What It Means To Live A Fulfilled Life - Jimmy Carr - #691

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Jimmy Carr is a comedian, television host and an author. Jimmy is known as one of the best one-line comics in history, but this episode goes way deeper than you’re probably expecting. It's far less about jokes and far more about Jimmy’s obsession with human psychology, frameworks and thinking tools. Expect to learn what the most important question to ask yourself is, why you have probably been thinking about luck incorrectly, what the two great myths in life are, the most common misconceptions about being famous, how to survive a cancellation attempt, what kind of relationship we should have with our inner-critic, how to enjoy the passage of time in a graceful way and much more... Sponsors: Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)  Timestamps: (00:00) Ask Yourself ‘What Do You Want?’ (10:57) The Intense Schedule of a Popular Comedian (16:15) Are Comedians Ahead of the Curve on Society’s Issues? (25:14) Our Obsession With Ourselves & Individualism (33:40) The Internet’s Culture of Cynicism (41:39) Hidden Vs Observable Metrics (53:25) Using Useful Delusions to Make Life Better (1:06:32) The Rise of Andrew Tate in the Silent Crisis of Young Men (1:16:45) The Experience of Being Cancelled (1:26:47) Our Personas Crave Praise (1:35:37) Fear of What Other People Will Think of Our Failure (1:42:46) Jimmy’s Thoughts on Kindness (1:49:45) Do Men Have a Quarter-Life Crisis? (1:54:45) How We Value Things At Different Stages of Life (2:01:45) How Should We Respond to Critics? (2:08:45) Should We Be Worried About China, AI & Existential Risks? (2:24:09) Going from the Easy Life to Having Children (2:36:04) The Beauty of Flow States in the Passage of Time (2:41:07) What’s Next for Jimmy Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices