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The Lessons, Hacks & Books That Changed My Life - Tim Ferriss - #780 May 06, 2024

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Tim Ferriss is an entrepreneur, author, and podcaster.

Tim is one of the world’s leading thinkers and his podcast recently crossed 1 billion downloads. Today get to hear his biggest lessons from 2 decades of hacking life and self-improvement.

Expect to learn Tim’s ultimate hack for productivity, what his morning routine looks like, what Tim thought would make him happier when he was younger but didn't, how to deal with depression, which books Tim most often gifts, Tim's best 10 exercises for health & longevity, his thoughts on the current state of podcasting, how to avoid the perils of audience capture, how to cultivate self belief, secrets to becoming a high-performer and much more...

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(00:00) Just How Optimised is Tim Ferriss? (06:29) Should You Focus on Long-Term Goals? (13:12) A Typical Day for Tim (32:11) What People Misunderstand About Fame (47:31) How to Choose the Right Partner (58:48) A Prophylactic Against Low Moods (01:15:37) Are Deep Thinkers More Lonely? (01:21:28) How To Stop Being So Hypervigilant (01:30:36) Tim’s Most Recommended Books (01:40:39) Things Worth Spending a Lot of Money On (01:45:11) Tim’s Most Heavily-Used Apps (01:58:01) Why The 4-Hour Body is Back in the Charts (02:05:14) If Tim Could Only Keep 10 Exercises (02:10:51) How to Avoid Burnout (02:23:30) The Most Impressive Individuals Tim Has Met (02:33:56) The Current State of Podcasting (02:38:49) Where Tim Goes For His Content (02:46:13) How Tim Avoids Audience Capture (02:56:32) Advice to People Wanting to Dream Bigger (03:04:30) What Tim is Focusing on Next (03:10:27) Ending

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The Harsh Truths Young Men Need To Hear - Hamza Ahmed - #779 May 04, 2024

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Hamza Ahmed is a YouTuber, personal development coach and a community leader.

"What does it mean to be a man today?" is a question many young guys try to answer, with varied success. Hamza has a huge community of young guys looking for advice so I figured it would be useful to find out what they're struggling with and try to offer some solutions.

Expect to learn about how monk mode can go wrong, the dangers of audience capture, why young men are struggling to find direction in life, the role of vulnerability and authenticity in relationships, my advice to Hamza on how to actually improve himself, how to integrate your emotions, what Hamza learned from his breakup and much more...

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(00:00) The Dangers of Monk Mode (08:13) Should Young Guys Integrate Their Emotions More? (17:12) The Red Pill Converting to Monogamy (24:31) Advice to a 16-Year-Old Guy (28:59) What Young Guys Are Actually Struggling With (33:47) How to Look Attractive (39:56) Why Are We Obsessed With Looks? (46:40) The Lifestyle of a Content Creator (51:44) Regretting Playing the Dopamine Game (56:11) Finding Out Who Hamza Really Is (01:10:47) Questions You Should Ask Yourself (01:14:16) Do Young Men Understand Authenticity? (01:23:30) Ageing Gracefully as a Man (01:27:26) Having Difficult Family Conversations (01:36:15) What is the Definition of Success? (01:45:22) How to Articulate Your Thoughts Better (01:52:02) Where to Find Hamza

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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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Just How Likely Is A Global Nuclear War? - Annie Jacobsen - #778 May 02, 2024

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Annie Jacobsen is a journalist, investigative reporter and an author.

The threat of nuclear war has loomed for over half a century now. But the question remains - just how close to nuclear armageddon are we and what would happen if the world went into a nuclear war.

Expect to learn how many nukes there are in the world right now, the most likely steps to an accidental nuclear war, what happens when a country fires the first nuke, which cities are the most likely targets of a nuclear strike, what the most powerful bomb in history was, how many people would die in a nuclear war between the US and Russia, how likely a nuclear war is in our future and much more...

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(00:00) How Many Nukes Exist? (04:42) Where America’s Nukes Are (09:33) Russian & Chinese Submarines Near America (12:40) What Happens When a Nuke is Fired? (21:24) How American Nuclear Silos Work (25:12) Can We Intercept All Kinds of Missiles? (28:38) Most Likely American Targets (34:55) The Different Types of Bombs Today (41:20) What Happens When Thermo-Nuclear Bombs Drop? (51:23) The Closest We Ever Came to Nuclear War (59:08) Is De-Escalation a Realistic Goal? (01:02:35) Where to Find Annie

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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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Predicting The Future, Dealing With Hate & Living In The Dirt - Gary Vaynerchuk - #777 Apr 29, 2024

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Gary Vaynerchuk is an entrepreneur, speaker and an author.

Most people would like to increase their reach online, to connect with people they respect and have access to a bigger audience. Which leaves two questions - is this something you actually want? And if you do, how can you grow your platform in 2024?

Expect to learn why attention is more valuable than ever, how to actually become relevant in 2024, what it takes to be authentically yourself in your personal life and online, which social platforms Gary is excited about over the next few years, how he deals with criticism online, how to know when to monetise your following and much more…

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(00:00) What Should People Know About Attention? (06:05) Missing the Leverage of Social Media (10:19) Building Online Relevancy in 2024 (16:37) The Role of Authenticity in Content (27:12) Evolution of Successful Content Types (35:42) What’s the Best Content Style Today? (44:55) Platforms to Watch in the Next 3-5 Years (49:43) Thoughts on Naval’s Airchat (53:56) Long-Form Vs Short-Form Content (01:03:08) Exciting Upcoming Creators (01:08:14) Dealing With Criticism & Scrutiny (01:13:57) What Drives Gary? (01:19:33) The Myth of Identity (01:25:37) How to Know When It’s Time to Change (01:33:35) The Internet’s Culture of Cynicism (01:41:00) What Future Historians Will Look Back On (01:46:00) Young People’s Concerning Social Media Use (01:49:10) The Future of Pickleball (01:52:58) Where to Find Gary

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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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2M Q&A - Private Life, Future Of Podcasting & Becoming Religious - #776 Apr 27, 2024

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I hit 2 million Subscribers on YouTube!!

To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there’s some great questions in here about my thoughts on Andrew Huberman's recent drama, the future of the podcasting industry and whether I'm becoming religious or not.

Expect to learn what I'd tell my 18 year old self, whether I'm afraid I'll ever run out of content, if I can keep up the pace of 3 episodes a week, if I just bring on people who confirm my worldview, how I try to keep my private life private, whether I know how to max out growth during puberty and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:34) Knowing Your Real Friends (01:40) Working Hard Without Results (03:28) Are Guests Supporting or Challenging Chris? (06:05) Reaching 1K Vs 2M Subscribers (07:08) Chris’s Upcoming Book (07:37) Creating Flashy Podcasts (10:20) Maximising Growth in Puberty (11:06) Moving On From Old Friends (13:06) Talking to Your 18 Year Old Self (14:24) Trying to Feel Feelings (17:29) Afraid of Running Out of Content? (18:05) Biggest Animal Chris Could Beat in Combat (18:52) Pushing the Boundaries of Podcasting (20:17) Keeping Private Life Private (22:17) Premiere Feature on YouTube (23:27) Next UK Tour (24:04) How to Stop Repeating Mistakes (27:48) The Hit Piece on Huberman (30:16) Going to Church Services (31:42) Switching From Coffee to Neutonic (32:50) Pre-Bedtime Routine (34:23) Did Chris Think He Would Be Successful? (36:48) The Future of Podcasting (39:08) Are We Cooked as a Society? (41:18) Plagiarising Other People’s Thoughts (43:49) How To Date Chris (44:01) The Mission Statement of Modern Wisdom (45:32) Strongly Disagreeing With Guests (49:31) The Guest Selection Process (51:53) Will 3 Episodes a Week Continue? (54:35) Modern Wisdom Merch (56:44) Is There Too Much Competition in Podcasting? (58:05) Difficult Beliefs to Let Go (01:00:48) How Far Self-Improvement Should Go (01:03:44) Chris’s Last Time at Tup Tup (01:04:49) Favourite Texas Rangers Player (01:05:09) Getting Out of Low Moments (01:09:27) A Modern Wisdom Dating App (01:10:04) Go-To Place for Finding Studies (01:11:51) All The Different Pill Analogies (01:12:50) Making Friends But Not Being Needy (01:15:45) Is Everything Women’s Fault? (01:22:28) Best Cheese to Fascinate a Woman (01:23:09) Which Podcasts Chris Listens to (01:24:45) Podcast With Lex Fridman (01:25:21) Dream Feature on a Dating App (01:26:30) Plans for the Next 10 Years (01:27:46) Being Excited for the Rest of the Year (01:29:09) Layne Norton (01:29:28) Plans for More Products Like Neutonic (01:30:57) A Debate-Style Roundtable Podcast (01:33:00) Meeting Friends in Early 30s (01:34:48) A Female With Male Role Models (01:35:54) Full Episodes Disappearing (01:36:33) Optimisations for Growth (01:38:28) Motivation When Nobody Listened (01:40:13) Videos on Spotify (01:41:46) Learning More About Religion (01:43:26) Enjoying Youth Whilst Also Being Disciplined (01:47:18) Ending

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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 Are Young Men Becoming More Right Wing? - Daniel Cox - #775 Apr 25, 2024

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Daniel Cox is a researcher, pollster and Director of the Survey Center on American Life.

Never before has the divide between left and right mirrored the split between men and women so closely. Women are increasingly leaning to the left, while young men are skewing towards the right. Daniel is the original analyser of this groundbreaking data and has a variety of explanations for exactly what we're seeing in the modern political world.

Expect to learn why there is such an ideological divide between men and women, whether #MeToo had anything to do with this change, what roles abortion & LGTB campaigns play in this, whether conservative men are struggling to find a partner, the implications of the gender political divide on dating and much more...

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(00:00) The Ideological Gap Between Young Men & Women (06:52) Why Young Women Have Moved to the Left (14:20) Downsides of the MeToo Movement (19:11) The Decline of Political Socialisation (24:15) Political Factors Affecting Young Women (33:00) Have Men Changed Their Political Leanings? (36:34) Male Support of Feminism & MeToo (45:19) Has Voting Behaviour Actually Changed? (56:44) How This Divide Impacts the Dating World (01:03:46) Young Men Are Checking Out (01:10:21) Declining Trends in Life Satisfaction (01:14:04) Should We Be Pessimistic About the Future? (01:19:47) Where to Find Daniel

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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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Navy SEAL To True Crime: Insane Stories Of Courage, Fear & Resilience - MrBallen - #774 Apr 22, 2024

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MrBallen is a storyteller, YouTuber and a former United States Navy SEAL.

Why are we drawn to fear? This fascination often balances us the edge of life and death, infused with a dash of excitement. From his beginnings as a Navy SEAL to becoming a renowned YouTuber, Mr. Ballen possesses a unique storytelling talent. He captivates us with some of the most spine-chilling true stories, drawn both from his experiences and the lives of others.

Expect to learn why so many people are obsessed with True Crime and scary stories, the 3 terrifying but true stories MrBallen has prepared in this episode today, what being a NAVY Seal taught MrBallen about life & the backlash he has gotten from the NAVY Seal community by sharing his story, what it means to live a good life, if there is life after death, how to reinvent your entire life, what it takes to tell a good story and much more...

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(00:00) From Navy SEAL to Storyteller (04:14) Why People Love Gruesome True Crime (07:24) The Best Story MrBallen Has Ever Told (18:56) Living a Double Life in a Coma (22:56) Developing a Storytelling Style (32:37) Biggest Mistakes in Telling a Great Story (36:47) Audience Reactions at Live Shows (39:15) The Story With the Biggest Reaction (49:45) Where MrBallen Finds His Stories (58:46) Who Was MrBallen Before the SEALs (01:08:32) Advice for People Stuck in a Rut (01:11:54) Getting Through SEALs Training (01:24:23) The Worst Element of Hell Week (01:30:13) What it Feels Like to Be Hit By a Grenade (01:49:49) Rewatching the Video of the Hit (02:00:46) Adjusting From War to Home (02:07:52) MrBallen’s View on a Good Life (02:14:24) Principles for When Life Gets Hard (02:19:45) The Most Terrifying First Date Ever (02:26:44) The Most Evil People (02:32:49) Tom DeLonge’s Alien Obsession (02:37:21) Receiving Backlash for Sharing Stories (02:43:00) Why the Military Has an Issue With MrBallen (02:54:06) Speaking in Depth About Military Experiences (03:04:26) Dealing With Rapid Growth (03:12:15) MrBallen’s Favourite Storytellers (03:20:34) What’s Next for MrBallen? (03:26:01) Where to Find MrBallen

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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

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Debating Modern Therapy Culture & Gen Z - Abigail Shrier - #773 Apr 20, 2024

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Abigail Shrier is a journalist, a writer for The Wall Street Journal, and an author.

Therapy use is becoming more prevalent while mental health is getting worse. Are these two things causing each other? Or just happening at the same time? It's a lively one today as I try to get to the bottom of this.

Expect to learn what is happening with modern mental health, the typical timeline of mental health for young people, what the current statistics are around therapy, which kinds of people see therapists the most, if there are any dangers to psychotherapy, why there might be an over-diagnosis and pathologisation of normal human emotions, why Abigail thinks there is such an increase in mental health disorders and much more...

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(00:00) The Modern Mental Health Crisis (05:21) Are Therapists the Problem? (08:53) Do We Just Need to Connect to Our Feelings More? (14:39) Does Therapy Make Mental Health Worse? (22:17) Gen-Z Are Learning to Be Avoidant (27:31) Finding a Sweet Spot With Therapy (33:27) The Paradox in Depression Treatment (37:47) Therapy Culture Vs Bad Therapy (43:19) Are Smartphones & Climate Change to Blame? (51:23) The Impact of Single-Parent Households (55:04) Schools Making Parents Into Enemies (01:01:28) Overuse of the Word ‘Trauma’ (01:05:57) Is Mindfulness a Better Way? (01:14:34) Kids Are Too Over-Medicated (01:19:31) A Better Way Forward (01:23:35) Where to Find Abigail

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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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Why Our Obsession With Productivity Is All Wrong - Oliver Burkeman - #772 Apr 18, 2024

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Oliver Burkeman is a journalist, a writer for The Guardian and an author.

We often find ourselves caught in a productivity spiral, feeling as though we aren’t accomplishing enough and scalding ourselves when we fall short of impossibly high bars. What drives this constant pursuit of perfection? Is it truly beneficial to continuously seek efficiency?

Expect to learn why so many of us have a ruthless obsession with being productive, the problem with trying to optimise efficiency as much as possible, why control is such a point of tension in our lives, what the relationship is between productivity and emotions, whether there is power in embracing your limitations instead of trying to fix them, why it’s so hard to cut ourselves some slack, how we can make writing less hard and much more...

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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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