Modern Wisdom

By Chris WilliamsonSociety & Culture Health & Fitness

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September 11, 2023 What Is It Like Trying To Date Gen Z Guys? - Sara Saffari - #679
Sara Saffari is a fitness model, influencer, athlete and a YouTuber.
Many young people dream of being young, fit, and famous. Lots of us are seduced by the idea of the attention this brings, but what's the reality of being so exposed in a world filled with scrutiny, stalkers and haters?
Expect to learn what Sara thinks about the muscle mommy movement, what makes women genuinely attractive, the biggest problem with dating Gen Z boys, Sara’s thoughts on the Bradley Martyn vs Logan Paul fight, Sara’s top 10 exercises to build muscle, whether she would ever start an Only Fans and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Muscle Mommy Movement
(03:51) Sara’s Experience of Rapid Growth
(09:20) TikTok Girls Catching Guys Watching Them in the Gym
(16:50) What Are Gen-Z Guys Like to Date?
(22:10) Do Girls Have Many Positive Role Models?
(25:16) Sara’s Brad V Logan Prediction
(32:57) If Sara Could Only Keep 10 Exercises
(37:10) How Exercise Can Help with Mental Health Difficulties
(44:16) Dealing with Business as a Fitness Influencer
(51:43) Is There a Temptation to Post Over-Sexualised Content?
(1:03:14) What’s Next for Sara?
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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 5 min
September 09, 2023 Will Humanity Ever Become An Interstellar Civilisation? - Avi Loeb - #678
Avi Loeb is a theoretical physicist specialising in astrophysics and cosmology, Professor of Science at Harvard University and an author.
Humanity travelling to different planets is a huge undertaking. Yet we're already looking further afield. If we are to survive out into the far future, we need to travel to different solar systems and this presents a ton of unique challenges, today we get to find out about the biggest ones.
Expect to learn how Avi discovered and collected the first ever material from a different solar system that landed here on earth earlier this year, whether we will ever send generations of humans on a space craft to a different stars, how Avi is planning to propel a craft up toward the speed of light within the next decade, the dangers lurking beyond the edge of our solar system and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Was Our Universe Created By Aliens?
(07:49) Avi’s Thoughts on the Recent Alien & UFO Rumours
(21:14) How Avi Knew that He had Found Interstellar Objects
(32:01) Promising Methods of Future Interstellar Travel
(43:22) Will Humanity Ever Visit Another Galaxy?
(52:28) Average Length of Existence of Non-Interstellar Civilisations
(56:18) What Difficulties Would You Face on an Interstellar Journey?
(1:01:54) How to Reach the Nearest Star at 1/5 Speed of Light
(1:08:00) Where to Find Avi
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 11 min
September 07, 2023 Is Watching Porn Considered Cheating? - Zack Telander - #677
Zack Telander is a weightlifter, coach & YouTuber.
I haven't seen my housemate in months because we've both been travelling. So here is 90 minutes of us discussing some of the biggest stories that have happened recently in our lives and within the insanity of the internet.
Expect to learn Zack’s thoughts on Billy MacFarland coming back with Fyre Festival 2.0, the massive change to trans athletes in sports, whether watching porn is considered cheating, why Oppenheimer might be a threat to your relationship, what it's like to visit Japan and Korea were and what impressed him the most about each country, and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Catching Up
(05:28) Fyre Festival 2.0
(14:56) Will New Transgender Powerlifting Policies Impact Sport?
(26:53) The Terrible Logic of Extreme Body Positivity
(29:22) Is Watching Porn Considered Cheating?
(43:01) Bradley Cooper’s Anti-Semitic Nose Job
(47:30) Thoughts on Vivek Ramaswamy’s Republican Candidacy
(50:07) Californians Are Having Sex in Robot Cars
(54:28) Zack’s Trip to Japan & Korea
(1:05:10) British Drinking Culture
(1:10:11) The Real Lifestyle of a DJ
(1:17:10) Do Creators or Audiences Enjoy the Content More?
(1:26:43) Where to Find Zack
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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1 hr 28 min
September 04, 2023 Why Can No One Agree On The Truth Anymore? - Eric Weinstein - #676
Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, managing director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster.
The last 3 years have been a time of massive confusion. No one can agree on what is real, or true, or who is good faith, or a grifter. No matter what you believe in, we can all agree that this epidemic of uncertainty can't continue.
Expect to learn what you learn from being around the most rich and powerful people in the world, what it was like to meet Jeffrey Epstein face to face, what Eric thinks about the recent surge in UFO disclosures, his thoughts on Sam Harris’ recent episode with me, whether the downfall of physics and academia is the nail in the coffin for humanity, the biggest issues with having easy access to porn, how women could take a bigger role in the crisis of masculinity and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Eric’s First Holiday for a Long Time
(05:41) What Normal People Misunderstand about Elite People
(12:53) Balancing Your Scarcity Mentality & Abundance Mentality
(16:04) When Eric Met Jeffrey Epstein
(32:23) The Response from the Recent UFO Whistleblowers
(38:50) How to Defend Against Manipulative Uncertainty
(45:38) Where Eric Differs from Sam Harris
(48:56) Have We Become Too Sceptical of Institutions?
(1:03:32) How the Human Race Becomes Multi-Planetary
(1:28:53) Explaining How Good Albert Einstein Was
(1:35:49) Why is the Sagrada Familia So Significant?
(1:41:09) Balancing the Cognitive with the Transcendent
(1:46:28) Do We Rely Too Much on a Brain-Based Economy?
(1:56:54) Lessons from Khabib on Arrogance & Humility
(2:10:54) The Death of Nuance & Truth in the Social Media Era
(2:24:47) Why People Aren’t Having High-Level Interactions Anymore
(2:29:37) The Real Problems Men are Facing Today
(2:44:11) How Social Media, Video Games & Porn Impact Men
(2:50:30) The Consequences of Women’s Inclination Towards Hypergamy
(3:01:45) The Educational System’s Biggest Flaws
(3:12:52) Where to Find Eric
Extra Stuff:
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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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3 hr 14 min
September 02, 2023 The Shocking Lessons Of History Everyone Has Forgotten - Niall Ferguson - #675
Niall Ferguson is a historian, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution & Stanford University and an author.
We often hear that history tends to repeat itself. But if you're a professional historian, just how accurate is that statement? What are the big lessons that we keep missing? And how doomed is our future if we don’t learn from the past?
Expect to learn Niall's opinion on the quote “History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”, why everyone should read more history, the biggest lessons most people keep ignoring, why the modern abandonment of formal education for smart people is actually a good thing, just how big of a threat China is to the West, what Niall thinks will happen in America in 2024 and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Are There Patterns to History?
(08:51) If History Can’t Be Repeated, is it Just BS?
(17:54) Why You Shouldn’t Compare Great Historical Empires
(23:10) How To Learn from History More Effectively
(30:18) How the Printing Press Created the Information Revolution
(36:58) Areas of History We Don’t Know Enough About
(48:00) Niall’s Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election
(57:32) Where to Find Niall Ferguson
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

Get in touch.
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59 min
August 31, 2023 17 Ugly Psychology Truths No One Wants To Admit - Adam Lane Smith - #674
Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author.
Adam has helped thousands of patients and couples to deal with problems from childhood, their relationships and their sex lives. He also writes amazing Twitter threads filled with insights from his time as a therapist and today we get to go through some of my favourites.
Expect to learn why having sex with a man on the first date won't make him fall in love with you, why it shouldn't be a surprise to most men when their partner divorces them, the psychological effect of relying on daycare for newborn babies, why men don't understand how female communication works, whether love or respect is more important in a relationship and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Should Women Have Sex on the First Date?
(07:06) People Who Are Obsessed with Politics are Messy & Unhappy
(11:16) The Danger of Avoiding Uncomfortable Conversations
(17:36) How Our Relationships Are Being Systematically Destroyed
(24:18) Both Men & Women Hate the Dating Scene
(30:49) The Key to Protecting Your Marriage from Divorce
(34:36) Why Men Are Demonised in Marriage Therapy
(41:21) The Disadvantages of Sending Your Baby to Daycare
(47:01) Most Men Don’t Understand Female Communication
(52:10) The Difference in Perspectives of Past Romantic History
(57:41) Do Men Want Respect More Than Love?
(1:01:06) The World Doesn’t Want Men to Have Any Power
(1:12:33) If You Love Your Children, You’d Let them See Your Separated Partner
(1:16:19) Why Nice Guys Finish Last
(1:22:17) Where to Find Adam
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
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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.
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1 hr 23 min
August 28, 2023 Elite Performance Secrets Of A 7X World Champion Bodybuilder - Phil Heath - #673
Phil Heath is a professional bodybuilder, 7-time Mr. Olympia winner, entrepreneur and an author.
Phil Heath is one of the greatest and most dominant bodybuilders of all time. But what does it take to win Mr Olympia for 7 consecutive years and just what are the inner workings of his mind that led him to success?
Expect to learn Phil’s reflections on his rivalry with Kai Greene, what it was like being a part of the Generation Iron documentary, how to improve your relationship with pain, how to conquer small impulses, why Phil used far fewer PEDs than everyone thinks, his 10 best exercises for building muscle, what he thinks of Chris Bumstead, his opinion on the current field of Olympia competitors and much more…⁣
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Where Phil’s Name ‘The Gift’ Came From
(02:46) How Phil Developed Bulletproof Self-Belief
(06:26) The Inspiring Lessons Phil Learned From His First Show
(15:08) The Importance of Giving Yourself Permission to Be You
(22:47) Do You Really Want High Standards or Pity?
(28:22) Phil’s Relationship With Pain
(37:35) The Experience of Filming Generation Iron
(46:20) Phil’s Rivalry with Kai Greene
(1:02:42) What Does Phil Think of Chris Bumstead?
(1:09:24) Explaining the Use of Drugs & Longevity in Bodybuilding
(1:20:58) Why Phil Won’t Use Tren or Insulin
(1:30:27) The Key to Phil’s Successful Training
(1:37:31) If Phil Could Only Do 10 Exercises for the Rest of His Life
(1:47:12) How Being an Only Child Impacted Phil’s Career
(1:50:05) The Impact of Reverse Role Models
(1:58:10) How Influential is Chance in Avoiding Life’s Pitfalls
(2:05:50) Where to Find Phil
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
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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.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
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2 hr 8 min
August 26, 2023 The Untold Story Behind The Sound of Freedom - Paul Hutchinson - #672
Paul Hutchinson is an entrepreneur, former fund manager and undercover operative known for his role in rescuing trafficked children depicted in the film the Sound of Freedom.
Paul has had a non-typical journey. Transitioning from a career in real estate asset management to dismantling some of the world’s largest child sex trafficking rings, he's sacrificed and risked an awful lot to try and stop some of the most evil people on the planet.
Expect to learn what it was like to find an Epstein Island copycat, just how big of a problem global child trafficking is, who are the biggest consumers of child sex trafficking and material, how Paul got involved in operation underground railroad, the most dangerous situations he found himself in, why the movie the Sound of Freedom was so controversial for a non-political movie and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Paul’s Background
(04:19) How Big is the Issue of Child Trafficking?
(08:00) The Biggest Consumers of Child Trafficking
(11:25) Why Paul Was Perfectly Equipped to Be an Operative
(14:03) The Chilling Story of Paul’s First Operation
(26:35) What It’s Like for Armed Forces to Storm the Operation
(31:40) Living the Life of an Underground Operative
(34:10) The Most Dangerous Situations Paul has Faced
(39:04) The Significant Weight of Being an Operative on Life
(43:47) Why The Sound of Freedom Has Attracted Controversy
(48:36) Meeting Terrifying People with Terrifying Wealth
(55:00) The Current State of Global Child Sex Trafficking
(58:57) How Individuals Can Help
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
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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.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
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Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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1 hr 2 min
August 24, 2023 The Science Of Reducing Stress & Building Confidence - Dr Steve Peters - #671
Dr Steve Peters is a psychiatrist, sports psychology consultant, a professor and an author.
Our brain is largely a black box. It's very important to how we experience life and yet we have very little insight into why it behaves the way it does. Steve has spent an entire career researching the strategies that empower the human mind to perform at its best and the secret to unlocking our full potential?
Expect to learn how the Chimp Paradox can help you understand your brain, how to work with our negative emotions, how to manage anxiety, whether it’s possible to have an entirely stress-free life, what you can do to build your self esteem, why imposter syndrome exists, whether mental dysfunctions are actually on the rise, how to better deal with major setbacks in life and much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) The Basics of the Chimp Paradox
(06:22) Why Instinctive Reactions Are Evolutionary
(09:48) Can Anyone Develop their Emotional Skills?
(13:50) How to Start Understanding Our Emotions
(16:50) The Link Between Emotional Control & Self-Esteem
(23:21) What is a Ghost Emotion?
(26:12) How to Stabilise Your Mind in the Heat of the Moment
(30:50) Defining Our Values, Beliefs & Drives
(36:35) What We Misunderstand About Our Values
(45:13) Tensions Between Peace of Mind & Happiness
(48:12) What Steve Has Learned from the NHS About Burnout
(58:11) The Truth About Mental Robustness & Resilience
(1:02:58) Steve’s Philosophical Underpinnings
(1:13:14) Where to Find Steve
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
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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.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
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Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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1 hr 16 min
August 21, 2023 23 Controversial Truths About Life - Alex Hormozi - #670
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. Again, this is really good.
Expect to learn Alex’s most controversial opinions and mindset reframes. strategies to overcome self-doubt, why your revenge fantasy is a petty life goal, how to overcome regrets, how to hack motivation, the keys to avoiding a victim mindset, the only productivity tip that matters, where unbreakable resilience comes from and much more…⁣
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Stop Caring About Other People’s Opinions
(08:00) How To Have Difficult Conversations
(15:28) The Heavy Burden of Unmade Decisions
(24:46) Overcoming the Fear of What Other People Think
(33:00) In Life You Must Choose Your Regrets
(42:18) Work as Hard as You Can at One Thing & See What Happens
(54:09) Become a Hero By Using Your Pain
(58:42) Success is the Only Revenge
(1:11:02) You’ve Already Achieved Goals You Said Would Make You Happy
(1:24:13) Nobody Will Hate on You for Doing Worse Than Them
(1:36:22) Hold Yourself to a Higher Standard Than Anyone Else Does
(1:48:56) How to Remember Everything You Learn
(1:59:07) You Don’t Have to Feel Good About it, Just Keep Going
(2:05:23) Judge Yourself By Your Actions Not Your Thoughts
(2:18:59) Success Comes From Doing The Things Others Won’t Do
(2:25:09) The Ultimate Productivity System
(2:35:07) A Hack For Knowing Who You Should Take Advice From
(2:43:55) Why Cynicism Is A Loser’s Strategy
(2:49:10) Learning Isn’t a Spectator Sport
(2:51:28) Where to Find Alex
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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.
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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
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Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/

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2 hr 55 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…