@OfficialFlagrant Check out Andrew's website - https://theandrewschulz.com/  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

Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy - #563

Dr Russell Kennedy is an MD, Neuroscientist, author and an anxiety specialist. Anxiety is one of the most common challenges faced by people in 2022. In small doses it makes sense evolutionarily, but why is it running so rampant in the modern world, where does it come from and what methods can limit its impact on our lives? Expect to learn what most people misunderstand about anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and trauma, why most existing treatments don't create lasting improvements to anxiety, the relationship between anxiety and a victim mindset, whether it's possible to have an anxious body as well as an anxious mind and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 10% discount on your first month from BetterHelp at https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:21) How Your Childhood Influences Your Anxiety (06:05) The Body’s Role in Anxiety (10:30) Why is Modern Society Plagued with Anxiety? (18:39) How to Uproot Decades-Old Trauma (31:29) The Human Intolerance to Uncertainty (34:29) Is Anxiety Manifested Differently in Men & Women? (44:12) How Many People Misdiagnose Anxiety? (51:14) Things to Do to Begin Healing (1:06:42) Where to Find Dr Kennedy Extra Stuff: Follow Dr Kennedy on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theanxietymd/  Buy Anxiety RX - https://amzn.to/3gSKqHX  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

How To Offend Everyone - Mark Normand - #562

Mark Normand is a podcaster, an actor and a comedian. Mark grew up in a rundown New Orleans bed & breakfast with a cross-dressing manager. Fertile ground for becoming one of the most popular, hardest working and fastest growing comics in America then. But why is it so important to have a pursuit that you care about if you're going to do other, seemingly unrelated hard things? Expect to learn the price that you pay for being a famous comedian, why Mark's life would fall apart if he didn't have a passion to care about, whatever happened to that lady who tweeted about AIDs, whether Cocaine Bear will be given the Oscar nomination it deserves, whether bombing on stage changes your personality and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:13) Cancellations Through the Ages (10:08) Mark’s Home & Childhood (15:37) The Reasons People Visit New Orleans (23:47) Lessons from Failing On Stage (27:54) The Lifestyle of a Working Comedian (36:15) Applying Rules & Rigidity to Life (41:44) Covid Protests in China (44:42) Phrogging & Robberies (55:25) What’s Next for Mark (1:05:11) Where to Find Mark Extra Stuff: Check out Mark's website - http://marknormandcomedy.com/  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

Inside The Liver King's Lie - More Plates More Dates - #561

Derek is a YouTuber, founder of Gorilla Mind and a fitness expert. The Liver King has seen one of the fastest rises to internet fame ever. Documenting his ancestral lifestyle generated millions of followers and hundreds of millions of dollars in revenue for his businesses, but it turns out that the physique he displayed in his content was built on massive amounts of performance enhancing drugs, despite him denying it on many occasions. Expect to learn what Derek thinks of the Liver King's apology video, just how extreme the number of drugs he was talking were, whether there is more information still to come out, the risks for anyone of taking TRT, Derek's thoughts on NoFap, how to develop confidence when approaching someone you like and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code: MW10) Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:11) How the Public Reacted to the Documentary (10:47) What Information did Derek Hold Back? (15:42) Thoughts on the Apology Video (19:55) What Drugs was Liver King on? (30:32) The Future for Liver King (39:31) Health Risks of Taking TRT (48:45) Should We Be Worried About Men’s Testosterone Levels? (1:02:46) Derek’s Opinion of Andrew Huberman (1:13:15) What Chris Learned from an E-Sports Coach (1:17:28) Health Impacts of Modern Bodybuilding (1:24:45) Derek’s Opinion on NoFap (1:29:26) Risks of Going Too Long without Ejaculating (1:34:34) How To Gain Confidence Around Girls (1:42:55) Where to Find Derek Extra Stuff: Subscribe to Derek's YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@MorePlatesMoreDates  Follow Derek on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/moreplatesmoredates/  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

How To Optimise Human Nutrition - Max Lugavere - #560

Max Lugavere is a health and wellness expert, author and a diet advocate. Working out what to eat is hard. Which is odd because everybody does it. You'd think that the science of nutrition, a thing the entire human race relies on multiple times per day, would have some definitive answers. Thankfully Max can explain why it's such a mess and give some solid principles we can all use. Expect to learn whether carnivore is an optimal diet for us all to follow, whether organic and non-GMO actually makes that much of a difference, what to look for in a magnesium supplement, the actual science of seed oils, whether sunscreen is a danger, why nutrition science is so contested, why calories matter but they aren't all that matter and much more... Sponsors: Get 83% discount & 3 months free from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a free bag of Colima Sea Salt at http://modernwisdomsalt.com/ (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:38) Is Shredded Wheat a Superfood? (05:15) Why the Science of Nutrition is So Confusing (12:49) How Important is Organic Produce? (22:17) What’s the Problem with Seed Oils? (31:57) Why Max Isn’t a Carnivore (44:08) Worst Diet for Cognitive Ability (48:58) How to Choose the Right Magnesium Supplement (55:59) Max’s Issue with Mouthwash (1:01:39) How to Know if a Lotion is Really Safe (1:10:23) Supplements You Should Be Aware Of (1:17:15) What the Fitness Community Are Getting Wrong (1:35:30) Where to Find Max Extra Stuff: Check out Max's website - https://www.maxlugavere.com/  Buy Max's book - https://amzn.to/3gQJ1l6  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

What Use Is The Female Orgasm? - David Puts - #559

David Puts is a Professor of Anthropology at Penn State whose research focuses on the evolution and development of human sexuality and sex differences. Apparently women orgasm. Why they do it however, has been a mystery for a long time. They don't need to in order to get pregnant. And sometimes they don't do it at all, for ages. So what use is the female orgasm, and what predicts the sort of partner who'll make it happen? Expect to learn if the female orgasm is just a gatekeeper for oxytocin, whether more dominant male faces predicted earlier orgasm, why men competed for women through contests rather than sexual selection, how male-male aggression, not female selection drove the evolved differences between men and women, whether you can tell a person's personality from their voice pitch and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:46) Why Does the Female Orgasm Exist? (07:26) The Purpose of Released Hormones after Sex (16:53) Is Too Much Dominance Bad? (22:19) How Sexual Selection Occurs in Humans (28:36) Unique Traits of Male Development (37:55) Are Male Traits Only Developed for Survival? (43:28) How Does Male-Male Aggression Attract Females? (54:47) Is there a Difference Between Male & Female Mental Capabilities? (1:04:26) Telling Someone’s Personality From Their Voice (1:18:06) Where to Find David Extra Stuff: Check out David's website - https://beel.la.psu.edu/  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

How To Take Charge Of Your Life's Direction - Tim Urban - #558

Tim Urban is one of the internet's most popular writers and the founder of Wait But Why. When we look to our past, many of us believe that we could have behaved differently, perhaps that we should have behaved differently. Yet when we look to the future we believe that our path is locked in and genuine change is difficult, this couldn't be more backward and Tim explains it in a number of obvious, face-palm-inducing ways. Expect to learn what Tim thinks about Elon's takeover of Twitter, why leisure time when you're not supposed to be having leisure time is a curse, why you should absolutely not marry the wrong person, Tim's best advice for dealing with procrastination, how he copes with criticism from strangers and peers, how to avoid dwelling on decisions you didn't make and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on House Of Macadamias’ nuts at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:19) How Sword-fights Are Legal in Texas (05:11) Life is Too Short to Waste Time (12:44) Mistaking the Comfortable for the Enjoyable (17:49) How to Not Dwell on Painful Regrets (25:24) Elon Musk’s Takeover of Twitter (35:37) Maintaining Motivation in a Big Project (47:14) The Struggle to Choose a Partner (53:00) How to Deal with Criticism (1:01:55) Where to Find Tim Extra Stuff: Read Tim's blog here - https://waitbutwhy.com/  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

How Billionaires Are Preparing For Doomsday - Douglas Rushkoff - #557

Douglas Rushkoff is a media theorist, futurist, writer and documentarian. The world's richest people are preparing for the end. They're buying up farming land and below-ground bunkers in New Zealand. What catastrophe is it that they think is about to happen? And what happens if technology creates a techno-hell instead of a techno-utopia? Expect to learn what happens when you're invited to brief billionaires on the future downfall of the earth, whether having your own sovereign nation at sea is a realistic idea, whether it's possible to live in an underground missile silo with an indoor infinity pool, what mindset is driving this techno-paranoia and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on the best Ketone Drink at https://ketone-iq.com/ (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:56) How Billionaires Are Preparing Now for Doomsday (08:26) What Introduced Douglas to this Subject? (16:31) The Possibilities of Seasteading (26:33) Society’s Knee-jerk Reaction of Totalitarianism (31:46) The Parts of Preparation that Billionaires Struggle with (37:59) Desire for a Better, More Enjoyable Future (51:28) How Individuals & Society Can Improve (1:01:07) Where to Find Douglas Extra Stuff: Buy Survival Of The Richest - https://amzn.to/3XzAdRq  Follow Douglas on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rushkoff  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

How Men Compete For Status - Rob Henderson - #556

Rob Henderson is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a US Air Force Veteran. Men fight. Sometimes they look silly when they fight. But they also collaborate and team up to take on common enemies. Women fight in very different ways that are less obvious, but no less vicious, and they sometimes try to even scupper their own teammates. Expect to learn how men's judgements of formidability are better at predicting future sexual partners than women's judgements of attractiveness, why male intrasexual competition is so much more obvious, my theory around why men hate to hear that women like dad bods, why there are rules in a "no rules" street fight, what happens if you get kidnapped by an Amazonian tribe and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:53) Rob’s PhD Thesis (09:30) The Male Warrior Hypothesis (17:45) Are Men the Cause of Tribalism? (23:05) Chimp Aggression is 100x Human Aggression (29:23) Why Women Liking Dad-Bods Offends Men (47:35) Is Formidability in Men More Attractive Than Appearance? (54:58) Are Women More Attractive the More They Are Respected? (1:01:11) The Male Monkey Dance (1:12:25) Insights on Male Aggression from the The Bourne Identity Movies (1:19:56) Where to Find Rob Extra Stuff: Check out Rob's Substack - https://robkhenderson.substack.com/ Follow Rob on Twitter - https://twitter.com/robkhenderson  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

The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control - Dr Sarah Hill - #555

Dr Sarah Hill is a psychologist and professor at TCU whose research focusses on women, health, and sexual psychology. Women ovulate, and this changes their behaviour across their cycle. Unless they take hormonal birth control that is, in which case their behaviour changes even more dramatically in ways that no one anticipated and there is evidence to suggest that this might not just be temporary. Expect to learn why hormonal birth control can make women prioritise wealth in men, why women who come off are less sexually satisfied with partners they chose when they were on birth control, the relationship between taking the pill with anxiety, depression, bisexuality and stress, whether it's a good thing for women to have sex with men who they wouldn't marry and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:23) How Hormonal Changes Influence Behaviour (07:27) Learning About Hormones Shouldn’t Be Uncomfortable for Women (15:57) The Consequences of Using Hormonal Birth Control (29:03) Is Birth Control a Cause of the Mating Crisis? (40:44) How Birth Control Impacts Sexual Orientation (46:23) Does Birth Control Increase Depression? (54:38) Can Men Sense Ovulation in Women? (1:02:12) Looking to the Future of Birth Control (1:09:45) Where to Find Dr Hill Extra Stuff: Buy This Is Your Brain on Birth Control - https://amzn.to/3g8WCUF Follow Sarah on Twitter - https://twitter.com/sarahehillphd  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

9 Strategies To Better Control Your Time - Laura Vanderkam - #554

Laura Vanderkam is a time management expert and an author. Time is non-renewable. It's the single most important asset we have, and yet almost everyone wishes they spent their time differently. Thankfully Laura has distilled 9 of her best strategies from years of coaching people on how to control their time more effectively. Expect to learn what everyone is getting wrong when it comes to writing their to-do lists, why intentionality is such a crucial skill to develop, how having a bedtime can fix your daytime schedule issues, how to make boring routine tasks suck less, a simple solution to ensure you do hard things and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:22) Why Is Time Management So Overwhelming? (04:44) Common Errors in Managing Time (09:28) Creating a Life That You Enjoy (19:49) The Need to Set a Bedtime (25:06) Use Fridays for Planning (29:50) Do Physical Activity By 3pm (32:47) Form Habits by Doing Something 3x a Week (38:42) Creating Backup Slots in Your Schedule (43:19) One Big Adventure, One Little Adventure (50:12) Batching the Little Tasks in Life (1:00:19) Where to Find Laura Extra Stuff: Buy Tranquility By Tuesday - https://amzn.to/3hPdXTe Follow Laura on Twitter - https://twitter.com/lvanderkam  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

The Evolutionary Psychology Of Friendship - Dr Jaimie Krems - #553

Dr Jaimie Krems is an Assistant Professor at Oklahoma State University and a social psychologist whose research explores human social cognition, emotions, and behaviour. Evolution has shaped the way that men and women make and break friendships. It's made us into life-saving, caring, aggressive, jealous, friend-guarding, backbiting, gossiping animals, but why is it that male and female friendships are so different, plus a ton of other fascinating insights. Expect to learn why a woman's body shape is so important to her attractiveness, why venting is a manipulative social strategy, how men with dad bods are literally perceived as better dads, why women who have casual sex are seen as having lower self-esteem even though there's no data to back it up, how a pro-life stance on abortion might be less virtuous than people first think and much more... Sponsors: Get £150 discount on Eight Sleep products at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:24) How Male & Female Friendships Differ (08:38) The Female Need to Vent (18:01) How Attractiveness Impacts Female Friendships (25:30) Finding a Balance of Jealousy (31:49) Perceiving Women’s Shapes & Sizes (41:54) Why Women Dress the Way They Do (47:56) Does Slut-Shaming Come More From Men Than Women? (55:33) Attitudes to Abortion as a Mating Strategy (1:06:47) Impact of Sexual Strategy on Religious Beliefs (1:11:26) Relationship Between Casual Sex & Self-Esteem (1:19:29) What’s Next for Jaimie’s Research (1:24:46) The Need for Friendship for Happiness (1:29:34) Where to Find Dr Krems Extra Stuff: Check out Jaimie's website - https://www.kremslab.com/  Follow Jaimie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/JaimieKrems  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