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Life's Mysteries, Explained By Physics - Sabine Hossenfelder - #521
3 september 2022 · 54 min
Sabine Hossenfelder is a theoretical physicist, research fellow at the Frankfurt Institute for Advanced Studies, quantum gravity researcher and an author. Lees meer
There are a lot of big questions in the world, like does the past still exist? Do particles think? Was the universe fine tuned for us? Do we have free will? And are we living in a simulation? Given that we don't have answers yet, why not let a physicist have a crack at them?
Expect to learn why physicists who say they know how the universe started aren't telling the truth, whether we can compute a human brain, why no one gets any younger, if maths is the ultimate basis of reality, why there might be copies of all of us out there in the universe, how your entire life could be the imagined history of a brain floating in space and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:53) The Problem with the Simulation Hypothesis
(11:15) How Physics Impacts Free Will
(18:13) Misunderstanding the Universe’s Origins
(27:09) Is There Something Better than Mathematics?
(32:00) The Fine-Tuned Theory
(37:45) Boltzmann Brains
(45:10) Can We Compute Consciousness?
(53:37) Where to Find SabineExtra Stuff:
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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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The Evolutionary Psychology Of Love - Robin Dunbar - #520
1 september 2022 · 1 uur 37 min
Robin Dunbar is an anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist, head of the Social and Evolutionary Neuroscience Research Group at the University of Oxford and an author. Lees meer
Love is something that people have been trying to describe for thousands of years. Beyond asking what love is, is the question of why humans feel something so strange in the first place. Why would evolution have exposed us to this extreme sensation with huge potential for catastrophe and pain?
Expect to learn how love is adaptive, why humans need to have more sex than almost all other animals to get pregnant, why ancestral men who hunted big animals were only doing it to get laid, how the length of your fingers can tell you how promiscuous you are, whether Robin thinks humans were ancestrally monogamous and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:01) Defining Love
(07:59) Were Humans Always Monogamous?
(13:12) Telling Dating Preferences by Finger Length
(19:08) How Love is Adaptive
(25:38) Love in Arranged Marriages
(36:18) Female Primates During Maternity
(48:00) The Show-off Hypothesis
(52:17) What is Commitment?
(1:06:08) The Use of Human Kissing
(1:16:01) Optimal Rubbing Speed
(1:24:01) Why We Love People After They Die
(1:31:33) Men’s Vasopressin Reactors
(1:35:49) Where to Find RobinExtra Stuff:
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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
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Legacy Media Is Lying To You - Balaji Srinivasan - #519
29 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 47 min
Balaji Srinivasan is an entrepreneur and essayist, he was co-founder of Counsyl, former chief technology officer of Coinbase and former general partner at Andreessen Horowitz. Lees meer
Our information diets are making us mentally fat. Whether it's fake news, mis or disinformation, state propaganda or conspiracy theories, the world is very difficult to navigate. Balaji also wants to start a new type of country, he has views on how to optimise your working day and he generates more new ideas than almost anyone. Today we get an insight into his thought process behind all of this.
Expect to learn why socialism always continues to arise across the world, how Balaji tracks all of the ideas he has in his head, why Singapore is a powerhouse of a new country, how immigration will deal with remote VR workers in India, why everyone should use a dashboard to track what's going on in their life, the key trick that the legacy media uses to manipulate you and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:17) Mental Information Management
(11:43) How to Become More Discerning with Media
(18:08) Men Are Losing Testosterone
(19:43) The Death of Legacy Media
(23:38) Maintaining a Healthy Information Diet
(34:27) Balaji’s Social Media Habits
(39:20) How does Balaji Predict the Future?
(51:11) How will Immigration Deal with Remote Working?
(1:00:50) Technology’s Impact on Conflict
(1:09:24) Lessons from Living in Singapore
(1:22:00) The Problem with American Politics
(1:45:56) Where to Find BalajiExtra Stuff:
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What Will Alien Life Look Like? - Lee Cronin - #518
27 augustus 2022 · 54 min
Lee Cronin is the Regius Chair of Chemistry at the University of Glasgow, Head of the Cronin Group Lab and CEO of Chemify. Lees meer
The job of deciding what life is, how it originates and the different forms it could take might sound like a task for UFO theorists but it's actually in the realm of chemists like Lee. This means that some of the biggest questions humanity has rest on his lab's shoulders.
Expect to learn why Lee believes that there is life everywhere in the universe, his theory on the origin of life here on earth, why we haven't seen any aliens yet, whether Robin Hanson's Great Filter hypothesis is true, what common traits all types of life will have, the most exotic types of life forms Lee has imagined and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:53) The Universe’s Memory
(04:31) Transitioning to Being Alive
(12:52) Defining Life
(20:52) The Energy of the Universe
(28:45) Where did Life Originate?
(35:20) Other Forms of Exotic Life
(40:37) The Great Filter Hypothesis
(49:38) Do Viruses Exist on Other Planets?
(53:43) Where to Find LeeExtra Stuff:
Lee's Lab - http://www.chem.gla.ac.uk/cronin/
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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
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How Elite Performers Build Toughness - Steve Magness - #517
25 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Steve Magness is a world-renowned expert on performance, an author and a consultant on mental skills development for professional sports teams. Lees meer
All elite performers have the rage to master their chosen pursuit. But the difference between the ones who continue to succeed and those who fall away is their toughness and durability. Thankfully, Steve has spent his career deconstructing the mental habits of the world's best athletes and executives.
Expect to learn how to accept your achievements without believing your limitations, why Steve blew the whistle on Nike Oregon Project's unethical practises, why your emotions are messengers not masters, how obsession can be both a tragedy and a gift, the difference between responding and reacting to difficulties and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:56) The Nike Whistleblower
(11:33) Becoming Elite at a Young Age
(19:23) How Advantageous Is Obsession?
(28:43) Self-Awareness of Elite Performers
(35:39) Fascinating Studies in Steve’s Book
(49:21) The Importance of Picking One Thing
(1:01:02) Where to Find SteveExtra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
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16 Surprising Psychology Truths - Gurwinder Bhogal - #516
22 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 47 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 one of the best things I've read this year, so I just had to bring him on.
Expect to learn how bad things can sometimes feel better than good things, why people die on the hill of opinions they've only just begun believing, why intelligence plus ideology is a nightmare, how comedy can be a troll's last line of defence, the biggest lesson I learned from Joe Rogan, why regret minimisation should be a priority, why authoritarians lose sight of rationality and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:20) Bespoke Bullshit
(06:35) Ideology Makes Wise People Stupid
(10:46) The Fading Affect Bias
(16:58) Naval’s Razor
(21:42) Poe’s Law
(26:48) Chris’s Biggest Insight from Joe Rogan
(33:54) The Nova Effect & Modern Complacency
(53:16) Apatheia
(1:04:23) Regret Minimisation
(1:12:36) Howard Hughes Syndrome
(1:22:33) Deferred Happiness Syndrome
(1:27:37) Does Beauty Cause Prejudices?
(1:35:43) Alder’s Razor
(1:45:56) Where to Find GurwinderExtra Stuff:
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Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
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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 i…
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Evolved Psychology Vs The Modern World - David & Douglas Kenrick - #515
20 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 25 min
David Lundberg Kenrick is the Psychology Program Manager at Arizona State University and Douglas Kenrick is a Professor of psychology at Arizona State University. Lees meer
Our brains were designed to exist in a very different environment to the one they find themselves in. Managing modern problems with stone-age operating systems causes us to act in strange, suboptimal, silly ways. Which is why it's so important to understand how our minds developed.
Expect to learn just how violent humans were ancestrally, why more people die of obesity than starvation in 2022, whether dominance or prestige is more important at getting ahead, whether ancient humans felt love the same way we do now, why human females go through menopause, the relationship between dominance and attraction and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:03) The New Pyramid of Human Motives
(12:24) Why Society’s Issues are Becoming More Complex
(17:25) Ancient Minds with Modern Problems
(30:44) Why We Feel More Unsafe Today
(35:51) How the Human Psyche Will Change in the Future
(42:29) Purpose of Friendship
(52:29) Differences Between Ancient & Modern ‘Love’
(1:04:26) Why Females Go Through Menopause
(1:11:33) The Desire to Protect Family
(1:19:43) Why We Should Be Kind
(1:24:14) Where to Find David & DouglasExtra Stuff:
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The Old World Order Is About To Collapse - Peter Zeihan - #514
18 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analyst, author and a speaker. Lees meer
The world is changing faster than ever, and a lot of the countries, dynamics, peace treaties and structures we're familiar with may be about to come to an end. Peter's job consists of him analysing data from geography, demographics, and global politics to understand economic trends and make predictions. And if his predictions are correct, the next 50 years are going to look incredibly different.
Expect to learn why China will lose half of it's population by 2050, why globalisation is coming to an end even though we're more connected than ever, why population demographics are one of the most important factors in determining the future, whether automation will help or hinder us, whether food shortages are actually something to panic about and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:21) The End of Globalisation
(08:12) Why China is Most Concerning
(15:52) Causes of a Reduced Birth Rate
(24:46) Relying on US Security
(29:45) Effects of Declining Globalisation
(44:31) Future of the Global Population
(51:29) Will China Still Be a Manufacturing Giant?
(58:45) Quality of Life in the Next Decade
(1:01:52) Where to Find PeterExtra Stuff:
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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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450k Q&A - Joe Rogan, NoFap & Andrew Tate vs Jordan Peterson - #513
15 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 27 min
I hit 450k Subscribers on YouTube!! Lees meer
To celebrate, I asked for questions and got nearly 1000 this time, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As usual there's some very cool questions in here about my experience on Joe Rogan's podcast, dating advice for young people and my thoughts on masculinity.
Expect to learn whether I think Jordan Peterson should debate Andrew Tate, how to become a better speaker, whether I would rather fight Joe Rogan or Mike Tyson in an MMA match, if TikTok is a harbinger of the apocalypse, whether I'm worried about too much fame, my favourite supplements to stay sharp, how to make friends when you're growing as a person, how to succeed in dating without using apps and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:07) NoFap Thoughts
(01:48) Audience Capture
(03:30) What Chris Invests In
(04:33) Joe Rogan Experience
(06:01) Lex Fridman
(06:57) Austin Meet-Ups
(07:54) Speaking & Conversation Skills
(09:41) Is Chris a Geordie or a Texan?
(10:45) Rogan vs Mike Tyson
(11:51) Are Looks a Disadvantage?
(13:23) Insights from Joe Rogan Podcast
(14:59) Information Retention
(17:23) Growing Modern Wisdom
(19:05) Gaining More Followers
(20:55) TikTok
(22:42) OnlyFans
(23:49) The Manosphere
(25:51) Jordan Peterson vs Andrew Tate
(26:38) Preparation for Rogan
(29:45) Fame
(32:12) Clothing Brands
(33:21) Bitcoin
(33:37) Being British
(33:48) Chris’s Age
(34:10) Chris’s Bugatti
(34:21) Creepy Club Promoter
(35:00) Russell Brand
(36:17) Is Youth Culture Suffering?
(39:42) New Subs after Rogan
(40:32) Love Island 2022
(41:48) Episode with Rogan
(42:11) Clothes Shopping in America
(42:30) Senegalese Pirates
(42:56) JRE Aspirations
(43:41) Hiring People
(46:43) Rogan Episode
(47:07) When Lambo?
(47:58) Club Promoting
(49:07) Reading List 2.0
(50:17) Sam Harris
(50:52) Simulation or God?
(50:59) Goal Anxiety
(51:55) Nutritional Supplements
(53:16) Michael Malice
(53:54) Austin Dislikes
(54:29) Fatherhood
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How Long Could Humanity Continue For? - Will MacAskill - #512
13 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 34 min
Will MacAskill is a philosopher, ethicist, and one of the originators of the Effective Altruism movement. Lees meer
Humans understand that long term thinking is a good idea, that we need to provide a good place for future generations to live. We try to leave the world better than when we arrived for this very reason. But what about the world in one hundred thousand years? Or 8 billion? If there's trillions of human lives still to come, how should that change the way we act right now?
Expect to learn why we're living through a particularly crucial time in the history of the future, the dangers of locking in any set of values, how to avoid the future being ruled by a malevolent dictator, whether the world has too many or too few people on it, how likely a global civilisational collapse is, why technological stagnation is a death sentence and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:25) Introduction to Long-Termism
(07:35) Why Our Present Choices Matter
(15:13) Possible Futures of Technology & Morals
(23:49) Will’s Problem with ‘Happy Birthday’
(34:35) Preventing Human Extinction
(42:50) Is Earth Over-Populated?
(48:25) Risks of Technological Stagnation
(59:17) The Current Focus on Climate Change
(1:07:19) Extinction Vs Collapse
(1:22:04) Our Goal for the Future of Humanity
(1:31:42) Where to Find WillExtra Stuff:
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Does Anyone Care About Male Loneliness? - Max Dickins - #511
11 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
Max Dickins is a comedian, writer and a mental health advocate. Lees meer
Loneliness is as dangerous as smoking. And men are suffering worse than ever. This is bad for them, it's bad for their partners, it's bad for their employers, their children and society at large. Men are struggling to toe the line between manning up and opening up and many of them are doing neither.
Expect to learn what Max learned from having no best man to choose for his wedding, how men's loneliness differs from female loneliness, the evolutionary explanation for shallower male friendships, how being in a shed can help you bond, why contributing to a project and doing things is crucial for bonding amongst men, whether the manosphere is helping and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(02:43) Difference Between Man Up & Open Up
(08:48) Why is Male Loneliness Unique?
(19:49) Fundamentals of Friendship
(25:56) How Treatment for Men & Women Should be Different
(33:24) Defining Masculinity
(40:21) Is this a British Problem?
(50:55) Emotional Labour & Marriage
(57:52) Importance of Bonding Through Doing Things
(1:06:29) Max’s Thoughts on the Manosphere
(1:14:07) How to Prevent Male Loneliness
(1:16:45) Where to Find MaxExtra Stuff:
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Men Are Taking More Viagra Than Ever - Zack Telander - #510
8 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 8 min
Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. Lees meer
More serious problems are afoot. The number of men using viagra is at al time highs, BatGirl has been cancelled, Beyonce has become an ableist abuser, a basketball star gets jailed in Russia and TikTokers are wearing blasphemous bikinis. Obviously, me and Zack must fix all of this.
Expect to learn how long you can flog a dead franchise before it stops making money, how men can think themselves into performance anxiety, whether a Russian arms dealer is worth a WNBA player, how many times Demi Lovato can announce a change of pronouns, whether Addison Rae would wear an Adidas Burqa and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:55) Brittney Griner’s Sentence
(09:59) Why Young Men are Turning to Viagra
(22:59) Addison Rae’s Blasphemous Bikini
(26:50) Demi Lovato’s Updated Pronouns
(33:39) Heated, Ableist Beyoncé Lyrics
(42:25) The Harsh Future of Outrage Culture
(52:35) Batgirl Movie Scrapped
(1:06:50) Where to Find ZackExtra Stuff:
Subscribe to Zack's YouTube Channel -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC94_fvLx7abZgs9LIkM7jxw
Get Zack's Program for $1 - https://www.patreon.com/zacktelander
Follow Zack on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/coach_zt
Check out Zack's WeFunder - https://wefunder.com/the.weight.movie.llc
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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The Man Who Walked Across Antarctica - Colin O'Brady - #509
6 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 6 min
Colin O'Brady is a 10-time world record breaking explorer and one of the world's best endurance athletes. Lees meer
The things we believe can act like a glass ceiling. It's an imaginary limit that we place on what we can achieve in life because of our age or experience or money or self trust. Colin is a man who has annihilated his way through that glass ceiling and is here to show us what's on the other side.
Expect to learn what it's like to have to drag a 375lb sled 1000 miles across the Antarctic, why having a British Special Forces Soldier breathing down your neck can help you move faster, why the chasm of comfortable complacency is a place we all can fall into, what it feels like to get third degree burns over a third over your body in Thailand, how to rid yourself of limiting beliefs and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:28) Discovery of Shackleton’s Ship
(05:09) Colin’s Thoughts on Nirmal Purja
(09:15) Chasing a More Beautiful Life
(18:35) Childhood & The Possible Mindset
(24:46) Progressing from Zero to Hero
(32:15) The Power of Endurance
(37:46) Going to Antarctica
(51:36) Removing Limiting Beliefs
(1:00:37) Colin’s App
(1:04:17) Where to Find ColinExtra Stuff:
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The World's Coming Energy Catastrophe - Nate Hagens - #508
4 augustus 2022 · 1 uur 16 min
Nate Hagens is the Director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future. Lees meer
Energy drives our entire world. It keeps our GDPs growing, our cars moving and our hospital's working. If there was a shortage of energy, life would change very dramatically. Nate has spent 20 years researching the state of our current energy reliance and creating an assessment and philosophy for the future.
Expect to learn how energy is intrinsically linked to our economy, why solar and wind are not a solution, why the things that humans value needs to change if we want to continue flourishing, what would happen if the price of energy went up by even a small margin, the real reason that the USA has a ton of bases in the Middle East and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:25) The History of the Energy Catastrophe
(16:40) Why Not Nuclear?
(20:54) Scouting Abroad for Fossil Fuels
(26:54) Is Money Energy?
(36:51) We Need to Appreciate Energy More
(50:56) Is Nate Worried About Population Collapse?
(56:00) Why Isn’t the World Talking About Energy Decline?
(1:03:26) Practical Ways to Prepare
(1:15:00) Where to Find NateExtra Stuff:
Check out Nate's website - https://www.thegreatsimplification.com/
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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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Overcoming Stress And Anxiety - Dr Julie Smith - #507
1 augustus 2022 · 56 min
Dr Julie Smith is a Clinical Psychologist, online educator and an author. Lees meer
Bad days will come. Stress and burnout and feeling down is always a potential threat. So, it's vital that you understand the right tools to recognise this, deal with it and bring yourself back to a balanced mindset.
Expect to learn whether depression is actually caused by an imbalance of chemicals in the brain, what most people misunderstand about anxiety, the most important things to avoid when you're feeling down, how a bad morning can be turned around, how to improve from a place of growth not a place of fear and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:16) Impact of SSRIs on Depression
(04:49) You Can’t Control the Mind with the Mind
(11:24) Breaking the Cycle of Anxious Thoughts
(16:32) Can Depression Be Inherited?
(24:22) Recognising Emotions & Thoughts
(29:48) Social Media & Smartphone Usage
(41:11) Coping with Bad Days
(51:03) How to Make Large Life Changes
(55:50) Where to Find Dr SmithExtra Stuff:
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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 t…
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The Science Of Analysing Conversations - Elizabeth Stokoe - #506
30 juli 2022 · 1 uur 16 min
Elizabeth Stokoe is a Professor of Social Interaction at Loughborough University studying conversation analysis. Lees meer
The discussions we have usually seem to flow seamlessly. That's until you transcribe and scientifically analyse them to show up all the pauses, filler words, mistakes, stutters and half-finished sentences. Then, the fact that we can communicate at all seems to become a miracle.
Expect to learn what not to say on a first date, why the word like has taken such a hold over people's mouths, just how big of an impact language has on our behaviour, why the words that people say often are the most important contributor when determining of our opinion of them, what Elizabeth learned from hostage negotiations, whether our use of technology and smart speakers is changing our language and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:23) Why You Shouldn’t Ask People How They Are
(06:46) How Humans Are Led by Language
(12:13) Judging Someone Based on Conversation
(19:41) Insights on Silence in Conversation
(30:09) Uhm’s, Ah’s & ‘Like’
(38:14) Importance of Non-Verbal Communication
(46:19) First Date Do’s & Don’ts
(53:57) Studying Hostage Negotiations
(1:09:25) Reverse-Engineering Normal Responses
(1:15:44) Where to Find ElizabethExtra Stuff:
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Can Men & Women Be Friends Again? - James Smith - #505
28 juli 2022 · 1 uur 15 min
James Smith is an author, podcaster, online trainer and not a life coach. Lees meer
Many men and women no longer see each other as on the same team with a common goal, and instead view them as adversaries who don't play well together. But given that humanity has continued successfully for hundreds of thousands of years, this can't be how it's always been, so why is it now?
Expect to learn why James got in trouble for saying "she's a 10 but...", how convenient activities often get mistaken for enjoyable activities, whether guys can look at girls in the gym or not, whether Elon Musk not buying Twitter is a huge win for him, whether TikTok is a dangerous influence, what you can learn about yourself from the tasks you're avoiding, why people fearing ignorance is making them stupid and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(04:27) Is it Acceptable for Guys to Look at Girls at the Gym?
(10:44) Are Men & Women on Different Teams?
(20:33) The Lack of Love & Passion in Society
(29:18) Feminism’s Internal Conflict
(44:08) Holding Out for Sex Robots
(48:49) How Political Narratives Halt our Learning
(56:59) James’s New Book
(1:06:49) Importance of Finding Work You Enjoy
(1:13:50) Where to Find JamesExtra Stuff:
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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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400k Q&A - Andrew Tate, Liver King & Red Pill Debates - #504
25 juli 2022 · 1 uur 21 min
I hit 400k Subscribers on YouTube!! Lees meer
To celebrate, I asked for questions and got hundreds and hundreds, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there's some amazingly insightful questions in here about my plans for the future, imposter syndrome worries and advice for young content creators.
Expect to learn whether I would have the Liver King on the podcast, why I moved to America, what I think about Andrew Tate's rise to fame, why I haven't gone vegan, whether I'm writing a book, my biggest takeaways from 500 days without caffeine, whether we've passed peak woke, if I own a gun yet, whether I keep in touch with anyone from Love Island and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:55) Chris’s Lad Vibes
(02:03) Committing to a Specific Aim
(03:31) Current Subscriber Count
(04:04) What Happened to Chris’s Room?
(04:46) Sex with a Pantomime Horse
(05:19) Most Wanted Podcast Guest
(06:16) Andrew Tate
(06:48) Which Club did Chris Promote?
(07:07) Joe Rogan’s Podcast
(07:23) Getting a US Visa
(08:16) Michael Malice’s Height
(08:37) Chris’s One Naval-ism
(09:13) Feeling at Home in the Podcast World
(11:24) Advice for Aspiring YouTubers
(13:09) Mohammed Hijab
(14:12) Save the Planet or our Species?
(16:25) Moderating Andrew Huberman & Jordan Peterson
(17:13) Skincare Routine
(18:23) Liver King
(19:27) Does Chris Take Creatine?
(19:31) Cosmic Skeptic’s Veganism Argument
(21:38) Naval on the Podcast
(22:38) Recovering from Achilles Injury
(24:09) Fluent Talking
(26:15) Owning a Dog
(26:31) Most Exciting Topic to Discuss
(28:37) Surprises in Podcasting
(29:52) Would Chris Coach Podcasters?
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The United States' Most Wanted Hacker - Brett Johnson - #503
23 juli 2022 · 1 uur 15 min
Brett Johnson is referred to by the United States Secret Service as "The Original Internet Godfather", he was the Founder and Leader of Counterfeit Library and Shadow Crew and has been a central figure in the cybercrime world for almost 20 years. Lees meer
Brett has been a lifelong criminal, he was committing crimes from inside the Secret Service's own offices, then after being sent to prison he escaped from prison and went on the run to Disneyland, all while defrauding millions. This story is one of the wildest things I've ever heard.
Expect to learn what it feels like to be on the FBI's Most Wanted list, what actually happened with the Solar Winds hack, how Brett was involved in the origins of the darknet, his thoughts on Ross Ulbricht and Silk Road, the closest calls Brett had to being killed, how he evaded capture for so long, whether he thinks Julian Assange is a criminal or a hero and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) What Does it Mean to Be on the US Most Wanted List?
(05:30) How Shadow Crew Began
(19:49) What Motivated Brett?
(27:44) Behind the SolarWinds Hack
(31:16) Which Countries Commit the Most Cybercrimes?
(41:10) How Much Violence is Involved in Cybercrime?
(47:27) Experiencing Jail
(1:02:17) Coping with Crime Triggers
(1:14:23) Where to Find BrettExtra Stuff:
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Creating An Unbreakable Mindset - Jocko Willink - #502
21 juli 2022 · 2 uur 33 min
Jocko Willink is a retired United States Navy officer in SEAL Team 3, an author and a podcaster. Lees meer
Finding discipline in the modern world is hard. A hyper convenient existence rarely encourages radical responsibility or extreme ownership. Thankfully Jocko has spent an entire life learning how to love discomfort, and also teaching others how to love it too. If discipline equals freedom then Jocko must be one of the freest men on the planet.
Expect to learn what Jocko thinks about the Detroit self-defence guy, why discipline always beats motivation, the similarities between elite special forces and elite BJJ athletes, Jocko's opinion on Jordan Peterson, how to get over an ex, whether he regrets being famous after working in the shadows for so long, how he used a Jim Carrey impression to chat up his wife, whether he wants to try psychedelics and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:20) BJJ Athletes Vs Special Forces Operators
(09:55) Is it Possible to Take Too Much Responsibility?
(15:33) Jordan Peterson
(26:10) Revisiting the ‘Good’ Video
(32:29) Do People Overcomplicate Motivation & Courage?
(39:40) Learning How to Fight Properly
(45:26) Mental Health Treatment in America
(51:48) Being a Husband & Father
(1:04:15) Processing Grief & Heartbreak
(1:11:29) Why Jocko Willink Writes Kids Books
(1:31:53) How Surfing Impacted Jocko
(1:38:05) Keeping in Mind the Shortness of Life
(1:46:51) Life as an ex-Navy SEAL
(1:52:25) Problems of Fame & Being Recognised
(2:01:45) Would Jocko Run for Office?
(2:07:24) No Solutions, Only Trade-Offs
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Supercharged Effortless Productivity - Tiago Forte - #501
18 juli 2022 · 1 uur 4 min
Tiago Forte is a productivity coach, Founder of Forte Labs and an author. Lees meer
The world has far, far too much information in it. Humans don't do well when they are overwhelmed with incoming signals and yet we can't stop ourselves from wanting to acquire more, interesting insights. Thankfully Tiago has created one of the world's most popular systems to Capture, Organise, Distill and Express pretty much anything.
Expect to learn the most important apps Tiago uses to enhance his productivity, why everyone needs to go through an insane efficiency stage in life, how he's moving beyond pure productivity and into something more holistic, why read later apps can save your life, how to use the relationship between productivity and creativity and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:47) How to Avoid Productivity Obsession
(05:58) The Need for a Second Brain
(15:06) What is a Commonplace Book?
(23:36) The Relationship Between Productivity & Creativity
(27:23) Become Effective at Capturing Information
(40:22) Learn to Organise & Distill Information
(45:28) Self-Expression is the Purpose for a Second Brain
(56:13) Tiago’s 5 Most-Used Apps
(1:00:47) Making Productivity Less of a Chore
(1:03:18) Where to Find TiagoExtra Stuff:
Check out Tiago's website - https://www.buildingasecondbrain.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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Special: 18 Lessons From 500 Episodes - #500
16 juli 2022 · 1 uur 8 min
To celebrate 500 episodes on Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last 4 and a half years. Lees meer
Expect to learn why having no role models can be an advantage, how discipline eats motivation for breakfast, why you should be training for the difficult, why success in pursuit of happiness can be self-defeating, why fame makes you weak, how an obsession with productivity is just immortality by another name, what I learned about negativity biases from Margaret Thatcher, the importance of letting go of successful habits for new ones and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:53) Discipline Eats Motivation for Breakfast
(04:22) Absurd Ideological Beliefs are Shows of Fealty
(06:12) You Are Training for the Difficult
(11:03) Achieving Happiness Through Success is Self-Defeating
(15:03) Out-Groups are More Popular than In-Groups
(18:07) Productivity Obsession is Immortality by a Different Name
(23:00) You Can’t Control the Mind with the Mind
(24:50) Fame Ain’t What it Used to Be
(31:29) The Negative Bias is No Longer Serving Us
(35:41) What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
(39:42) Romantic Desirability Has Almost No Predictive Power for Long-Term Relationship Happiness
(46:04) Be Careful, You Can’t Control the Perceptions of Other People
(50:34) When You Get Bored with the Process, You Negatively Change the Trajectory
(53:38) The Reverse Role-Model
(56:41) Your Weirdness is Your Competitive Advantage
(57:55) The Moment-to-Moment of Almost Anything is a Grind
(1:02:05) Accept that All Your Heroes are Full of Shit
(1:04:46) The Expectation EffectExtra Stuff:
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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-Peters…
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The West Is Under Attack - Konstantin Kisin - #499
14 juli 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
Konstantin Kisin is a podcaster and an author. Lees meer
The West has had a bad run over the last few years with accusations every ism and obia under the sun. Having grown up in the Soviet Union however, Konstantin has a unique perspective on just how bad a nation can be and has some home truths to remind everyone of.
Expect to learn whether we should be bothered that Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin are banned from Twitter, why the term Political Correctness has some very communist roots, how a Russian disinformation agent predicted everything we're seeing in 2022, whether we've passed peak woke, if both-sidesism is a grift and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:47) How to Avoid Productivity Obsession
(05:58) The Need for a Second Brain
(15:06) What is a Commonplace Book?
(23:36) The Relationship Between Productivity & Creativity
(27:23) Become Effective at Capturing Information
(40:22) Learn to Organise & Distill Information
(45:28) Self-Expression is the Purpose for a Second Brain
(56:13) Tiago’s 5 Most-Used Apps
(1:00:47) Making Productivity Less of a Chore
(1:03:18) Where to Find TiagoExtra Stuff:
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Follow Konstantin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/KonstantinKisin
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To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
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The Mystery Of Female Sex Drive - Roy Baumeister - #498
11 juli 2022 · 1 uur 18 min
Roy Baumeister is a social psychologist at the University of Queensland and an author. Lees meer
The social psychology of sexual interactions is fascinating. Sex is more than just a physical act, it has cultural, emotional, spiritual, psychological and social implications, many of which we are unaware of. Thankfully Roy has spent years studying the literature on why people have sex and what's going right and wrong with it.
Expect to learn why the female sex drive doesn't occur in the same way anywhere else in the animal kingdom, why women shape men more than men shape women, why more women have tried being bisexual but more men are gay, why there is very little evidence for a cultural suppression of female sexuality from men, why the male sex drive is a tragedy and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:23) How Women Shaped Men
(12:45) Lack of Data on Sex
(15:36) Mystery of Female Sexual Desire
(21:01) Evolution of Orgasms
(26:54) Malleability of Female Sexual Drive
(37:29) Why the Male Sex Drive is a Tragedy
(45:08) Studying Masochism & Kink
(54:48) The Pornography Revolution
(59:29) Suppression of the Sex Drive
(1:12:37) What is the Future of the Sexual Marketplace?
(1:17:19) Where to Find RoyExtra Stuff:
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Check out Roy's website - https://roybaumeister.com/
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To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernw…
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The Stoicism Secrets Of Marcus Aurelius - Donald Robertson - #497
9 juli 2022 · 1 uur 23 min
Donald Robertson is a stoicism historian, a psychotherapist and an author. Lees meer
Marcus Aurelius has become one of the most quoted and most popular philosophers in history. His meditations have helped millions of people to find solace in hard times and deal with setbacks in life. But which elements of his life and philosophy have been hidden from the public and how many valuable insights are less widely known?
Expect to learn why many of Marcus' quotes might be plagiarising lost texts from other philosophers, whether Donald thinks that Marcus took psychedelics during a sacred ceremony, just how crazy Emperor Nero was, what Marcus learned about not being seduced by fame, how the Stoics would advise people to deal with depression and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:17) Why Marcus Aurelius Followed Greek Philosophy
(08:34) How Meditations Was Written
(17:24) Condensing Large Concepts
(27:40) What Marcus Aurelius Would Say About Social Media
(33:07) Stoic View of Depression & Anxiety
(46:15) How Crazy was Nero?
(54:49) Releasing the Tiller
(59:54) Ancient Psychedelic Mysteries
(1:06:03) How Marcus Aurelius Prepared for Death
(1:14:37) Could Stoicism Be Cancelled?
(1:18:08) Overcoming Fame’s Seduction
(1:21:53) Where to Find DonaldExtra Stuff:
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Follow Donald on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DonJRobertson
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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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The Science Of Peak Performance - Dr Andrew Huberman - #496
7 juli 2022 · 2 uur 39 min
Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster. Lees meer
The mind and the body are intimately linked. Trying to improve your mental outcomes without thinking of your physical inputs is a losing battle, but the question of which inputs to use, and when is a huge challenge. Thankfully, Dr Huberman is one of the best communicators of high performance advice on the planet and has a lot of answers.
Expect to learn the neuroscience of getting over your ex, how David Goggins trained himself to lean into fear, whether dopamine detoxing really works, the most important things to avoid doing during your morning routine, just how worried we should be about men's testosterone levels dropping, what everyone can learn about endurance from Lex Fridman, why Andrew doesn't show his tattoos and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:27) Control the Mind with the Body
(08:32) Is There a Universal Fear?
(24:16) Studying David Goggins
(29:24) The Neuroscience of Heartbreak
(49:47) How Triggering Are Our Phones?
(1:00:31) Effectiveness of Dopamine Detoxing
(1:12:22) The Expectation Effect
(1:21:40) Discussing Lex Fridman
(1:32:25) Andrew’s Morning Routine
(1:51:41) Exposure to Cold & Heat
(2:03:05) Should We Be Worried About Decreasing Testosterone Levels?
(2:10:50) Derek from More Plates More Dates
(2:19:54) The Ability to Make Serious Life Changes
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The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less - Alex Epstein - #495
4 juli 2022 · 1 uur 20 min
Alex Epstein is an energy theorist, the Founder and President of the Center for Industrial Progress and an author. Lees meer
Fossil fuels are a contentious topic. If you've currently got your hands glued to the surface of a road in England, you may not want any more being used. But if we follow an environmentalist approach, what impact will reducing fossil fuel use have on human flourishing in the future, especially in the poorest parts of the world?
Expect to learn why all our energy cost so much right now, why 2 billion people get their energy by burning wood and dung, how renewable sources are causing more problems not less, Alex's thoughts on the modern ESG movement, whether fossil fuels will create a climate apocalypse, why China tried to stop Alex from releasing his book and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(03:25) Why Are Fuel Prices Rising?
(10:31) The Modern ESG Movement
(18:08) Alex’s Call for More Fossil Fuels
(26:02) Bad Energy Policy
(36:47) Will More Carbon Dioxide Destroy Earth?
(44:40) How Leaders Catastrophise Climate Change
(49:01) Common Criticisms of Alex’s Work
(53:41) Reactions to Jordan Peterson’s Population Collapse Clip
(59:07) What Should We Be Worried About?
(1:06:33) Being Against the Mainstream Narrative
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How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD? - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - #494
2 juli 2022 · 59 min
Martin Polanco is Founder of The Mission Within and a Veteran Mental Health Advocate and Michael Higgs was Command Master Chief of a Navy SEAL team and is Director of Operations at The Mission Within. Lees meer
For a very long time, once soldiers have finished in war, their battles have often continued back home. Both active and retired veterans suffer with childhood traumas, life traumas, divorces, opioid addiction, family issues, Traumatic Brain Injuries, deaths of team members, chronic pain injuries and long term inflammation. Martin and Michael believe that psychedelics are an important potential solution to give suffering veterans another shot at a functional life.
Expect to learn how iboga rewires the brain in 12 hours, why Michael held a gun to his head after being out of the seals for two years, the insane pressure placed on Special Forces operators by themselves, what happened when Michael ate 20g of mushrooms on a Native Indian reservation, how to sign up to Martin's current studies which he needs volunteers for and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(04:05) Dealing with Trauma in the Armed Forces
(11:18) Martin’s Journey with Psychedelics
(18:00) Commonalities of Veterans with PTSD
(24:57) Taking Psychedelics for the First Time
(33:42) How the Brain Restructures PTSD
(43:55) Current Accessibility of Psychedelics
(48:30) Side Effects of Psychedelics
(52:33) Advice to Suffering Veterans
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Where Do Our Beliefs Come From? - David McRaney - #493
30 juni 2022 · 1 uur 1 min
David McRaney is a psychologist, journalist and author. Lees meer
Where do our beliefs come from? How do we form opinions? Why are we persuaded by some points of view but not by others? These are important to understand if we are to avoid developing a biased, unrepresentative worldview, they've also been the focus of the last few years of David's research.
Expect to learn how everybody in a group can believe something that nobody believes individually, why arguing online so rarely works, whether people really are becoming more ingrained into their beliefs, how the Westboro Baptist Church convinces its members, the best ways to persuade someone who disagrees with you and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:31) What is a Belief?
(08:55) Finding Truth in the Information Era
(16:27) Is More Information Actually Beneficial?
(21:48) People are Biased & Lazy
(29:34) Studying the Westboro Baptist Church
(36:05) Lessons from the Jonestown Massacre
(47:16) The Dynamics of Change & Adaptation
(53:32) Why Arguing Is Good
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The Sexual Revolution Has Failed Everyone - Louise Perry - #492
27 juni 2022 · 1 uur 32 min
Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author. Lees meer
50 years ago there was a dream of women being released from the patriarchal shackles of stringent sexual norms. They should be able to sleep around like men, talk about sex like men and decouple their emotions from their bodies like men. Except it didn't quite work out, and now Louise thinks that both men and women are in a bad spot.
Expect to learn why trying to not catch feelings when sleeping with someone is very dangerous, how TikTok is encouraging young girls into rough sex, whether sex work is real work, why men's porn addictions are ruining their sex lives, how the washing machine is more useful than most feminists, whether inventing the pill was an error and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:17) Reactions to Louise’s Book
(04:38) What’s Wrong with the Sexual Revolution?
(11:15) Challenging the Idea of ‘Progress’
(21:01) Invention of the Pill
(27:48) Dynamics of Modern Dating & Marriage
(33:55) Explaining Sexual Disenchantment
(43:08) The Argument for Celibacy Before Marriage
(50:44) Why is Loveless Sex Empowering?
(1:04:56) Louise’s Findings on Porn
(1:16:09) People Are Not Products
(1:25:37) How to Act Against the Sexual Revolution
(1:30:58) Where to Find LouiseExtra Stuff:
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The Spirituality Of White Feral Girl Privilege - Chase Reeves - #491
25 juni 2022 · 1 uur 13 min
Chase Reeves is the founder of Matterful and Fizzle, a YouTuber and a brand strategy consultant. Lees meer
White Gay Privilege is now a thing. Feral girl summer is upon us. And Chase nearly got on the wrong side of a rhinoceros in South Africa. It's time to work out what's going on in the world.
Expect to learn how to stop relying on your thinking so much, why intersectionality is creating hierarchies of dominance that no one can climb, how gay people are the straight people of queer people, why doing anything for a summer is only important when you're a teenager, why the only authenticity is authenticity about your inauthenticity and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:20) Realising the Humanity of Heroes
(09:59) Current State of the Dating Market
(16:38) Having Principles Over Plans
(23:28) The Fear of Insufficiency
(33:30) Feral Girl Summer
(43:16) White Gay Privilege
(54:11) How to Combat Fire-Hosing
(1:05:29) Importance of Ownership
(1:11:57) Where to Find ChaseExtra Stuff:
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Building A $100m Marriage - Alex & Leila Hormozi - #490
23 juni 2022 · 1 uur 28 min
Alex and Leila Hormozi are founders of Acquisition.com, entrepreneurs, podcasters and authors. Lees meer
The last 18 months has seen Alex & Leila burst onto the business advice scene like pretty much no one else. Alex's book has been one of the wildest successes of the last decade and yet they made $100m before having any social media presence. Getting to dig into their philosophies around life, business, dating and productivity makes for a very interesting story.
Expect to learn what drives you to keep going once you're worth $100m, why Alex refuses to rely on a daily routine, Leila's most important tasks to outsource in your life and business, whether Grant Cardone is a hero or a villain, how to avoid getting distracted by good opportunities, whether they want to have kids, how to avoid becoming bros with your business partner wife and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:24) Beginners Undervalue ‘Doing’
(08:10) Impact of Having Siblings
(13:14) Motivation After Achieving $100M
(22:10) Importance of Creating Content
(29:09) Creating Healthy Structure
(36:29) Practical Ways to Stay Focused
(41:09) How to Begin Outsourcing
(48:28) Using Insight & Instinct to Make Decisions
(53:15) When Alex Lost Everything
(1:02:30) Keeping a Relationship Fresh
(1:11:17) Cultivating a Good Life
(1:16:28) Working with Brad Cardone
(1:22:28) The Price for Success
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How To Deal With Being Anxiously Attached - Jessica Baum - #489
20 juni 2022 · 1 uur 24 min
Jessica Baum is a Licensed Mental Health Counsellor, Relationship Expert and an author. Lees meer
Attachment styles have become a hot topic recently, they underpin much of why we behave the way we do in relationships. Anxious attachment can be a serious challenge to overcome and gets in the way of everything, so working out how to defeat these dating demons is an important insight to uncover.
Expect to learn what the science is behind attachment styles, why anxious attachment develops, whether you can fix your attachment style while you're single, how to communicate with an anxiously attached partner more effectively, how to control your body and mind if you feel anxious, why Love Island's promo photos aren't that bad and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:32) How Social Media Misrepresents People
(05:55) Jessica’s Work Background
(09:35) Impact of Upbringing on Attachment
(20:46) Beginning to Understand Attachment
(29:56) Attachment Differences in Men & Women
(39:29) Healing Attachment Issues
(48:34) Practical Strategies to Calm Anxiety
(56:52) Exploring Past Traumas
(1:10:46) Harsh Truth of Attachment Anxiety
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Consistently Good Not Occasionally Great - Nick Bare - #488
18 juni 2022 · 1 uur 24 min
Nick Bare is the founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, an endurance racer, YouTuber and a podcaster. Lees meer
Being consistently good will beat being occasionally great. But consistency is hard to find when life throws setbacks, business failures, injuries and babies at you. However, Nick has found a way to balance everything and today we get to discover how.
Expect to learn why doubters shouldn't affect your performance, why Go One More is a useful rule for everything in life, how Nick avoids burnout when juggling lots of projects, where the drive to get up at 5am every day comes from, how gut instinct can beat brain-power and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:43) Nick’s Marathon Progress
(08:46) Preparations for Fatherhood
(14:04) Choose What to Suck At
(18:29) How to Avoid Burnout
(22:18) Hiring the Right People
(34:15) Framework for Being Consistent
(41:04) Modern Definition of Success
(49:16) Consistency in Hard Times
(1:02:40) Define Personal Success
(1:08:14) Moving Towards Intentional Parenting
(1:18:18) The Price Paid for Success
(1:23:41) Where to Find NickExtra Stuff:
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How To Identify Your Internal Fears - Corey Wilks - #487
16 juni 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
Corey Wilks is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Executive Coach. Lees meer
Fears hold us back. They encourage us to shy away from challenges, they cause us to fall short of our potential and make life miserable while they’re at it. Corey has created a framework of identifying and overcoming our internal fears from a decade of clinical and coaching experience with some of the world’s highest performers.
Expect to learn why 76% of people talk about not facing their fears as a deathbed regret, the four categories of fears Corey has most commonly found with his clients, how self-sabotaging behaviour is driven by internal worries, how procrastination, perfectionism and complacency are all part of the same equation and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:19) From Therapist to Coach
(10:08) Are Successful People Fearless?
(20:15) Spotting Self-Sabotaging Behaviour
(30:36) Problems of Independent Workers
(35:07) Dealing with Complacency
(44:19) Being Raised in a Low-Income Home
(50:07) Strategies to Mitigate Internal Fears
(55:04) Importance of a Support Group
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14 Mental Models To Understand Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal - #486
13 juni 2022 · 1 uur 33 min
Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Lees meer
Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written another monstrous thread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's one of the best things I've read this year, so I just had to bring him on.
Expect to learn why stupidity is more dangerous than evil, why most content has to appeal to midwits, why political debates are essentially mass-scaled ventriloquizism, how lower stakes lead to more vicious arguments, why the word retard is a strange choice as an unspeakable slur, why being a mess is more likeable than being perfect and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:38) How Companies in the West Virtue-Signal
(07:35) Bonhoeffer’s Theory of Stupidity
(12:19) Mean World Syndrome
(20:40) Two-Step Flow Theory
(26:38) Introspection Illusion
(33:58) Sayre’s Law
(41:28) Nut-Picking
(54:43) The Lesser Mind’s Problem
(1:01:03) Discussing the Word ‘Retard’
(1:09:38) The Iron Law of Oligarchy
(1:12:50) Noble Cause Corruption
(1:18:58) Fire-Hosing
(1:23:02) The Beautiful Mess Effect
(1:32:20) Where to Find GurwinderExtra Stuff:
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Why Sensitive People Enjoy Feeling Sad - Susan Cain - #485
11 juni 2022 · 1 uur 9 min
Susan Cain is a best-selling author and speaker. Lees meer
There’s a tyranny of positivity in the modern world. Talking about emotions like longing and sorrow are not usually encouraged. And yet tons of people feel like this and hearing others tell us about their melancholy brings us closer to them, so how can we integrate bittersweet emotions into our lives and what can they teach us about ourselves?
Expect to learn whether the world has become better for introverts, why sad music seems to make us happy, whether people are genetically predisposed to feeling bittersweet emotions, how to deal with impermanence in life when everyone we love is going to die, why I felt sad after looking at the moon and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:19) Is the World More Introvert-Friendly?
(03:34) The Need to Embrace Joy & Sorrow
(09:48) Experiences of Awe & Dread
(17:00) Where Creativity Comes From
(26:48) Struggling to Accept Being Introverted
(36:38) The Tyranny of Positivity
(41:01) Witnessing a Lunar Eclipse
(47:31) Being Open in Competitive Environments
(55:44) How to Accept Death
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8 Impossible Thought Experiments - Cosmic Skeptic - #484
9 juni 2022 · 1 uur 35 min
Alex O'Connor is a philosopher, podcaster & a YouTuber. Lees meer
Philosophy is hard. Ethics are hard. Working out what is moral is hard. Today we get to put our mental muscles to the test with some of the most challenging thought experiments in moral philosophy.
Expect to learn why brain tumours might be a good way to learn what is actually moral, whether ethics is just an expression of emotion, whether we can kill someone to stop them nuking a city, why it might be best to just not have any more children, whether an expensive education is cheating, what it means to say that someone is morally responsible for their actions, why Alex wore a suit to a boat party and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:35) What’s the Point of Discussing Ethics?
(04:54) Rediscovering Ancient Truths
(13:24) Is Ethics About Minimising Suffering?
(24:46) Reductio Ad Absurdum
(28:09) Is it Right to Harm People for the Greater Good?
(41:50) Moral Responsibility Vs Ability to Act Differently
(1:06:01) Unfairness of Imbalances in Wealth & Intelligence
(1:17:28) Do Non-Smokers Deserve Medical Treatment More Than Smokers?
(1:29:11) Where is the Source of Goodness?
(1:33:37) Where to Find AlexExtra Stuff:
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Has Woke Taken Over Everything? - Dr Joanna Williams - #483
6 juni 2022 · 1 uur 13 min
Dr Joanna Williams is the Founder of Cieo, associate editor of Spiked and an author. Lees meer
The last few years has seen progressive ideas capture institutions, academics and headlines. But how much has this ideology actually trickled down to making a real impact in the world? Is it just a moral panic about a moral panic or is there something to really be concerned about?
Expect to learn why police officers are being told to actively refer to themselves as woke, how 3 month old babies can be racist, why air conditioning is a tool of the patriarchy, whether the people pushing these narratives actually believe this stuff, what the future of progressive messaging has in store and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:23) Woke Policing
(05:52) What Minorities Really Want
(14:36) Origin of ‘Woke’
(20:05) How the Left is Demonised
(26:22) The Shift from Class to Identity
(36:52) Does the Woke Movement Impact Women’s Rights?
(52:06) Adversarial Nature of Current Society
(59:28) The Right’s Moral Panic
(1:07:04) Is the Panic Justified?
(1:12:50) Where to Find Dr WilliamsExtra Stuff:
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The Secret To Finding Great Talent - Tyler Cowen - #482
4 juni 2022 · 1 uur 2 min
Tyler Cowen is the Holbert L. Harris Chair of Economics at George Mason University, a columnist, podcaster and an author. Lees meer
Finding and recruiting the best talent is perhaps the most important job that an organisation has. Skilful, enthusiastic, keen staff can make or break a business, so why is it that most companies are mostly useless when it comes to discovering talent?
Expect to learn whether population collapse is coming very soon, whether talent is innate or developed, why there is a crisis of talent when we have more people on earth than ever before, whether you should look at someone's parents before hiring them, the best questions to ask in an interview, what SpaceX's hiring strategy teaches us about thoroughness, how Tyler screens young staff for the most original thinkers and much more...
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(00:00) Intro
(00:26) Is Population Collapse a Problem?
(04:26) Why the Recruitment Process is Wrong
(08:32) Defining and Finding Talent
(15:13) Measuring Ambition
(23:37) Is Talent Genetic?
(27:39) Improving the Education System
(31:55) Influence of Parents & Attributes
(38:49) Thinking Like an Athlete
(47:08) How to Source Talent
(57:22) When Are Charisma & Confidence Important?
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Lessons Learned Through Pain - Tim Kennedy - #481
2 juni 2022 · 41 min
Tim Kennedy is a Green Beret, Special Forces Sniper, Army Ranger and Professional MMA Fighter. Lees meer
Tim has spent most of his life fighting. Whether that's been against kids in kindergarten, Special Forces selection officers, UFC champions, enemy combatants, ISIS, or his own compulsion to make a mess of his life. He's seen his fair share of pain and discovered a lot of insights through it.
Expect to learn whether Tim has ever used BJJ in a combat situation, what motivates him to put himself through the discomfort he's endured, why he refused pain killers throughout his entire MMA career, why he swam a mile out to sea after getting two women pregnant and thinking he had AIDS and much more...
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(00:00) Intro
(00:41) How Tim’s Childhood Shaped Him
(05:26) Is Extreme Ownership Negative?
(11:58) Tim’s Military Deployments
(24:19) Comparing the Octagon with the Military
(29:32) Tim’s Motivations & Sacrifices
(37:47) The Loneliness of Natural Selection
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Men Aren't Having Enough Sex - Zack Telander - #480
30 mei 2022 · 1 uur 14 min
Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. Lees meer
Serious problems are afoot. The number of men reporting no sex in the last year has tripled since 2010, MonkeyPox is running rampant and Amber Heard is able to get into the bottom of a squat on an unstable surface but hasn't tried to take up the sport of olympic weightlifting.
Expect to learn why men's and women's beauty standards are diverging in 2022, what a 200kg Greek man can teach us about training for the difficult, whether we can find patient zero for monkeypox, why men can't get laid, my experience not being kidnapped in Guatemala, why Jonny Depp wears cooler sunglasses than you and much more...
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(04:31) Training For The Difficult
(09:49) David Goggins
(20:01) Monkeypox Patient Zero
(25:10) Insights into Hollywood from Johnny Depp’s Trial
(37:37) From #MeToo to #MenToo
(46:19) Why Men Are Having Less Sex
(53:13) De-incentivising Long Term Happiness
(1:03:22) The Gender War
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Why Do Founders Love René Girard? - Johnathan Bi - #479
28 mei 2022 · 1 uur 9 min
Johnathan Bi is a startup founder, philosopher and mathematician. Lees meer
René Girard is one of the most popular philosophers in Silicon Valley. Why is it that an obscure French polymath from the 1900's would become one of the most influential and cited thinkers amongst founders, CEOs and leaders in high-growth companies?
Expect to learn how Girard believes that mimetic desire drives almost all of our behaviour, why breaking out from the group to do your own thing doesn't mean you're an individual, how having sex can end up not being for the enjoyment of sex, why Peter Thiel and so many others love Girard's work, how understanding Girard can improve your daily life and much more...
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(01:32) Who is René Girard?
(08:26) Divergence From the Group
(18:18) What Drew Jonathan to Girard
(28:06) Is Mimesis Falsifiable?
(31:01) Accepting Human Fallibility
(38:02) Applying Girardian Theory in Life
(44:00) What Do You Want To Want?
(52:39) Girard on Pride & Arrogance
(1:07:18) Main Takeaways from Girard
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The Wild Hijacking Of A $100 Million Supertanker - Kit Chellel - #478
26 mei 2022 · 59 min
Kit Chellel is a senior reporter at Bloomberg news, an investigative journalist and an author. Lees meer
The Brilliante Virtuoso was a Suezmax Supertanker. The largest class of ship that can go through the Suez Canal. It had a million barrels of oil on it and was supposed to be escorted by a security team. It was hijacked and burned by Somali pirates, nothing was stolen and the owners claimed $100 million for insurance.
The British investigator is killed overseas, a Greek millionaire threatens people in court and no one can work out what's happened or how to discover who has committed the crimes. And that's just where the story starts...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(00:30) Is Piracy Still Relevant?
(04:53) How Modern-Day Pirates Operate
(10:44) Hijacking the Supertanker
(16:03) The Wild West of Salvage Laws
(25:18) What Yemen Was Like
(29:18) Reigniting the Investigation
(34:39) Suspicious Characters
(39:51) Seeking Justice in a Dangerous Business
(54:14) Current State of the Investigation
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How To Improve Your Inner Voice - Ethan Kross - #477
23 mei 2022 · 1 uur 16 min
Ethan Kross is one of the world’s leading experts on controlling the conscious mind, a Professor at the University of Michigan’s Psychology Department and Director of the Emotion & Self Control Laboratory. Lees meer
There will be one voice with us throughout our lives, the one that exists inside of our head. So we'd better make friends with it. Improving self-talk and creating a nicer inner-monologue is something that everyone could benefit from and thankfully that's been Ethan's life's work.
Expect to learn why we have an inner voice at all, how our age and gender influences mental chatter, whether it's possible to quieten the mind, the most effective strategies for dealing with negative self-talk, how to be more objective and less lost in thought, the relationship between language and quality of life and much more...
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(00:15) Why Do We Have an Inner Voice?
(06:56) Controlling Our Thoughts
(16:30) How the Mind is a ‘Beautiful Mess’
(26:15) Inner Voices in Different Ages & Genders
(30:00) Is it Possible to Quieten the Mind?
(36:08) Impact of Trauma on Inner Voices
(40:46) Speaking in Third Person
(47:28) Why Are We Harsher to Ourselves?
(52:02) Tips to Control the Inner Voice
(1:01:45) Positive Affirmations
(1:04:00) Ethan’s Highest Impact Strategies
(1:10:46) How to Know if You’re Lost in ‘Chatter’
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Why Do Psychopaths Exist? - Mark Freestone - #476
21 mei 2022 · 57 min
Mark Freestone is Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, an author and an expert in psychopathology. Lees meer
There's a modern fascination with psychopaths. True Crime is the most popular single podcast genre and Netflix documentaries about real life serial killers capture everyone's attention. But why are we so obsessed with dangerous individuals? And what is it that makes a psychopath who they are?
Expect to learn what the difference between a psychopath and a sociopath are, why having psychopaths in society was an advantage for a long time, why there are so few female psychopaths, what happens when a university lecturer discovers his own psychopathy in his 40's, the scariest criminals Mark has ever met and much more...
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(00:53) Working with Psychopaths
(07:29) Different Types of Psychopaths
(12:39) Genetics Vs Environment
(19:24) Impact of Negative Childhood
(27:00) Society’s Evolving View of Psychopaths
(37:50) Sexuality in Psychopaths
(52:05) Can You Cure Psychopathy?
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The Crippling World Of Modern Anxiety - Tim Clare - #475
19 mei 2022 · 1 uur 25 min
Tim Clare is an author, poet and creative writing coach. Lees meer
Anxiety rates have skyrocketed over the last decade. After spending hours every weekend wracked by crippling panic attacks, Tim decided to contact every anxiety expert he could to hear their suggestions for potential strategies to reduce it, and then he did all of them.
Expect to learn why people are turning up to A&E believing they're having a heart attack, how the gut-brain connection plays a role in mediating our mood, why exercise is as effective as an anti-anxiety drug, how early childhood can influence our anxiety levels, the most effective tactics Tim has implemented to improve his mental health and much more...
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(00:25) Tim’s Anxiety Journey
(07:19) What Does a Panic Attack Feel Like?
(12:23) Why Panic Attacks Exist
(23:30) How Exercise Soothes Panic
(32:13) Diet’s Impact on Anxiety
(43:18) Long-Term Effects of Child Adversity
(57:08) Being Defined by Panic Disorder
(1:02:40) Importance of Leaning into Discomfort
(1:17:04) Lessons from Tim’s Research Experiences
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How To Live The Perfect Life, Using Data - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - #474
16 mei 2022 · 1 uur 6 min
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data scientist, economist and author. Lees meer
Imagine if you had access to millions of data points which tell you exactly what makes people happy, or makes people attracted to you, or what actually influences your child's outcomes in life, or the most reliable way to become rich. Well Seth did, and he wrote a book with all his findings in it.
Expect to learn how you can conduct a survey to test different appearance styles to find out which is best for you, what personality traits result in the happiest relationships, which activities which make you most and least happy, the secret industries of people who become rich in America, how to hack luck using data and much more...
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(00:25) Seth’s New Book
(04:25) How Appearance Influences Success
(10:50) Insights from Dating Data
(15:58) Physical Attractiveness & Happiness
(24:22) Data on What Makes People Happy
(38:00) Best Ways to Become Rich
(44:58) Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur
(52:00) How to Hack Luck
(1:00:35) Data on Parenting
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Finding Heroic Meaning In Modern Life - Tom Van Der Linden - #473
14 mei 2022 · 1 uur 17 min
Tom Van Der Linden is a YouTuber, video essayist and Creator of Like Stories of Old. Lees meer
Finding meaning in modern life is hard. What glory is there to achieve when all of your existence has already been made totally convenient by technology? Heroic narratives still exist in movies and books, but can we apply these lessons to the real world?
Expect to learn how to tell the difference between serving ourselves and serving others, why watching a heroic movie can skew our expectations of life, why it's difficult to ever truly know another person, what Albert Camus can teach us about enduring suffering, why David Foster-Wallace called adult life "the day to day trenches" and much more...
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(03:49) The Problem with Hero Stories
(12:50) Making a Difference or Inflating Ego?
(20:42) Understanding Oneself Deeply
(28:57) How to Develop True Empathy
(40:49) Lessons from Albert Camus
(51:53) Analysing Don't Look Up
(59:31) The Convenience of Present Culture
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Overcoming Stress, Stagnation & Burnout - Alan Stein Jr - #472
12 mei 2022 · 1 uur 7 min
Alan Stein Jr. is a high performance coach and speaker. Lees meer
Alan spent 15 years working with the highest performing basketball players on the planet including NBA superstars Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, and Kobe Bryant. Lessons on how to overcome stress, stagnation & burnout are some of the most important insights which has helped them reach the top.
Expect to learn what the common trait between all NBA Superstars is, why managing time and energy should take priority over everything else, how stress can be used to enhance performance, the quickest way to overcome stagnation, why burnout might not be due to how hard you're working, why Steph Currie is the greatest shot taker of all time, what Kevin Durrant's first ever strength session looked like and much more...
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(00:28) Alan’s Background
(04:51) Traits of Elite Basketball Players
(13:56) How to Manage Stress
(20:20) Think Like an Athlete
(27:48) Refining Metrics of Success
(32:32) Importance of Poise
(39:15) Performance-Enhancing Stress
(46:38) How to Escape Stagnation
(55:47) Burnout from Misalignment
(1:02:48) Working with Stephen Curry
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