Special: 19 Lessons From 400 Episodes - #400

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To celebrate 400 episodes on Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last 3 and a half years. Expect to learn why perfectionism is procrastination masquerading as quality control, Seth Godin's best advice for beating imposter syndrome, the biggest lessons I took from Jordan Peterson, how Ryan Long can predict the future of the internet, why framing is everything, Morgan Housel's best investment advice, why I'm adamant that Jonny Wilkinson has taken ayahuasca, how to keep promises to yourself and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and Free Shipping from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on the amazing 6 Minute Diary at https://bit.ly/diarywisdom (use code MW15) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:58) “You cannot overestimate the unimportance of practically everything” (04:17) Perfection is Procrastination Masquerading as Quality Control (06:25) “You do not serve people from your cup, you serve them from the saucer which overflows around your cup” (08:22) “Do people love you for who you are or for what you do?” (10:20) “When the barbarians are at the door, we’ll be debating about what gender they are” (14:46) “Don’t try to beat the market, just dollar cost average into it” (17:46) Consistency is Even Rarer than Talent or Enthusiasm (19:57) “Loneliness is a kind of tax you have to pay for a certain complexity of mind" (23:22) Imposter Syndrome is a Feature, Not a Bug of Growing as a Person (25:37) Never Lie (29:37) “The wise of every generation discover the same truths” (32:24) “The bleeding edge of Internet culture can predict downfalls 6–12 months before most normies even realise” (37:28) Your Framing is Everything (41:22) Don’t Practice What You Do Not Want to Become (48:30) You Are Not Your Thoughts (51:35) Action is the Antidote to Anxiety (54:03) Joy Has to Be Found Today, Not Tomorrow (58:22) Keep Promises to Yourself (1:01:20) Most Problems Are Easily Fixed 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