22 Habits To Follow For A Happy Life - Kevin Kelly - #638

About this episode

Kevin Kelly is the founder of Wired Magazine, a futurist, author, and public speaker known for his insights on technology’s impact on society. Working out how to live a good life is complex. However, having rules from someone much older and wiser than you can make this a lot easier. Kevin has condensed a lifetime of insights into a few hundred sentences in his new book, and today we get to go through some of my favourites. Expect to learn why you should do everything you can to avoid being a billionaire, how to have a more optimistic outlook on life, whether you can trust websites with the word ‘truth’ in them, why you are more likely to be defeated by blisters rather than mountains, how to understand yourself better, the best way to turn bad days into good ones, why what irritates you in other people is a lesson about you and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more 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)  Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:20) Why Should We Be Optimistic About the World? (05:05) ‘Don’t Be the Best, Be the Only’ (11:48) Dealing with Bad Days is the Secret to Moving Forward (15:09) How Your Weirdness Will Bring You Success (18:34) A Great Way to Understand Yourself (21:35) Why You Should Ignore Websites That Have ‘Truth’ in the URL (24:22) Ask Stupid Questions (30:56) How to Prototype Your Life (39:20) ‘Pain is Inevitable, Suffering is Optional’ (41:04) How to Reason with People Better (44:53) What’s Really Behind Conspiracy Theories (47:51) Importance of Attending to the Small Things (49:04) What Kevin Learned About Leadership from Steve Jobs (52:16) Celebrate the Present (55:24) Why You Can Never Be Too Kind (01:00:00) Where to Find Kevin Extra Stuff: Buy Kevin's new book - https://amzn.to/3IOFVck 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