Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

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  • Finding Your Why - Diren Kartal - #260

    Diren Kartal is an online coach and speaker.

    As we approach the end of 2020, many people will be looking to make changes in their lives. As a coach who assists 100's of clients with their lifestyle design, Diren has a unique insight into this process.

    Expect to learn why your why is so important, the most common issues Diren is seeing his clients encounter, how he broke off an engagement in Australia with no one to support him, his advice for a successful relationship and much more...

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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. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

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    1 hr 7 min
  • The Most Positive Man On Earth - Rob Lipsett - #259

    Rob Lipsett is a YouTuber and Fitness Model.

    While I was in Dubai I managed to get hold of the loudest, friendliest and most positive Irish man in history.

    Expect to learn Rob's advice for anyone trying to start a YouTube channel, why he can't wait for our robot overlords, what he's learned from a decade of bodybuilding, how he deals with haters and much more...

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    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. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

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    1 hr 11 min
  • Living An Alternate Reality During A Coma - Paul Evans - #258

    Paul Evans is an entrepreneur and author.

    Out of body experiences during operations are bizarre but at least semi-common, living an entire new life in an alternate reality for two years during a seven month coma is something else entirely.

    Expect to learn how childhood bullying can set the tone for your entire life, what it was like to live through the Arab Spring revolts in Egypt, the mind bending detail that Paul can remember his "other life" in and much more...

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    Follow Paul on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/pauljohnevs/ 

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

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    1 hr 6 min
  • The Science Of How Smells Work - Harold McGee - #257

    Harold McGee is an author and food expert.

    Our sense of smell sits at the front of our daily experience and yet our understanding of what smells are and how they're processed is almost non existent.

    Expect to learn why smell may be the oldest of our senses, how our brains combine what hits our nose to create sensations, whether smell will be the new frontier for the entertainment industry, what an opera singer smells like and much more...

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    Extra Stuff:

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    Follow Harold on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Harold_McGee

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

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    54 min
  • Climbing The Fourteen Highest Mountains On Earth - Nims Purja MBE - #256

    Nims Purja MBE is a mountaineer and former SBS Operative.

    The fastest anyone had previously climbed the 14 Death Zone mountains greater than 8000m was 8 years. Nims Purja did it in 7 months.

    Expect to learn what the human body is truly capable of, how purpose can overcome fatigue, the truth behind "that Everest photo", what effect Nims has noticed climate change has made to the mountains and much more...

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    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

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    50 min
  • The Psychology Of Irrationality - Rory Sutherland - #255

    Rory Sutherland is the Vice Chairman of Ogilvy Advertising and an author.

    2020 is the year of change. Human behaviour is far less rational and sophisticated than we might claim. Combine these two and you have the ideal breeding ground for a Rory episode.

    Expect to learn what Rory thinks about my new Bear or Bull game, his opinions TikTok and OnlyFans, why sticking your genitals in a Dyson AirBlade is a bad idea, how Rory would advise Boris, why credit card numbers are ridiculous and much more...

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    Follow Rory on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rorysutherland 

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

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    1 hr 7 min
  • The Story Behind Binaural Beats - Cory Allen - #254

    Cory Allen is an audio engineer, meditation coach and author.

    Binaural Beats have been brought into popularity over the last few years for assisting meditation, deep focus, sleep and more. But what are they and how do they work?

    Big thanks to Cory for his insights and for cutting some of his awesome tracks into this episode for a very unique listening experience where you'll get to hear exactly how Binaural Beats sound.

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    Extra Stuff:

    Follow Cory on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/heycoryallen/ 

    Check out Cory's Website - http://www.cory-allen.com/  

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

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    1 hr 16 min
  • Mental Models 104 - Bear Or Bull? - George Mack - #253

    George Mack is a writer and a growth marketer.

    If you imagine your mind as an operating system, mental models are apps that you can install to give yourself extra functionality and improved decision making.

    Expect to learn about our brand new game Bear Or Bull, how you can use anchoring to get laid, why numeracy is a superpower, whether remote working is a blessing or a curse and much more...

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    Extra Stuff:

    Follow George on Twitter - https://twitter.com/george__mack 

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 9 min
  • You Are Not A Victim - Tom Otton - #252

    Tom Otton is the Managing Director at Create Group and an Ultra Endurance Athlete.

    Everyone experiences negative self talk and doubt, how you deal with it is what makes the difference, and the choice is yours.

    Expect to learn what it's like to run for 50 hours without sleep, how to create the perfect company culture, why a victim mindset is the most important thing to overcome, how to lean into your fears to overcome failures and much more...

    Sponsor:

    Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM)

    Extra Stuff:

    Follow Tom on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/tomotton/ 

    Subscribe to Tom's Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/creator-sessions/id1384284937 

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 12 min
  • The Battle Between Gender & Biology - Colin Wright - #251

    Colin Wright is an Evolutionary Biologist and the Managing Editor at Quillette.

    The debate around gender and sex differences has taken longer to work out than Jordan Peterson's rehab. We're nearly at the end of 2020 and what constitutes a man and a woman are still being discussed. Hopefully Colin can shed some light on this.

    Sponsor:

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    Extra Stuff:

    Follow Colin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SwipeWright 

    Read Colin's article - https://quillette.com/2018/11/30/the-new-evolution-deniers/ 

    Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/

    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


    Get in touch. 

    Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...

    Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx

    Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx

    YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast

    Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact 

    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    1 hr 10 min

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