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The Quiet Revolution Against Modern Feminism - Brett Cooper - #810 Jul 15, 2024

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Brett Cooper is a political commentator, an actor and a YouTuber.

It's revolutionary to say that you want to get married young and build a family in the modern world. But why? Is the choice between being co-opted by capitalism or conned by the patriarchy? Surely there must be a better solution for men and women.

Expect to learn how Brett feels about getting married at 23, why the modern dating landscape is such a mess, how both men and women can find & build a lasting relationship, why Brett hates pickleball, how she felt about Candace Owens' Daily Wire drama, Gen Z's opinion on motherhood, what it's like working in Hollywood as a young girl and much more…

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(00:00) Brett’s Marriage (06:13) Current State of Dating Advice (20:08) Brett's Advice to Attract a Good Woman (26:06) What is Gen-Z’s Opinion of Motherhood? (33:22) The Body Positivity Movement in 2024 (42:12) Why is Gen-Z So Cynical? (51:45) Why Young Girls Are Self-Harming (54:26) Brett’s Experiences as a Child Actor in Hollywood (01:07:19) Disney's Hiring Discrimination (01:11:33) Tucker Carlson's Move to Independent Media (01:15:48) How Did Brett’s Show Get Started? (01:22:42) Reacting to Candace vs Daily Wire Drama (01:29:35) How Brett Chooses What to Talk About (01:37:54) Working With Ben Shapiro (01:41:54) Why Brett Keeps Her Personal Life Private (01:52:21) Being in a Relationship With a Unique Dynamic (01:58:21) How to Deal With Being Socially Awkward When Young (02:05:20) What is Brett's Daily Routine? (02:14:32) The Role of Faith in Brett’s Life (02:24:12) Can Understanding Heal Political Division? (02:35:48) How Brett Remains Upbeat & Positive (02:41:15) Where to Find Brett

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The Spiritual Pursuit Of Becoming A Braver Person - Cory Allen - #809 Jul 13, 2024

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Cory Allen is a meditation coach, podcaster, and an author.

We all face challenges in life. However, learning to navigate your emotions and understanding the role that your thoughts play in your wellbeing can make hard times much more manageable.

Expect to learn why so many people feel like they are drifting in life, why genuine change is so hard to achieve, how to fully embrace your emotions & feel more alive, where the negative voice in our heads comes from, how to set goals and habits that actually stick, how to learn to trust yourself and much more...

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(00:00) The Feeling of Drifting Through Life (05:06) Expanding What We Think is Possible (12:25) Tactics to Stepping Out of Your Comfort Zone (21:04) Spending Your Whole Life Worrying (29:54) The Role of Bravery & Intuition (37:51) How to Bring Yourself Back to Your Feelings (46:31) The Importance of Goal-Setting & Habits (53:50) Why Is Anxiety So Prevalent? (58:15) What People Get Wrong About Routines (01:01:12) Cory’s Favourite Parts of the Book (01:07:18) Where to Find Cory

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How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠

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Black Holes, Alien Civilisations & How The World Ends - Dr David Kipping - #808 Jul 11, 2024

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Dr David Kipping is an astronomer, a professor at Columbia University and a YouTuber.

Expect to learn David’s thoughts on Terrence Howard’s appearance on Joe Rogan, what actually happens as you approach the speed of light, if there is any chance of finding intelligent life out there in the universe, how big the universe actually is, the biggest questions we still have about black holes, how the moon was created, whether time is infinite or if the universe will ever end and much more...

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(00:00) Terence Howard on Joe Rogan (07:22) The Science of Quantum Entanglement (12:00) Is the Speed of Light Faster Than Gravity? (17:45) David’s British Background (23:35) Explaining the Three Body Problem (30:32) The Stability of the Solar System (35:09) Likelihood of Life & Intelligence in the Galaxy (41:08) Planetary Conditions Required for Life (54:17) Can We Prolong & Control Stars (01:00:17) Is an Underwater Civilisation Possible? (01:08:08) Origin of the Moon (01:17:20) Strange Rotations of Planets (01:23:14) Can We Know the Size of the Universe? (01:32:03) Thinking About the Far Future (01:38:47) Why Don’t We See Past Civilisations in the Galaxy? (01:43:42) The Responsibility of Existence (01:52:51) The Biggest Black Hole Ever Logged (01:58:51) The Issue With Theoreticians (02:09:11) David’s YouTube Channel (02:14:00) Using the James Webb Telescope (02:20:45) Where to Find David

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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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Why Is Cultural Christianity On The Rise? - Alex O'Connor - #807 Jul 08, 2024

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Alex O’Connor is a YouTuber, writer and a podcaster.

Christianity is nothing new. But it's seeing a resurgence in popularity among some unexpected groups - public intellectuals and Gen Z. What is going on that only shortly after it was cool to be an atheist, it's now cool to go to church on a Sunday again?

Expect to learn whether we are actually seeing a Christian revival, if the new wave of Christianity is just right wing conservatism in disguise, whether you can ‘choose’ to believe in God, if new atheism was a failure, why there is not a current muslim revival, what happened to the gospels that were missing from the original bible, whether there's two Gods in the Old Testament and much more...

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(0:00) Are We Seeing a Christian Revival? (07:53) What’s Causing the Rise of Cultural Christianity? (18:46) Is it Possible to Choose to Believe in God? (23:48) Has Christianity Gone Too Soft? (38:49) Experience of Visiting the Vatican (43:49) Is the Rise in Religion Just a Conservative Movement? (57:59) Christianity as a Prophylactic Against Woke (01:05:33) Why Isn’t There an Islamic Revival? (01:15:31) The Gnostic Gospels (01:27:28) The Gnostic Version of Genesis (01:35:47) Why the Bible is Compiled As it is (01:42:13) Christianity’s Antidote to the Meaning Crisis (01:52:40) Ayaan Hirsi Ali’s Debate With Dawkins (01:59:59) The Figureheads of the Christian Revival (02:06:44) Important Things Ignored by the Media (02:11:24) Where to Find Alex

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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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Chaos Theory: The Hidden Force That Secretly Controls Your Life - Brian Klaas - #806 Jul 06, 2024

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Brian Klaas is a political scientist, a professor at University College London and an author.

Small, seemingly insignificant events can have profound effects on the world. But how much of our fate is truly determined by chance, and if chaos plays such a huge role, how much control do we actually have over anything?

Expect to learn the chance story of the atomic bomb's targeting, the difference between contingency and convergence, why our brains are so good at distorting reality, the link between Donald Trump's election and the dinosaurs, how a cigar changed the course of the American Revolution, why floorboards in New England are 23 inches wide and much more...

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(00:00) How Chance Dictated Hiroshima & 9/11 (05:48) Does Anything Happen for a Reason? (16:33) The Illusion of Control in Modern Society (20:27) Small Things Causing Significant Events (24:24) Would Brian Kill Baby Hitler? (32:07) Our Brains Distort Reality (40:41) How a Cow Could Start World War 3 (51:32) Interpreting Political Polls & Predictions (01:01:08) The Link Between Trees & US Independence (01:08:06) How to Live When Everything You Do Matters (01:18:46) Is Brian’s Mentality Shift a Positive One? (01:29:14) Where to Find Brian

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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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14 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Psychology - Gurwinder Bhogal - #805 Jul 04, 2024

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Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer.

Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, crowd behaviour and social media. It’s fantastic, and today we go through some of my favourites.

Expect to learn why our mental model of the world assumes people are just like us, why Narcissists tend to inject themselves into every story no matter how unrelated or tenuous, the role of Postjournalism in a world of fake news, why we navigate the world through stories and not statistics or facts, why people specialise in things they are actually bad at and much more...

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(00:00) False Consensus Effect (04:47) Freudian’s Paradox (14:35) The Narcissist’s Bedpost (20:34) Enthymeme (30:09) Post-Journalism (41:20) Fiction Lag (51:58) The Golden Mean (01:05:55) Tarswell’s Razor (01:09:32) Package-Deal Ethics (01:17:44) Rothbard’s Law (01:24:22) Champion Bias (01:30:21) Anchored to Your Own History Bias (01:36:29) Common Knowledge Effect (01:43:19) Where to Find Gurwinder

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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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Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Losing Fat - Dr Mike Israetel - #804 Jul 01, 2024

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Dr Mike Israetel is a Professor of Exercise and Sport Science at Lehman College and the Co-Founder of Renaissance Periodization.

If you’ve ever wondered “is this diet actually working” then you're probably not alone. However there are now scientifically proven optimal methods for losing fat in the most efficient way possible. And today we get a full breakdown of the optimal approach for fat loss from the best teacher on the planet.

Expect to learn how the physiology of fat loss actually works, whether calories actually matter in your weight loss journey, if you need to count macros when trying to lose fat, how to actually build and keep 6-pack abs, whether there are any fat loss supplements worth your time to take, how long you should stay on a diet for before taking a break and much more...

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(00:00) Fundamental Physiology of Fat Loss (09:50) Do Calories Matter? (17:30) How Often You Should Weigh Yourself (23:14) The Truth About Set Point Theory (30:16) Why Modern Society is So Fat (38:18) Managing Protein, Carbs & Fat (44:07) Are Seed Oils Actually Bad for Health? (49:46) Optimal Mealtimes for Weight Loss (57:20) Best Foods to Make Fat Loss Easier (01:10:13) How Our Body Expends Calories (01:21:50) The Facts About Cardio for Fat Loss (01:33:28) Does Resistance Training Help You Lose Weight? (01:42:56) The Key to Getting Abs (01:51:18) Supplements That Help With Fat Loss (01:55:02) Why Do So Many People Fail at Diets? (02:06:27) Mike’s Favourite Fat Loss Tactics (02:11:31) How to Lose Fat With a Sweet Tooth (02:15:15) Diet Transitions & Diet Breaks (02:21:17) Where to Find Mike

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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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Are We Headed For AI Utopia Or Disaster? - Nick Bostrom - #803 Jun 29, 2024

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Nick Bostrom is a philosopher, professor at the University of Oxford and an author

For generations, the future of humanity was envisioned as a sleek, vibrant utopia filled with remarkable technological advancements where machines and humans would thrive together. As we stand on the supposed brink of that future, it appears quite different from our expectations. So what does humanity's future actually hold?

Expect to learn what it means to live in a perfectly solved world, whether we are more likely heading toward a utopia or a catastrophe, how humans will find a meaning in a world that no longer needs our contributions, what the future of religion could look like, a breakdown of all the different stages we will move through on route to a final utopia, the current state of AI safety & risk and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Is Nick Hopeful About AI? (03:20) How We Can Get AI Right (07:07) The Moral Status of Non-Human Intelligences (17:36) Different Types of Utopia (19:38) The Human Experience in a Solved World (31:32) Using AI to Satisfy Human Desires (43:25) Current Things That Would Stay in Utopia (49:54) The Value of Daily Struggles (55:07) Implications of Extreme Human Longevity (01:00:19) Constraints That We Can’t Get Past (01:07:27) How Important is This Time for Humanity’s Future? (01:13:40) Biggest AI Development Surprises (01:21:24) Current State of AI Safety (01:28:06) Where to Find Nick

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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

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How To Stop Feeling Lost & Find Your True Purpose - Arthur Brooks - #802 Jun 27, 2024

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Arthur Brooks is a social scientist, professor at Harvard University, and an author.

Chasing happiness appears to be the ultimate desire for many people, yet almost everyone struggles to understand what happiness actually is and how to achieve it. So if you speak to a specialist researcher, what does science say is the best way to actually cultivate happiness?

Expect to learn what most people get wrong about happiness, the tension between a desire for success and a desire to feel like we’re enough, whether your drive for happiness is rooted in insecurity, if external accolades actually makes us happier, what the macronutrients of happiness are, the most common life elements that people believe will make them happy but actually don't and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) What We Get Wrong About Happiness (05:23) Current State of Modern Happiness (14:02) Why Faith is Crucial to Happiness (20:05) The Importance of Family & Friends (27:01) Finding Purpose in Your Work (35:43) How to Manage Your Desires (43:49) The Pleasure of Reliving Memories (51:38) Optimising for Satisfaction (01:01:48) Being Seduced By the 4 Idols (01:10:59) Why Meaning Impacts Happiness (01:23:16) Meaningful Parenting in a Comfortable World (01:26:37) Differences Between Happiness & Unhappiness (01:30:59) Why Anxiety Has Become Common (01:35:25) The Modern Evolution of Envy (01:41:25) Understand the Complex Human Experience (01:44:07) Where to Find Arthur

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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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