Can Money Actually Buy You Happiness? - Dr Mike Israetel - #651

About this episode

Mike Israetel is a bodybuilding and fitness consultant, Temple University professor of Exercise Science, co-founder of Renaissance Periodization and author. There are thousands of videos online about what it means to be happy and successful, usually all with different conclusions, but most include wealth in some form or another. Expect to learn why a pessimistic view of life is unrealistic, the extent to which money can buy you happiness, why living in the present moment is overrated, if trading your time for future gains is a smart move, how to find purpose even in jobs you hate, whether worrying about the future will help you be more successful, Mike’s contrarian view on porn, the future of how AI will shape society and much more.... Sponsors: Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Go to https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM)  Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (01:07) So Many People Are Pessimists (03:48) Are We Really Worse Off Than Our Grandparents? (14:10) Why Does the Pessimism Bias Exist? (21:16) Why Realism is More Appropriate than Optimism (25:47) How Can Money Buy Happiness? (36:35) Where Money, Happiness & Success Meet (44:42) Overcoming Fear of Ridicule from Working Harder (53:00) How Worrying Destroys Happiness (1:03:11) The Left-Leaning View of Working for Success (1:09:09) Mike’s Concerns with the Current Right-Wing (1:20:35) Is Porn Actually That Bad? (1:30:01) Something is Sedating Young Men (1:41:04) Why Mike Doesn’t Worry About AI’s Alignment Problem (1:51:47) Where to Find Mike 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