3.5M Q&A - Dating Famous People, Naval Reflections, & Marrying Douglas Murray - #930
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I hit 3.5 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. Expect to learn what it is like dating semi-famous people, what I think of the new Sleep Token songs, if I am finally getting a new haircut, reflections from the Naval interview and who is up next on my "Mount Rushmore" for podcast guests, how I grew my forearms, tips for being kinder to yourself and much more... Timestamps: (00:00) Reading List (00:20) New Sleep Token Tracks (01:14) Upcoming Live Tour (01:54) Journey Of Self Discovery (05:54) Why Are Millionaires Leaving The UK? (11:11) Chris' Forearms (12:04) Dating Life In The Public Eye (16:56) DNA Genetics (19:21) Book Recommendations (19:58) Peeing During Podcasts (21:28) Outcomes Vs Inputs (25:03) Will Chris Embrace A New Haircut? (26:38) Upcoming Modern Wisdom Reading List (28:36) Modern Wisdom Merchandise (29:28) Exploring New Ideas For The Show (32:46) Should A Successful Person Be Pitied? (34:47) Finding Financial Success And Stability In Life (37:16) Dream Podcast Set And Guest (38:26) Topics With A Caveat (43:05) Chris' Health Update (46:55) Will There Be Another Episode With Alain De Botton? (47:54) Achieving Our Aspirations (51:54) International Shipping Fees For Neutonic (53:07) Marrying Douglas Murray (54:09) Chris' Glasses (55:10) Advice To Chris' Younger Self (57:13) Chris' Pre-Recording Routine (58:34) Who The Modern Wisdom Content Is For (01:03:06) Ways Chris Is Trying To Become More Authentic (01:06:38) Turning Business Ideas Into A Reality (01:09:19) Maintaining A Balance To Help Anxiety And Depression (01:11:39) Is It Necessary To Plan Long Term Goals? (01:14:17) Chris' Mount Rushmore Podcast Guestlist (01:16:15) Starting From The Bottom (01:19:46) Will Pierce Brown Make A Podcast Appearance? (01:21:13) Balancing Introspective Thinking Whilst Preventing Overthinking (01:23:49) Process To Getting A O-1 Visa (01:26:23) Outro Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get 4 extra months of Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom 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-Huberma - 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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