Modern Wisdom

The Untold Story Of England’s Greatest King - Dan Jones - #852

Dan Jones is a historian, author and a podcaster. Though many English kings throughout history have left a lasting impact, Henry V is considered potentially the greatest ever, even though he only ruled for 9 years. So, what made him such an important figure and why has his legacy endured for over 600 years? Expect to learn why King Henry V made such an impact on history, how he rose to power and what he managed to accomplish during his reign, why he was so impressive as a leader, what has happened to Henry’s legacy in the 600 years since he died, why he became so controversial recently and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Why Write a Book About Henry V? (05:42) Why Henry V Was an Unlikely King (10:47) Henry V’s First Major Achievement (13:40) Surviving an Arrow Through the Skull (22:19) Seeing The World Through Legendary Individuals (30:22) Impact of the Little Ice Age (33:09) How Henry V Became King (41:59) Was the King Expected to Be a Great Warrior? (45:17) Daily Routine of a Siege (54:08) Henry V’s Romantic Life (58:48) Why Agincourt Was a Huge Mistake (01:11:42) Henry V’s Strengths & Weaknesses (01:20:43) The End of Henry V (01:26:59) Laying the Foundations for the War of the Roses (01:32:22) Why Henry V Has Become Controversial (01:41:18) Dan’s Thoughts on Morally Condemning Our History (01:52:12) The Never-Ending Now (02:00:53) Recommended Areas of History to Explore (02:04:12) Where to Find Dan Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $5 off your next Magic Spoon order at https://magicspoon.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Check out Dan's podcast - This Is History: https://tinyurl.com/mr33drez 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

Discipline, Motivation & The Champion’s Mindset - Chris Bumstead - #851

Chris Bumstead is a professional bodybuilder, 5x Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title holder, and a business owner. Ask any of the greats what it takes to win, and they’ll tell you the same thing: greatness comes at a cost. So, what is the price to becoming the best? What lessons are there to discover from a world champion who is prioritising his mental health above his sport? Expect to learn Chris’ reflections on his prep for his 6th Olympia Championship, Chris’ message to his younger self, how to balance the sacrifices it takes to become elite, how becoming a dad changed Chris as a person, what life will be like after retirement, how to stop being less harsh on yourself and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Hoping to Win a 6th Olympia (09:20) What’s Next for Chris? (13:10) Preparing for the Olympia (20:36) What Chris Would Tell His Younger Self (25:48) Unwavering Confidence is a Lie (33:46) What if Chris Hadn’t Gone for it? (40:41) The Pursuit is Greater Than the Prize (46:45) Experiencing Parenthood (56:23) How to Let Go of Perfectionism (59:35) Advice for Choosing a Good Partner (01:05:44) How Women Can Help Their Man Flourish (01:09:37) Embracing the Highs & Lows of Life (01:19:39) What is Your Definition of Success? (01:23:57) Accepting Where You Are Right Now (01:29:41) How to Avoid Being Too Cynical (01:38:40) Learning to Say ‘No’ More (01:49:11) The Current State of Gym Culture (01:54:29) How Your Mind Impacts Your Training (01:59:26) Be Worthy of Your Suffering Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) 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

2.75M Q&A - Women’s Value, Loneliness & Bernie Sanders - #850

I hit 2.75 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to learn whether I'll bring Bernie Sanders on the podcast, what I think about women's value to the world, why my forearms are this size, how to deal with loneliness, whether I'll release merch, why I'm a large emo kid, my advice for people going through a tough time and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) New Studio (01:02) Women’s Value to the World (03:49) When Will We Get Merch? (04:42) Start Saying ‘Y’all’ (05:45) Autoimmune Issues (09:03) Massively Forearms (09:56) Relationship With Caffeine & Nicotine (11:22) Advice for Shorter Men (12:27) Investing So Much in Visuals (14:52) Daily Nutrition Plan (15:45) Will Chris Get Circumcised? (16:44) Feeling Lonely (18:38) Balancing Left Vs Right Guests (20:43) Chris’s Inner Monologue (21:52) Favourite Music (23:07) Fear of Not Having Good Friends (26:19) Overcoming Bullying (29:20) Inferiority Complex Disguised as Success (33:21) The Future of Britain (36:02) Out-of-Reach Guests (37:30) Experience With Tinnitus (40:03) Being Friends With Alex Hormozi (40:42) Work-Life Balance (42:26) Life Hack for Body Language (43:35) Advice to Younger Chris (45:07) Saying ‘Downstream’ All the Time (45:48) Missing the Nightlife Scene (47:01) Is Chris Redpilled? (47:59) VIP for Riverside (48:32) Challenging Your Guests (50:06) Toughest Guest (50:58) Next Episode With Alex Hormozi (51:22) Backup Plan for the Podcast (53:07) Chris’s Experience With Therapy (56:14) Favourite Books This Year (58:03) Favourite Bodybuilders (59:19) How Chris Increased His Testosterone (01:00:57) Getting a Golden Retriever Puppy (01:02:04) What If I Never Achieve More? (01:06:12) Underachieving Episodes (01:07:56) Merch Designs (01:08:16) 100 Books List Update (01:09:06) Advice for a Lonely, Young Man (01:10:40) Dealing With the Lonely Chapter (01:13:09) Number 1 Productivity Tip (01:14:37) How Chris Got Into Metal Music (01:16:10) Chris as a Teenager (01:17:09) Recommended Fiction Books (01:18:13) Talking About Things You Aren’t Well-Versed in (01:20:39) Ghosting Your Friends (01:23:33) Dealing With Loneliness in School (01:26:23) How to Stay Grounded (01:28:20) Finding a Woman With Similar Interests (01:30:50) The Cost of Being Exceptional (01:33:31) Worrying About Mould (01:35:15) Does Chris Relisten to Episodes? (01:36:37) Underlying Theme of Every Episode (01:38:16) Cinema Episode With Bernie Sanders (01:40:41) Is Sobriety Still Difficult? (01:42:45) Ending Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) 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

Is Our Food Supply Making Us Sick? - Calley Means - #849

Calley Means is an entrepreneur, health & wellness advocate and an author. Why is America struggling with all time highs of obesity and illness? Healthcare has never been more advanced and yet levels of healthiness have never been worse. What's going on? And is there a way to make America healthy again? Expect to learn why modern health is so broken, the healthcare system's biggest issues, which health problems are unique to Americans, what is wrong with American food compared to the rest of the world, the most harmful environmental toxins to avoid, what politicians are not doing from a regulatory standpoint to help Americans and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Timestamps: (00:00) Why is Modern Health So Broken? (04:28) The Corrupt Hospital System (07:57) What’s the Motive for the Corruption? (21:01) Biggest Current Issues in Healthcare (25:06) What is Chronic Disease? (35:00) America’s Challenges Vs Europe’s (42:41) The General Diet of Low-Income Households (51:10) How American Ingredients Impact the Gut (55:11) Can We Trust Our Water & Air? (01:01:35) Study Says We’re Exercising Too Much (01:07:02) Calley’s Thoughts on Ozempic (01:21:15) The Infertility Industry (01:29:17) What is Truemed? (01:35:33) President Trump & RFK Jr’s Partnership (01:40:51) The Next 50 Years (01:44:26) Similarities With the Climate Debate (01:52:42) Where Should People Go for Health Information? (02:02:40) Where to Find Calley 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

Male Body Dysmorphia, Fat Loss & Insane Challenges - Will Tennyson - #848

Will Tennyson is a YouTuber and an athlete. Taking a journey from fat to fit is a massive achievement in itself. Will then went on to become one of the best creators of positive fitness and mindset content on the internet and today we get to discover some of his best lessons from a decade of self-improvement. Expect to learn why Will decided to become morbidly obese for a day and what he learned, which diet allowed him to lose the most weight, his thoughts on the state of male body dysmorphia, what Will thinks of Nikocado Avocado’s insane transformation, what Will's mental health journey looks like and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get expert bloodwork analysis and bypass Function’s 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Enroll in Hillsdale College's free online courses at https://hillsdale.edu/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MW10) Timestamps: (00:00) Becoming Fat For a Day (04:02) Will’s Relationship With Food (08:42) Strategies for Simplifying Weight Loss (10:58) Male Body Image in Modern Society (14:30) What Will Wished He Knew When He Was Younger (19:05) The Lonely Chapter (25:09) Becoming Aware of Your Ageing (29:04) The Importance of Being More Playful (31:41) Nikocado Avocado’s Transformation (36:17) The Hardest Challenge Will Has Done (39:34) What Will’s Life is Like as a YouTuber (52:47) Will’s Thoughts on Bryan Johnson (59:00) The New World of Hybrid Training (01:02:35) Being Overwhelmed By Fitness Information (01:06:48) If Will Could Only Keep 10 Exercises (01:12:30) How Will’s Mental Health is Today (01:24:26) What’s Next for Will (01:24:50) Where to Find Will 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

The Unstoppable Power Of Reframing Your Experiences - Derek Sivers - #847

Derek Sivers is an entrepreneur, author, and speaker. Things are not what they are, things are what we think they are. The power of reframing and changing your perspective is a kind of alchemy, and today we get to hear some of Derek's best principles for altering the way you see everything. Expect to learn how you can reframe your perspective for the better, what the term ‘Useful Not True’ means, why your thoughts cannot be trusted, why people don’t bond over facts but rather perspectives, how to not become discouraged if you are thrown off course, how to make better decisions and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Timestamps: (00:00) Useful But Not True (06:41) Why is Reframing Important? (13:08) Derek’s Car Accident (23:11) We Bond Over Our Perspectives (28:29) Is it Right to Sometimes Break the Rules? (36:35) Your Own Thoughts Are Untrue (47:28) Evaluating Beliefs Fuelled By Emotion (55:39) Judge the Content & Not the Box (01:06:05) The Value of Diverse Worldviews (01:17:30) How to Better Reframe Your Experiences (01:32:22) Are These Tools Universally Useful? (01:41:46) Our Desire to Be Perfect Immediately (01:48:25) You Are What You Pretend to Be (02:01:37) Where to Find Derek 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

How Will The 2024 Election Play Out? - Nate Silver - #846

Nate Silver is a statistician, writer of Silver Bulletin, and Founder of FiveThirtyEight. No one truly knows who will win an election, but if anyone does, it's Nate. He is the man behind the most accurate, sophisticated polling data assessments in America and has an insight into modern culture like no one else. Expect to learn why this election cycle differs from other ones, just how complex election prediction models are, what the most important topics of this election are, whether there is ever a chance for a 3rd party option to become president, the role of the media in determining who wins and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) How Nate Mastered Sports Betting (04:01) Models Used to Predict Elections (08:03) The Way People Vote Today (11:02) Why Kamala Harris Isn’t Appearing on Podcasts (14:54) Do Debates Change People’s Minds? (17:22) The Impact of Running Mates (23:53) Have the Assassination Attempts Impacted the Election? (30:16) The States That Decide the Election (32:50) Likelihood of a Third-Party Candidate Being Elected (37:39) The Power of ‘the Village & the River’ (44:48) Nate’s Experiences With Sam Bankman-Fried (49:24) Why Crypto Investors Are More Likely to Be Scammed (56:29) Psychology of High Risk-Takers (01:01:54) The Price You Pay to Be Nate Silver (01:04:30) Nate’s Core Values (01:10:13) Where to Find Nate 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 Nate's Newsletter - Silver Bulletin: https://www.natesilver.net/ 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

Has America Completely Lost Its Mind? - Ben Shapiro - #845

Ben Shapiro is a political commentator, Co-Founder of the Daily Wire, an author and a podcaster. Election years are always chaotic, but this one feels particularly spicy. Why is the world at fever pitch and how much is actually going to stop after November? Expect to learn if the 2024 election is going to be a typical one, why Ben hasn't had Donald Trump on his show, Ben's experience with childhood bullying and how it changed him, what Ben wished more men realised about masculinity, his thoughts on Elon Musk, how to deal with public criticism and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Bypass the 300,000-person waitlist at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on your first order from Maui Nui Venison by going to https://mauinuivenison.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Why This Election is Particularly Wild (04:38) Why Ben Hasn’t Had Trump on His Show (12:43) What if Trump Runs Again in 2028? (16:47) Can America Ever Be United? (19:33) Are Forces Conspiring Against Trump? (28:16) The Media’s Response to Assassination Attempts on Trump (41:50) Ben’s Experience in School (52:42) Advice to People Who Don’t Fit in (58:40) Being a Father & Public Figure (01:04:06) Sympathy for the Insecure Overachiever (01:10:57) How to Pick the Right Partner (01:22:28) What Ben Wishes More Men Knew (01:30:51) The Risk of Becoming a Caricature of Yourself (01:35:17) Does Ben Regret Doing a Daily Show? (01:39:48) Dealing With Intense Public Criticism (01:46:08) Why Scientific American Endorsed Kamala Harris (01:50:22) Keeping Your Sanity During the Election (01:55:05) Elon Musk’s Rise to Prominence (02:01:23) Have We Passed Peak Woke? 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

Why Do Humans Actually Have Emotions? - Dr Laith Al-Shawaf - #844

Dr Laith Al-Shawaf is an emotions researcher and Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at UCCS. Humans have a wide range of emotions. But why do we feel anything at all? Why do we have a felt sense of emotions and how did they evolve? Expect to learn the evolutionary story of why humans feel stuff, whether some emotions are more basic than others, evolutionary explanations for joy, anger, disgust, envy, awe, happiness and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MW10) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Why Do We Have Emotions? (06:37) How Our Emotions Advocate For Us (14:02) Emotions From an Evolutionary Perspective (20:54) Are Some Emotions More Basic Than Others? (25:02) Why We Experience Fear & Surprise (28:34) How Shame is Adaptive (36:47) Why Anxiety is So Prevalent in Modern Society (44:59) Explaining the Trait of Need for Cognition (54:14) Feeling Emotions About Emotions (01:03:49) The Difference Between Envy & Jealousy (01:08:33) Emotions That Aren’t Really Adaptive (01:16:26) How Laith Applies His Work to Daily Life (01:32:55) Where to Find Laith 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

Why Can No One Agree On Evolution, Race & Religion? - Richard Dawkins - #843

Richard Dawkins is an evolutionary biologist, author, and emeritus fellow at the University of Oxford. I spoke to Richard on stage in Austin Texas as a part of his final ever live tour. The next day we got to sit down and discuss all the things we didn't have time to talk about the night before. Expect to learn what Richard thinks about the recent rise of cultural Christianity, whether religion was an influential factor on the evolution of humans, what Richard meant by “Race Is A Spectrum, Sex Is Pretty Damn Binary”, where people without a religious worldview should get their meaning from, Richard's explanation for evolution for those who don’t believe in it and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (0:00) The Rise of Cultural Christianity (02:44) Dealing With a Shattered Worldview (05:13) Why Religion Arises in Every Culture (10:47) Biological Sex is an Obvious Binary (18:01) Race From an Evolutionary Perspective (25:43) Is Social Justice a Replacement for Religion? (28:04) Darwin’s Marriage Wish List (33:50) Richard’s Message to Evolution Sceptics (40:56) The Link Between Primates & Humans (45:49) Biology’s View of Consciousness (51:42) Why Behavioural Genetics is Still Controversial (54:16) The Ethics of Embryo Selection & Manipulation (01:04:37) What’s Next for Richard 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: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - 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

Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Recovery & Stress Management - Dr Mike Israetel - #842

Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization. Muscle building and fat loss are often the main focuses of bodybuilding. But what about recovery? What are the most effective ways to recover quicker, reduce stress and get more jacked? Expect to learn what it means to actually recover from fatigue, how recovery is measured if you're not a professional athlete, Dr Mike's thoughts on regular weed usage, science's most effective ways to reduce fatigue, the biggest mistakes people make when trying to recover well, what evidence there is for supplements, saunas & cold plunges and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $500 discount on Fountain Life at https://fountainlife.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) How to Understand Recovery (06:01) Stress & Fatigue’s Impact on Recovery (22:48) Can You Measure Recovery? (25:23) Why Mike Used Weed (33:49) Tools for Recovery Tracking (43:28) Two Types of Fatigue (50:25) Biggest Inputs That Reduce Fatigue (55:06) Most Common Sleep Errors (01:02:03) What People Get Wrong About Rest (01:18:04) Biggest Food Mistakes People Make (01:23:37) What is Stress Management? (01:29:45) Advice for People in a High Stress Situation (01:33:38) Does Cardio Work for Recovery? (01:48:35) Heart Rate & Stretching for Recovery (01:53:31) The Science of Hot & Cold Therapy (01:59:28) Mike’s Main Recovery Takeaways (02:09:31) Where to Find Mike 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

How To Be More Hopeful In A Cynical World - Dr Jamil Zaki - #841

Dr Jamil Zaki is a psychologist, professor at Stanford University, and an author. In a world filled with fake news, bad news and doom, it’s easy to become cynical. But what does science say about whether cynicism helps or harm us? Why is it so seductive, and how can we all learn to become more hopeful? Expect to learn why people are so tempted by cynicism, how skepticism is different, if cynical people are more or less happy, health, intelligent and successful, whether there is a reason to feel more hopeful, the role of optimism in your life, how to cultivate more positivity and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Why is Cynicism So Alluring? (06:10) The Cynicism Safety Blanket (15:11) How to Spot a Cynical Person (22:05) Is Cynicism Contagious? (26:58) Can Someone Be Universally Cynical? (30:51) How Cynicism Has Grown Over Time (37:09) Does Childhood Impact Cynicism? (41:28) Tools to Combat Cynicism (56:05) Why This Was Personal for Jamil (01:03:48) Advice for People Who Want to Take More Risks (01:07:27) Where to Find Jamil 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

8 Unexpected Lessons To Be Less Hard On Yourself - Oliver Burkeman - #840

Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author. Does trying harder to be extra productive actually work? Does it net more success or just more misery? For the Type-A people in the world, how can we learn to be less tough on ourselves and learn to have more fun in the process? Expect to learn what imperfectionism is, how to overcome decision paralysis & dealing with distractions better, whether or not there is an easy solution to imposter syndrome, the unexpected solution to fixing procrastination, the most effective ways to curb self-criticism, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MW10) Timestamps: (00:00) What is Imperfectionism? (04:20) Stop Trying to Fully Control Your Life (13:24) Why Everyone Should Have a Productivity Phase (17:09) Defining Insecure Overachievers (25:25) Can You Rehabilitate an Insecure Overachiever? (32:41) How to Not Be Your Worst Enemy (37:18) Confronting Painful Truths (41:20) Overcomplicating the Art of Reading (52:27) You Can’t Care About Everything (56:16) Let the Future Be the Future (01:03:15) The Magic of Finishing Things (01:07:45) Removing Obsession From Consistency (01:11:38) How to Find Focus in Chaos (01:18:45) The Key to Enjoying Life (01:22:43) Where to Find Oliver 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

12 Raw Truths About Gaining Power & Respect - Robert Greene - #839

Robert Greene is an author and historian. Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature and today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him on seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity, Machiavelli and more. Expect to learn the biggest problems with modern philosophy, why acquiring knowledge and skill are always the most important thing, why you must protect your reputation at all costs, why you are so often your own worst enemy, which lessons from Machiavelli most people miss, advice for young men wanting to make it in the world and much more…. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)  Timestamps: (00:00) Robert’s First Appearance on Modern Wisdom (02:48) The Problem With Modern Philosophy (10:21) Knowledge & Skills Are Like Gold & Silver (20:25) Why You Shouldn’t Be Cynical (24:52) Stupid People Are More Dangerous Than Evil People (30:19) The Power of Your Reputation (44:39) Your Weirdness is Your Strength (01:06:48) How to Stop Wasting Your Time (01:18:11) The Curse of Immediate Success (01:30:53) Why You Should Relish Being Attacked (01:34:57) Use Absence to Increase Respect (01:44:49) Most Important Lesson From Machiavelli (01:52:36) Advice for Young Men Who Feel Lost (02:00:26) Robert’s Forthcoming Book (02:04:54) Where to Find Robert 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

What Do People Really Want In A Partner? - Dr Paul Eastwick - #838

Dr Paul Eastwick is a psychologist, professor, and a researcher. What do people actually want in a partner compared to what they say they want? Paul is the lead author on largest study of its kind which was just released breaking down exactly this question. Expect to learn the #1 trait people actually look for in a partner, how well people know what they want, what Ideal Partner Preference-Matching is, the biases that affect mate evaluation, the sex differences in stated vs. revealed preferences, whether big data could improve dating app matching 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 (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Do People Know What They Want in a Partner? (03:40) Distinguishing Stated & Revealed Preferences (13:52) Biggest Discrepancies in Preferences (18:21) Sex Differences in Preferences (22:03) Black Pills & White Pills of the Study (31:32) Why People Secretly Want a Good Lover (38:59) Unanswered Questions From the Study (42:42) Biases in Selecting a Partner (48:18) The Unexplainable Sense of Falling in Love (51:38) Traits of People Who Can’t Retain a Partner (54:45) Have Mate Preferences Changed Over Time? (01:00:52) How We Actually Think About Our Partners (01:05:29) Where to Find Paul Extra Stuff: Read Paul's Study: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/fe56h Listen to Paul's Podcast: https://www.lovefactuallypod.com/ 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

The Truth Behind The Fall Of The UK - Rory Stewart - #837

Rory Stewart is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, podcaster and former diplomat and politician. From riots to stabbings, useless politicians to corrupt businesses, all wrapped in terrible weather and high taxes, the UK is not having a great time right now. Perhaps Rory can help explain what is going wrong. Expect to learn what Afghanistan is like under new Taliban control, what the real problems in the UK are, why politicians are so reliably stupid, whether immigration really is breaking Britain just how bad extreme poverty is around the world, the latest updates with the Royal family and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) 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 MODERNWISDOM20) Timestamps: (00:00) Current Atmosphere in Afghanistan (04:27) The Incompetence of Western Leaders (15:36) What’s Happening to the UK? (19:53) Do Politicians Only Care About London? (33:06) The UK’s Biggest Problems (37:26) Should We Be Worried About Free Speech? (45:37) How Bad is Extreme Poverty in 2024? (51:38) The Pitfalls of Organised Charities (58:02) Why Poverty Hasn’t Improved in Africa (01:03:23) How Effective Altruism Impacted Charity (01:07:23) Where to Find Rory Extra Stuff: Watch Rory's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0HOe7gf7I Support Rory's effort to end extreme poverty: https://givedirectly.org/tedtalk 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

The New Science Of Longevity, Resilience & Breaking Bad Habits - Dr Andrew Huberman - #836

Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster. From personal dramas to scientific uproars, it's been a wild year for the biggest health & fitness podcaster in the world. And today we get to discover his biggest new insights about life, relationships and protocols. Expect to learn whether you actually should drink coffee within 90 minutes of waking up, how to get the best sleep of your life according to the latest science, how to become a morning person, what Andrew has learned about the perils of fame and public scrutiny, what new research says on the world of longevity supplements, why you should always do your research when testing with peptides and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Adenosine in the First 90 Minutes of the Day (12:15) Why Jocko Never Gets Tired (23:59) How to Become a Morning Person (35:05) Andrew’s New Daily Routine (43:39) Mentally Dealing With a Rapid News Cycle (53:46) Why Stories Are More Powerful Than Statistics (01:04:46) The Tim Kennedy Alarm Clock (01:09:55) Dissecting the Story You Tell Yourself (01:21:28) The Blessing & Curse of Good Memory (01:31:48) How Andrew Deals With Public Scrutiny (01:42:53) What it Was Like to Wake Up to the Hit Piece (01:55:28) Advice to People Going Through an Intense Time (02:04:50) The Lonely Chapter (02:14:28) Thoughts on Bryan Johnson (02:20:50) Current State of Longevity Research (02:32:00) Thinking About Your Long Arc (02:44:18) Using BPC-157 to Recover Faster (02:53:30) Why Andrew is Teaching an Undergraduate Course (02:57:47) Being a Researcher & Influencer (03:06:38) How to Follow Your Intuition More (03:24:41) What’s Next for Andrew 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

2.5M Q&A - Naval Ravikant, Quitting Alcohol & Having Kids - #835

I hit 2.5 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to learn who I’m thinking of bringing on as guests on the left and right, how to learn to trust your decisions and how to be aware of the biases that can influence them, my advice for getting out of a Rut, how to ask critical questions, what it’s like living with a giraffe and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM20) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Appreciating Traditional Journalism (02:28) People Who Said Chris Wouldn’t Make it (03:44) How to Support Chris Better (04:39) How Much of the Show is Edited? (05:55) Wearing Shorts With Tulsi Gabbard (06:47) Living With Zack (07:40) Engaging With the Mainstream (09:28) Does Chris Pay Guests? (12:17) Getting Better at Asking Questions (14:31) Has Chris Shaved His Head Completely? (14:52) When is Chris Having Children? (16:05) Dreaming Big Without Fear of Failure (17:38) Was Chris the Secret Donor of CJI (18:28) More Thoughts on No Alcohol (22:11) Has Chris Read All of Red Rising? (23:08) Being Adopted By Mike Israetel (23:49) Anxiety About Getting Olde (24:49) Having Progressives on the Sho (25:45) Has Chris Hired New People? (26:26) What Are the Podcaster’s Podcasts? (28:36) Visiting Florence (28:53) Does Being Articulate Come Naturally? (30:41) Sports Mode or Regular in Crocs? (31:10) Experience With Lasik (32:19) When Chris Works Out (32:52) Cricket in Australia (33:44) Should Alex O’Connor Shave His Moustache? (34:38) Ben Shapiro on the Show (34:50) Would Chris Still Be Doing the Pod If it Wasn’t Successful? (36:40) Naval on the Sho (37:30) Tim Dillon on the Show (38:06) When to Have a Drink & When to Say No (39:40) How is Chris Doing? (42:52) A Dark Matter, Alternate Chris (43:27) Hardest Part of Being Chris (47:14) Mel Robbins on the Sho (47:44) Being Newly Single (49:07) Why Chris Respects Dan Bilzerian (50:19) Chris’s Biggest Music Recommendations (52:34) Being a Better Decision-Maker (56:52) Current Gym Goals (58:10) How to Get Out of a Rut (01:01:58) Advice to Rising Public Figures (01:03:44) Raising the Bar When Life Feels Good (01:07:41) Favourite Cologne to Wear (01:08:45) Feeling Well-Rested in the Morning (01:10:20) Balancing Grind Mode & Zen Mode (01:13:38) Why Chris Didn’t Release the Andrew Tate Episode (01:16:53) Books for Male Adolescent Development (01:18:39) Chris’s Writing 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

Why Is Everyone Having Fewer Children? - Lyman Stone - #834

Lyman Stone is a demographer, researcher, and a writer. It wasn't long ago that everyone was worried about the population bomb and within a few short decades global birth rates are now declining. What's going on? What is driving such a rapid change in the number of children people are having and should we do anything about it? Expect to learn the best explanations for why birth rates are declining, whether declining birthrates are downstream from declining marriage rates, what winning the lottery does to marriages for both men and women, Lyman's controversial perspective on the impact of sperm count and testosterone levels on fertility and much more…. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Fertility Rates Over the Last Few Years (05:51) Lessons We Can Take From the 1900s (09:22) The Impact of Finances on Having Kids (16:44) Our Modern Obsession With Parenting (27:23) New Research on Universal Basic Income (37:16) How Many Kids People Want Today (43:28) Why Lyman Remains Positive (53:09) Does Marriage Have an Impact on Fertility? (59:21) Shifting Attitudes Towards Contraception (01:08:43) Political Tension in Mate Selection (01:21:30) The Future of Western Birth Rates (01:30:46) What Lyman is Studying Next (01:31:59) Where to Find Lyman 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: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - 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

Are We On The Brink Of A Revolution? - Eric Weinstein - #833

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, former Managing Director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster. It feels like the world is reaching a fever-pitch. From deep fakes to cheap fakes, AI girlfriends to senile presidents, we've never had more access to information, and yet it's never been harder to work out what is true. So, what do we do? Expect to learn Eric’s thoughts on the 2024 presidential election, whether we are being gaslit on a global scale by the media, the future of string theory and what's next for theoretical physics, why we have canned humour and what that means as a society, Eric’s thoughts on Joe Rogan, what my biggest weaknesses as a human are and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Will Trump be Allowed to Become President? (12:02) MSNBC’s Editing of Joe Rogan to Support Kamala (16:48) The Media’s Gaslighting of Modern Politics (31:07) Is Google Influencing the Election? (43:03) How Physics Became Boring & Safe (52:40) Is String Theory Just a Shiny Distraction? (01:03:44) Why String Theory Still Gets Funded (01:07:41) Science’s Big Problems (01:13:45) The Danger of Criticism Capture (01:26:19) Eric’s Antidote for Cancelling People (01:36:15) Why Having Public Opinions is so Exhausting (01:53:21) What Chris Gets Criticised for Most (02:06:10) The Dynamics of Interviewing & Conversation (02:16:18) Trying to Become a High Agency Person (02:25:53) Eric’s Advice for People Who Don’t Fit in (02:33:38) Overcoming Impossible Situations (02:38:17) 4D Complex Shapes, Geometry & Dimensions (02:49:09) The Internet is Destroying the Sacred (03:02:44) Reacting to “What Can Be, Unburdened By What Has Been” (03:19:06) Eric’s Thoughts on JD Vance 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

Is This The Most Absurd Time In History? - Rudyard Lynch - #832

Rudyard Lynch is a YouTuber and a historian. Is the modern world weird? Whether it's incels, brat summer, a broken media landscape, godlessness or a decline in institutional trust it seems like lots of modernity is kind of odd. From the fall of empires to the rise of new world orders, how does our current timeline compare to the rest of recent history? Expect to learn whether we are actually living in a unique time in history, what a far-right backlash might look like, why the left is seen as more feminine, what would have happened if Trump actually had been killed, what it will take for young men to feel happy and fulfilled again and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) How Unusual is the Time We’re In? (05:37) The Coming Crisis of the 21st Century (12:55) What Could’ve Happened if Trump Was Shot (26:04) Why There Will Be a Far-Right Backlash (32:43) Why People Are So Easily Swayed (44:40) The Primary Issues of the Left (48:57) Anti-Human Agenda of Climate Activists (53:22) How Dangerous is the Declining Birth Rate? (01:04:53) What is the Right Getting Wrong? (01:14:39) Why the Left Has Become Feminine (01:18:29) The Impact of Multiculturalism (01:25:09) Explaining the Rise of Antisemitism (01:30:17) Why Nick Fuentes Might Be a Fed (01:34:34) How Young Men Can Stay Positive (01:43:04) Rudyard’s Recommended Books (01:45:27) Where to Find Rudyard 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

How To Stop Wasting Your Time & Money On Things That Don’t Matter - Dan Martell - #831

Dan Martell is an entrepreneur, investor, and author. The saying “money can’t buy time” is often used to emphasise the importance of not wasting your days. But what if there was a way to actually buy back your time. What if using your money well actually can liberate your life? Expect to learn what "the bigger it gets, the harder it gets" means in business, why so many successful people suffer with more chaos rather than less as they grow, Dan's framework for outsourcing all the stuff you don't want to do in life, what the buyback principle is, what it means to run your family like a business, how to work out what things you need to let go of and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Does Business Get Harder With Growth? (09:40) Why Successful People Suffer With Being Too Busy (13:31) How to Buy Back Your Time (23:11) Can You Make Business Fun? (29:44) How to Avoid Being Deep in the Weeds (34:48) Overcoming the Need to Contribute (42:57) Knowing When You Need to Change (48:17) Tactics to Focus Your Time Better (58:20) Dan’s Inbox Management Process (01:11:04) Pains of Beginning to Manage More Staff (01:26:29) Being Comfortable With Letting Go More (01:34:26) The Peril of Success (01:46:19) How to Hire the Right Talent (01:58:38) Run Your Personal Life Like a Business (02:06:40) Personal Growth Velocity (02:16:25) Regaining Agency Over Emotions (02:26:24) Lessons Learned from Rory Sutherland (02:33:14) Where to Find Dan 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

24 Controversial Truths About Success & Failure - Alex Hormozi - #830

Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Alex’s Twitter has been one of my favourite sources of insights over the last few years. Today we get to go through some of his best lessons about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. Yet again this is so, so good. Expect to learn how to stop being indecisive and take action, how to persevere when things get rough, why overnight successes don’t happen overnight, why Alex hates being around negative people, if there is a wrong way to live your 20s, the single most important habit to cultivate in life and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) The Risks of Distraction (04:22) Focus on Outcomes (09:10) Don’t Let Bad Things Rin Everything (13:15) See Opportunity in Every Failure (23:48) Enjoy the Life You Have (31:14) How You Work When Nobody’s Watching (42:03) How to Get True Revenge (46:44) People Are Jealous of the Trophy But Not the Work (53:40) Finding Work That You Love (01:01:23) Why You Shouldn’t Fear Criticism (01:08:08) Investing Time More Wisely (01:20:49) Breaking Down What Confidence Means (01:26:31) Precisely Defining Terms (01:31:54) Find the Others (01:45:35) The Authenticity of Chris Bumstead (01:52:12) This is the Price of Doing Business (02:03:45) There’s No Perfect Way to Live Your 20s (02:16:51) The Way to Solve Most Male Problems (02:25:01) Go to Bed On Tim (02:31:59) Having a Clue is Over-Rated (02:34:27) 95% of Self-Work (02:44:29) Feelings Don’t Require Action (02:55:27) How to Not Lead a Toothless Life (02:59:27) Where to Find Alex 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

How To Improve Your Heart Rate Variability - Dr Leah Lagos - #829

Dr Leah Lagos is a clinical psychologist, HRV performance coach and an author. Heart Rate Variability is one of the most important new metrics that people are using to gauge heart health, longevity and fitness, but improving it can be a minefield. Thankfully Dr Lagos has spent decades optimising the HRVs of some of the world's highest performers and today we get to hear her best advice. Expect to learn the crucial relationship between HRV and your brain function plus heart health, the best way to improve your HRV, what most people get wrong when trying to optimise their HRV, the most surprising factors that can impact your HRV, the role of breath, stress and fitness and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get up to 37% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MW10)  Timestamps: (00:00) The History of HRV (03:42) Why HRV Lowers During Stress (06:57) What Determines HRV Range? (11:11) The Link Between HRV & Brain Function (15:52) Is it Beneficial to Hack Your HRV? (24:31) Finding Your Ideal Breath Rate (30:22) How We Should Breathe Throughout the Day (35:07) Impact of Nasal Breathing on HRV (39:08) Is This More Beneficial Than VO2 Max? (44:30) What People Get Wrong With HRV (48:13) Recommended Vagal Practices (51:51) Common Pitfalls in HRV Training (55:00) Where to Find Leah 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

What Happened To Dan Bilzerian? - Dan Bilzerian - #828

Dan Bilzerian is an entrepreneur and a professional poker player. What would it be like to dedicate yourself to hedonism for a decade? Without any budget or time or resource constraints. What would you discover from doing every adventure available in the modern world? And what would you truly value once it was over? Expect to learn where Dan has been for the last few years, whether his company Ignite actually went bankrupt, if Dan is still rich, why he's trying monogamy, what happens when you lock yourself on an island with 100 women, Dan’s advice for all men on how to be more attractive, the biggest pitfalls men make when posting on social media, how to stop being intimidated by hot women, and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Where Did Dan Bilzerian Go? (12:36) Finding Pleasure in the Journey (20:15) How Dan Deals With Public Scrutiny (30:51) Being Tempted to Compromise Your Values (40:37) How to Spend Money Well (45:59) Dan’s Pivot to Monogamy (51:11) Current Landscape of Men’s Advice (56:26) Most Common Problems in Attracting Women (01:08:51) How to Not Get Intimidated by Hot Women (01:15:55) Authenticity Vs Showing Your Best Side (01:23:21) Most Surprising Reflections on Attraction (01:28:01) Making the Admin of Dating Easier (01:32:27) Setting Expectations for a Relationship (01:37:50) Elite-Level Guys & Unattractive Guys (01:48:26) How Women Can Be More Attractive (01:52:22) The Female Olympian Who Proposed to Her Husband (01:57:25) Where to Find Dan 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

Why Is Everyone So Emotionally Fragile? - Whitney Cummings - #827

Whitney Cummings is a comedian, actress, writer, and a podcaster. Emotional maturity is a difficult thing to truly come by. Making your needs known, setting boundaries, being able to disappoint people without being afraid. If it's such an important skill, why is it so hard to discover how to develop it? Expect to learn how Whitney has been changed since becoming a mother, why Whitney has been thinking about circumcision so much, what codependence is and how to overcome it, why your niceness might be narcissism in disguise, why the news and memes are moving at such an insane velocity right now and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) What Has Changed Since Becoming a Mother? (10:41) The Benefit of Not Thinking About Yourself (14:02) How Having a Son Changes Your View on Men (23:06) Do Women Gossip About Sex More Than Men? (35:22) The Danger of Co-dependence (41:56) Balancing Empathy & Selfishness (50:01) How Co-dependency Shows Up in Life (01:01:27) Future Challenges of Young Men & Women (01:11:49) How to Stop Sugarcoating (01:16:55) Can You Take Too Much Responsibility? (01:21:26) Balancing Discomfort & Tolerance for Discomfort (01:25:22) Recognising Addiction to Work (01:37:12) Why It’s Hard to Build Self-Esteem (01:47:36) The Extreme Pace of Current News (02:02:29) Our Culture’s Lack of Authenticity (02:13:10) Knowing What Criticism to Accep (02:23:07) Where to Find Whitney 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

How To Stop Feeling So Frustrated All The Time - Jonny Miller - #826

Jonny Miller is a writer, nervous system coach and a podcaster. Emotions are scary. Feeling feelings and being truly connected to your life is hard. But what if the solution to these thinking problems doesn't lie in thinking more, but in fixing your body, nervous system and breath first? Expect to learn why it’s so hard to feel feelings, whether it’s possible to think your way out of overfeeling, how to use breathwork to master your nervous system, what the personal development industry gets wrong, why negative self-talk is holding you back, how to regain control after losing your temper 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 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MW10) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Why is it So Hard to Feel Feelings? (05:19) Can You Think Your Way Into Feeling? (12:30) How the Nervous System Relates to Feelings (17:00) Modes of Reactivity in the Nervous System (21:04) How to Improve Your Interoception (34:02) Key Strategies for Self-Regulation (40:46) De-Regulating After Daily Experiences (46:31) Learning the Skill of Emotional Fluidity (51:37) Changing Your Traits Through Breathwork (58:04) The Trap of Avoiding Your Feelings (01:01:23) Over-Optimising Relaxation (01:07:07) How Your Inner Voice Impacts the Body (01:10:39) The Neuro-Aperture Hypothesis (01:18:18) Flaws of the Self-Development Industry (01:21:48) Protocols for Beginners (01:26:33) Questions That Have Broken Jonny’s Mind (01:28:17) Where to Find Jonny Extra Stuff: Apply for the upcoming cohort of Nervous System Mastery and learn evidence backed protocols for rewiring reactivity - https://nsmastery.com/wisdom Take a free self-assessment to see how regulated your nervous system is - https://assessment.nsmastery.com/ Say hi or ask Jonny questions on Twitter/X - https://x.com/jonnym1ller Free 14-minute NSDR recording to build interoception + relax - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vjXX2c72fYY 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

The New Science Of Why Men & Women Cheat - Macken Murphy - #825

Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Melbourne, a writer and a podcaster. Why do people cheat? Is it just the allure of novelty? Dissatisfaction in their current relationship? Fear of being left? Retaliation for their partner cheating? Macken's brand new study gives so many fascinating answers to these questions. Expect to learn what the evolutionary drivers are behind men's and women's infidelity, what this new science says about the Dual Mating and Mate Switching hypotheses, the top 3 reasons for why men and women both cheat, whether cheating is heritable, if there is such a thing as one and done cheating, the most common behaviours of somebody who is being unfaithful and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM20) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Groundbreaking New Research on Infidelity (10:09) Studying People Who Have Cheated (20:31) Are There Evolutionary Benefits to Men Cheating? (25:36) The Novelty of Infidelity (28:30) Most Surprising Research Takeaways (35:23) Can Women Separate Emotions From Sex? (46:20) Top 3 Motivations for Women Cheating (53:14) How Society Views Cuckolding (01:02:53) Men’s Motivations for Cheating (01:12:03) The Science Behind Jealous (01:20:28) What Are the Predictors of Infidelity? (01:28:57) How to Know if Someone is Cheating (01:33:22) What Counts as Cheating? (01:38:08) Can You Inherit Promiscuity? (01:44:33) People More Likely to Be Cheated on (01:49:16) Is Infidelity Natural? (01:56:19) Where to Find Macken 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

317 Miles: Breaking The Longest Non-Stop Swim Record - Ross Edgley - #824

Ross Edgley is an endurance athlete and an author. Ross just broke the world record for the world's longest non-stop river swim. It took over 2 days with no sleep, no stopping or touching land. He's also swum around the entire UK and competed head to head with sharks. Time to find out how his mind, body and preparation works. Expect to learn how Ross prepares for an endurance event, how you go to the bathroom when you're locked in a wetsuit, what 50 hours of sleep deprivation whilst exercising feels like, Ross' diet and daily routine, the scientific mindset of resilience, strategies to push yourself to your absolute limit and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Get Magic Spoon's brand-new Protein-packed Treats in your nearest grocery store Get up to 37% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)  Timestamps: (00:00) Ross’s Recent Swimming Achievements (06:15) Preparing for Different Scales of Events (11:05) What Ross Wears for the Events (17:44) How to Prepare for Fatigue (28:21) Digesting Food Mid-Swimming (34:06) Which Supplements Did Ross Take? (39:50) The Injuries Ross Collected From the Swim (43:05) What Ross Has Learned About Resilience (48:47) The State of Ross’s Mind During the Event (57:14) Is There a Darker Side to Ross? (01:09:29) The Parts of Stoicism Worth Keeping (01:19:59) Eating 40,000 Calories in a Day (01:29:50) How to Be More Resilient in Your Body (01:35:28) Tour de France Unchained Series (01:46:19) The Ending of Ross’s Swim (01:50:05) Training With Chris Hemsworth (01:54:21) What’s Next for Ross (01:56:26) Where to Find Ross 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

Is It Ethical To Hand-Pick Your Child’s Genes? - Dr Jonathan Anomaly - #823

Dr Jonathan Anomaly is a philosopher, professor and an author. The concept of hand-selecting your baby’s traits has been an idea since the dawn of genetic science. This technology is now available. But just how ethical is it to shape your child’s destiny, and what unseen problems might a world with this science be facing? Expect to learn why so many people dislike any discussions about IQ, what the moral challenges of embryo selection are, why genetic selection is going to be the biggest global talking point over the next decade, whether you are able to fix evolutionary mismatch with embryo selection, Jonny’s prediction for the future of multiculturalism 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 Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Why IQ Annoys People (03:56) Is IQ a Reliable Measurement? (09:48) Risks of Making Some People More Valuable (15:39) Will Embryo Selection Be the Next Big Thing? (20:27) Humans Are Already Selecting Traits in Partners (27:51) Moral Challenges of Genetic Enhancement (33:44) Are Our Genes Mutating & Eroding? (40:48) Will This Help the Declining Birth Rate? (48:56) Should We Be Worried About Embryo Selection? (56:45) What Genetics Tells Us About Morals (01:04:53) The Genetics of Collaboration (01:10:08) Ethical Arguments for Genetic Enhancement (01:18:13) The Olympic Female Boxing Situation (01:26:46) New Developments of Polygenic Risk Scores (01:36:18) Predicted Uptake of Embryo Selection (01:39:46) Different Consequences of Increased Selection (01:45:27) Where to Find Jonathan 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