Modern Wisdom

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March 01, 2025 The Secret Habits Of Supercommunicators - Charles Duhigg - #909
Charles Duhigg is a journalist, speaker, and author.

Effective communication is the foundation of any strong relationship. While some excel at it naturally, others struggle to express themselves and often get misunderstood. So, what are the best tips to become a master communicator and elevate your communication skills?

Expect to learn what most people get wrong when it comes to understanding communication, the biggest differences between communicators and supercommunicators, how introverts and extroverts communicate differently, the best and worst ways to communicate as a couple, how to be more charismatic, how to get better as making good decisions and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) What We Get Wrong About Communication
(02:31) Differences Between Extroverts & Introverts
(06:10) The Skill of Asking Questions
(10:36) How to Listen Better
(14:33) The Role of Vulnerability in Conversation
(26:03) Categorising Conversations
(33:13) People That Make You Feel Interesting
(37:23) How to Improve Your Small Talk
(42:07) Asking & Receiving Deep Questions
(44:00) How NASA Discovered the Importance of Laughter
(50:36) Best & Worst Ways That Couples Communicate
(55:56) The Impact of Online Discourse on Communication
(01:04:09) Communication as a Source of Identity
(01:08:48) Where to Find Charles
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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-Huberma
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1 hr 14 min
February 27, 2025 What Traits Should You Look For In A Partner? - Dr Shannon Curry - #908
Dr. Shannon Curry is a clinical psychologist, researcher, and speaker.

Modern adult relationships are complicated. With endless talk of red flags, green flags, icks etc., it can be tough to know who’s truly worth your time. So how do you build a lasting, healthy relationship when you're ready for one?

Expect to learn what the biggest red flags are to look out for in a partner, the green flags you should look for, the most common reasons why relationships fail, how to see the beauty instead of the challenges in your partner, how you can unlearn the way you argue, how to create longevity in a relationship, the best advice for stopping intrusive thoughts or unwanted worries about your partner, how to move on from heartbreak, and much more…
Timestamps:
(0:00) Trade-Offs in Choosing a Partner
(06:00) The Importance of Flexibility
(10:43) Three Key Traits to Look For
(18:53) Are There Clear Red Flag Traits?
(21:51) Is it Bad to Be Very Different to Your Partner?
(34:53) Can We Unlearn How We Argue & Disagree?
(40:17) Why We’re Drawn to Partners We Want to Fix
(43:34) The Best Way to Bring an Issue Up to Resolve
(47:20) Why Friendship Is So Important in Relationships
(51:54) Things That Predict Relationship Longevity
(59:06) How to Let Go of Bad Patterns From Previous Relationships
(01:05:25) How to Get Over a Breakup
(01:17:22) Where to Find Shannon
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp
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1 hr 19 min
February 24, 2025 How Microplastics Are Ruining Your Health - Dr Rhonda Patrick - #907
Dr Rhonda Patrick is a biomedical scientist, researcher and a fitness podcaster.

Every day, your body fends off harmful pathogens with ease. But what happens when environmental toxins like microplastics start to build up? What are they, and how can you protect yourself from their effects?

Expect to learn why microplastics are so prevalent in our everyday lives, how to detoxify yourself from microplastics, which everyday items expose us most to microplastics, where microplastics are stored in your body, the impact on your health being bombarded by microplastics, why your clothes might be one of the biggest offenders of toxic plastic exposure, the best exercises and routines that help you remove microplastics from your system, how to offset your exposure to toxins in your food and environments, and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) What You Need to Know About Microplastics
(05:27) What Levels of Microplastics Are We Exposed To?
(10:31) Where Do Plastics Go in the Body?
(14:39) Different Types of Plastics
(24:14) Sex Differences in Susceptibility
(28:10) Most Common Places We’re Exposed to Microplastics
(38:30) Are We Absorbing Microplastics From Our Clothes?
(42:24) Is it Possible to Have Plastic-Free Food?
(50:18) Best Tactics for Avoiding Microplastics
(59:22) Is it Possible to Test & Remove Microplastics?
(01:10:04) Advice to People Impacted By the LA Fires
(01:15:54) Impact of the GRAS System on American Food
(01:25:02) The Danger of Trans Fats
(01:28:54) Nitrites & Nitrates
(01:31:21) Should We Be Concerned About Added Sugar?
(01:37:07) The Main Issues With Ultra-Processed Food
(01:43:52) Do Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Cause Cancer?
(01:47:21) How Sugar & Ultra-Processed Foods Impact Brain & Energy
(01:53:57) How to Rebuild a Leaky Gut
(01:56:57) Mitigating the Risks of Ultra-Processed Foods
(02:08:03) What’s Next for Rhonda
(02:11:40) Where to Find Rhonda
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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-Huberma
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2 hr 10 min
February 22, 2025 What It Takes To Live A Courageous Life - Erwin McManus - #906
Erwin McManus is a pastor, author, and speaker.

Fear is so ingrained in our minds that we forget it’s not our natural state. So how do we break free from it, understand ourselves better, and push past fear to become our best selves?

Expect to learn why people find it so hard to know and show themselves, why so many people are negative at a default, how to not get paralysed by overthinking, how do you live a courageous life, how to overcome fear and how to stop being so afraid, the biggest differences between being lazy and tired, why we’re so mean to ourselves, the most common myths people should stop believing immediately, balancing the tension between humility and confidence, and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Danger of a Lack of Self-Belief
(02:32) How to Know if You’re Ruled By Fear
(09:11) Favourite Stories of Overcoming Fear
(13:42) Why Negative Emotions Stick More Than Positivity
(20:04) The Poor Mental States of People We Admire
(24:04) How to Overcome Overthinking
(27:18) Seeing Fear as a Trap
(40:47) The Lived Experience of Reframing Fear
(43:35) Difference Between Self-Love & Overcoming Fear
(51:04) Balancing High Expectations With Being Kind to Yourself
(01:00:08) Where to Find Erwin
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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-Huberma
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1 hr 2 min
February 20, 2025 Why Modern Life Can Feel So Empty - William von Hippel - #905
William von Hippel is a psychologist, professor, and author.
Modern life feels so complex that even basic emotions like happiness seem distant. Were we happier as hunter-gatherers, with more connection and autonomy? If so, how do these prehistoric needs shape our well-being today?
Expect to learn if it would be helpful to return back to a simpler hunter & gather time of human evolution, why so many people struggle to be happy, why having autonomy is so important, what happiness research says about how well off hunter-gather tribes were, which forces shape autonomy and connection, why we worship individualism so much, why anxiety is the emotion de jour of the modern world, how to rebalance your own life, and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) Why We Aren’t Happier When We Have Everything
(11:01) Connection Through an Evolutionary Lens
(20:36) What Drove Hunter-Gatherers to Connect?
(25:16) How Materialistic Were Hunter-Gatherers?
(29:58) How Hunter-Gatherers Maintained Networks
(32:09) Tensions Between Competence & Warmth
(40:47) Which Historical Periods Prioritised Connection?
(49:22) The Forces That Shape Autonomy & Connection
(57:23) Why We’re Off-Balance in Modern Society
(01:06:14) Society’s Worship of Individualism
(01:12:34) Does Marriage Fulfil Our Need for Connection?
(01:16:46) Why Anxiety is So Prevalent Today
(01:18:26) How to Find a Better Balance
(01:29:45) Where to Find William
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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-Huberma
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1 hr 32 min
February 17, 2025 The Secret Weapons Of Marketing Psychology - Rory Sutherland - #904
Rory Sutherland is one of the world’s leading consumer behaviour experts, the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author.

Every moment of the day, you're being marketed to. From the instant you check your phone in the morning to the subtle strategies behind political campaigns. So how can you decode the world around you and master the art of marketing?

Expect to learn how effective companies will be at getting their employees back in office, Rory’s thoughts on Jaguars rebrand, what Rory thinks of the current state of British culture at the moment, what causes Overton windows to shift, what the Myth of Collective Wisdom is, the assessment of Trumps successful marketing campaign for president, If people who pay more taxes should get special privileges, how to make a boring product interesting, what makes a brand cool and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) Are We Seeing the Death of Remote Work?
(13:49) We Are Too Impatient to Be Intelligent
(27:45) Was the Jaguar Rebrand a Disaster?
(39:43) Why Posh Hotels Still Have Doormen
(46:56) Solving Problems Through Addition & Subtraction
(52:48) The Current State of British Culture
(01:06:27) How to Market the UK to Be More Attractive
(01:16:18) Where the Democrat Campaign Went Wrong
(01:27:13) Should Higher Taxpayers Be Rewarded More?
(01:39:49) Are Companies Trying Too Hard to Be Cool?
(01:46:42) Why Airports Are Becoming Wellness Spaces
(01:52:38) The European Burden of Internet Cookies
(02:07:44) Where to Find Rory
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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-Huberma
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2 hr 10 min
February 15, 2025 The Science Of Rewiring Your Brain To Be Less Miserable - Rick Hanson - #903
Dr. Rick Hanson is a psychologist, author, and speaker.
Our brains are more adaptable than we realise. With a bit of understanding, patience, and the right techniques, you can rewire your brain for greater happiness and well-being. So what are the best ways to make this happen?
Expect to learn what positive and negative mental states are from a neurological perspective, if human brains are predisposed to being happy or peaceful, how to convince someone that they actually can change their mind, what the process for making our brain more likely to be happy, how to stop ruminating on bad experiences, how to not focus on negative self-talk, and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) Neurobiology of Positivity & Negativity
(08:42) How Negativity Bias Occurs
(17:04) The Power to Change Your Mind
(22:39) How to Make Your Brain More Happy
(29:15) The HEAL Framework
(46:16) Importance of Slowing Down & Being Present
(55:12) Our Fear of Insufficiency
(59:17) Scientific Evidence for Changing Your Brain
(01:07:21) What Happens in the Brain When We Feel Fear?
(01:15:52) Is It Possible to Reverse Negative Patterns?
(01:23:10) Where to Find Rick
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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-Huberma
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1 hr 25 min
February 13, 2025 The Science Of Childhood Bullying & Adult Mental Health - Dr Tracy Vaillancourt - #902
Dr Tracy Vaillancourt is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher and an author with a focus on the link between violence and mental health.
A common feature of every generation’s schooling experience is the presence of bullying. Top psychologists over the years have wrestled with the issue and developed intervention after intervention, and yet it still persists.
How can society eradicate bullying once and for all? Expect to learn why people bully and the different types of bullies, the common characteristics of victims of bullying, how bullies view their victims, why it happens so much in school particularly, how to overcome bullying as an adult and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) How Much Research is Being Done Into Bullying?
(04:38) The Motivations for Bullying
(07:57) Personality Profile of a Typical Bully
(13:08) Are All Bullies From Broken Homes?
(15:33) The Components of Bullying
(20:17) The Types of People Who Get Bullied
(23:07) Bullies & The Need to Belong
(27:29) Ethnic Group Differences in Bullying
(29:20) Are Obese Kids More Likely to Be Bullied?
(33:02) How Boys & Girls Bully Differently
(42:46) What We Learn From Our Parents
(47:57) Bullying of LGBT Youth
(52:30) How Do Bullies View Their Victims?
(57:01) Why Bullying Is Especially Common in Schools
(01:01:40) How Bullying Impacts an Individual
(01:10:33) Overcoming Bullying as an Adult
(01:15:34) Does Bullying Build Resilience?
(01:18:29) How Effective Are The Interventions?
(01:29:24) How Increased Supervision Reduces Bullying
(01:34:38) Parents Who Were Bullied
(01:36:57) Differences Between Childhood & Workplace Bullying
(01:40:52) Where to Find Tracy
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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-Huberma
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1 hr 43 min
February 10, 2025 Why Does The Modern World Make No Sense? - Tom Segura - #901
Tom Segura is a comedian, podcaster, and actor.
These days, making sense of the world is harder than ever. From billionaires reshaping governments to debates over whether modern car chassis can support the average obese person. There’s no shortage of absurdities. Luckily, Tom has plenty to say about them.
Expect to learn why Gen Z is more likely to skip the gym and use Ozempic instead, if Tom can and will reset his Instagram algorithm, why Gen Z is more likely to drink less and smoke more, why the younger generation is sexless than most, Tom’s thoughts on Elon’s current rampage through government bureaucracy, Tom’s recent obsession with True Crime documentaries, why being competent is a curse and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) Tom’s Health & Fitness Journey
(07:37) The Rise of Ozempic
(14:58) Was the Fat Acceptance Movement a Scam?
(24:25) How to Reset Your Instagram Algorithm
(33:02) The Death of Hardcore Drink Culture
(39:39) Why Young People Are Having Sex Less
(48:21) Biden Sending Condoms to Gaza
(51:45) Are We Near the End of the World?
(01:00:02) Learning to Communicate Better
(01:14:37) Tom’s Friend Who Beat Cancer
(01:22:37) The Midwit Meme
(01:36:09) How to Get Out of Your Head
(01:45:03) Why Tom Won’t Watch Bad Comedians
(01:49:58) Knowing You Deserve More
(01:52:20) Tom’s Recent Obsession With True Crime
(02:11:40) What’s Next for Tom?
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Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books
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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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2 hr 9 min
February 08, 2025 11 Lessons From 900 Episodes - Alex Hormozi, Mark Manson & Winston Churchill - #900
To celebrate 900 episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes.
Expect to learn what unteachable lessons are, why we decide to learn lessons the hard way over and over again, why money won’t make you happy and fame won’t fix your self worth, why you might regret working too much, what it takes to choose a good partner, 5 questions to ask yourself if you’re unsure about any relationship you have, why men can be frustrating at times and how to understand them better, how to make marriage and easy yes for someone, and much more…
Timestamps:
(00:00) Unteachable Lessons
(07:37) Reverse Charisma
(14:52) Don’t Trade Your Lifestyle for Money
(18:33) Deliberate De-Optimisation
(24:01) From Operator Guy to Idea Guy
(33:38) What Gays & Lesbians Think of Bisexuals
(37:30) The Birth Order Effect
(39:25) We Are What We Pretend to Be
(45:56) How to Not Be Needy
(49:53) Find Someone You Feel Safe Being a Burden To
(52:11) 5 Questions to Ask Yourself in a Relationship
(55:22) How to Make Marriage an Easy Guess
(56:07) Thoughts on the Black Pill Community
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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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About Modern Wisdom

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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko…