Modern Wisdom

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June 11 Something Is Very Wrong With Modern Life - Arthur Brooks - #1109
Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, and an author.
Why do some people feel lost while others seem deeply fulfilled? When life feels empty, it's often not because you're missing success, money, or comfort; it's because you're missing meaning. So how do you find purpose? How do you create a life that feels worth living? And what does meaning look like in a world where so much feels fake?

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Timestamps:
(0:00) Are We Living in a Simulation?
(6:42) What Are We Mistaking For Real Meaning?
(11:00) Why Can’t Meaning Be Simulated?
(15:30) The Most Meaningless Day Imaginable
(19:29) Are Ambitious People Susceptible to Meaninglessness?
(22:00) Are We Just Pursuing Approval?
(30:24) The Big Questions Everyone Should Be Asking
(34:33) Why Life Feels So Random
(36:07) Why Are Directionless People So Fragile?
(37:50) Why We Confuse Fame With Significance
(41:12) How Your Weaknesses Become Strengths
(52:59) Stop Blaming Your Parents
(54:51) How Technology is Rewiring Our Brains
(01:03:47) How to Escape the Doom Loop
(01:10:19) Can You Recover From Meaninglessness?
(01:14:51) How Important is Love to Meaning?
(01:16:50) The Ladder of Love Explained
(01:21:04) Should We Be Thinking About Transcendence More?
(01:24:38) Why is Transcendence So Rare?
(01:27:27) The Truth About Finding Your Calling
(01:32:02) Why Changing Direction Feels So Scary
(01:34:35) The Surprising Role of Beauty in Meaning
(01:37:08) Is Suffering the Ultimate Meaning?
(01:39:01) The Modern Unhappiness Crisis
(01:47:09) How to Build a More Meaningful Life
(01:53:02) Where to Find Arthur
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 55 min
June 08 The Art of Unstoppable Self-Belief - Joe Santagato - #1108
Joe Santagato is a comedian and podcaster.
What’s on the other side of self-belief? For Joe Santagato, it was raw authenticity. By betting on himself, he turned The Basement Yard into a podcast powerhouse and recently sold out Madison Square Garden. How did he do it, and what can we learn from his journey?
Expect to learn which state has the most sexually satisfied women, why Joe’s audience is mostly women, why trying hard suddenly became uncool, what allowed Joe to become more vulnerable, how to engineer more fun at work, advice for anyone who doesn’t believe in themselves and much more…

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Timestamps:
(0:00) How Joe Sold Out Madison Square Garden
(4:32) The Cult Following of The Basement Yard
(6:12) Who’s Having the Best Sex in the US?
(8:20) Does Bear Spray Actually Work?
(14:00) Why Self-Belief Changes Everything
(20:23) The Secret to Building Confidence
(25:49) Why Do Women Love The Basement Yard?
(26:52) Does Imposter Syndrome Slow Joe Down?
(31:33) Why Obsession Is a Superpower
(36:50) Does Lack of Direction Kill Ambition?
(44:04) When Did Trying Hard Become Lame?
(50:09) Is Authenticity Your Biggest Advantage?
(55:07) Turning Mistakes Into Momentum
(01:02:13) How Family Shapes Who You Become
(01:12:24) What Do Single Guys Do After 7pm?
(01:23:16) How to Protect Your Creativity
(01:28:08) Why You Shouldn’t Force Creativity
(01:33:30) The Importance of Keeping Work and Play Separate
(01:42:13) The Biggest Opportunities Joe Has Turned Down
(01:52:21) How to Be Authentic Without Being Impulsive
(02:02:02) What Matters Most in Life?
(02:15:46) You Need to Just Do It
(02:30:03) Why Fear Is Part of the Process
(02:32:10) The Power of Knowing Who You Are
(02:42:56) Where to Find Joe
Extra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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2 hr 44 min
June 06 The Price of Obsession Nobody Talks About - Zach Braff - #1107
Zach Braff is an actor and director.
How do you make it in Hollywood? Zach Braff might have the answer. From leading one of the biggest TV shows of the 2000s to directing iconic episodes and acclaimed films, he's spent decades mastering the industry. So how did he build a career that lasted decades in one of the toughest industries on earth, and what has he been up to since?
Expect to learn what it was like bringing back Scrubs's newest season, what it takes to make it in Hollywood, how to stay locked in and avoid distractions, why some great actors haven’t broken through to stardom, what it takes to stay ambitious, what reinvention looks like in a career that’s already peaked in the public eye, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(0:00) What Makes Theatre So Special?
(2:08) The Doctor Career Zach Never Had
(6:45) The Unsung Heroes of Movie Sets
(11:18) Returning to Scrubs
(15:30) Why Reboots Shouldn’t Rely on Nostalgia
(18:25) What Scrubs Means to Zach Today
(21:04) Can One Great Role Become a Trap?
(29:00) Turning Your Biggest Weaknesses into Strengths
(35:39) The Hidden Costs of Success
(42:33) Why Going All In Changes Everything
(51:57) The Surprising Appeal of Being an Influencer
(56:54) What Are Detectives Like Behind Closed Doors?
(01:01:35) The Most Effective Detective Strategies
(01:05:09) Has Television Lost Its Edge?
(01:10:41) Why Game of Thrones Became a Phenomenon
Extra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 19 min
June 04 Something Strange Is Happening To Gen Z - Isabel Brown - #1106
Isabel Brown is a conservative media personality and author.
Is Gen Z embracing tradition again? Gen Z continues to reject many of the values their parents grew up with and vowed to return toward a more traditional way of life. Is this the start of a lasting cultural shift, or just another passing trend?
Expect to learn why Gen Z Is becoming more conservative than ever, the reasons behind the rise in young male and female looksmaxxing, what men should know about women’s mental health, the resurgence of the 45-step communist plan to destroy America, why Trump’s numbers are plummeting and much more…
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Timestamps:
(0:00) The Rise of Female Looksmaxxing
(3:00) The Difference Between Male and Female Looksmaxxing
(5:38) Are We Facing a Femininity Crisis?
(10:42) The Hidden Costs of Antidepressants
(17:39) Understanding the Female Mental Health Crisis
(19:30) Is Euphoria Changing Attitudes Toward OnlyFans?
(24:30) The Immense Culture Shift Around Marriage and Motherhood
(30:45) Why Family Life Isn’t Being Taken Seriously
(36:22) Is Having Kids Seen As a Limitation?
(50:42) Are We Mistaking Sex for Empowerment?
(58:19) Is Gen Z More Conservative Than We Think?
(01:08:34) Where Does Isabel Agree With Liberals?
(01:14:45) Should US Healthcare Be Socialised?
(01:28:11) Why Donald Trump’s Approval Ratings Are Struggling
(01:32:00) What Will Decide the Midterms?
(01:37:11) Why Young People Are Returning to Religion
(01:44:52) Has Religion Become Personal Branding?
(01:51:07) Is There Reason for Optimism?
(01:52:11) Where to Find Isabel
Extra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 53 min
June 01 Does Tim Ferriss Dream In Japanese? - Rabbit Hole #3 - #1105
In the third edition of this new experimental episode format, we explore:
- Mickey Mantle's most legendary story in Yankee Stadium.
- If Tim Ferriss dreams in Japanese.
- How the UK would rank as America's 51st state.
- and much more…
Guests:
- Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.
- Nirav Sanjani is an entrepreneur and tech founder.
- George Mack is a writer, marketer, and entrepreneur.
Sponsors:
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Why Don’t American’s Use WhatsApp?
(2:03) Growing Up on Long Island
(3:08) Mickey Mantle’s Best Yankee Stadium Experience
(5:42) Has “Literally” Lost Its Meaning?
(8:02) Tim’s Japanese Crash Course
(13:28) Which Nationality is Always Late?
(15:15) How Vivid is Your Memory?
(20:23) Why Forgetting is Actually Useful
(31:28) How Easily Do We Invent Memories?
(35:49) What Do Bachelors Actually Do at Night?
(36:30) How Close Are We to Living in VR?
(45:01) Can You Train a Photographic Memory?
(50:17) How Mirrors Have Changed Human Behaviour
(53:33) How Do We Find Meaning?
(01:05:26) Are More People Turning to Religion?
(01:14:03) Will AI Ever Become Conscious?
(01:17:38) How Do We Define Meaning?
(01:21:03) Are Dating Apps Dying?
(01:24:01) Is DoorDash Removing Friction?
(01:25:05) The Many Near-Deaths of Churchill
(01:26:22) Does the US Struggle to Laugh at Itself?
(01:34:46) Could Neuromodulation Cure Depression?
(01:47:37) The Unexpected Side Effect of TMS Therapy
(01:57:46) Could Vagus Nerve Stimulation Eradicate Migraines?
(02:03:44) Are Mind-Reading Devices Coming Soon?
(02:10:53) What Are Apple Going to Do Next?
(02:14:33) Is AI Fuelling Looksmaxxing?
(02:24:37) What’s Next For the Guys?
Extra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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2 hr 29 min
May 30 4.2M Q&A - Sleeping With An Ex, Harambe & Settling Down - #1104
I hit 4.2 million YouTube subscribers!
As usual, I celebrated by collecting questions from across social media and answering them directly.
You’re about to learn my thoughts on settling down, sleeping with an ex, Harambe, the smallest hill I’d willingly die on, and much, much more…
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 27 min
May 28 Psyop Expert: “Brainwashing Is Real And It’s Happening Now” - Chase Hughes - #1103
Chase Hughes is a former U.S. Navy Chief, behavior and influence expert, speaker, and author.
Are you being brainwashed right now? What if the ideas you think are yours were carefully planted to make you believe you came up with them yourself? Maybe this pod is a psyop, maybe it isn’t, but listen, and maybe you’ll learn how to spot one.
Expect to learn if we happen to live in the most psychologically manipulated era in history, what the most effective mass behavioural engineering campaign in history was, how mass persuasion and brainwashing work at scale, the behaviors that unconsciously trigger attraction, how to read anyone and spot their insecurities fast and much more…
Sponsors:
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Timestamps:
(0:00) What Does Chase Actually Do?
(0:41) Why Humans Are So Easy Manipulate
(7:16) The Simple Formula Behind Brainwashing
(12:17) How Social Media Reprograms Your Mind
(17:03) What Makes a Leader Followable?
(21:50) Are Algorithms Engineering Your Predictability?
(29:45) How Interrogators Get People to Confess
(41:05) The Psychology of Building Instant Rapport
(46:34) Where Confidence Really Comes From
(49:57) What Makes a Great Communicator?
(58:08) How Your Body Language Reveals Your Insecurities
(01:08:23) The Hidden Meaning Behind Interrupted Gestures
(01:10:35) How to Instantly Appear Non-Threatening
(01:15:11) Are Threats Hard to Predict?
(01:19:15) The Biggest Body Language Difference Between Men and Women
(01:21:52) What Blinking Reveals About Your Emotions
(01:32:24) The Biggest Myths About Reading Body Language
(01:34:38) Does Hypnosis Actually Work?
(01:39:20) The Most Effective Truth Extraction Techniques
(01:41:40) The Hidden Weight of Emotional Debt
(01:47:23) The Best Ways to Process Emotion
(01:51:03) How Shame and Guilt Control Behaviour
(01:57:05) Why Overthinking Doesn’t Create Clarity
(02:06:44) Does Chase Actually Want Death Threats?
Extra Stuff:
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Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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2 hr 10 min
May 25Matt McCusker, Andrew Huberman & Tom Segura - Mostly Wise #1 - #1102
I spent a really long time putting this together, I really hope you enjoy it! In this inaugural episode of Mostly Wise, we explore:
The non-sexual benefits of tadalafil (Cialis).

Why Retardmaxxing might be the most underrated life hack.

The strange reasons why people are making AI clones of their exes.

Why America is addicted to lawsuits.

If Love Island is harder than Navy SEAL selection training.

and much more
Guests
Matt McCusker is a comedian, writer, author, and podcaster

Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster.

Tom Segura is a comedian, podcaster, and actor.
Sponsors:
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Should All Men Be Taking Erectile Dysfunction Medication?
(5:24) The GLP-1-Free Way to Get Lean
(8:28) Why Comedians Make Great Actors
(14:02) What Science Reveals About Comedians
(25:33) How Love Island Manipulates Sleep
(30:39) Is Retardmaxxing the New Way of Living?
(46:28) The Risk of Recreating Your Ex With AI
(49:32) Has Surveillance Killed Serial Killers?
(52:53) Falling is a Billion-Dollar Industry
(57:57) Are NASA Conspiracies Going Too Far?
(01:01:05) Are These the Craziest Conspiracy Theories?
(01:12:00) The Origins of the Secret Service
(01:17:08) Can Cannabis Trigger Psychosis?
(01:24:01) Is Nostalgia Ruining the Present?
(01:31:10) The Unexpected Benefits of Fap Naps
(01:38:38) The Best Method to Optimise Your Sleep
(01:45:32) Are Kids Becoming Smarter?
(01:57:12) Is Hollywood Exploiting OnlyFans Creators?
(01:59:58) Has Chris’ Voice Been Stolen?
(02:06:18) Are Clang Associations a Sign of Psychosis?
(02:09:57) The Crazy Spending Habits of Johnny Depp
(02:15:56) What Happens When You Don’t Sleep?
(02:19:19) Are Backyard Ultra Runners the Toughest Athletes?
(02:23:04) Can You Get Shredded Sugarmaxxing?
(02:25:47) Does the Marshmallow Test Hold Up?
(02:31:38) Is Sunscreen Actually Bad For You?
(02:40:20) Where to Find the Guys
Extra Stuff:
Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠⁠
Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠⁠
Episodes You Might Enjoy:
#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠
#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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Get In Touch:
Instagram: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠⁠
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YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠⁠
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2 hr 42 min
May 23 The New Way Of The Superior Man - David Deida (1st interview in a decade) - #1101
David Deida is a spiritual teacher, researcher, speaker, and author.
What happens when desire and ambition fade? As we age, the urgency and purpose that once defined us can begin to shift. But when that shift leaves us feeling empty, how do we understand it, and how do we build meaning again when the old sources no longer drive us?
Expect to learn what a Man of Zero is, if the man of zero is the next stage of the superior man, what happens to ambition and motivation as a man ages, why talking about intimacy is hard for men, what the core of someone's masculine essence is, if masculinity is built by avoiding emptiness, and much more…
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Intro
(0:21) What Is a “Man of Zero”?
(5:48) The Signs You’re Becoming a “Man of Zero”
(11:49) Why Success Starts to Feel Empty
(13:33) Does Achievement Lead to Being a “Man of Zero”?
(17:49) The Psychological Experience of Hitting Zero
(19:34) How to Make Peace With Hitting Zero
(25:11) Does Effectiveness Decline Over Time?
(29:20) Is Self-Improvement Delaying Your Freedom?
(30:30) How Sex Changes At Zero
(39:13) Why Do Men Struggle to Talk About Intimacy?
(43:14) The Best Ways to Move From Sex to Real Intimacy
(50:47) What Comes After Hitting Zero?
(57:57) How to Tell If Someone Is Truly Integrated
(58:58) The Role of Discipline After Purpose
(01:01:26) How Culture Around Men Has Shifted
(01:03:32) What’s David’s End Goal?
(01:07:51) How to Stay Fulfilled Long-Term
(01:19:37) The Top Practices to Maximise Your Development
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1 hr 25 min
May 21 19 Lessons From 1100 Episodes - #1100
To celebrate 1100 episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes.
Expect to learn why everyone misunderstands what obsession actually means, what the great paradox of self-awareness is, the six lessons you should learn to choose a life direction, the dark side of monk mode, why the internet will never help you 'find yourself' and much more..
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Timestamps:
(0:00) Ringing in Episode 1100
(0:25) Why Obsession Might Be Your Greatest Advantage
(10:30) Is Self-Awareness a Double-Edged Sword?
(21:56) Why Hard Times Reveal Your True Capability
(27:34) 6 Lessons About Choosing Your Life Direction
(37:53) Is Family the Ultimate Form of Freedom?
(43:08) The Curse of Psychological Strength
(54:41) The Dark Side of Monk Mode
(01:02:58) 4 Interesting Differences Between the Sexes
(01:11:55) Can Humans Really Handle Polyamory?
(01:13:19) Does Our “True Self” Really Exist?
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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠
#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠
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1 hr 25 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…