Modern Wisdom

Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author. Does trying harder to be extra productive actually work? Does it net more success or just more misery? For the Type-A people in the world, how can we learn to be less tough on ourselves and learn to have more fun in the process? Expect to learn what imperfectionism is, how to overcome decision paralysis & dealing with distractions better, whether or not there is an easy solution to imposter syndrome, the unexpected solution to fixing procrastination, the most effective ways to curb self-criticism, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom [https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom%20](automatically applied at checkout) Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom [https://shopify.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom [https://gym.sh/modernwisdom] (use code MW10) Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Robert Greene is an author and historian. Robert is one of the most legendary writers in the world on human nature and today we get to go through some of my favourite lessons from him on seduction, confidence, happiness, masculinity, Machiavelli and more. Expect to learn the biggest problems with modern philosophy, why acquiring knowledge and skill are always the most important thing, why you must protect your reputation at all costs, why you are so often your own worst enemy, which lessons from Machiavelli most people miss, advice for young men wanting to make it in the world and much more…. Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom [https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom] (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom [https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom [https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom%20](automatically applied at checkout) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from AG1 at https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom [https://drinkag1.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout)  Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Dr Paul Eastwick is a psychologist, professor, and a researcher. What do people actually want in a partner compared to what they say they want? Paul is the lead author on largest study of its kind which was just released breaking down exactly this question. Expect to learn the #1 trait people actually look for in a partner, how well people know what they want, what Ideal Partner Preference-Matching is, the biases that affect mate evaluation, the sex differences in stated vs. revealed preferences, whether big data could improve dating app matching and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom [https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get $350 off the Pod 4 Ultra at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom [https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom] (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom [https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Read Paul's Study: https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/fe56h [https://osf.io/preprints/psyarxiv/fe56h] Listen to Paul's Podcast: https://www.lovefactuallypod.com/ [https://www.lovefactuallypod.com/] Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Rory Stewart is a British academic, broadcaster, writer, podcaster and former diplomat and politician. From riots to stabbings, useless politicians to corrupt businesses, all wrapped in terrible weather and high taxes, the UK is not having a great time right now. Perhaps Rory can help explain what is going wrong. Expect to learn what Afghanistan is like under new Taliban control, what the real problems in the UK are, why politicians are so reliably stupid, whether immigration really is breaking Britain just how bad extreme poverty is around the world, the latest updates with the Royal family and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom [https://shopify.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get $150 discount on Plunge’s amazing sauna or cold plunge at https://plunge.com [https://plunge.com] (use code MW150) Get a 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 5.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom [https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom] (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Watch Rory's TED Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0HOe7gf7I [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt0HOe7gf7I] Support Rory's effort to end extreme poverty: https://givedirectly.org/tedtalk [https://givedirectly.org/tedtalk] Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]

Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster. From personal dramas to scientific uproars, it's been a wild year for the biggest health & fitness podcaster in the world. And today we get to discover his biggest new insights about life, relationships and protocols. Expect to learn whether you actually should drink coffee within 90 minutes of waking up, how to get the best sleep of your life according to the latest science, how to become a morning person, what Andrew has learned about the perils of fame and public scrutiny, what new research says on the world of longevity supplements, why you should always do your research when testing with peptides and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals [https://chriswillx.com/deals] Get a 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom [https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom [https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 20% discount on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom [https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom] (automatically applied at checkout) Get a 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom [https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom] (use code MODERNWISDOM) Timestamps: 00:00 Adenosine in the First 90 Minutes of the Day 12:15 Why Jocko Never Gets Tired 23:59 How to Become a Morning Person 35:05 Andrew’s New Daily Routine 43:39 Mentally Dealing With a Rapid News Cycle 53:46 Why Stories Are More Powerful Than Statistics 1:04:46 The Tim Kennedy Alarm Clock 1:09:55 Dissecting the Story You Tell Yourself 1:21:28 The Blessing & Curse of Good Memory 1:31:48 How Andrew Deals With Public Scrutiny 1:42:53 What it Was Like to Wake Up to the Hit Piece 1:55:28 Advice to People Going Through an Intense Time 2:04:50 The Lonely Chapter 2:14:28 Thoughts on Bryan Johnson 2:20:50 Current State of Longevity Research 2:32:00 Thinking About Your Long Arc 2:44:18 Using BPC-157 to Recover Faster 2:53:30 Why Andrew is Teaching an Undergraduate Course 2:57:47 Being a Researcher & Influencer 3:06:38 How to Follow Your Intuition More 3:24:41 What’s Next for Andrew Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books [https://chriswillx.com/books] Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom [https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom] Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 [https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59] #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf [https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf] #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp [https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp] - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx [https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx] Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx [https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx] YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast [https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast] Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact [https://chriswillx.com/contact] - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices [https://megaphone.fm/adchoices]