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The Science Of Reducing Stress & Building Confidence - Dr Steve Peters - #671
24 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 15 min
Dr Steve Peters is a psychiatrist, sports psychology consultant, a professor and an author. Lees meer
Our brain is largely a black box. It's very important to how we experience life and yet we have very little insight into why it behaves the way it does. Steve has spent an entire career researching the strategies that empower the human mind to perform at its best and the secret to unlocking our full potential?
Expect to learn how the Chimp Paradox can help you understand your brain, how to work with our negative emotions, how to manage anxiety, whether it’s possible to have an entirely stress-free life, what you can do to build your self esteem, why imposter syndrome exists, whether mental dysfunctions are actually on the rise, how to better deal with major setbacks in life and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Basics of the Chimp Paradox
(06:22) Why Instinctive Reactions Are Evolutionary
(09:48) Can Anyone Develop their Emotional Skills?
(13:50) How to Start Understanding Our Emotions
(16:50) The Link Between Emotional Control & Self-Esteem
(23:21) What is a Ghost Emotion?
(26:12) How to Stabilise Your Mind in the Heat of the Moment
(30:50) Defining Our Values, Beliefs & Drives
(36:35) What We Misunderstand About Our Values
(45:13) Tensions Between Peace of Mind & Happiness
(48:12) What Steve Has Learned from the NHS About Burnout
(58:11) The Truth About Mental Robustness & Resilience
(1:02:58) Steve’s Philosophical Underpinnings
(1:13:14) Where to Find SteveExtra Stuff:
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23 Controversial Truths About Life - Alex Hormozi - #670
21 augustus 2023 · 2 uur 54 min
Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Lees meer
Alex’s Twitter continually has been one of my favourite sources of great insights over the last few years. Today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. Again, this is really good.
Expect to learn Alex’s most controversial opinions and mindset reframes. strategies to overcome self-doubt, why your revenge fantasy is a petty life goal, how to overcome regrets, how to hack motivation, the keys to avoiding a victim mindset, the only productivity tip that matters, where unbreakable resilience comes from and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Stop Caring About Other People’s Opinions
(08:00) How To Have Difficult Conversations
(15:28) The Heavy Burden of Unmade Decisions
(24:46) Overcoming the Fear of What Other People Think
(33:00) In Life You Must Choose Your Regrets
(42:18) Work as Hard as You Can at One Thing & See What Happens
(54:09) Become a Hero By Using Your Pain
(58:42) Success is the Only Revenge
(1:11:02) You’ve Already Achieved Goals You Said Would Make You Happy
(1:24:13) Nobody Will Hate on You for Doing Worse Than Them
(1:36:22) Hold Yourself to a Higher Standard Than Anyone Else Does
(1:48:56) How to Remember Everything You Learn
(1:59:07) You Don’t Have to Feel Good About it, Just Keep Going
(2:05:23) Judge Yourself By Your Actions Not Your Thoughts
(2:18:59) Success Comes From Doing The Things Others Won’t Do
(2:25:09) The Ultimate Productivity System
(2:35:07) A Hack For Knowing Who You Should Take Advice From
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A Hostage Negotiator’s Hacks To Master Communication - Scott Walker - #669
19 augustus 2023 · 52 min
Scott Walker is a former Scotland Yard detective, world renowned hostage negotiator and an author. Lees meer
Having successfully resolved over 300 cases, from hostage negotiations to piracy, ransom and cyber extortion attacks, Scott has gained deep insights into how human communication works and today we get to find out his wildest stories and best tips.
Expect to learn how the science of negotiating actually works, the questions should you ask at the beginning of a negotiation to set the tone, how you can deal with overwhelm and nerves in high pressure situations, Scott’s advice for negotiating with difficult people, how to avoid the most common negotiation mistakes and much more...
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Scott’s Unique Background
(03:46) The Reality of Kidnap Response
(07:21) A Negotiator’s View of Human Nature
(15:36) Differences Between Extortion Vs Human Kidnapping
(18:20) Reacting to Apple TV’s ‘Hijack’
(22:16) Core Components of Successful Negotiating
(28:50) Strategies to Build Rapport
(31:03) How to Prepare for Negotiation
(39:02) Balancing Empathy & Rationality
(46:13) The Don’ts of Negotiation
(51:43) Where to Find ScottExtra Stuff:
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How To Leverage The Psychology Of Power & Status - David Pinsof - #668
17 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 13 min
David Pinsof is a research scientist at UCLA, co-creator of Cards Against Humanity and an author. Lees meer
Humans want things. Then we tell ourselves stories about why we want those things. And these reasons are often very flattering, but almost exclusively bullshit. We do not understand our motivations, and this is part of our brain's design. So, given this limit on introspection, is it possible to ever truly understand ourselves?
Expect to learn the difference between bullshitting and lying, why we can’t we admit that we want status, why human desires are so fickle and silly, how the modern world has hijacked our status games, why we find certain things interesting, why you actually don't want to be happy no matter how much you claim that you do and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why is Everything Bullshit?
(06:40) How to Properly Absorb Evolutionary Psychology
(11:07) The Randomness of Status Games
(15:21) How Social Media Has Impacted Status Games
(18:00) How to Gain Status While Hiding Status Signalling
(25:44) What If I’m Just Being Altruistic?
(30:11) What People Misunderstand About Our Desires
(35:14) Our Need to Out-Compete Our Elders
(43:08) Do People Really Want to Be Happy?
(52:06) Finding a Life Purpose Beyond Status-Seeking
(1:01:59) Why We Find Certain Things Interesting
(1:12:09) Where to Find DavidExtra Stuff:
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What Twins Separated At Birth Teach Us About Nature vs Nurture - Nancy Segal - #667
14 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 16 min
Nancy Segal is a professor at California State University, an author and one of the most prominent twin-study researchers on the planet. Lees meer
What makes you the person you are? Is it your genetics or your environment? When twins are either accidentally or purposefully separated at birth, it presents a fascinating view into this debate, shedding light on the influence of both traits and environments on the outcomes we get in life.
Expect to learn the craziest similarities between twins who have been raised apart, how it's possible to have a pair of twins born at the same time to two different fathers, what happens when twins meet for the first time, what you can learn from triplets that you can’t learn from twins, just how big of an impact genes and environment are on the traits we see in people, how important of a role chance plays in our lives and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How Evolutionary Psychology Explains Twins
(04:51) Unique Connections Between Identical Twins
(08:22) The Rare Occurrence of ‘Half Twins’
(16:22) How Do Twins Know They’re Twins?
(21:02) When Separated Twins Are Both Gay
(25:00) Craziest Similarities Between Separated Twins
(35:19) Do Twins Also Share Illnesses?
(43:25) The Ethics of Separating Twins at Birth
(48:31) Why Do So Many People Have an Issue with Behavioural Genetics?
(52:57) How Much Can Rearing Change a Child?
(1:04:14) The Family Dynamic of Bi-Racial Twins
(1:07:03) Common Criticisms of Twin Studies
(1:11:34) ‘Tell Me Who I Am’ on Netflix
(1:14:10) Where to Find NancyExtra Stuff:
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How To Defeat Your Inner Coward - John Lovell - #666
12 augustus 2023 · 56 min
John Lovell is a former United States Army Ranger, firearms instructor and founder of Warrior Poet Society, known for his expertise in tactical training and philosophy. Lees meer
It's often quoted that “it’s better to be a warrior in a garden than a gardener in a war“, but how should you cultivate this state of readiness? How can you become capable of standing strong when there is a battle to be fought, and sufficiently peaceful to be in touch with your emotions once it's over?
Expect to learn what it means to live free and die well and how to do so, how the Army prepares soldiers to face challenges once they integrate back into the real world, what happened when John came closest to death, why America needs more warriors despite a lack of a war, how people can express their vulnerability without feeling weak and fragile, what it means to be the most dangerous man in the room, why it’s important to face death before actually dying and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How to Live Well in the Present
(02:29) The Closest John Has Come to Death
(10:27) Transferable Skills from Military Combat
(15:06) Why Does the World Need Warriors Today?
(23:01) How to Be Open Without Feeling Weak
(29:48) Being the Most Dangerous Man in the Room
(35:41) Why You Shouldn’t Pursue Fame & Fortune
(41:32) Fearing Our Inner Coward
(47:57) The Importance of Facing Death
(55:03) Where to Find JohnExtra Stuff:
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5 Forbidden Topics That Psychology Won’t Discuss - Cory Clark - #665
10 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 34 min
Cory Clark is an Assistant Professor at the University of Pennsylvania, a social psychologist and an author. Lees meer
Academia is supposed to be a bastion of intellectual purity where curiosity and the truth reign supreme. But what happens when the findings of research start to become inconvenient? What happens when conclusions may be scientifically accurate, but politically incorrect?
Expect to learn what happens when you conduct a study on self-censorship in academic psychology and get reported for it, whether pervasive misogyny is actually a myth, why there is such an apparent anti-female bias, how women have fundamentally changed the culture of academia, whether men are psychologically different because of the patriarchy, which two areas of psychology are the most hated by academia and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Myth of Pervasive Misogyny
(04:49) Why Does the Media Focus on Anti-Female Bias?
(18:18) How the Influx of Women in Academia Has Changed Education
(23:06) Why Women Are More Egalitarian Than Men
(31:53) Should We Still Trust Mainstream Science & Media Today?
(42:18) Are Gender Disparities Caused By the Patriarchy?
(49:38) The Gendered Differences in Slut-Shaming
(53:06) Why Do People Hate Evolutionary Psychology?
(1:03:08) Which of Cory’s Conclusions Has Been Most Controversial?
(1:09:53) Why Academia is Censoring Studies Like Cory’s
(1:22:41) The Middle-Aged, White, Female Overlords of Academia
(1:32:33) What’s Next for CoryExtra Stuff:
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Talking To A Feminist About Masculinity - Christine Emba - #664
7 augustus 2023 · 1 uur 27 min
Christine Emba is an opinion columnist at The Washington Post, journalist, social commentator, and an author. Lees meer
Christine wrote one of the best articles on modern masculinity that I've ever read and it absolutely broke the internet. But it begs the question of why it's come down to a woman to raise the topic of men's issues.
Expect to learn why making men and women equal is good but overreaching into making men and women the same is terrible, whether Christine thinks it is harder to be a man in 2023, the biggest issues that boys & men are facing, why it is women who are dominating the narrative on what it means to be masculine, why the only "non-toxic" suggestions for masculinity just look a lot like traditional femininity and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Christine’s Controversial Article
(02:31) What is Happening to Men Today?
(09:54) The Term ‘Toxic Masculinity’
(16:39) The Failings of Modern Feminism
(22:20) Why the Right Adopted Men’s Issues
(25:20) Why Male Issues are Represented by Women in Mainstream Media
(30:54) Are Conservative Men Are More Attractive?
(37:16) Why the Left Are Ignoring Men
(46:17) Recognising Female Success & De-gendering Male Success
(52:32) Is the Masculinity Crisis Impacted by Absent Fathers?
(1:00:43) The Need for Single-Sex Spaces for Male Bonding
(1:09:05) Who is Trying to Provide a Solution for Men?
(1:20:56) Has the Left Criticised Christine?
(1:26:03) Where to Find ChristineExtra Stuff:
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A Guide To The Fundamental Mystery Of The Mind - Erik Hoel - #663
5 augustus 2023 · 58 min
Erik Hoel is a research professor at Tufts University, theoretical neuroscientist, and an author known for his work on understanding consciousness and the complexity of the brain. Lees meer
Consciousness and free will are two of the most puzzling aspects of human existence. The question now is whether emerging scientific discoveries and technological advancements can unravel what's going on under the hood of our experience.
Expect to learn what the newest cutting edge research on consciousness can teach us, the impact AI will have on our understanding of the Self, why it is so difficult to explain our inner thoughts out loud, whether science can prove that we have free will, how to overcome your deterministic fatalism and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Current State of Consciousness Research
(05:17) Bureaucracy in Academia
(08:38) Is Studying Consciousness Too Difficult?
(12:54) The Limitations of Neuroscience
(19:32) Intrinsic & Extrinsic Perspectives
(26:36) Why Descartes is Important in Studies of Consciousness
(32:05) Explaining the Bicameral Mind
(39:00) What Would Happen if a Good Theory of Consciousness was Found?
(43:22) Do We Really Have Free Will?
(57:31) Where to Find ErikExtra Stuff:
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18 Psychology Lessons To Understand People Better - Gurwinder Bhogal - #662
3 augustus 2023 · 2 uur 4 min
Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Lees meer
Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites.
Expect to learn why every debate is fundamentally an argument about the definition of words, whether modern men are right to believe they would be better off living in medieval times, why people fighting injustice might actually be suffering with an identity crisis, why so many people go shopping for their opinions online, how the culture divide we have today stemmed from our tribal roots, why over analysing Tweets is a waste of your time and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Internet is Saturated with Garbage
(10:27) Why People Compare Opponents to Nazis So Quickly
(14:34) Why is Happiness Evolutionary?
(26:09) When Incels Think They Would Be Better Suited to Medieval Times
(36:33) A Crisis of Purpose is a Privilege
(41:00) Why Activists Can Never Be Content
(47:14) We Don’t Take Expert Advice Unless We Agree With It
(56:26) Does Karma Really Exist?
(1:00:10) The Issue with Tribalism in the Digital Age
(1:08:00) Intelligent People Can Often Have Stupid Opinions
(1:17:09) Challenging Chris’s Vestigial Pattern Bias
(1:26:15) The War for Public Sympathy on Social Media
(1:39:30) Why the Female Boss Role in Hollywood Isn’t Working
(1:47:27) Societal Consequences of Grind Culture
(1:52:57) Judging People from the Past Whilst Ignoring the Sins of the Present
(2:03:24) Where to Find GurwinderExtra Stuff:
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How To Take Control Of Your Mind - Sam Harris - #661
31 juli 2023 · 3 uur 9 min
Sam Harris is a best selling author, moral philosopher, neuroscientist and a podcaster. Lees meer
The entire world seems to be at each other's throats and finding peace in the chaos is becoming increasingly difficult. But there are tools at our disposal to improve the quality of our lives. As Sam says on this episode, “Wisdom is a matter of making your mind your friend”.
Expect to learn what Sam’s life is like after Twitter, Sam’s reflections on his famous talk on death and the present moment, how to live a life full of meaning, how to take your mindfulness off the cushion and into the real world, Sam's thoughts on Tucker Carlson's Twitter move, his opinion on Andrew Tate, RFK Jr, Andrew Huberman and Jordan Peterson, whether have reached peak woke, Sam’s take on young Western men converting to Islam and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:23) Life After Twitter
(09:42) Is Tucker Carlson Leading the Media Revolution?
(18:16) How to Live Well While Accepting Death
(26:39) The Rise of Andrew Tate
(33:19) Is the Bible As Wise as We Make it Out to Be?
(37:12) Will Sam Rekindle His Relationship with Jordan Peterson?
(45:37) What Sam Thinks When People Say He’s ‘Lost It’
(49:38) Why Has RFK Jr Become So Popular?
(58:50) Principles for Being More Present in Life
(1:08:34) How Meditation Can Improve Your Mindset
(1:13:31) How Our Consciousness is Influenced By What We Feel
(1:22:39) Why Are Our Inner Voices So Critical?
(1:25:55) Finding Balance Between Gratitude & Ambition
(1:37:17) The Ability to Find Pleasure in Smaller Experiences
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7 Hacks To Master Your Productivity & Get More Done - Peter Akkies - #660
29 juli 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
Peter Akkies is a productivity consultant, YouTuber and a blogger known for his expertise on time management and personal efficiency. Lees meer
Almost everyone is chronically distracted. The world fragments our attention into slivers so small it's a miracle we get anything done at all. Thankfully, there are strategies to take back control of your time and productivity and today we get to go through 7 of Peter's most impactful hacks.
Expect to learn how to set up your own productivity system, what most people got wrong about setting goals, how to keep yourself accountable after creating your targets, the difference between time management and task management, how to design your ideal daily schedule, which apps you should use to be more productive, why you shouldn’t do your hardest tasks first and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Fundamental Principles of Productivity
(05:30) What People Get Wrong About Goal-Setting
(11:06) How to Break a Large Project Down into Goals
(19:35) Principles for Effective Time Management
(24:53) Should We Do the Most Painful Task First?
(29:50) Advice to People Overwhelmed by their To-Do List
(34:37) How to Overcome Burnout
(39:30) Entering a State of Productivity Purgatory
(46:55) Managing Your Email Inbox Better
(55:22) Effective Systems for Note-Taking
(1:03:10) Where to Find PeterExtra Stuff:
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Why Are People Falling In Love With Robots? - Rob Brooks - #659
27 juli 2023 · 1 uur 20 min
Rob Brooks is a professor of evolutionary biology at the University of New South Wales, a researcher, and author. Lees meer
Machines are integrating themselves more and more into our lives. From algorithms which know when you're depressed and want to eat ice cream to sex robots who are available to satisfy your desires on-demand. This concept, known as artificial intimacy, might seem as though it’s from a science fiction novel but, it’s rapidly becoming a reality in modern life.
Expect to learn what Artificial Intimacy is and its potential impacts on the future of relationships, whether it's actually legal to get married to a robot, how worried we should be about people retreating from the real world, the danger of supermarkets who can talk to your sex robot, whether artificial intimacy is better than no intimacy at all and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Rob’s Artificial Intimacy Prophecies
(03:32) AI’s Role in Sexual Conflict Theory
(10:02) How Modern Technology is Changing Sex
(14:24) Should We Be Worried?
(19:55) How Accurately Can Machines Replicate Intimacy?
(27:40) Impact of Constant Sexual Variety on Psychology
(34:26) The Problem with Algorithmic Matchmaking
(40:18) What’s Causing Increased Male Incel Violence?
(51:25) Why Gender Pay Gaps May Be a Good Thing
(1:04:17) How Out-Earning Partners Impacts Men & Women Differently
(1:08:10) The Benefits of Dating Attractive Men Outweigh the Costs
(1:11:04) The Next Decade of AI Intimacy
(1:20:06) Where to Find RobExtra Stuff:
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Why Do The Left Not Care About Men’s Problems? - George TheTinMen - #658
24 juli 2023 · 1 uur 34 min
George TheTinMen is a filmmaker, pro-mens advocate and a content creator. Lees meer
The conversation around the issues of men and boys has been dominated by the Right for a long time now. The Left largely seem to have abandoned the entire male sex. So what happens when an openly Left-leaning man creates a huge Instagram account talking exclusively about male issues?
Expect to learn how the patriarchy can be so powerful if men aren't flourishing more, why the Left stopped talking to men and boys, why George has an army of haters online trying to cancel him, what gets missed in the conversation about struggling males, how divorce impacts the development of young men, what people misunderstand about the gender pay gap, what men want from the women in their lives and much more...
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(00:00) Why George Started TheTinMen
(03:00) Can You Be Left-Wing & Pro-Men?
(14:46) The Bias Against Men in the Family Courts
(21:22) The Problem with Telling Men to 'Just Do Better'
(32:18) Why the Right Wing Has Stood Up for Men
(42:21) How to Improve the Conversation Around Masculinity
(51:57) The Left’s Inability to Listen to Men
(57:50) What People Misunderstand About the Gender Pay Gap
(1:07:59) What Do Men Really Want From Women in their Lives?
(1:10:45) The Truth About Fragile Masculinity
(1:20:53) Advice to Men on How to Live a Good Life
(1:31:25) Where to Find GeorgeExtra Stuff:
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An Economist’s Guide To A Happy Life - Erik Angner - #657
22 juli 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Erik Angner is a professor of philosophy at King's College London, researcher, and author. Lees meer
Economists are usually concerned with macro trends. Money, finances. But they also have data-driven insights into what makes a happy, fulfilling life. Plus Erik is also a philosopher, so he manages to blend two murky worlds into a very usable life approach.
Expect to learn what economics says are the 4 pillars of living a good life, why everyone hates philosophers, whether all old Japanese people should kill themselves, why economists get such a bad wrap, how to maximise your happiness from an economic perspective, whether there is a difference between men and women's happiness, how to break your addiction to material possessions and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why isn’t Economics More Sexy?
(08:17) Common Misunderstandings of Happiness
(12:00) Is Too Much Immediacy a Negative Thing?
(16:43) Do People Not Have the Time to Have Kids?
(20:20) Can Money Buy Happiness?
(28:30) The Importance of Goal Regulation for Satisfaction
(38:03) The Role of Inequality in Happiness
(44:41) Is it Normal for Young People to Experience Depression?
(48:40) Does Race Play a Part in Happiness?
(52:49) Impact of Siblings & Good Health on Happiness
(1:05:13) Where to Find ErikExtra Stuff:
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Green Beret Teaches You How to Survive Any Situation - Mike Glover - #656
20 juli 2023 · 1 uur 21 min
Mike Glover is a former United States Army Green Beret, survivalist expert, CEO of FieldCraft Survival, and podcaster providing expertise on survival tactics and preparedness. Lees meer
Being prepared is arguably the most potent tool in any survival kit. However working out what to prepare for can be a daunting task. How do you decide the likelihood of potential threats and distinguish them from unlikely scenarios? How do you gear up for risks that present the most significant danger to you, and what do you need?
Expect to learn how to best prepare yourself to survive a car accident, the biggest risks you should know about but aren’t preparing for, the surprising risk that always gets overlooked when using firearms, whether doomsday preppers in their bunkers are actually preparing correctly, the tool you should always keep handy that might save your life one day and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:21) Mike’s Background
(04:07) Why Mike Was Labeled as a Terrorist
(07:51) How Important is Preparedness?
(17:38) The Biggest Risks Society Doesn’t Think About
(22:10) Daily Basics of Preparedness
(31:46) How to Eliminate the Freeze Response
(39:06) What People Misunderstand About Personal Firearms
(49:46) Importance of Situational Awareness
(54:29) How Demeanour Can Be Weaponised
(1:02:44) How to Prepare Your Home for Incidents
(1:10:20) Mike’s Advice on Handguns in the Home
(1:20:29) Where to Find MikeExtra Stuff:
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The 10 Habits Of The World’s Most Successful People - Polina Pompliano - #655
17 juli 2023 · 1 uur 23 min
Polina Pompliano is a writer, entrepreneur and author known for her insights into habits of history's highest performers. Lees meer
Deconstructing the habits and mindsets of the world's most successful people gives us an insight into how to expedite success and avoid pitfalls. Presumably the people who made it to the top have found effective ways of operating that we can all use in our lives, today we go through some of the most useful.
Expect to learn the best way to channel creativity and inspiration, the secret to building mental toughness, whether there is such thing as taking too much responsibility for your actions, the best way to write and tell a story, the keys to being an effective leader, what you should do to get better at taking risks and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:30) How the Best Performers Channel Creativity
(13:07) Lessons on Mental Toughness from Polina’s Book Research
(17:45) How to Avoid Feeling Like a Victim
(23:47) How to Successfully Have Healthy Relationships
(29:36) Principles for Better Storytelling
(36:18) Examples of Successful Leadership
(40:08) What We Misunderstand About Automating Our Lives
(43:29) Becoming Better at Taking Risks
(53:36) Why Clear-Thinking is Important to Polina
(1:00:45) The Biggest Pitfalls When Creating a Community
(1:09:08) Why You Need to Optimise Your Content Diet
(1:16:46) What is a Hidden Genius?
(1:23:12) Where to Find PolinaExtra Stuff:
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Activists Tried To Get This Study Banned - J Michael Bailey - #654
15 juli 2023 · 1 uur 21 min
J. Michael Bailey is a Northwestern University professor of psychology, researcher, and an author known for his work on sexual orientation and human sexuality. Lees meer
Scientific research has had public scrutiny for a long time. But Michael's most recent study was placed under so much pressure from upset dissidents that the journal formally retracted it. Today we get to find out just why human sexuality is such a dangerous topic to look into.
Expect to learn what it's like to be in the middle of a global cancellation furore, what exactly the concept of gynandromorphophilia is, how malleable your sexual orientation actually is, whether lesbians are more likely to become straight again, if bisexuality actually exists, how accurate our gaydars and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) What Happened to Michael’s Recent Article?
(04:29) The Topic that Got Michael’s Article Cancelled
(12:49) Why Transgenderism Has Increased
(21:20) Is Gender Dysphoria Linked with Autism?
(25:17) Solutions Following Michael’s Research
(31:00) Sexual Orientations of Trans People
(41:50) Is Being Sexually Attracted to She-Males Common?
(47:14) Are Women Aroused by Straight, Gay & Lesbian Porn?
(54:07) Why More Men Experience Strange Sexual Interests
(1:00:48) Environmental Impacts on Sexuality
(1:10:28) How We Have Become Better at Identifying Gay People
(1:14:47) The Malleability of Male Mate Value
(1:20:29) Where to Find MichaelExtra Stuff:
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Stop Wasting Your Life On Things That Don’t Matter - George Mack - #653
13 juli 2023 · 2 uur 1 min
George Mack is a writer, marketer and entrepreneur. Lees meer
If our mind is an operating system, ideas are the apps we install to give us a greater understanding of the world. George is one of my favourite thinkers and today we get to go through 16 of the best ideas we've both discovered since the last time we spoke over 3 years ago.
Expect to learn whether optimism is actually a scam, why it's so sexy to be cynical, why high agency people are the best ones to have in your life, what is the most interesting question of all time, the difference between treadmill friends and sofa friends, why most people die at 25 but aren't buried until they're 75, how to stop worrying about everyone else's opinions and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is Optimism a Scam?
(07:42) How to Reframe Cynicism
(15:02) Why is it Important to Have High-Agency?
(24:55) How to Spot High-Agency People
(35:17) Productivity Vs Creativity
(45:30) How Rick & Morty Taught George to Live a Great Life
(55:31) Why You Shouldn’t Brag
(59:00) The Lack of Authenticity on Instagram
(1:02:00) The Key to Not Caring What People Think of You
(1:06:32) Society is Ruled More by Chance than Conspiracy
(1:09:31) Principles for Thinking More Long-Term
(1:18:05) How to Know if You’re Early or Late to a Trend
(1:23:49) What is Neglected by the Media but will be Talked about by Historians?
(1:39:44) YouTube is the New TV
(1:48:09) Learning from the Aviation Industry
(1:52:28) Why Humans Listen to Music Repeatedly
(1:56:12) The Milestone of 25-Years-Old
(1:58:59) Where to Find GeorgeExtra Stuff:
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This Is The Price Of Greatness - Chris Bumstead - #652
10 juli 2023 · 2 uur 2 min
Chris Bumstead is a professional bodybuilder, 4X Mr. Olympia Classic Physique title holder, and a business owner. Lees meer
Chris is one of the greatest bodybuilders of all time. He's been called the Arnold Schwarzenegger of his era. But just what does it take to become the best in the world? What is the inner texture of a world champion like when he's as open as Chris about his failings and vulnerabilities?
Expect to learn why pressure is a privilege, what it means to have a champions mentality, how Chris overcame his battle with anxiety, why he broke down sobbing on the bathroom floor 6 weeks before he won a world championship, how Chris thinks the modern world of bodybuilding compares to the golden days with Arnold, which steroid is so toxic that even Chris refuses to take, his top 10 exercises to build more muscle and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:49) Why Pressure is a Privilege
(05:08) Are Winning & Success the Same?
(09:32) Using Cynicism as a Safety Blanket
(13:09) What is Chris’s Inner Voice Like?
(19:18) The Principles of a Champion Mentality
(25:44) Why Chris Cried on the Bathroom Floor
(34:23) Reacting to the ‘Arnold’ Documentary
(37:52) Changing Physique for Different Contests
(43:52) Chris’s Morning Routine
(49:54) If Chris Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(1:00:24) Biggest Levers for Recovery & Rest
(1:05:07) Learning to Say No
(1:09:34) Concerns About Longevity & Health
(1:14:34) Chris’s Experience with Social Media
(1:21:04) Dealing with Self-Doubt
(1:31:49) The Biggest Challenges Facing Young Men
(1:41:30) Debunking ‘Meme First, Explain Later’
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Can Money Actually Buy You Happiness? - Dr Mike Israetel - #651
8 juli 2023 · 1 uur 53 min
Mike Israetel is a bodybuilding and fitness consultant, Temple University professor of Exercise Science, co-founder of Renaissance Periodization and author. Lees meer
There are thousands of videos online about what it means to be happy and successful, usually all with different conclusions, but most include wealth in some form or another.
Expect to learn why a pessimistic view of life is unrealistic, the extent to which money can buy you happiness, why living in the present moment is overrated, if trading your time for future gains is a smart move, how to find purpose even in jobs you hate, whether worrying about the future will help you be more successful, Mike’s contrarian view on porn, the future of how AI will shape society and much more....
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:07) So Many People Are Pessimists
(03:48) Are We Really Worse Off Than Our Grandparents?
(14:10) Why Does the Pessimism Bias Exist?
(21:16) Why Realism is More Appropriate than Optimism
(25:47) How Can Money Buy Happiness?
(36:35) Where Money, Happiness & Success Meet
(44:42) Overcoming Fear of Ridicule from Working Harder
(53:00) How Worrying Destroys Happiness
(1:03:11) The Left-Leaning View of Working for Success
(1:09:09) Mike’s Concerns with the Current Right-Wing
(1:20:35) Is Porn Actually That Bad?
(1:30:01) Something is Sedating Young Men
(1:41:04) Why Mike Doesn’t Worry About AI’s Alignment Problem
(1:51:47) Where to Find MikeExtra Stuff:
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How Dangerous Is The Threat Of AI To Humanity? - Geoffrey Miller - #650
6 juli 2023 · 1 uur 20 min
Geoffrey Miller is a professor of evolutionary psychology at the University of New Mexico, a researcher and an author. Lees meer
Artificial Intelligence possesses the capability to process information thousands of times faster than humans. It's opened up massive possibilities. But it's also opened up huge debate about the safety of creating a machine which is more intelligent and powerful than we are. Just how legitimate are the concerns about the future of AI?
Expect to learn the key risks that AI poses to humanity, the 3 biggest existential risks that will determine the future of civilisation, whether Large Language Models can actually become conscious simply by being more powerful, whether making an Artificial General Intelligence will be like creating a god or a demon, the influence that AI will have on the future of our lives and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:43) Is AI Viewed as an Existential Risk?
(06:14) How the Perceived Risk of AI Has Evolved
(15:47) Rapid Advancements in Neural Networks
(20:07) The Next Level for ChatGPT
(28:25) Helping the Public Understand the AI Arms Race
(37:16) Who Will Be the First to Create AGI?
(40:53) Is the Alignment Problem Still a Problem?
(50:42) The Opposing View to AI Safety-ism
(54:55) Most Concerning Current AI Advancements
(59:36) How AI Will Influence Content & Social Media
(1:04:57) How Accurate Can AI Expert Predictions Be?
(1:08:40) Something Much Worse than Existential Risk?
(1:11:43) Why AI Won’t Save the World
(1:19:29) Where to Find GeoffreyExtra Stuff:
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Does Your Brain Hallucinate Conscious Reality? - Anil Seth - #649
3 juli 2023 · 1 uur 16 min
Anil Seth is a professor of cognitive and computational neuroscientist at the University of Sussex, co-director of the Sackler Centre for Consciousness Science, and an author. Lees meer
What is the Self? What does it mean that we are the same person we were 10 years ago? Why do we have a subjective experience of reality at all? Is consciousness created or perceived? These are fundamental questions that philosophers and neuroscientists have been trying to answer for centuries. So can a new science of consciousness give us the answers?
Expect to learn why answering the problem of consciousness is such a difficult challenge, why you wake up as the same person everyday, whether we know for a fact that animals are conscious, why perception often is divorced from objective reality, just how reliable our memories are, how to trust your brain even when it's incredibly fallible and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:28) The Real Problem of Consciousness
(04:39) Why is the Self Rooted in Consciousness?
(13:10) Thought Experiments to Understand Consciousness
(19:39) Are We Experiencing a Controlled Hallucination?
(22:40) Looking at Perception Through an Evolutionary Lens
(32:29) Studying How to Alter the Predictive Brain
(41:17) Where Does Consciousness Arise?
(45:38) Testing the Consciousness of Lower Animals
(49:36) The Most Common Definitions of Consciousness
(59:10) The Challenge of Testing the Internal Processes of Animals
(1:05:32) Anil’s Experience with LSD
(1:11:04) How Anil’s Studies Have Impacted His Outlook
(1:15:58) Where to Find AnilExtra Stuff:
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7 Ways To Ruin Your Life With Lies From Quantum Physics - Chris Ferrie - #648
1 juli 2023 · 1 uur 20 min
Chris Ferrie is a physicist and mathematician at the University of Technology Sydney and an author. Lees meer
The term “quantum” is liberally tossed around within the spiritual community, often suggesting a level of insight into this mysterious field of science. But what do these people actually mean? What have these gurus correctly interpreted about the field of quantum physics, and where are they very confused?
Expect to learn why the word “quantum” is so frequently employed by spiritual gurus, what “quantum entanglement” actually means, whether energy healing heals anything at all, whether it's possible to raise your vibrational frequency thing, why Schrödinger’s cat does not mean that you can do whatever you want with no consequences, how something can be so incorrect it's “not even wrong” and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:42) Debunking Quantum Bullshit
(07:57) Is Quantum Energy Healing True?
(11:49) The Problem with Spirituality
(19:23) Explaining Vibrational Frequencies
(27:24) Can Everything Be Measured?
(30:26) Consequences of Believing Without Knowing
(35:55) Why You Should Ignore Quantum Relationship Advice
(38:58) Ethics of the Expectation Effect
(43:31) What People Misunderstand About Uncertainty
(48:18) Can We Be Quantum Entangled to Someone Else?
(58:51) What Can & Can’t Quantum Computing Do?
(1:06:41) Are We Part of a Multiverse?
(1:14:07) Receiving Hate Mail from Spiritual People
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How Did Harry Potter Enter The Trans Debate? - Megan Phelps-Roper - #647
29 juni 2023 · 1 uur 14 min
Megan Phelps-Roper is a social activist, public speaker and author known for her insights into religious extremism. Lees meer
Harry Potter is the most banned book of the 21st century. Firstly frowned upon by far Right Christian groups for its promotion of witchcraft, the controversy has recently pivoted to the far Left who have concerns that JK Rowling is promoting transphobia. The obvious question is, how did one of the most beloved children's authors of all time end up here?
Expect to learn the reason behind the widespread backlash and cancellation of JK Rowling, whether Rowling is worried about ruining her legacy, how the platforms like 4chan and Tumblr were so pivotal in this movement, just how similar the trans rights movement is to the gay rights movement, Megan’s perspective on the “What Is A Woman” documentary, how Megan's upbringing in the Westboro Baptist Church gives her a unique insight on this story and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:40) What Interested Megan about Rowling’s Story
(05:38) Why Rowling Wanted to Talk to Megan
(09:11) Megan’s Experience Working with JK Rowling
(13:00) Why JK Rowling Can’t Be Cancelled
(18:43) The Evolution of the Internet
(25:14) How Tumblr & 4Chan Changed Culture
(30:43) The Left’s Weaponisation of Language
(36:38) Why Do People Care about the Trans Debate?
(41:21) How Clinicians View Trans Issues
(48:46) What Megan Learned from Rowling’s Critics
(54:42) Reacting to ContraPoints’ Video
(1:07:58) Megan’s Thoughts on Matt Walsh’s Documentary
(1:11:42) The Future of the Trans Debate
(1:13:03) Where To Find MeganExtra Stuff:
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Why Are So Many Men Unhappy With Their Bodies? - Scott Griffiths - #646
26 juni 2023 · 1 uur 5 min
Scott Griffiths is a researcher and psychologist at the University of Melbourne and an author known for his work on male body dissatisfaction and muscle dysmorphia. Lees meer
Many men have experienced this phenomenon - looking at photos of ripped guys on social media and longing for a more muscular physique. Why are so many men dissatisfied with their bodies and why do they continue to feel bad even when they're in great condition?
Expect to learn the risk factors associated with body dysmorphia, why men's body dysmorphia is on track to overtake women's, the influence of action figures on the our expectations, the preferences men and women truly have regarding different body types, why gay men exhibit higher rates of body dysmorphia, if your concerns over your height and penis size are genuinely warranted and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) What is Muscle Dysmorphia?
(04:53) Attaching Self-Worth to How Your Body Looks
(12:29) What is Causing These Disorders?
(21:55) How Body Dysmorphia Can Seem Like a Good Thing
(28:26) Social Media’s Impact on How We View Ourselves
(35:48) Cultural Trends Impacting Our View of Male & Female Bodies
(42:24) Is There Such a Thing as Business & Lifestyle Dysmorphia?
(47:43) Scott’s Grindr Study of Dysmorphia in Gay Men
(57:27) What Men Worry About Most with their Bodies
(1:05:00) Where to Find ScottExtra Stuff:
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Why Is Everyone Having Such Bad Sex? - Emily Morse - #645
24 juni 2023 · 59 min
Emily Morse is a sexologist, author, and host of the podcast “Sex with Emily”. Lees meer
In a sex-positive world, bedroom activities are still considered a taboo subject. And intimacy isn't at the forefront of everyone's minds right now, but having a good love life is important for your physical and psychological health, so I guess we need to hear from an expert.
Expect to learn why people are having less sex than previous generations, why we feel shame when talking about sex and how to get over it, what you can do to stop things getting repetitive in the bedroom, the 5 pillars that makes up Emily’s Sex IQ, the most common challenges people are facing when it comes to talking about intimacy with their partner, the 3 T’s of communication for progressing your love life and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:35) Why Are We Having Less Sex Than Previous Generations?
(09:00) How Could a Sex-Positive World be Having Bad Sex?
(16:33) Why Sex Gets Worse After the Honeymoon Phase
(25:46) What are Today’s ‘Pleasure Thieves?’
(32:54) How to Have Meaningful Conversations about Sex
(42:07) What Women Wish Their Partners Did More in Bed
(50:33) The Sexual Pressures that Men & Women Face
(58:05) Where to Find EmilyExtra Stuff:
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What Has Happened To The Love For America? - Jack Carr - #644
22 juni 2023 · 1 uur 25 min
Jack Carr is a former United States Navy SEAL, outdoor adventurer and author of The Terminal List series. Lees meer
The lives of Navy SEALs have been romanticised on screen and in books for decades. But what is life behind-the-scenes actually like? Just accurate are the dramatisations? And why does no one love the military any more?
Expect to learn the details of Jack's narrowest escape from death, what are the biggest myths and misconceptions surrounding military snipers, the parallels between warfare and the struggle against cancel culture, what Jack’s daily writing routine is, why it's dangerous for younng people to forget the sacrifices made by past generations, the credibility of potential future threats from China and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:28) Why Jack’s Books are So Personal
(02:29) When Jack Was Ambushed in Baghdad
(05:16) Closest Brushes with Mortal Danger
(11:01) The Emotional Reality of SEAL Missions
(18:53) What People Misunderstand About Snipers
(26:40) Receiving Hate for The Terminal List
(36:26) What Jack’s Writing Routine Looks Like
(41:28) How to Avoid Distraction & Stay Disciplined
(51:54) How Jack Undertakes Research for a Novel
(58:25) Why Jack Had His Book Approved by the DoD
(1:03:50) Public Opinion of Federal Agencies Vs Military
(1:08:50) Are Young Americans Becoming Less Patriotic?
(1:16:36) How Much of a Threat is China?
(1:20:34) The Underlying Message of Jack’s New Book
(1:24:42) Where to Find JackExtra Stuff:
Check out Jack's website - https://www.officialjackcarr.com/
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
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Are Violent Video Games Actually That Harmful? - Michael Kasumovic - #643
19 juni 2023 · 1 uur 35 min
Michael Kasumovic is a professor of evolutionary biology at University of New South Wales, a researcher and an author. Lees meer
The influence of violent video games on human psychology has been contested for years. Does virtual violence translate to real world harm? Should we be worried about our friends and kids who play them? And just what makes these games so compelling?
Expect to learn the evolutionary theory of why winners tend to win more and losers tend to lose more, whether video games skills translate to the real world, why status-seeking people are more interested in playing violent video games, whether men can grow beards for protection from punches, why men with high testosterone have superior immune systems, why women who play violent video games have higher self-esteem and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:16) Why We Play Video Games
(11:52) Video Games Are Hijacking Human Desires
(15:45) Are Men Being Sedated?
(24:04) Common Traits of Gamers
(27:45) Socio-sexual Behaviour of Male Gamers
(35:35) How Status Impacted Player Behaviour in Halo
(40:28) What Happens When Women get Involved in Male Status Games?
(52:04) Do Violent Video Games Improve Fighting Ability?
(58:40) Why Does Status Respond to the Local Environment?
(1:00:30) Do Bearded Men Win More Fights?
(1:06:44) Different Types of Sexual Competition
(1:15:20) What Basketball Can Teach Us About Male Performance
(1:22:44) The Impact of a Masculine Face on Health
(1:32:26) Where to Find MichaelExtra Stuff:
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Why You Should Spend All Of Your Money Before You Die - Bill Perkins - #642
17 juni 2023 · 1 uur 53 min
Bill Perkins is a hedge fund manager, high stakes poker player, film producer and an author. Lees meer
What if the true path to financial fulfilment doesn’t lie in saving every penny, but rather in spending it as effectively as you can? Delayed gratification in the extreme results in no gratification, and Bill's book Die With Zero is one of the best financial philosophies I've ever come across.
Expect to learn how to maximise your existence for positive life experiences, why you should give your kids their inheritance when they're 30, the most common errors people make about money, why it’s so hard for some of us to spend, the brilliant concept of ‘consumption smoothing’, what Sigmamode grindset-ers are getting wrong about work-life balance, how to plan your life in terms of seasons and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:21) How Bill is Saving Lives
(09:35) Maximise Positive Life Experiences
(20:12) What Most People Misunderstand About Money
(28:06) Can You Delay Gratification Too Much?
(38:40) What is ‘Consumption Smoothing?’
(46:13) Is the Sigma Grind Mindset Healthy?
(56:53) Bill’s Tactics for Enhancing His Life
(1:05:01) How to Die with Zero
(1:11:38) Making the Most of Having Children
(1:15:24) How to Know if You’re Living on Autopilot
(1:26:25) Knowing When You Should Stop
(1:33:39) Giving Money to Kids & Charity Early
(1:45:07) Advice to Risk-Averse People
(1:50:14) Where to Find BillExtra Stuff:
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The Rising Danger Of Mass Surveillance - Andy Stumpf - #641
15 juni 2023 · 1 uur 52 min
Andy Stumpf is a former U.S. Navy SEAL, extreme sports enthusiast, public speaker, podcaster, and author, Lees meer
At some point, you’ve inevitably traded your personal information for the sake of safety and security. But just how intrusive has government surveillance actually become? And why is there so much support for increasing this scrutiny among young people?
Expect to learn how Tucker Carlson destroyed main stream media overnight on Twitter, why 3 in 10 Americans under 30 support the installation of cameras in the home, if we are on the brink of an Alien invasion by UFO’s, Andy’s biggest lessons from his time in the Navy SEALs, whether army selection has become too tough or too easy and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:42) Why Tucker Carlson is Crushing the Legacy Media
(04:27) AI & Automation’s Role in New Media
(12:48) The Future of Mainstream Media
(22:17) Increasing Surveillance Inside Homes
(34:20) Are We Raising the Softest Generation in History?
(38:20) Is it Too Difficult to Enter the Military?
(47:30) Discerning the Truthfulness of Alien Sightings
(1:04:00) The Rise of Prepper Culture
(1:08:58) Gun Culture in America
(1:20:21) Andy’s Experiences in CrossFit
(1:34:27) Lessons on Business from the Nuclear Football Operation
(1:38:46) How Andy Achieved Extraordinary Things
(1:51:43) Where to Find AndyExtra Stuff:
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Why Do So Many People Not Want To Have Children? - Malcolm Collins - #640
12 juni 2023 · 1 uur 31 min
Malcolm Collins is a pronatalist, Stanford MBA graduate, venture capitalist and an author. Lees meer
What would the world actually look like if only the global population was only 500 million people? Given the current birth rate projections, we’re approaching a massive collapse. If you think a planet with too many people on it is bad, a planet with too few is even worse.
Expect to learn why Korea is projected to experience a 94% population extinction within the next century, why so few people actually want to have kids in 2023, why a ‘super virus’ has taken over the progressive movement, whether prosperity, equality, education and fertility are incompatible with each other, whether authoritarianism could fix this problem, if there’s a moral obligation to have children, the implications of using new technology for gene-editing & birthing via artificial wombs and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:14) Why Malcolm is Always in the News
(06:40) Our Divided Society’s Two Factions
(17:09) How Prosperity & Gender Equality Impact Fertility
(21:30) What is Causing the Decline in Dating?
(29:38) Balancing Gender Equality with the Need for Mothers
(38:14) What a World in Deep Population Decline Looks Like
(44:39) Movements from Fertility Extremists
(53:00) Is it a Moral Obligation to Have Children?
(1:04:29) How to Change the Narrative on Motherhood
(1:11:12) Malcolm’s Unique Experience of Having Children
(1:25:23) Explaining IVG & IVF
(1:29:52) Where to Find MalcolmExtra Stuff:
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900k Q&A - Unreleased Andrew Tate Episode, Toxic Comments & Steroids - #639
10 juni 2023 · 1 uur 41 min
I hit 900k Subscribers on YouTube!! Lees meer
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 why I didn't release a 2 hour Andrew Tate episode, why certain commenters have been getting banned on YouTube and whether I'm on steroids.
Expect to learn whether IQ or boobs are more important in a mate, whether I'm going to do a meet & greet at my live shows, what the darkest elements of the manosphere are, whether I think we can beat population collapse, my advice to a 13 year old entrepreneur, what the intro song on audio is and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) New Project with James Smith
(01:33) Current Role Model
(02:35) New Sleep Token Album
(03:28) ‘The’ Moustache
(03:54) Does Hard Work Always Equal Success?
(08:00) Coming to Montreal?
(08:30) Advice on Changing Career
(09:26) Banned from Comments
(11:31) Discord Server?
(12:21) Becoming Less Self-Conscious
(14:17) IQ Vs Boobs
(16:07) Podcast with Andrew Tate
(18:22) Challenges in Monetising the Podcast
(20:55) Meet & Greets on the Live Tour
(21:50) Darkest Elements of the Manosphere
(25:14) Guest Cancellations
(26:03) Software for Remote Podcasts
(26:44) Russell Brand
(27:35) Guest Suggestions
(28:06) Indian Food
(28:16) What It’s Like to be Chris
(29:31) Population Collapse
(31:45) How to Become Articulate
(32:44) Chris’s Hairstyle
(33:11) What Chris Would Like to Discuss
(34:27) Structure of Live Events
(36:11) Biggest Sacrifice to Make MW
(37:33) Processing So Much Learning
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22 Habits To Follow For A Happy Life - Kevin Kelly - #638
8 juni 2023 · 1 uur 1 min
Kevin Kelly is the founder of Wired Magazine, a futurist, author, and public speaker known for his insights on technology’s impact on society. Lees meer
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...
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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 KevinExtra St…
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The Evolutionary Psychology Of Bullying - Tony Volk - #637
5 juni 2023 · 1 uur 37 min
Tony Volk is a psychologist, professor of Evolutionary Psychology at Brock University, a researcher and an author. Lees meer
Almost everyone will encounter bullying at some point in our lives. Be it in school, sports or even at the workplace, there seems to be no shortage of individuals ready to prey on others. But why does bullying exist? Why is it so ubiquitous? And what are the adaptive reasons why people engage in it?
Expect to learn whether bullying actually serves any purpose in society, whether bullying is heritable from parents, what factors can predict whether you will be a bully, whether broken homes make bullying kids, which people are most likely to be victim, whether bullying has got worse over time, what to do if you're the parent of a bully or a victim and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:55) Why Bullying Evolved
(04:53) The Dynamic Between Bully & Victim
(12:54) Why Bullies End Up With More Sexual Partners
(16:58) Is Bullying Heritable?
(23:00) How Boys & Girls Bully Differently
(28:20) Are Bullies Smarter on Average?
(36:36) Environmental Factors Affecting Bullying
(47:58) Why Our Ancestors Bullied
(50:18) How Social Media Has Changed Bullying
(57:35) Which Interventions Actually Work?
(1:12:44) How to Positively Fight Back
(1:24:54) The Importance of Caring for Bullying Victims
(1:36:09) Where to Find TonyExtra Stuff:
Check out Tony's website - https://brocku.ca/volk-developmental-science-lab/
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The Man Who Tracks Every Second Of His Life - Rob Dyrdek - #636
3 juni 2023 · 1 uur 37 min
Rob Dyrdek is a former professional skateboarder, entrepreneur, reality TV star, venture capitalist and a producer. Lees meer
What if you tracked every second of your life? What if you dialled in every process, calorie, action and thought to facilitate your best performance? What if you manifested a Playboy wife out of thin air by just wanting her a lot? Today we get to find out.
Expect to learn about Rob’s journey from a small-town kid to a globally successful entrepreneur, his rigorous system for intentionality and productivity, the crucial factors that propelled him towards success, the system behind Rob’s meticulous tracking of his daily activities, how Rob met his dream wife, Rob's bulletproof investment strategy, his thoughts on the personal development space and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:25) How to Become the Ideal Version of Yourself
(16:59) A Framework for Thinking About Time
(21:28) Biggest Ways Rob Has Saved Time
(28:37) Building Effortless Discipline
(39:07) How to Avoid Small Errors Becoming Big Errors
(42:36) Will Rob Release His System to the Public?
(53:03) How Rob Met His Playboy Wife
(1:08:01) Advice to People Who Aren’t Present
(1:20:12) The Importance of Delaying Gratification
(1:30:13) Updates on Rob’s Current Projects
(1:36:16) Where to Find RobExtra Stuff:
Check out Rob's website - https://dyrdekmachine.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
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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.
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Why Is Everyone So Angry All The Time? - Mark Normand - #635
1 juni 2023 · 1 uur 35 min
Mark Normand is a podcaster, an actor and a comedian. Lees meer
The mere discussion of certain topics can cause huge controversy. Both sides of every issue are adamant that their opposition is fundamentally evil, malicious, bigoted or a secret race of lizard people. What is driving this huge demand for outrage? And can we do anything about it?
Expect to learn Mark’s takes on the Bud Light & Miller Lite controversies, why brands have completely lost their sense of humour, whether you have engaged in Digital Blackface and why it makes you racist, the ethical dilemma of incest, why AI girlfriends will destroy society, whether Tom Hanks is part of the Illuminati, if there’s a joke that is so offensive it should never be told and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:10) What People Don’t Know About Life on Tour
(03:25) We Need to Stop Using Digital Blackface
(07:53) Dove’s Quest for Realistic Beauty Standards in Gaming
(18:29) How Mark Stays Positive in Today’s Society
(28:11) Sexy, Playful AI Girlfriends
(36:55) People’s Desire to Disconnect
(39:45) Women Wearing ‘Safety Layers’ on Trains
(47:34) Prince Harry’s Failed Appeal to Have Private Police
(55:58) Mark’s Upcoming Netflix Special
(1:02:42) Rules for Being an American Sports Fan
(1:10:26) Why Beer Companies Need to Be Charming Again
(1:25:19) Ethics in Porn & Incest
(1:29:02) Target’s Satanist Pride Collection
(1:34:24) Where to Find MarkExtra Stuff:
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How To Navigate The Dangers Of Modern Dating - Sadia Khan - #634
29 mei 2023 · 1 uur 6 min
Sadia Khan is a relationship coach, author, speaker, and psychologist. Lees meer
The divorce rate has been on a steady rise for decades. But are relationships actually getting harder, or is everyone just more fragile? The word trauma is thrown around an awful lot, but it covers all manner of sins, many of which are not trauma.
Expect to learn what people are getting most wrong about relationship advice, the factors that best predict divorce and a declining relationship, why the word trauma and its true meaning have become perverted, the insidious reason behind why partners incite chaos in some relationship, Sadia’s thoughts on the growing childlessness epidemic, whether Dubai is actually an Islamic haven & much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:50) Sadia’s Background
(03:30) Why the Sexes are Battling Each Other
(07:23) Current Dating is Practice for Divorce
(13:05) The Biggest Predictors of Divorce
(20:45) What Actually is Trauma?
(27:25) How to Fix Someone’s Attachment
(33:34) The Demonisation of Femininity
(47:20) Principles for a Healthy Man
(54:10) The Unique Dating Scene of Dubai
(1:03:27) What Sadia is Looking Forward to
(1:05:17) Where to Find SadiaExtra Stuff:
Follow Sadia on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sadiapsychology/
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To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
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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.
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Are You An Evil Person For Eating Meat? - Peter Singer - #633
27 mei 2023 · 1 uur 11 min
Peter Singer is a philosopher, creator of the ethical veganism movement, bioethicist, Princeton University professor, and author. Lees meer
Do animals possess the capacity to suffer? And if they do, does that mean there is a moral case to ensure that we reduce their suffering as much as possible? Thankfully, the ethical case for animal welfare is much more interesting and reasonable than protestors throwing pigs blood over your Canada Goose coat.
Expect to learn just how much progress humans have made in improving animal welfare, which species actually have the greatest capacity for suffering, whether it's possible to do "ethical" meat farming, how to harmonise ecosystem preservation with hunting practices, Peter’s perspective on the current vegan movement & why it hasn’t gained global momentum, whether humans are ethically obliged to consume as few calories as possible, whether we need to be worried about AI agents' capacity to suffer and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:48) Progress in Our Treatment of Animals
(05:32) What is Peter’s Animal Liberation Argument?
(14:14) An Animal’s Experience in 2023
(27:30) Is There an Ethical Way to Farm Animals?
(31:41) Is it Ethical to Have Pets?
(35:00) Providing Aid to Suffering Wild Animals
(40:18) Peter’s Thoughts on Modern Veganism
(46:55) Why Didn’t More People Change from Peter’s Movement?
(57:35) How Peter Amended His Book for a Modern Audience
(1:02:15) Could AI Suffer & Should We Care?
(1:09:46) Where to Find PeterExtra Stuff:
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The Evolutionary Psychology Of Anxiety & Depression - Ed Hagen - #632
25 mei 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Ed Hagen is an evolutionary anthropologist, Professor at Washington State University, a researcher and an author. Lees meer
Low mood, depression and anxiety are states we will all become familiar with at some point in our lives. But why did evolution create a creature that is able to contemplate so much complexity that sometimes it suffers psychologically? Why are we wired to feel this way and how are we able to pull ourselves out?
Expect to learn the evolutionary reason why humans get depressed, how postpartum depression is adaptive, why being strong can lower your chances of depression, how evolutionary theory can improve all of medicine, why women are so much more depressed on average than men, why humans are even capable of suicide and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:38) Why Has Depression Survived Evolution?
(05:42) Explaining Depressive Symptoms
(15:00) The Sex Difference in Depression
(19:23) Can You Become Less Depressed by Becoming Stronger?
(23:30) Why Men Commit Suicide More Than Women
(29:41) Why Natural Selection Hasn’t Made Suicide Impossible
(35:14) Age as a Factor in Suicide Statistics
(41:06) The Cause of Post-Partum Depression
(47:31) Is Evolutionary Psychology Racist?
(53:38) Critiques of Evolutionary Psychology
(56:28) Music’s Role in Evolution
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The $2M Anti-Ageing Protocol For Longevity - Bryan Johnson - #631
22 mei 2023 · 1 uur 25 min
Bryan Johnson is a founder of Braintree and Kernel, a futurist, biohacker and an author. Lees meer
What does it take to achieve immortality? This is the frontier that Bryan Johnson is beginning to pioneer. Armed with a team of the world’s top researchers and an unlimited budget, he is using cutting edge science and technology to see just how long he can live for.
Expect to learn why Bryan chooses to be on a fully plant based diet, what Bryan Johnson’s full morning routine looks like, the optimal body fat percentage for living longer, why humans are addicted to self-destructive behaviour, why Bryan doesn’t fear death, why Bryan doesn’t use saunas or cold plunges for increasing his lifespan, what his training plan looks like and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:40) Does Bryan Fear Death?
(06:11) Technology’s Role in the Meaning of Life
(12:52) The Most Compelling Data from Bryan’s Work
(17:50) Why Bryan is Vegan
(26:01) How to Identify & Overcome Self-Destructive Behaviours
(36:52) Data-Based Optimal Training Regime
(46:34) Why Having Less Body Fat is Good for Longevity
(53:04) Is It Better to Have Fewer Goals?
(58:47) How Bryan Deals with Negative, Unwanted Emotions
(1:09:56) How Important is Sunlight Exposure to Appearing Youthful
(1:14:48) Does Bryan Regret Not Starting Earlier?
(1:24:52) Where to Find BryanExtra Stuff:
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Why Is Everyone Saying ‘Like’ and ‘Um’ All The Time? - Valerie Fridland - #630
20 mei 2023 · 1 uur 12 min
Valerie Fridland is a sociolinguist, Professor of Linguistics at the University of Nevada, a researcher and an author. Lees meer
On average we say around 5,000 words every day. But how often have you assessed why you communicate the way you do, or where the words you're using came from? This is where the fascinating field of sociolinguistics comes in, exploring the history of our speech patterns and words' origins to help us develop new and better ways to communicate.
Expect to learn why languages evolved to be so complex, how to stop saying ‘like’ so much, how social media has impacted the way we speak, why you keep using “um” and “uh” all the time, why Black Twitter is at the forefront of all cool new lingo, the unexpected origin story of the word ‘Hello’, why I apparently have hard time pronouncing my R’s and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) The Work of a Sociolinguist
(04:27) Has English Become Simpler?
(14:51) Why We Say ‘Um’ and ‘Uh’
(26:27) Is it Better to Be Silent Than Use Fillers?
(30:39) How to Be a More Conscientious Listener
(34:26) Why We Say ‘Like’ So Often
(44:46) The Cause of Vocal Fry
(52:12) Has Social Media Caused a More Informal Language?
(1:01:43) Strange Word Developments
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The Insane Tactics The CIA Used To Defeat Hitler In WWII - John Lisle - #629
18 mei 2023 · 1 uur 4 min
John Lisle is a historian and an author. Lees meer
Imagine a world where international spying and espionage is only just beginning. Exploding pens, cyanide pills, bats with bombs strapped to them and radioactive foxes all were not only ideas, but were real tools used by the CIA in World War 2. John's research has uncovered a reality far stranger and more intriguing than any spy novel.
Expect to learn the origins of the Modern Day CIA, why a commander decided to single-handedly storm Normandy the day after D-Day, why the CIA attempted to trans Hitler into a woman, how someone discharged an entire pistol magazine right next to Franklin Roosevelt’s head in the Oval Office, why the agency tried to release a group of glowing radioactive foxes onto the streets of Japan and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:50) The Dirty Tricks Department
(06:51) The Mad Life of William Donovan
(11:16) Recruiting Agents for the OSS
(20:47) Did the CIA Use Psychedelics in WWII?
(25:27) When the CIA Tried to Trans Hitler
(32:05) Creating Glowing Foxes to Scare the Japanese
(39:10) Strapping Bombs to Bats
(44:15) The Most Pivotal Mission of the OSS
(54:21) Levels of Ethics in Chemical Warfare
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Why Are We All So Addicted To Our Screens? - Dr K Healthy Gamer - #628
15 mei 2023 · 1 uur 58 min
Dr. Alok Kanojia (Dr. K) is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of HealthyGamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber. Lees meer
Humans face a predicament that has never been seen in our history, a massive overload in daily stimulation and information. The effect of constant exposure to social media, video games, and porn is not good, but thankfully there are a number of powerful ways to take back control of your attention.
Expect to learn the correlation between video game usage and mental health, why our brains are uniquely addicted to looking at screens, whether dopamine fasting is actually legit, the problem with watching porn at a young age, how to combat screen addiction, why some people always feel like they have brain fog, how to find meaning in your life and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:04) What Society Misunderstands About Screen Addiction
(14:47) Can You Be Addicted to Social Media?
(25:39) Setting Healthy Boundaries with Gaming & Social Media
(31:39) Humans Have Become Intolerant to Boredom
(43:58) Learning From the Most Online Figures
(56:25) Try Easy Before Trying Hard
(1:01:07) Is There Evidence for Dopamine Fasting?
(1:06:18) Why Porn Use is So Misunderstood
(1:22:50) How Porn Impacts Brain Development
(1:26:27) How Our Screens Are Affecting Sleep
(1:30:12) Coping with Brain Fog
(1:46:17) Finding Purpose in the Modern World
(1:55:59) Where to Find Dr KExtra Stuff:
Check out Dr K's website - https://www.healthygamer.gg/
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Britain’s #1 Fitness Model Shares His Bodybuilding Secrets - Ryan Terry - #627
13 mei 2023 · 1 uur 3 min
Ryan Terry is a professional bodybuilder, fitness model and IFBB Pro. Lees meer
The realm of competitive bodybuilding demands extreme discipline that most people admire but few understand. Just what does it truly take to rise to the top of this sport? And how much do you have to sacrifice in the pursuit of excellence?
Expect to learn the origins of Ryan's bodybuilding career, his top 10 best exercises for muscle growth, why he chooses to not monitor his blood levels, who fuels his motivation and serves as his role model, why he transitioned away from the relentless tracking of every fitness metric, the morning routine that has propelled him to become the UK's number 1 physique competitor and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:30) What Drives Ryan to Compete?
(08:38) Challenges of Turning a Hobby into a Profession
(17:02) How to Stay Driven When You’ve Reached the Top
(24:17) Ryan's Top 10 Exercises
(34:58) Ryan’s Morning Routine
(41:42) Running a Blood Testing Business
(46:08) Experiences of Fatherhood
(52:56) Insights on Nature Vs Nurture
(59:30) What’s Next for Ryan?Extra Stuff:
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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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8 Psychology Hacks Behind The World’s Biggest Businesses - Richard Shotton - #626
11 mei 2023 · 1 uur 29 min
Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, Founder of Astroten and an author. Lees meer
Humans are predictably irrational. By studying these behaviours through clever techniques, advertisers and marketers have been able to boost sales and influence you in ways you might not realise or expect. So it's pretty important to discover how you're being manipulated.
Expect to learn what are the most powerful words in persuasion, which human biases are over tested & overrated, how a small commitment can be the beginning of a huge commitment, which hacks make advertising campaigns stick in people’s minds, how to overcome the problem of analysis paralysis, how to change everything someone believes whilst changing nothing they experience and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:03) How Businesses Use Discounts to Trick You
(07:36) Extremeness Aversion
(18:17) Our Naive Reaction to Numbers & Fonts
(25:19) Christian Aid’s Engagement Experiment
(31:53) The Importance of Framing in Marketing
(42:14) How Marketers Manipulate Our Desire for Fairness
(52:30) Triggering Consumers’ Righteous Indignation
(1:04:05) The Red Sneaker Effect
(1:08:54) The Halo Effect
(1:17:54) Making the End of an Experience Great
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#1 Dating Coach Reveals The Red Flags Everyone Should Know - Matthew Hussey - #625
8 mei 2023 · 2 uur 13 min
Matthew Hussey is the world's best known female dating coach, aYouTuber, public speaker and an author. Lees meer
Choosing your ideal romantic partner is one of the most important choices you will make. However, men and women seriously struggle to understand each other, perhaps more than ever. Thankfully Matthew has spent 15 years coaching millions of women through their relationship struggles.
Expect to learn what the women Matthew coaches actually want in a man, whether the dating landscape has actually changed that much over the last 15 years, how to build deep and lasting attraction, why more women are opting to not have children, what men often misunderstand about women's mindsets, whether men should be more vulnerable with their partners, how to present your best self on your online dating profile and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:13) What has Changed in What Women Want?
(04:42) How the Dating Market has Evolved
(11:24) What Men Misunderstand About Women
(24:49) Most Common Traits of Attractiveness
(27:19) Complaints that Matthew Receives From Female Clients
(41:23) Challenges of the Modern Dating Market
(52:32) Why is there a Gap in Sexlessness Between Men & Women?
(1:01:38) What Women say They Experience in Online Dating
(1:14:37) Is Matthew Worried About Decreasing Birthrates?
(1:27:18) How to Build Deep Lasting Attraction
(1:37:20) How Matthew Finds Happiness Amidst Success
(1:50:46) What to do if You Feel Disconnected in Life
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How To Overcome The Toughest Moment Of Your Life - Ashley Cain - #624
6 mei 2023 · 1 uur 32 min
Ashley Cain is a former professional footballer, reality TV star, endurance athlete and cancer charity fundraiser. Lees meer
Losing a child is the most painful experience parents ever face. But observing your child slowly passing away is a special kind of torture. What do you do when you’re faced with so much pain and trauma you stop wanting to exist? And how can you move beyond this to learn to live again.
Expect to learn what Ashley’s most profound challenges in recent years were, how he managed to find any hope in severe darkness, his advice for anyone dealing with a sick family member, how he found purpose in the wake of his daughters passing, why he fought 6 police officers who were crying, his strategy for processing grief and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:44) Ashley’s Life Since Ex On The Beach
(07:14) How Ashley Responded to His Daughter’s Diagnosis
(18:54) The Traumatic Experience of Feeling Helpless
(28:08) Azaylia’s Passing
(32:37) How Extreme Grief Impacts Relationships
(39:55) Ashley’s Mission After Azaylia’s Passing
(44:58) Ashley’s Darkest Moments
(59:36) Why Ashley is Drawn to Extreme Events
(1:06:05) Advice to People Experiencing Grief
(01:11:36) Event Goals for the Next Few Years
(1:18:16) Ashley’s Overarching Message
(1:22:53) A Typical Day for Ashley
(1:27:36) Thoughts on Future Children
(1:31:10) Where to Find AshleyExtra Stuff:
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Why Do Young People Seem So Fragile? - Dr Jean Twenge - #623
4 mei 2023 · 1 uur 19 min
Dr Jean Twenge is a Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University, generational researcher and an author. Lees meer
Each generation tends to view themselves as more refined than the one before them. But with Boomers, Millennials and Gen Z, something changed. Generations started to see life as easier in the past, less prosperous now and tougher to succeed. Jean has spent a career working out just why modern groups believe this, and how true it is.
Expect to learn whether millennials actually did have it harder than boomers, which generation has the most robust mental health and why, the massive effect of technology across age groups, why 60% of Gen Z girls have mental health problems, why young people aren't getting their drivers' licenses, why there is such a big decline in sexual activity and alcohol and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:09) Is Gen-Z Particularly Unique?
(07:18) Why Are So Many Young Girls Considering Suicide?
(16:47) The Main Causes of the Mental Health Crisis
(20:57) Overcoming Inherited Trauma
(24:28) Managing the Rise of Addictive Technology
(29:02) Why Gen-Z Take Less Risks
(35:04) Young People’s Perspectives on Life
(39:00) Why Women Are Having Less Kids
(45:16) Millennials Feel Worse Off Financially
(49:09) The Change in Education & Employment of Young People
(1:03:24) How Political Stances Have Changed in Youth
(1:15:35) Is There Hope for Gen-Z?
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Why Science Says Men & Women Will Never Be The Same - David Geary - #622
1 mei 2023 · 1 uur 25 min
David Geary is a cognitive developmental and evolutionary psychology professor at The University of Missouri and an author. Lees meer
Men and women are different. This should not be a controversial statement, and yet it is. Thankfully David has spent a career assessing differences between men and women in every domain from physical to psychological and behavioural to cognitive.
Expect to learn the real reason why women are underrepresented in STEM, why achieving true gender equality in prosperous countries is impossible, the massive differences between men's and women's brains, why strength is not the most compelling argument against trans athletes in female sports, why there has been such a rapid increase in transgender youths and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) The Contested Topic of Sex Differences
(06:00) Why Women Are Better at Reading
(13:13) The Crisis of Disengaged Men
(18:25) Sex Differences Increase When Freedom is Increased
(30:00) Biggest Differences in Men’s & Women’s Brains
(37:08) Are Differences Simply From Social Constructs?
(49:30) The Science Behind Sex-based Behaviours
(1:05:12) Traits that Women Do Better at Than Men
(1:13:33) Why Has There Been a Rapid Increase in Transgenderism?
(1:22:49) Where to Find DavidExtra Stuff:
Check out David's writing - https://quillette.com/author/david-c-geary/
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