3.25M Q&A - Marriage Plans, Beautiful Women & Chris Bumstead - #896
About this episode
I hit 3.25 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to learn my thoughts on the Fin vs The Internet episode, what my favorite band I’m listening to at the moment is, what my plans for marriage will look like, best lessons I’ve learned from Chris Bumstead, how I’m dealing with my current health issues, if anyone has farted on the podcast before, if there is any sort of exit plan for the podcast, what the lowest point in my life was, how to avoid being overworked and much, much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Reading List (00:56) The Intro Music (01:48) Fin Vs The Internet (03:09) Questions to Ask a Woman on a First Date (04:52) How Many Women Subscribe? (06:16) DNA Sequencing & Glasses (08:23) Modern Wisdom Merch (09:15) Hardcore Metal Music (10:09) Are Romance Novels as Harmful as Porn? (12:59) Support Before & After Success (16:54) Subscribers From Other Platforms (18:04) Is it Easier at the Top? (21:14) Being 36 & Unmarried (22:55) Getting Into Breath-work (23:41) Casting a Red Rising Live Adaptation (24:25) What Does Chris Owe His Success To? (25:45) Episode 1000 (26:21) Biggest Lesson From CBum (28:34) Tips For Being More Positive (30:21) Chris’s Autoimmune Issues (35:20) How the Left Can Win Back Men (37:47) Chris’s Investment Strategies (39:19) What Country Has the Most Beautiful Women? (40:52) Chris’s Trousers at the Melbourne Show (41:22) Biggest Irrational Fear (43:25) Dealing With Energy Difficulties (44:32) Is 3 Shows a Week Sustainable? (46:13) Fear of Asking for More (48:54) Have Looks & Charm Brought Chris Success? (50:51) Reacting to the Lily Philips & Bonnie Blue Sex Marathons (52:50) Chris’s Positive Experience in London (54:38) Can You Have a Social Life Without Smoking & Drinking? (56:23) How to Find Enjoyable Work (01:00:06) How Much Travel Chris Does (01:01:52) Chris’s Training Split (01:02:37) Wanting to Have Intellectual Conversations With Your Partner (01:06:24) Cutting Off Childhood Friends (01:08:00) Biting Off More Than You Can Chew (01:10:22) Turning 40 (01:10:46) Plans for Neutonic (01:13:53) Branding of Nonviolent Communication (01:15:08) Chris’s Personal Money Management (01:17:03) Has Anyone Farted on the Podcast? (01:17:43) When Guests Contradict Each Other (01:21:52) Chris’s Initial Vision for the Show (01:22:47) Would Chris Change the Calendar? (01:24:28) Exit Plan When the Show Stops (01:25:20) Tips for Ruptured Achilles (01:26:25) What is Enough? (01:28:20) Bladder Retention Training (01:30:40) Getting Rid of Black Mould (01:32:15) Lowest Point in Chris’s Life (01:35:04) Podcasts With Vested Interests in the Culture War (01:37:19) Changing Up Podcast Topics (01:39:49) Outro Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 20% off the cleanest bone broth on the market at https://www.kettleandfire.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get a 20% discount & free shipping on Manscaped’s shavers at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM20) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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