Modern Wisdom

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March 18, 2024 The Hidden Secrets Threatening National Security - Mike Baker - #759
Mike Baker is a former CIA officer and security expert, Co-Founder of global investigation company Portman Square Group and a podcaster.
We're told that the world is on the brink of a large scale war. That our domestic systems are fragile, and the people in charge are incompetent. After decades in the CIA, Mike should be able to tell us how much truth there is here.
Expect to learn the truth behind the AT&T outage, the problems with Google’s newest AI system, what most people do not understand about the CIA, how history is being rewritten right in front of our eyes, what the future of warfare will look like, why the American border continues to be a huge problem, Mike’s prediction on what will happen in the 2024 election and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Was the AT&T Outage a Cyberattack?
(05:19) The Google Gemini AI Disaster
(18:45) Is Google Erasing & Rewriting History?
(30:19) The Decline of Authentic Content
(33:51) What We Learned From Tucker’s Putin Interview
(38:11) Is Navalny’s Death Significant?
(52:30) Will Putin Rebuild the Soviet Union?
(58:14) The End of Manned Warfare
(1:08:27) Increased Scrutiny of Collateral Damage in Warfare
(1:14:45) The Purpling of the Armed Forces
(1:19:20) Will China’s Plans Be Ruined By a Low Birth Rate?
(1:31:02) America’s Fentanyl Crisis
(1:44:32) Why Americans Love Veterans But Dislike the CIA
(1:57:23) What Mike Learned From Churchill
(2:07:40) Fascinating Stories From Hitler’s Physician
(2:13:02) Do People Care About Travelling to the Moon & Mars?
(2:20:04) The Need for More Transparency From the Government
(2:34:03) How Mike Emotionally Detaches From Current Affairs
(2:42:02) Where to Find Mike
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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 44 min
March 16, 2024 How To Hack Your Psychology And Become More Resilient - Dr Orion Taraban - #758
Dr. Orion Taraban is a psychologist specialising in men’s mental health and a YouTuber.
Everyone wants to become more resilient. To be less perturbed and at the mercy of life, fears, emotions, everything. Thankfully there are strategies we can use to improve all of these and after decades studying the human mind, Orion has accumulated a lot.
Expect to learn if there is ever an external solution to an internal problem, what an emotional gym is, what most people get wrong about how most relationships work, how to hack your motivation, what we can learn from a writer whose servant locked him in his bedroom every night, how we can encourage others to take action in their lives, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Importance of Setting End Times
(04:04) Creating a Negative Outcome to Motivate You
(12:33) Mbappe’s Pursuit of the Simple Life
(19:33) How to Find What You Actually Want
(23:01) The Power of Being Intentional
(25:31) Achieving Success in the Wrong Thing
(30:51) Why You Shouldn’t Idolise Your Heroes
(33:40) The Person You Become While You Pursue a Goal
(38:23) Taking Back Control of Your Life
(40:24) Should People Spend Their 20s Grinding?
(48:16) Ascending Out of Inceldom
(1:00:01) Effectiveness & Challenges of Therapy for Men
(1:10:44) Where to Find Orion
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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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1 hr 12 min
March 14, 2024 A Divorce Lawyer’s Perspective On Love & Marriage - James Sexton - #757
James Sexton is a divorce attorney and author, known for his expertise in family law.
There are speakers, leaders, and coaches that offer guidance on living and maintaining happy relationships. However, it’s rare to find those who advocate for the opposite perspective. Is there ever a time where a different approach, of divorce, or avoiding marriage entirely, is actually the right decision.
Expect to learn why so many marriages are failing today, whether prenups actually work, if it's men or women who struggle the most after a divorce, what the most common disagreements are during divorce proceedings, whether marriage is still a useful institution, the best predictors of a declining relationship and much more…
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Are So Many Marriages Failing?
(06:31) Most Common Reasons for Divorce
(13:17) Should Couples Stay Together for the Kids?
(21:44) Are Prenups Worth it?
(32:13) How People Have a More Difficult Divorce Than Needed
(39:35) James’s Most Outrageous Cases
(47:21) Protecting a Positive View on Romance
(50:55) Defending Someone You Morally Disagree With
(56:37) The Problems in American Divorce Law
(1:03:03) Dramatised Court Scenarios Vs Reality
(1:08:49) James’s Issue with the Manosphere
(1:13:17) Where to Find James
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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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1 hr 15 min
March 11, 2024 Have We Reached Peak Stupidity? - Destiny - #756
Destiny is a streamer and a YouTuber.
It's hard to work out what's happening in the world. It's difficult to determine if what you see or hear or read is truthful or trolling or a psyop. So are people actually becoming dumber or is it a normal response to a confusing time?
Expect to learn what the future of media might look like, why being tribal is so dangerous, whether we have passed peak wokeness, Destiny’s thoughts on the 2024 election, if the red pill movement is dead or not, what Destiny thinks about his most recent ADHD diagnosis, his reaction to the internet chiming in on his divorce and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Destiny’s Experience on Piers Morgan
(01:24) What is the Future of Mainstream Media?
(10:40) The Death of Sub-Groups
(15:53) Reflecting on the Bud Light Scandal
(25:57) Are We More Bothered About Ridiculing Than Finding Truth?
(36:05) What is the Point of Debating?
(41:15) Have We Passed Peak Woke?
(49:54) Reacting to Google’s Gemini AI Disaster
(1:00:05) Is the Left More Unified Than the Right?
(1:04:36) What Destiny Thinks of Alex Jones
(1:07:15) The Downfall of the Red Pill Movement
(1:12:52) Impact of Destiny’s ADHD Diagnosis
(1:21:25) The Public Criticism of Destiny’s Relationship
(1:25:44) Explaining Destiny’s Beef with Vaush
(1:27:46) The Downsides of Being a Streamer
(1:34:10) Pros & Cons of Going to College
(1:38:41) Predicting the US Election
(1:48:30) Society is Searching for Authenticity
(1:53:42) Content Reflects What People Click On
(2:02:39) What’s Next for Destiny
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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
March 09, 2024 What Happened To The Education System? - Dr Phil - #755
Dr. Phil McGraw is a television personality, author, psychologist, and podcaster.
School is supposed to prepare young people for the big wide world. Not just with knowledge but also with life skills. Given that youth mental health is at an all time low while reading and maths abilities are hugely behind, what is actually happening inside modern schools?
Expect to learn why the education system is so broken, who is designing the downfall of society, the problem with inclusive language, what role the algorithm has on our worldview, why there is an attack on family values, Dr Phil's principles to take back control and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) What’s Happening in Mainstream Academia?
(06:03) The Unintended Consequences of Technology
(13:33) Young People Are Becoming Less Patriotic
(17:55) Why Glorifying Victimhood is So Dangerous
(26:34) The Problem With Inclusive Language
(33:47) How Much of These Issues Are Coordinated?
(42:31) Are People Less Open-Minded Today?
(50:12) The Current Attack on the Family Unit
(56:19) Principles for Becoming More Resilient
(1:04:59) Conclusion
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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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1 hr 7 min
March 07, 2024 Deconstructing The Female Mental Health Crisis - Freya India - #754
Freya India is a writer and journalist focussed on female mental health and modern culture.
Gen Z girls are not doing ok. No matter how badly you think men have it right now (and they do), girls are doing no better. From therapy culture to advertising your anti-depressant use on Instagram, it's no surprise they're struggling and confused.
Expect to learn just how bad the state of teenage girls mental health is right now, how companies are targeting and monetising this crisis, the glamorisation of taking medication, how selfie editing has been seen as a powerful act of self-expression, what Snapchat Dysmorphia is, why girls are so risk-averse in dating and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Are So Many Girls Drawn To Therapy Culture?
(03:54) Is Therapy Culture Worse For Women?
(08:00) Religious Stats On The Younger Generation
(11:58) Is Therapy Culture Less Pro Social?
(18:53) Problems Of Excessive Self Focus
(24:10) Do We Let Our Characteristic Traits Define Us?
(36:43) Does Therapy Culture Convince Us We Have A Disorder?
(40:27) Why People Are So Addicted To Social Media
(46:47) Boyfriends Of Instagram Trend
(52:38) Is Social Media Used To Fill A Void?
(1:00:51) The Dependency Paradox
(1:05:59) The Affect Childhood Has On Our Adult Life
(1:10:26) Has Feminism Influenced A Change In Parenting?
(1:18:54) Traits That Are Now Regarded As Boss Girl Power
(1:22:38) Today's Generational Divide
(1:27:16) Where To Find Freya
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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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1 hr 36 min
March 04, 2024 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...
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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
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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 49 min
March 02, 2024 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...
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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
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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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1 hr 35 min
February 29, 2024 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...
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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
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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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February 26, 2024 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...
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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
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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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