The 5 Most Effective Techniques To Hack Your Habits - Spencer Greenberg - #705
Modern Wisdom About this episode
Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, a writer and the founder of ClearerThinking.org First we make our habits, and then our habits make us. But what is the best way to step into this recursive loop and take charge of the most powerful force in our lives? Thankfully Spencer just completed a huge new study testing tons of different techniques. Expect to learn how useful personality tests are, Spencer’s biggest insights from 450 people trying every habit strategy ever invented, how you can better integrate your subconscious into decision making, why becoming wise is genuinely important, how useful intuition really is, when you should trust your gut and when you should override it and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get a free month's supply of macadamia milk from House Of Macadamias’ at https://houseofmacadamias.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) How Useful Are Personality Tests? (07:18) The HEXACO Model For Testing Personality (12:40) The 5 Best Techniques For Creating Habits (23:49) Techniques From the Survey Which Failed (27:13) Clarifying Your Personal Values (34:27) Can We Actually Choose Our Values? (45:57) How Useful is Intuition in Decision-Making? (57:04) The Importance of Becoming Wise (1:04:27) Is Goodness a Vital Part of Wisdom? (1:13:25) The Traditional View of Wisdom (1:17:09) Why Perspective is So Important (1:21:14) Where to Find Spencer 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
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