Modern Wisdom

Massimo Piggliuci is a Professor of Philosophy at City College and an author.

Despite being 2500 years old, Stoicism has recently seen a surge in popularity. I wanted to find out why this ancient philosophy has found root in the modern world.

Expect to learn what the underpinnings of stoicism are, how the foundational principles used by stoics made them resilient to setbacks, 5 exercises & thought experiments to help you improve your life, how to focus your attention where it is needed and much more...

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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Ollie Ollerton is an ex-Special Forces Operative, Instructor from SAS Who Dares Wins and an author.

Life doesn't come with an instruction manual. We have to discover the effective ways to operate on our own, but sometimes we are given a little bit of guidance...

Expect to learn Ollie's backstory including a life changing event when he was 10, how you can plan & sustain change in your life, how to decide on your goals & break them into daily actions, the importance of removing your ego, the value of serving others, and so much more...

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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

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Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber.

I'm joined by Coach ZT himself today for a chilled out discussion where we hit all the big topics, including...

Why are people on the internet such dicks? Why do the goths from school become powerlifters? What is the background to Zack's YouTube journey? How is Corona affecting the world of fitness? Why do girls wear shorts for CrossFit which their mum wouldn't let them out of the house in? And much more...

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Bruce Duckworth is a designer and the Co-Founder & Co-Chairman of Turner Duckworth Design Company.

Amazon's smile logo, Coca Cola's rebrand, Samsung, Elemis and Metallica are just some of the companies who owe their branding success to Bruce Duckworth.

Expect to learn what it's like to sit in a briefing with Jeff Bezos, the full creative process behind generating the world's biggest brands, why packaging truly is the essence of a brand, how to have better meetings, how to monetise your creative passion and much more.

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Fat Tony is a DJ & promoter.

Tony's story is fascinating. From being one of the biggest DJs in London's house music scene to running some of the best known events in the UK, spending £1m on drugs, group sex with Freddie Mercury, pills in Hong Kong and birthdays on concord - he's got enough stories for 10 episodes.

Expect to learn his entire history, right through to his sobriety, the resurgence of his career and now his views on what happiness means for someone who has been from the very top to the bottom.

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Mike Michalowicz is an entrepreneur and an author.

"An entrepreneur's biggest problem is they don't know what their biggest problem is" - hoooo boy if that ain't the truth.

Expect to learn why running an effective company is so hard, how to bring order to the chaotic world of business, how to establish predictable sales, why it's crucial to transform that into permanent profit, how to identify your biggest problem and much more...

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Dave Rubin is a political commentator, YouTuber & author.

Politics is possessive, and as a thinking human you need a roadmap to guide your route out of the dogma and toward your true viewpoint.

Expect to learn how it feels to deep throat a red pill on your own show, what Dave sees as the problems with modern liberal thinking, how batman calling someone racist can be life changing, why Douglas Murray could be a viable candidate for a superhero and much more.

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Richard Shotton is a behavioural scientist, Founder of Astroten and an author.

One of my favourite guests returns today as we discuss mental models, psychology, consumer behaviour, principles for advertising, social change and much more.

Expect to learn how you can tell someone's mood by the movement of their mouse, why the end of an experience is the most important, what makes the perfect advert, how you can increase workplace safety with skeleton gloves and much more.

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Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcast

Check out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Dr Sam Spinelli is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and Strength & Conditioning Expert.

The first thing you do before any workout is warm up, but understanding the specifics of how an effective warmup routine is designed is unknown by most of us.

Expect to learn the key principles behind designing your warmup routine, which movements bring the greatest returns for upper & lower, how to improve your overhead position, deepen your squat, save time and stay resilient. Do not miss this one.

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Check out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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Rob Henderson is a PhD candidate at the University of Cambridge and a US Air Force Veteran.

The modern dating market is hard to navigate, our genetic preferences are outdated by 100,000 years, divorces are rising and I'm very single. Please help, Rob.

Expect to learn how Tinder has messed everything up, why 20% of men have sex with 80% of women, why lifting weights is attractive, whether evolution justifies gold diggers, whether men can judge a man's attractiveness more accurately than women, why the withdrawal method is a suboptimal contraceptive strategy and much more.

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Check out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom

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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. 

Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

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