Modern Wisdom

By Chris WilliamsonSociety & Culture Health & Fitness

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October 28, 2023 Will Non-Monogamy Fix The Dating Market? - Justin Mogilski - #699
Justin Mogilski is an an evolutionary psychologist at the University of South Carolina whose research focuses on consensual non-monogamous relationships.
It’s often said that choosing the right life partner is the most important decision you can make. So if you're not sure, why not just choose two? Or more? And how do the people in these relationships make it work?
Expect to learn whether non-monogamy is more likely to end in failure than typical relationships, what sorts of people are most likely to be non-monogamous, why the public so heavily condemns you dating multiple people, how you can better manage sexual jealousy, what the best predictors of relationship satisfaction are and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Increase of Consensual Non-Monogamy
(08:33) The Huge Role of Jealousy in Non-Monogamy
(13:05) Personality Profiles of Non-Monogamous People
(16:59) Most Common Non-Monogamy Practices
(27:01) Importance of Exclusivity Agreements
(29:37) Disclose Attraction Instead of Hiding It
(35:31) Regulating Sexual Jealousy
(45:41) Sharing New Partner With Current Partner
(51:34) Non-Monogamy’s Branding Problem
(1:05:23) Is Ancestral Polygamy a Myth?
(1:15:40) Where to Find Justin
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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 17 min
October 26, 2023 Did The Sexual Revolution Actually Benefit Women? - Mary Eberstadt - #698
Mary Eberstadt is a senior fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center and an author.
We're told that more freedom is a good thing. That the more options and choices a person has, the better their life will be. With this in mind, the sexual revolution should have been one of the biggest improvements ever for women and their quality of life, but all might not be quite as rosy as it seems.
Expect to learn who really benefitted from the sexual revolution, how the introduction of the pill increased the number of single mothers, where Mary thinks the newfound psychological fragility of young people is coming from, whether inventing hormonal birth control reduced or increased the number of abortions, why so many people are checking out of dating and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The Biggest Winners & Losers of the Sexual Revolution
(03:07) Did the Pill Increase Abortions?
(06:56) Would the Sexual Revolution Happen Without the Pill?
(12:55) Did the Sexual Revolution Fail Children?
(17:18) Feminism Is Failing Women
(24:36) Why Young Girls Are Struggling
(29:43) Advice to People Who Think Kids Are Restrictive
(35:09) Interacting with the Other Sex in a Non-Sexual Way
(40:02) Can Men & Women Work Together to Find a Better Way?
(45:43) Society’s Disdain for Sexual Morality
(50:29) How the Sexual Revolution Relates to Identity Politics
(56:16) People Are Struggling & Need Sympathy
(1:07:16) Where to Find Mary
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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 8 min
October 23, 2023 Why Does It Feel Like Everyone Is Losing Their Minds? - Konstantin Kisin - #697
Konstantin Kisin is a podcaster, a speaker and an author.
Despite living in objectively the best time ever, there is a common trend of people believing that the world is getting worse. Is this an accurate assessment of the existentially unfulfilling modern world, or is it fragile victims whining about nothing?
Expect to learn the danger of pedestalising victimhood, Konstantin's thoughts on Theo Von being screwed out of thousands of dollars, his reaction to Sam Harris' viral clip on Triggernometry, why people still won't shut up talking about Brexit, his advice for young men, the problem with climate change discourse and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) How the Online World Rewards Victimhood
(16:04) Overcoming the Challenges & Limitations of New Media
(21:01) Konstantin’s Thoughts on His Viral Sam Harris Clip
(32:40) Bud Light’s Straw That Broke the Camel’s Back
(40:29) What People Are Misunderstanding About Being a Man in 2023
(47:09) Why People Struggle to Advocate for Men
(57:18) The Solution to the Masculinity Crisis
(1:05:02) Society Thinks Shocking Internet Videos Are How Everyone Acts
(1:13:04) Theo Von & Other Podcasters Defrauded $4 Million Dollars
(1:17:13) EU Flags Hijack ‘Rule Britannia’ at the BBC Proms
(1:24:41) Our Loss of Trust in Traditional Institutions
(1:33:17) Historical Ignorance in Radical Climate Alarmism
(1:39:06) Sense-making in a Confusing World
(1:48:05) Using Ancient DNA to Bring Back Ancient Species
(1:50:53) Konstantin’s Thoughts on AI’s Advancement
(1:55:36) Predicting the US 2024 Election
(2:00:43) Live Shows & the Future of TRIGGERnometry
(2:18:55) Where to Find Konstantin
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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2 hr 20 min
October 21, 2023 How To Build More Muscle & Supercharge Your Longevity - Dr Gabrielle Lyon - #696
Dr Gabrielle Lyon is a functional medicine physician and Founder of the Institute of Muscle-Centric Medicine.
Most health advice focuses on shedding excess weight. But what if your longevity, healthspan, resilience and quality of life was more determined by gaining muscle than losing fat? This isn't a bodybuilder's coping strategy, it's new science backed by mountains of data.
Expect to learn why the quality of your life is a direct correlation to your muscle health, whether it's more dangerous to be over-fat or under-muscled, whether exercise is more important than nutrition, Gabrielle's favourite hacks for getting more protein in every day, whether protein timing matters, if it's possible to achieve this with a plant-based diet and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Life Quality Depends on Muscle Health
(04:17) What is Skeletal Muscle Doing to Our Health Span?
(10:33) The Relationship Between Fat & Muscle
(19:50) How Mother & Father’s Fitness Impacts Offspring
(25:13) The Religious Fervour of Diet Culture
(33:44) Principles to Improve Body Composition
(40:18) How to Increase Protein Intake
(51:35) Dr Lyon’s Most-Eaten Meals & Superfoods
(55:58) Relationship Between Sleep & Muscle Building
(1:01:10) How to Begin & Stay Motivated
(1:04:37) If Dr Lyon Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(1:19:12) What People Are Getting Wrong With Their Training
(1:23:39) Why Exercising Skeletal Muscle is Medicinal
(1:32:37) Where to Find Dr Lyon
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 34 min
October 19, 2023 The Secret Mindset Hacks To Become Unstoppable - Codie Sanchez - #695
Codie Sanchez is an investor, venture capitalist and a CEO.
Being a contrarian is an alluring idea. Having a unique insight into the world, a different viewpoint that helps you grow and make money and become successful. But how do you actually come up with original ideas and avoid always following the crowd?
Expect to learn Codie’s framework for non-conformity, how anger can be a useful tool, what we can learn from Warren Buffet about not optimising too much, why pushing through boredom is a superpower, how speaking the truth even when it hurts can be critically important, Codie's best advice from the billionaires she’s met and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Is Our Society Too Contrarian?
(08:35) How Successful People Remain Intentional
(14:26) Choose Your Controversy Wisely
(17:21) Consider Reading as a Diet
(23:05) Have Ideas Strongly Stated & Loosely Held
(38:34) Our Over-Focus on Perfection
(44:04) Why Boredom is a Superpower
(49:47) How Much Truth Can You Tolerate?
(1:01:44) Being a Spouse of a Navy SEAL
(1:13:43) What is the Solution for Modern Day Women?
(1:23:04) How to Get a High-Value Woman
(1:38:43) What Codie Has Learned from Being Around Billionaires
(1:47:06) Do You Need to Sleep on Your Couch to be Successful?
(2:03:12) Logan Paul Vs Dillon Danis
(2:10:55) Where to Find Codie
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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Get in touch.
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2 hr 12 min
October 16, 2023 Why Is Modern Dating Such A Mess? - Sadia Khan - #694
Sadia Khan is a relationship coach and a speaker.
Dating in the modern world is more fraught than ever. Men and women are finding themselves confused and lost as they try to make sense of a mating landscape which becomes ever more difficult to navigate.
Expect to learn why Sadia’s Instagram has been banned 3 times, why nice guys have such a hard time in relationships, whether men and women can actually be friends, whether hot women tend to be crazier, how to stop being a jealous partner, whether body count actually matters, why married couples cheat, what Love Island is doing to our view of romance and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Widespread Belief That Love is Toxic
(06:32) The Safety of the Inner Citadel
(10:14) Consequences of the Rise of Sex Work
(17:38) Psychology of Slut-Shaming
(26:39) Why Nice Guys Suffer
(35:37) Can Men & Women Be Friends?
(46:05) The Many Failures of the Sexual Revolution
(55:28) The Growing Trend of Childlessness
(1:09:25) What Reality Shows Are Teaching Young People About Relationship
(1:13:55) Transgender Dating Dynamics
(1:22:04) Are Hot Girls More Crazy?
(1:31:45) Is It Hard For Successful Men to Settle Down?
(1:37:00) Feeling Jealous About a Partner’s Body Count
(1:43:20) The Lost Treasure of Traditional Women
(1:57:11) Are AI Girlfriends the Future?
(2:07:23) Where to Find Sadia
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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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Get In Touch:
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2 hr 8 min
October 14, 2023 The Shocking New Science Of How To Manage Your Stress - Dr Robert Sapolsky - #693
Dr Robert Sapolsky is a Professor at Stanford University, a world-leading researcher, and an author.
Stress is an inevitable part of human life. But what is stress actually doing to the human body when it happens for such a prolonged period of time? And what does science say are the best interventions to defeat it?
Expect to learn the crucial difference between short term and long term stress, how stress actually impacts the human system, the neurodevelopmental consequences of stress and poverty, how to detrain your dopamine sensitivity, what everyone doesn't understand about how hormones work, whether believing in free will is a useful world view, why there is a relationship between belief in free will and obesity and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) What Robert Wished People Knew About Stress
(06:00) Where is the Threshold of Short-Term Stress Becoming Long-Term?
(12:29) How Brain Development is Influenced by Mother’s Socioeconomic Status
(25:50) Does Your Stress Impact Your Descendants?
(29:00) Finding Solutions to Manage Stress
(35:52) How to Better Enjoy the Good Things in Life
(42:50) Can You Actually Detox from Dopamine?
(53:18) Why Robert Wanted to Study Our Lack of Free Will
(1:01:46) How Having No Conscious Agency Impacts Justice
(1:11:10) The Myth of the Self-Made Man
(1:32:43) How to Acknowledge Your Lack of Agency & Not Feel Depressed
(1:40:22) Where to Find Robert
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 42 min
October 12, 2023 Why Are Young Men Struggling So Much? - Connor Beaton - #692
Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth.
Men are often told that their problems would be fixed if they stopped being so stoic. If only they ceased hiding their emotions and started being more vulnerable, their mental health would improve. But is this actually the case? Does the world actually want vulnerable men?
Expect to learn whether men actually can show their vulnerability to the world, why a man’s pain is so important for his growth, whether modern therapy is failing men, why men have so many surface level relationships, how men can embrace anger and take back control of their minds, why so many men gauge their worth on how their business and relationship are doing, and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) The One Rule of Men
(09:39) Why Is So Much Expected of Men?
(13:26) Men’s Roles in Competition & War
(23:14) The Double Standard of Aggression & Vulnerability
(33:39) The Huge Rise of Internet Men’s Advice
(45:12) Vacancy of Father Figures & Friends for Boys
(58:19) How Does Fatherlessness Actually Impact Young Men?
(1:06:54) Vulnerability Around Men Discussing Sex
(1:15:15) Increasing Testosterone Improve’s Men’s Capacity
(1:25:36) Advice to Men Who Want to Open Up More
(1:32:30) Where to Find Connor
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 34 min
October 09, 2023 What It Means To Live A Fulfilled Life - Jimmy Carr - #691
Jimmy Carr is a comedian, television host and an author.
Jimmy is known as one of the best one-line comics in history, but this episode goes way deeper than you’re probably expecting. It's far less about jokes and far more about Jimmy’s obsession with human psychology, frameworks and thinking tools.
Expect to learn what the most important question to ask yourself is, why you have probably been thinking about luck incorrectly, what the two great myths in life are, the most common misconceptions about being famous, how to survive a cancellation attempt, what kind of relationship we should have with our inner-critic, how to enjoy the passage of time in a graceful way and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Ask Yourself ‘What Do You Want?’
(10:57) The Intense Schedule of a Popular Comedian
(16:15) Are Comedians Ahead of the Curve on Society’s Issues?
(25:14) Our Obsession With Ourselves & Individualism
(33:40) The Internet’s Culture of Cynicism
(41:39) Hidden Vs Observable Metrics
(53:25) Using Useful Delusions to Make Life Better
(1:06:32) The Rise of Andrew Tate in the Silent Crisis of Young Men
(1:16:45) The Experience of Being Cancelled
(1:26:47) Our Personas Crave Praise
(1:35:37) Fear of What Other People Will Think of Our Failure
(1:42:46) Jimmy’s Thoughts on Kindness
(1:49:45) Do Men Have a Quarter-Life Crisis?
(1:54:45) How We Value Things At Different Stages of Life
(2:01:45) How Should We Respond to Critics?
(2:08:45) Should We Be Worried About China, AI & Existential Risks?
(2:24:09) Going from the Easy Life to Having Children
(2:36:04) The Beauty of Flow States in the Passage of Time
(2:41:07) What’s Next for Jimmy
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠
How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠
The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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2 hr 44 min
October 07, 2023 Why Can’t Humans Do Anything In Moderation? - Michael Easter - #690
Michael Easter is a University of Nevada, Las Vegas professor, a journalist and an author who focuses on health and human performance.
Even though we might often feel in control of our impulses, there are regular moments that remind us of our uncontrolled tendencies. From overspending to overeating, there is a secret loop happening inside of our minds that causes our actions and intentions to move further apart
Expect to learn why moderation is so impossible to achieve, what humans actually want the most out of life, what the scarcity loop is and how it drives your behaviour, if it's possible to become dependent on certainty, whether humans are more likely to chase happiness or avoid discomfort, Michael’s contrarian opinion on first world problems and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Why Can’t Humans Ever Get Enough?
(03:50) Explaining the Scarcity Loop
(09:51) Why Are We So Hooked?
(17:47) Humanity’s Love for Escapism
(21:39) The Wild Story of Captagon
(30:25) Are We Becoming More Dependent on Certainty?
(39:54) The Evolutionary Pursuit of Status & Influence
(52:31) Becoming Addicted to Observable Metrics
(57:25) The Scarcity Loop of Food
(1:04:26) How to Break Through the Loop
(1:10:40) Where to Find Michael
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 12 min

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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…