Modern Wisdom

What Went Wrong With America? - Tim Kennedy - #753

Tim Kennedy is a Special Forces master sergeant, former professional UFC fighter, and an author. There's a lot of doomerism in the world. Assumptions that things are terrible and they're never going to get better. I don't agree, and neither does Tim. Expect to learn how we can fix the American military’s recruitment problem, Tim’s first hand experience of what’s really going on at the southern border, the wild stories of unknown military heroes that we should know more about, how Tim plans to fix the current education system, the state of veteran mental health, the best preparation routine every tourist needs to know before travelling abroad and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 30% off your first subscription order at https://HVMN.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on all supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) 77% of Young People Are Unfit for the Military (06:02) The Important Role of Wise Grandparents (09:22) Young People’s Views on Conscription (17:08) The Armed Forces Needs New Messaging (21:20) Is Too Much Freedom Making Us Weak? (27:08) Churchill’s Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (31:25) The State of the US/Mexico Border (41:30) Strategies for Solving the Immigration Crisis (47:53) The Reality of Being in an Armed Conflict (59:29) Men Who Couldn’t Bring Themselves to Shoot in War (1:04:07) A Soldier Tim Wishes Everyone Knew About (1:13:43) When Tim Ran Out of Ammo in a Gun Fight (1:16:24) How Do You Rest During a 5-Day Conflict? (1:21:27) Why Terrorists Use Civilians as Body Shields (1:28:25) What Does it Feel Like to Be Shot? (1:33:54) How Tim’s Experiences Have Shaped Him (1:40:03) Common Recurring Memories of Conflict (1:47:49) The Current State of Veteran Mental Health (1:59:08) What People Suffering With Trauma Need to Hear (2:07:32) Why Smart Guns Are Lame (2:11:02) The Problems Facing Education in America (2:28:06) Greatest Principles for Raising Kids (2:34:41) Why Tim Thought Israel/Palestine Would Have Been Much Worse (2:38:11) Thoughts on Vivek Ramaswamy & RFK Jr (2:42:50) How Much of Political Division is Stoked By External Actors? (2:48:34) Where to Find Tim 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

1.75M Q&A - Growing Pains, Social Anxiety & Dating Problems - #752

I hit 1.75 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there’s some great questions in here about my thoughts on James Smith's recent video about modern podcasting, why women are so afraid of men now and how to deal with social anxiety. Expect to learn whether I think Coffeezilla is right that people should only speak on their expertise, my ultimate goal with the podcast, how to balance high standards with gratitude, the plans for Neutonic, what my pickleball rating is, whether I'll start changing the show's content when I have a family and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals 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 a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:51) Chris’s First Job & Missing the UK (03:43) James Smith’s Analysis of Modern Podcasts (14:42) Pickleball Ambitions & Remaining Grateful (20:58) Future Plans for Neutonic (22:02) How Success Impacts Relationships (24:46) Greatest Midwit Memes of Recent Times (26:58) Ads on Modern Wisdom (29:23) If Chris Could Only Keep 10 Exercises (30:55) Most Impactful Life Lessons (33:47) The Risk of Becoming a Meme (36:22) Building an Undeniable Stack of Evidence (38:44) Isolation of Living in Front of a Screen (43:16) If Chris Had Kids Would Modern Wisdom Become More Dad-Centric? (47:13) A Fight Between Squirrels & Beavers (49:43) Chris’s Back Issues & Stem Cell Treatment (53:11) What Chris is Proud of & Ashamed of (57:07) The Mindset of Training Like an Athlete (1:00:15) Pushing Back on Guests & Guest Suggestions (1:06:47) Places Chris Would Like to Visit (1:08:20) Chris’s Spiritual Beliefs (1:09:15) How to Get Great Guests on Your Podcast (1:13:11) Are Podcasts Just Profit-Oriented? (1:17:30) Navigating the Dating Arena in Your 30s (1:22:04) Insights Into Neutonic (1:24:07) Picking Yourself Up When You Lose Steam (1:29:32) Are Women More Anxious About Men? (1:32:02) Closing Thoughts 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

What Does Science Say Makes Someone Attractive? - Macken Murphy - #751

Macken Murphy is an evolutionary biologist at Oxford University, a writer and a podcaster. No one has ever said they want to be less attractive. But what does attractive actually mean? What do humans like to look at in other humans, and why? Thankfully science has some insights to help you understand why you like what you like. Expect to learn the role of symmetry in attraction, why the most average faces are actually the most attractive ones, how important muscles, waist-to-hip ratio, tattoos, beards, eye colour, height and voice are, how to work out what is a stated and what is a revealed preference and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Take your personal data back with Incogni. Get 60% off an annual plan at https://incogni.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) What Actually Makes an Attractive Face? (05:30) Why Masculine Faces Can Cause Concern for Women (13:56) The Different Signals of Make-Up & Tan (18:17) What Makes an Eye Attractive? (20:20) Why We Are So Drawn to Faces (26:28) Do Women Like Muscular Men? (31:34) Do Men Like Heavier Women? (42:11) Men’s Tastes Are Shaped by Social Ecology (46:10) Is There a Generally Attractive Waist to Hip Ratio? (54:27) What Role Does Height Play in Attraction? (1:02:12) What Happens When the Female is the Breadwinner (1:12:14) Worst Mating & Dating Myths (1:16:00) Are Women Really More Picky Than Men? (1:26:00) Discriminating Based on Hair Colour (1:30:59) Do Men Want Wider Age Gaps as They Age? (1:35:16) How Attractive Are Tattoos? (1:41:20) What You Need to Know About Stated v Revealed Preferences (1:51:37) The Counter-Signal of Saying ‘I Don’t Know’ (2:01:28) Where to Find Macken 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

The Most Important Daily Habits For Health & Longevity - Dr Rhonda Patrick - #750

Dr Rhonda Patrick is an biomedical scientist, researcher and a podcaster. Determining the best actions to take for enhancing our health and extending our lives has grown more challenging. There are an unlimited number of wellness approaches at our disposal, thankfully Dr Patrick has dedicated her professional life to identifying the most evidence-based strategies for improving our health and longevity. Expect to learn if low omega 3s are worse for you than smoking cigarettes, what Rhonda's thoughts are on vaping and nicotine, the best foods to boost your metabolism, the once a week workout that can de-age your heart by 20 years, how to get the benefits of heat exposure if you don't have a sauna, the terrifying health risks of being too sedentary and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 30% off your first subscription order at https://HVMN.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 20% discount on all supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Are Low Omega-3s Worse Than Smoking? (07:31) How to Know What Omega-3 Supplements to Use (12:53) The UK Are Banning Disposable Vapes (20:19) Discussing Forms of Intermittent Fasting (27:24) How to Incorporate Time-Restricted Eating Into Daily Life (42:07) How Important Are Leafy Greens? (48:11) The Biggest Movers for Cognitive Function (1:00:27) What Actually is Brain Fog? (1:14:08) The Keys to Improving Your Mood (1:32:32) An Ideal Cold & Heat Exposure Routine (1:49:18) The Physiological Response to Cold Exposure (2:08:25) How to Design an Exercise Routine (2:23:22) The Protocols to Improve VO2 Max (2:30:55) The Risks of Staying Sedentary (2:34:29) Walking After a Meal (2:40:34) At What Age Do You Stop Gaining Muscle Mass? (2:51:09) Refining the Story You Tell Yourself (2:56:03) Where to Find Rhonda 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

The Hidden Statistics That Control The NBA - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - #749

Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data scientist, economist and author. Basketball is one of the most popular sports on the planet. Seth has used advanced AI to statistically analyse everything about the players, their backgrounds, hand-span, height, first names and more to uncover some of the wildest trends in the game. Expect to learn what percentage of American men over 7 feet tall are in the NBA, why there is a huge outlier of the most common name of all NBA players, who the best height-adjusted player of all time is, just how important genetics are in basketball, whether the Draft is effective and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Are Low Omega-3s Worse Than Smoking? (07:31) How to Know What Omega-3 Supplements to Use (12:53) The UK Are Banning Disposable Vapes (20:19) Discussing Forms of Intermittent Fasting (27:24) How to Incorporate Time-Restricted Eating Into Daily Life (42:07) How Important Are Leafy Greens? (48:11) The Biggest Movers for Cognitive Function (1:00:27) What Actually is Brain Fog? (1:14:08) The Keys to Improving Your Mood (1:32:32) An Ideal Cold & Heat Exposure Routine (1:49:18) The Physiological Response to Cold Exposure (2:08:25) How to Design an Exercise Routine (2:23:22) The Protocols to Improve VO2 Max (2:30:55) The Risks of Staying Sedentary (2:34:29) Walking After a Meal (2:40:34) At What Age Do You Stop Gaining Muscle Mass? (2:51:09) Refining the Story You Tell Yourself (2:56:03) Where to Find Rhonda 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

How Privileged Thinking Drives Our Entire Culture - Rob Henderson - #748

Rob Henderson is a PhD graduate from the University of Cambridge, a US Air Force Veteran and an author. The people who make the rules are not the ones impacted by the rules. Luxury beliefs are ideas and opinions that confer status on the upper class, while often inflicting costs on the lower classes. And they're everywhere. Expect to learn Rob's opinion on the recent catastrophes in American higher education, why luxury beliefs have become more common than ever before, what Rob learned during his journey through all class levels, what it's like to truly be in poverty, Rob's advice for how people can become better readers and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied)  Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Take your personal data back with Incogni. Get 60% off an annual plan at https://incogni.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) The Yale & Harvard Fallout (06:35) The Hierarchy of the Harvard Extension School (14:23) How Rob Explains Luxury Beliefs (20:58) Why Defunding the Police is a Luxury Belief (29:49) The Luxury Belief of Getting Rid of Chivalry (38:10) Why You Shouldn’t Make Yourself a Victim (43:50) Why Rob Succeeded Despite a Hard Upbringing (51:37) What It’s Really Like to Grow Up in Poverty (1:03:23) Did Rob’s Quality of Life Change With More Money? (1:12:03) The Skill of Giving & Receiving Compliments (1:17:05) Alexander DatePsych on Twitter (1:21:06) What Surprised Rob When Studying at Yale (1:33:56) Having Agency in Spite of External Limitations (1:36:43) The Best Way to Read (1:45:18) How to Recall What You Read (1:47:31) Where to Find Rob 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

The Collapse Of Harvard, Truth & Independent Thought (4K) - Eric Weinstein - #747

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, former managing director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster. It's a rough time to be a human. The massive increase in information we have access to has made understanding the world harder, not easier. Whether it's higher education, culture, physics, or pretty much anything else, life can be very confusing. Expect to learn what Eric thinks about the most recent furore coming out of Harvard, why the world of physics has made no progress in decades, why Jeffrey Epstein was interested in Stephen Hawking, how much truth there is in the recent flurry of stories about inter-dimensional extraterrestrials, Eric's predictions for the 2024 election and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Timestamps: (00:00) The Downfall of Harvard (11:02) Is This the End of DEI? (22:14) Are Legacy Admissions a Bad Thing? (29:58) Why Stephen Hawking is in the Epstein Documents (38:45) The Problem With String Theory (52:45) When Will it Be Time to Put String Theory Down? (56:00) The Current State of Aliens & UFOs (1:05:00) Technology Required for Aliens to Come to Earth (1:18:29) Why Can’t We Say Certain Things? (1:23:59) Eric’s Predictions for the 2024 Election (1:35:55) Wanting Fame is Like Wanting to Be on the Titanic (1:53:16) Society’s Nostalgia for a Unifying Narrative (1:59:57) Is There Power in Prayer? (2:15:14) Why Teenage Boys Are Becoming More Right-Wing (2:30:20) The Rising Trend of Toxic Compassion (2:38:10) The Letter Churchill Received From His Father (2:44:40) Why the UK Makes Eric Angry (2:55:37) What’s Next for Eric 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

12 Unexpected Laws Of Human Psychology - Morgan Housel - #746

Morgan Housel is a partner at The Collaborative Fund, an investor and an author. The world continues to change, but the hairless apes that inhabit it stay the same. So there must be some laws of human psychology which remain true, no matter what time and place you're in, and today we get to go through some of the most fascinating ones. Expect to learn what reasonable optimism looks like, the difference between overnight tragedies and long term miracles, what we can learn by the divorces of the richest men on the planet, how people become victims of perfection, why most competitive advantages eventually die and much more...  Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% off all Momentous orders and up to 32% off new customer subscriptions at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code MW10) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Timestamps: (00:00) What is Rational Optimism? (01:15) The Benefits of Stress for Innovation (11:04) Good News Takes a Lot of Time (14:51) Why Is Bad News More Memorable? (21:25) Progress Requires Pessimism & Optimism (28:55) Hiring the Greatest Leaders (35:30) What Do You Think is Productive But Isn’t? (41:58) Good Things Are Supposed to Be Hard (51:56) Most Competitive Advantages Die Out (59:21) Never Discount the Potential of New Technology (1:04:12) Why Success Looks Easier than it is (1:10:57) Incentives Are the Most Powerful Force in the World (1:16:20) Nothing is More Persuasive than What You Personally Experience (1:20:02) The Tension of a Long-Term Mindset (1:31:07) Why Humans Are Seduced by Complexity (1:34:32) Who Would You Be if You Were Born to Different Parents? (1:40:23) Why the Richest People in the World Are Divorced (1:47:20) Where to Find Morgan 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

Is Marriage Actually Worth It? - Brad Wilcox - #745

Brad Wilcox is a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project. Many online discussions are casting doubt on the role of marriage. Is it actually a bad deal for men and women? Is it dangerous for people to get into? What does the evidence actually suggest, especially in the face of widespread skepticism about the institution of marriage? Expect to learn if marriage is a terrible deal for men in the modern era, the correlation between your marital status and financial status, what happens to men and women’s bodies after they get married, why you shouldn’t be scared as a man or woman if you want to get married, the most shocking statistics Brad has come across on marriage and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Is Marriage a Bad Deal for Men & Women? (04:29) Causes of Society’s Lack of Marriage (07:40) What Normal People Are Saying About Marriage (12:07) Is Marriage a Bad Deal Financially? (18:48) Does the Happiness of Marriage Outweigh the Sacrifices? (30:42) The Mimetic Nature of Marriage (38:48) The Role of Desiring Children in Marriage (43:23) Being Raised by Married Parents (46:31) How Political Affiliations Impact Marriage (55:19) Are Soulmates a Real Thing? (1:01:44) The Importance of Male Income in Marriage (1:04:02) Brad’s Advice to His Sons (1:09:59) Is the Manosphere Getting Anything Right? (1:12:14) Dating & Marriage Advice for Women (1:15:16) Where to Find Brad 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

Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Building Muscle - Dr Mike Israetel - #744

Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization. If you've ever wondered "is this exercise actually working" then you are not alone. However there are now scientifically proven optimal methods for building muscle in the most efficient way possible. And today we get to learn from the best teacher on the planet. Expect to learn the biggest mistakes people make when building muscle, how much stimulation is required to build mass, Mike's top 10 exercises, the best rep ranges, sets, rest periods and timing between workouts all backed by science, how much you should lift for your bodyweight to know if you’re strong, how to maintain motivation in the gym and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get $500 discount on Fountain Life at https://fountainlife.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:57) Biggest Mistakes of Training for Muscle Growth (03:47) Which Exercises You Need to Do (10:03) The Stimulus to Fatigue Ratio (13:04) If Mike Could Only Keep 10 Exercises (21:02) Worst Stimulus to Fatigue Exercises (25:27) The Importance of Good Technique (34:30) Using Tempo in Training (43:23) Pausing During Reps (46:38) The Ideal Way to Warmup (52:45) How to Know How Heavy You Should Lift (57:19) Should You Train to Failure? (1:06:16) How Long You Should Rest Between Sets (1:12:35) How Impactful is Session Length? (1:16:25) The Optimal Frequency of Training (1:20:54) Weight Progression Over Time (1:31:26) The Science of Training Splits (1:39:07) Advice to People Not Seeing Progress (1:45:15) Is Motivation Scientifically Reliable? (1:57:07) Where to Find Mike 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

Why Does Everyone Believe The World Is Doomed? - Hannah Ritchie - #743

Hannah Ritchie is a data scientist, senior researcher at the University of Oxford and Deputy Editor at Our World In Data. Climate alarmism dominates headlines, painting a grim picture of impending global catastrophe. But what if the actual data reveals a less worrying situation, one where we don't all end up in a fiery inferno? Expect to learn why everyone thinks the world is doomed due to climate change and what we can do about it, why people are more pessimistic about the world than the data suggests, what the actual research shows about climate change, whether concerns about ocean plastics are being over exaggerated, if we're in a mass extinction event, Hannah’s thoughts on population degrowth and much more.... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Do People Think the World is Doomed? (05:12) The Problem With Doomsday Climate Narratives (09:13) Most Exaggerated Climate Change Concerns (16:33) The Emissions Progress in the UK (18:38) Degrowth & Depopulation as Solutions (24:34) The Impact of Data in Persuasion (29:40) Why is Deforestation Happening? (34:27) Are We Living in an Era of Mass Extinction? (41:45) The Issue of Ocean Plastics (47:58) A More Sensible Approach to the Climate Issue (52:45) China’s Role in Climate Change (59:40) Where to Find Hannah 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

17 Shocking Lessons About Human Psychology - Gurwinder Bhogal - #742

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It's fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites. Expect to learn whether cynical people are actually smarter, why people tend to find uncertain outcomes so intolerable, why people would rather lie than say what they really think, whether people would rather be hated than unknown, why appearing to do good has become more important than actually doing good and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Are Cynical People Actually Smarter? (09:08) Trust in the Information Era (19:04) Why People Hate Uncertainty (32:36) The Truth About Censorship (42:18) People Would Rather Be Hated Than Unknown (50:02) Society’s Trend of Toxic Compassion (58:31) Don’t Base Decisions on Emotion (1:03:30) The Dynamic of Lazy Internet Insults (1:10:05) Being Intentional About Content Consumption (1:20:54) Convincing Ourselves of Our Own Beliefs (1:25:46) Why You Shouldn’t Neglect Reading (1:35:22) The Most Ignorant People (1:40:42) Is the News Just Entertainment? (1:51:04) What’s Next for Gurwinder 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

How To Unlock Your Mind & Master Your Life - Dr Joe Dispenza - #741

Dr. Joe Dispenza is a researcher and an author specialising in neuroscience and known for his work on neuroplasticity and epigenetics. If your thoughts can make you sick, the obvious question is whether your thoughts can make you well. Just how instrumental are the things we think to the way our mind and body operate, and how much is this crossing over from experimental subculture to legitimate science? Expect to learn how to make genuine change in your life, why we get addicted to thinking negative thoughts, the wild new studies showing the effects of Dr Joe's work, how to get more comfortable facing the unknown, the many ways our memories lie to us, how to stop being a victim of life, the most powerful techniques you can use to self-regulate and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% off all Momentous orders and up to 32% off new customer subscriptions at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) What Joe Does (03:43) Why is it So Hard to Make Changes in Our Lives? (09:40) Creating Deep & Sustainable Changes (14:24) Becoming Comfortable With the Unknown (20:28) Are We Addicted to Our Own Thoughts? (33:10) Dealing With Miraculous Stories of Success (39:48) Most Common Criticisms of Joe’s Work (44:10) Long-Term Impact on Joe’s Clients (54:55) Real-Time Experiences of Clients (57:25) Why Fear is So Pervasive (1:00:11) How to Fear Less (1:08:35) Responding to Theo Von & Sean Strickland (1:11:54) Learning to Reconnect With Your Feelings (1:18:58) What People Get Wrong About Gratitude (1:27:34) The Important Role of Hard Work (1:35:08) Joe’s Message to Left-Brain People (1:45:38) Tactics for Self-Regulation (1:55:39) How Important is Belief for Behaviour? (2:01:44) The Sneaky Ways Stress Enters Our Lives (2:08:25) How Important is it to Disconnect? (2:15:36) Common Patterns in Relationships (2:19:29) The Role of Spirituality in Science (2:26:22) Joe’s Thoughts on Psychedelics (2:35:45) The Important Windows of Going to Bed & Waking Up (2:42:41) Joe’s Ideal Daily Routine (2:44:37) What’s Next for Joe Extra Stuff: See Dr Joe’s latest published paper in ScienceDirect: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666354623000893#abs0015 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjoedispenza/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJoeDispenzaOfficialNewsFanPage/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@drjoedispenza 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

How To Travel The World And Pay No Tax - Nomad Capitalist - #740

Andrew Henderson is the founder of Nomad Capitalist, a global citizenship expert and financial consultant known for helping people with offshore strategies. Should you stay in the country you were born in? Is that the best, happiest place for you to be? What if there was a different option? Well, that's Andrew's entire philosophy - to go where you're treated best. Expect to learn the best travel hacks to save on taxes, what it actually means to have dual citizenship, why America ranks so low as from a tax and financial standpoint, what you should if you don’t want to renounce your citizenship but do want more international flexibility, the best visas to get that are easy to acquire and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 15% discount on the best Colostrum from ARMRA at https://tryarmra.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) 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) Timestamps: (00:00) What Nomad Capitalist Does (03:28) Overcoming Cultural Displacement (07:56) The Different Elements of Long-Term Travelling (11:11) Owning a Passport Vs Being a Nonresident (15:02) Is it Good Financially to Be a US Citizen? (29:06) How to Travel to Pay Less Tax (43:18) Owning a Business in Dubai (50:03) The Intense Paperwork of Travelling (57:26) Most Simple Places to Consider (1:05:25) Dealing With Education for Children (1:10:58) Travelling Abroad to Give Birth (1:14:58) Places Better for Tourism Than Residency (1:18:24) The Rise of Nomad Preppers (1:24:01) The Best Currency (1:31:25) Responding to the Passport Bro Meme (1:35:48) How to Get Started 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

The Lifetime Problem With Being A “Nice Guy” - Dr Robert Glover - #739

Dr Robert Glover is a therapist, coach and an author. Being nice is something many of us aspire to become. After all, who doesn't want to be nice? Well Nice Guy Syndrome has been ruining the lives of many men for decades, so perhaps we should aspire to be something else. Expect to learn what is actually wrong with being a nice guy, why men become so afraid of putting their needs first, how to stop people pleasing, why nice guys end up resentful and bitter, whether nice guys attract or repel women and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a 20% off all Momentous orders and up to 32% off new customer subscriptions at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Timestamps: (00:00) What’s Wrong With Being a Nice Guy? (05:54) The Origin of Nice Guys (15:06) Using Aggression as a Masculine Tool (22:15) Are Nice Guys More Orderly? (28:06) Why Nice Guys Keep Things Hidden (38:54) The Solution is Not to Be a Bad Guy (45:02) Alain de Botton on Nice Guys (48:37) Why Women Aren’t Complaining About Nice Guys (58:38) What Nice Guys Need to Know About Female Attraction (1:05:23) The Role of Emotional Tension (1:13:54) The Importance of Playfulness (1:25:42) How to Rehabilitate a Nice Guy (1:30:50) Your Most Formative Sexual Experience (1:39:59) Best Practices to Help Nice Guys (1:46:23) Where to Find Dr Glover 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: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: 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

21 Brutally Honest Lessons About Life - Alex Hormozi - #738

Alex Hormozi is a founder, investor and an author. Alex’s Twitter continually has been one of my favourite sources of great insights over the last few years. Today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him about life, human behaviour, psychology, business and resilience. Yet again this is so, so good. Expect to learn why being called a control freak isn’t an insult, how to stop making the same mistakes over and over again, why being at the top will always require you becoming uncomfortable, Alex’s guide to surviving cancellation, how to get more comfortable telling the truth, why it's good to remember that all your critics are going to die and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Control Freak Or High Standards? (14:48) How People Get Older Without Getting Better (22:00) Don’t Be Worried About People Who Imitate Your Work (26:58) The Cost of Being Exceptional (42:39) Differences Between Fame & Respect (50:12) The Key to Authenticity (59:50) The Power of Imperfect Action (1:09:23) Be Careful to Not Over-Optimise (1:18:29) How to React When You’re Insulted (1:31:09) Can People Actually Get Cancelled? (1:38:41) The Price of Strong Character (1:43:32) How to Know When to Quit (1:50:48) Everything Worth Doing is Hard (2:06:46) Don’t Expect People to Root for You (2:16:25) How to Find Your Passion (2:36:19) Admit You Suck, Then Improve (2:43:41) Be in a Good Mood for No Reason (3:00:19) It’s Normal to Not Know What You’re Doing (3:12:59) What’s Next for Alex 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

Debunking The Internet’s Biggest Health Myths - Dr Karan Rajan - #737

Dr. Karan Rajan is a surgeon, clinical lecturer at The University of Sunderland and an author A lot of health advice can be extremely difficult to verify. Does this actually make me healthier? Is it grounded in science, or whimsy? Thankfully there are actual doctors we can ask who can determine science fiction from medical fact. Expect to learn why you shouldn’t hold in your farts, what Dr Karan wishes more people understood more about digestion, why the best probiotics aren't always found in the supplement section, what a day in the life of a surgeon is like, why IBS is on the rise, whether you can actually die from a broken heart and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Never Hold in a Fart (04:10) What People Need to Know About Digestion (10:34) A Day in the Life of a Surgeon (15:46) Does Your Gut Control Your Mood? (22:59) Debunking Sleep Myths (31:50) How to Preserve & Improve Hearing (34:40) Should You Pluck Your Nose Hairs? (37:21) How to Deal With Pain Better (42:45) Optimising for Eye Health (48:23) The Best Tactics for Slowing Neurodegenerative Diseases (54:48) Recognising Chronic Stress in Yourself (1:02:47) Where to Find Dr Rajan 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

How To Fix Your Negative Inner Thoughts - Dr Paul Conti - #736

Dr. Paul Conti is a Stanford and Harvard trained psychiatrist and author specialising in unconscious trauma. If our mind was an iceberg, our conscious thoughts are the tip, and the huge mass below the surface are our unconscious thoughts. Dr Conti's research works on bringing the, forgotten, traumatic, painful and unseen into the light so you can heal and improve. Expect to learn what people mean when they refer to the unconscious mind, what Paul wished people understood about how trauma works, whether ancestral trauma is something that can actually be passed down through genetics, what happens to your brain and body after experiencing trauma, what we can learn from the little voices in our head and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% off all Momentous orders and up to 32% off new customer subscriptions at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) 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 on everything from The Cold Plunge at https://thecoldplunge.com/ (use code MW150) Timestamps: (00:00) What Actually is the Unconscious Mind? (09:27) How to Bring the Unconscious Into Consciousness (11:06) What Everyone Needs to Know About Trauma (14:43) The Function of Shame & Guilt (21:40) Different Categories of Trauma (28:43) Doctors Need to Take Depression Seriously (33:25) Can Emergency Workers Experience Vicarious Trauma? (37:45) How Trauma Impacts the Brain & Body (42:24) Correcting Our Inner Voices (54:51) Is Ancestral Trauma Real? (1:00:38) How to Increase Mental Resilience (1:03:59) Practical Tips to Eradicate Unconscious Trauma (1:14:23) Where to Find Dr Conti 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

Hidden Psychology Of The World’s Best Advertising - Rory Sutherland - #735

Rory Sutherland is one of the world’s leading consumer behaviour experts, the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author. The advertising industry creates a unique intersection between psychology and creativity. By looking at what works in the world of ad campaigns, we can learn even more about the human mind and Rory might have the best insight on the planet for this. Expect to learn how dating apps can improve by being more like property websites, why women actually wear engagement rings, Rory’s thoughts on Jordan Peterson, how you can become more creative every day, what Rory thinks of Twitters changing their name to X, how hotel rooms have residual sexism baked into the design, why rational people ruin creativity and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Comparison is the Enemy of Happiness (03:27) Choice Architecture in Online Dating (23:18) The Philosophy of Comedy (30:57) The Biggest Problem With the Purity Spiral (43:45) What Happened to the Welsh Identity? (47:36) Why We Buy Engagement Rings (51:38) How to Think Like Darwin (59:45) The Convenience of Tribal Thinking (1:08:27) Is David Ogilvy a Genius? (1:21:49) Should HS2 Be Abandoned? (1:30:20) Rory’s Advice to Cultivate Creativity (1:35:11) Why Rory Didn’t Move to America (1:41:58) Rebranding Twitter to X (1:53:25) Being an Air-Fryer Pioneer (1:56:03) Rory’s Opinion of Jordan Peterson (1:58:50) Rory’s Current Obsessions (2:09:30) What’s Next for Rory 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

Just How Broken Is American Politics? - Dean Phillips - #734

Dean Phillips is a member of the U.S House of Representatives, presidential candidate and former owner of Talenti Gelato and Belvedere Vodka. Whether it's stories in the press or scenes in House Of Cards, no one seems to have much faith in the American political system at the moment. Dean has had a front row seat to this world for a long time and is now running for president, so he should be able to give some insight on just how bad it's become. Expect to learn whether congress or the business world has more backstabbing in it, the perverse incentives of donors and funding, Dean’s background building Belvedere Vodka, whether politicians are smarter than the average person, what Dean’s prediction for 2024 are and much more... Sponsors: Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Did Dean Found Belvedere Vodka? (08:34) The Experiencing of Negotiating With Unilever (12:14) Is Politics or Business More Cutthroat? (17:36) Do Congressmen Actually Do Any Work? (23:44) Quitting Dean’s Job & Running for President (29:36) The Rise of RFK Jr (32:20) How Easy Is it to Work Across the Aisle? (40:55) Why Is it So Hard to Call Out Leftist Extreme Groups? (50:37) What the Democratic Party is Getting Wrong 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

Is Cancel Culture Actually Getting Worse? - Rikki Schlott - #733

Rikki Schlott is a journalist, columnist, free speech activist, and author. Saying "you can't say anything any more" is the internet's tagline. Cancel culture has been the hot topic over the last few years. But why has it taken over the discourse so much and just how much truth is there that it's getting worse than ever before? Expect to learn what Rikki uncovered from a mass analysis of Twitter bans, whether the rates of people being cancelled are increasing, if the cancellers actually enjoy the cancelling of people, what drove the increase in cancellations, if free speech is really dead in America, whether apologising works and much more.... Sponsors: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout)  Timestamps: (00:00) Have Calls for Cancellation Increased? (06:34) Stats About Self-Censorship in Academia (10:50) The Motivations Behind Cancelers (14:17) Researching Mass Twitter Bans (18:16) Cancellation Enforcement Mechanisms (24:51) The Subjects You Can’t Touch on Campuses (34:40) Free Speech Law Vs Free Speech Culture (40:03) Is Cancellation Just Accountability? (47:29) Predicting the Future of Cancel Culture (52:36) Potential Solutions for Cancel Culture (57:29) Advice to People Threatened With Cancellation (59:44) Where to Find Rikki 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

Why You Shouldn’t Share Your Private Life Online - Mary Harrington - #732

Mary Harrington is writer, columnist and author. Everyone has the temptation to share their life on the internet, but where does the line of sharing stop and oversharing begin? How has our performance for the crowd crept into our morals and changed the way we see the role of privacy around our personal lives? Expect to learn what Digital Modesty is, why liberals would more likely date an Only Fans worker than an OnlyFans subscriber, if there is a crisis with both masculinity and femininity in our culture, Mary’s thoughts on the surrogacy industry, why women need to develop a strategy for not getting what they want and much more... Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Timestamps: (00:00) The Idea of Digital Modesty (06:14) How Phones Have Created a Surveillance Society (11:59) The Danger of Political Opinion on Social Media (18:31) Why the Left Wouldn’t Date OnlyFans Subscribers (21:17) The Message Behind the Barbie Movie (24:30) Is Our Culture Anti-Family? (29:33) The Crisis of Masculinity & Femininity (40:28) Why The Trad Wife Movement Won’t Work (47:39) How Divorce is a PsyOp (52:33) Mary’s Thoughts on Surrogacy (59:13) The Problem With Matt Walsh & the Right (1:11:57) The Ambivalent Role of Right-Wing Women (1:19:13) Where to Find Mary 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

Banned On Instagram, Britney Spears & Alex Jones - Danny Polishchuk - #731

Danny Polishchuk is a writer, YouTuber, comedian and a podcaster. I was on tour in NYC so stopped in to see one half of The Boyscast and work out why hundreds of thousands of people were drunk and dressed as santa. Expect to learn why Instagram banned Danny from their platform, what's happening with Britney Spears & Taylor Swift lately, whether Danny thinks getting a vasectomy to save the climate is a good idea, if we have gone too far with being too protective from germs and pathogens, what the future of comedy looks like and much more... Sponsors: Get 15% discount on the best Colostrum from ARMRA at https://tryarmra.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get $25 off a Manukora's best-selling honey, a travel pack of honey sticks, and more at https://manukora.com/mw (no code required) Timestamps: (00:00) Explaining Santa-Con (01:30) Why Danny Got Deleted From Instagram (08:24) Travelling Life of a Comedian (11:56) The Britney Spears Saga (14:49) Never Make Fun of Taylor Swift (20:37) Getting a Vasectomy for the Climate (28:04) Residual Trauma from Covid (31:14) Cultural Differences in Asia (34:30) The Most Popular Drug in Mexico (40:46) Kim Jong Un Crying at Birth Rates (50:58) PornHub Trying to Turn Kids Trans (58:01) Rising Trend of Antisemitism (1:00:02) Alex Jones’ Naked Biden Revelations (1:06:25) Danny’s Opinion of Matt Rife (1:13:35) The Future of Comedy (1:16:56) Comedy Central’s Decline (1:27:31) Where to Find Danny 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

The Harsh Reality Of Trying To Improve - Mike Thurston - #730

Mike Thurston is a podcaster, YouTuber and a fitness model. Me and Mike went to university together 15 years ago. And yet in 2024 many of the problems we encountered back then have gotten even worse. Why is a lack of confidence, overly comparative mindsets and body dysmorphia so persistent and how do we go about fixing it? Expect to learn why male body dysmorphia is on track to overtake female body dysmorphia, what Mike's relationship with social media looks like right now, where you actually gain confidence from, whether being super highly followed on the internet makes you more or less self-assured, how your priorities should change as you get older, Mike’s thoughts on Sam Sulek and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 50% off your first Factor Meals box by going to to https://factormeals.com/MW50 (discount automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) The Rise of Male Body Dysmorphia (5:39) Relationship With Social Media (12:45) What Motivated Mike’s Decision to Train? (19:45) Where Confidence Should Come From (30:12) Chris’s First Live Tour (38:09) Does Everyone Need Therapy? (42:21) Mike’s Opinion of Sam Sulek (50:47) The Price of Increasing Ambition (1:04:29) Trajectory is Better Than Position (1:13:52) What’s Next for Mike 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

Are People Becoming Less Moral? - Alex O'Connor - #729

Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster. Grappling with difficult moral questions is a part of human life, but in the age of Wikipedia and ChatGPT, are we now outsourcing our morality? Are people becoming less moral over time? Expect to learn why Peter Hitchens really does not like Alex, whether ChatGPT can be convinced of the existence of God, what the non-identity problem is, if Nihilism will make a comeback, the impact of the debate around free will, how much we can trust the historical accuracy of the bible and much more... Sponsors: Join Gymshark66 at gym.sh/modernwisdom66 Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:18) The Peter Hitchens Incident (08:11) Alex’s Experience Debating Ben Shapiro (17:00) Has Philosophy Revealed Anything Impactful Recently? (29:40) What Everyone Needs to Know About Ethics (38:07) Making Nihilism Great Again (47:38) Why People Hate Talking About Free Will (54:34) The Sexy Paradox (1:07:49) The Fine-Tuned Universe Argument (1:12:36) Was Jesus’ Resurrection Historically Accurate? (1:20:07) Why Philosophers Go Mad (1:26:50) Is Society Experiencing Mass Cope? (1:38:01) What’s Next for Alex? 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

Is Social Status Determined By Your Genetics? - Gregory Clark - #728

Gregory Clark is a Professor of Economics at the University of California, Davis, researcher and an author. Everyone has a dream of making a better life for their family. But fascinating new research suggests that your social status is heavily predetermined by your genetics, and that your descendants escaping the position they've always been in is very unlikely. Expect to learn if social status is actually heritable, how much genetics really plays a role in social hierarchy, how researchers can tell where the next 10 generations of children will fall on the social ladder, how higher and lower social status can impact the birthrate, why more attractive people have more social status, the difficulties of publishing research like this and much more... Sponsors: Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://www.shopify.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Studying Social Status Inheritance (10:56) How Gregory Defines Social Status (18:16) Why Ideologues Hate Social Status Inheritance (25:20) The Role of Marriage in Status (32:31) How a Man’s Father May Be Considered By a Mate (43:06) Do People Who Ascended Eventually Regress? (49:08) Implications of Genetic Social Status (53:59) How Declining Birth Rates Impacts Social Hierarchies (1:04:29) Importance of Attractiveness to Social Mobility (1:07:22) When Gregory Got Cancelled (1:17:01) Do Our Successes Actually Belong To Us? (1:23:58) Integrating Genetic Knowledge Into Our Lives (1:26:29) Where to Find Gregory 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

Do You Actually Need Passion To Be Successful? - James Smith - #727

James Smith is an author, podcaster, online trainer and not a life coach. I just finished a full month of live shows with James. We didn't kill each other but did learn a lot, so today we're reflecting on a month on the road while digging into some of James' biggest realisations of finally becoming an adult. Expect to learn what my first ever live tour experience was like, how to increase your luck in life, what James’ thoughts are on the Male Sedation Hypothesis, how to find true success, why you need to start celebrating your wins, what the future of the fitness industry looks like and much more... Sponsors: Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com (use code MW150) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Touring Together (10:38) All Wins Feel the Same (17:53) The Risks of Doing Something You Love (25:31) How Much of Success is Down to Work? (31:20) What’s Obvious to You Isn’t to Everyone Else (36:52) Dealing With a Multiplicity of Options (46:31) Poor Excuses For Not Having Children (53:19) The Male Sedation Hypothesis (1:00:40) Are We Ruled By Midwits? (1:11:39) What James Has Learned About Success (1:24:54) The Future of the Fitness Industry (1:41:43) Where to Find James Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy 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

How To Hack Your Sleep With These Habits - Shawn Stevenson - #726

Shawn Stevenson is an American nutritionist, bestselling author, and podcaster. You spend more time asleep than any other activity, and yet no one teaches you how to do it properly. Thankfully there are some simple routines, hacks, foods and habits you can implement to improve your sleep and longevity immediately. Expect to learn if poor circadian rhythm is responsible for the modern mental health crisis, the most important habits to improve your sleep routine, how to get the best sleep of your life, the number one determining factor of how to live longer, how to fall asleep faster and stay asleep longer, the best foods for sleep, the healthiest ways you should be storing your food and much more… Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Join Gymshark66 at gym.sh/modernwisdom66 Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) Are Sleep Issues Causing the Mental Health Crisis? (07:40) What is Causing Mass Sleep Problems? (18:14) Cultural Shifts That Have Impacted Sleep (26:51) How to Properly Get Ready for Bed (37:47) The Ideal Gap Between Food & Sleep (44:04) Balancing Good Sleep & Enjoyable Evenings (50:56) Are Storybooks & Podcasts Good for Sleep? (55:27) Dealing With Taking Ages to Get to Sleep (1:05:25) Top Superfoods for Sleep (1:09:16) Issues With the Health of General Americans (1:18:46) Is it Harder to Not Be Fat Today? (1:26:02) Healthier Ways to Store Food Prep (1:32:31) Only Taking Health Advice From Big Platforms (1:36:38) Making Health Normal Again (1:47:36) Where to Find Shawn Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy 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

The Problem With Taking Therapy Advice From Instagram - Seerut Chawla - #725

Seerut Chawla is a licensed psychotherapist and founder of The Trenches, an organisation focusing on mental health and social media dynamics. There is a trend of online influencers who can identify your trauma and diagnose your attachment problems over social media. Is this an important new frontier for discussing mental health? Or cod-psychology over the internet. Expect to learn the biggest problems with coddling how it enables victimhood, the difference between pain and trauma, why being triggered is your responsibility, what everyone gets wrong about self worth, why we spend so much time obsessing over emotion in the West, the biggest problems with self-healing and much more… Timestamps: (00:00) Seerut’s Issue With Coddling (03:27) Negatives of an Overprotective Society (10:00) What We Get Wrong About Victimhood (17:30) Lowering the Bar of What is Unacceptable (26:19) Obsessing Over Our Own Emotions (31:30) How Therapy Has Changed Our Culture (40:14) Are People Actually Discussing Real Mental Health? (46:00) Best Things to Rely On to Improve Mood (54:21) Why the West is Self-Obsessed (58:38) How People Misunderstand Self-Worth (1:02:53) Looking to Sam Harris as an Example (1:11:50) Where to Find Seerut Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - 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/ - 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 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1.5M Q&A - Joe Dispenza, Daily Routine & Online Negativity - #724

I hit 1.5 million Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there’s some great questions in here about whether I'll bring Dr Joe Dispenza on the show, if you can grow a podcast without going on Love Island and how I deal with negativity online. Expect to learn what my plans are for the show in 2024, what I'll change for my next live shows, why we didn't do anything for 1m subscribers, why we choose to title episodes the way we do, if success has changed my self image, why I party vape, how many subscribers are because of my jawline and much more... Sponsors: Join Gymshark66 at gym.sh/modernwisdom66 Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 15% discount on the best Colostrum from ARMRA at https://tryarmra.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (00:23) Negativity on the Internet (02:37) Chris’s Book (03:15) Time Management (05:06) Next Live Shows (06:22) 1 Million Subscribers (07:33) Party Boy Chris (08:57) Appreciating the Hard Times (10:33) Lex Fridman (11:24) Better Titles (15:15) Daily Routine (17:14) Bring Me The Horizon (17:48) Deleting Comments (20:26) Monk Mode (23:09) Hosting People From Other Fields (24:29) How Success Impacts Self Worth (26:29) Disagreeing With Guests (28:02) Drifting to the Political Right (30:10) Chris’s New Drink (32:09) Party Vaping (33:05) Tim Dillon (33:33) OnlyFans (33:43) Depression (34:48) What’s Next? (37:58) New Year’s Resolutions (38:14) Is Chris a CIA Plant? (38:41) Running Nightclubs as an Only Child (41:33) Fame Because of Chris’s Jawline (43:01) Putting Nikes in the Washing Machine (43:27) 1 Million to 1.5 Million (43:40) Dating Advice (45:33) Who Has the Most Insane Work Ethic? (46:05) Neutonic (46:39) Interviewing a Spirituality Expert (47:45) More African-Americans on Modern Wisdom (48:52) Naming a Son (49:14) Different Channel for Clips (50:28) Is Chris the Onnit Guy? (51:18) What Chris Has Changed His Mind About (52:30) Leaving the UK (53:11) Building an Audience Without Fame (54:23) Most Re-Read Books (55:48) Most Uncomfortable Episodes to Release (57:38) Passion Vs Emotional Pain (59:52) Most Repeated Mantras (1:00:30) The Road to 3 Million (1:01:40) Neutonic in Sweden? (1:02:25) Is the English Accent Fake? (1:02:53) What is it All For? (1:04:05) Importance of Cinema Episodes (1:05:55) Importance of Appearing on Rogan (1:07:18) Imposter Syndrome (1:09:12) Will Chris Make More Products? (1:11:35) Modern Wisdom Starter Pack (1:12:49) Becoming More Curious (1:13:47) Does Chris Use a Jaw Toner? (1:14:36) False Beliefs of Productivity Gurus (1:16:44) How Growth Impacts Personality (1:19:05) Adapting Interviewing Style (1:21:37) Pre-Show Rituals (1:23:24) Friend Conversion Rate (1:24:19) Layers of Paint (1:24:34) Most Wanted Guest (1:25:43) Dealing With Fast-Paced Growth (1:27:08) Rogan Part 2? (1:27:33) Nerves Before a Podcast (1:28:11) Tipping in the U.S Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ Buy 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