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Why Is Everyone So Emotionally Detached? - David Brooks - #770 Apr 13, 2024

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David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times and an author.

We’re often told to control our emotions, but is that actually what we want? Or do we want to be confident enough to feel them fully? Instead of becoming too detached, how can we reconnect with our feelings and actually embrace our experience and connections?

Expect to learn why men have been conditioned to be so emotionally cut-off, why being stoic or aloof is perceived to be attractive, why so many people are repressed, how to accurately see people and make them feel comfortable, how to open up without triggering your fear, how to improve the energy you enter a room with and much more…

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(00:00) We Are Ignoring Our Emotions (05:34) Emotions Allow Us to Experience Life (11:09) The Vulnerability of Being Open (16:16) How to Balance Rationality & Emotion (21:11) Society’s Lack of Earnestness (24:17) Reacting to Sean Strickland & Theo Von (27:40) Seeing Each Other More Deeply (33:48) How to Be Comfortable With Feelings (41:42) The Powerful Use of Silence (44:44) How to Notice People Who Are Down (49:06) The Bravery of Being Open (52:26) How to End a Conversation Better (57:43) Questions to Make a Conversation Deeper (01:00:59) Where to Find David Brooks

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Why Are Men’s Testosterone Levels Plummeting? - Dr Shanna Swan - #769 Apr 11, 2024

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Dr. Shanna Swan is a Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine, an environmental and reproductive epidemiologist and an author.

Many of us have heard about about harmful chemicals in plastics, food and water that can mess with our hormones. But just how much truth is in this? How much of our health is disrupted by our modern environment?

Expect to learn what is happening to male and female reproductive health, how important testosterone is for everyone, the problems with male fertility rates and sperm count, the chemicals that are most impacting reproductive health, what men can do to improve and increase their sperm count, how to limit your exposure to bad chemicals and much more...

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(00:00) What’s Happening to Men’s Testosterone Levels? (03:40) How Important is Testosterone? (09:45) Why This Negatively Affects Both Partners (17:03) Link Between Testosterone & Sperm Count (19:04) Statistics on Sperm Count Over Time (24:09) The Social Impact of Lower Fertility (33:58) Using Chemicals to Alter Hormones (42:35) How a Mother’s Food Impacts Her Baby (48:28) Lifestyle Changes to Avoid Toxicity (57:15) Effectiveness of Reverse Osmosis Filters (1:00:19) How Bad Chemicals Impact Behaviour (1:10:35) Men & Women’s Reproductive Success As They Age (1:13:28) Future of Fertility in Humanity (1:22:03) Where to Find Shanna

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

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How To Control Your Emotions & Become Mentally Strong - Dr K HealthyGamer - #768 Apr 08, 2024

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Dr K is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of Healthy GamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber.

Humans face a predicament that has never been seen before, a massive overload of stimulation. The effect of constant exposure to social media, video games, and porn is not good, but thankfully Dr K has developed a ton of powerful ways to finally take back control of your attention.

Expect to learn what social media is doing to our brains, how much we can attribute the mental health crisis to screens, why anxiety and depression are so prevalent, how to let emotions into your life more, why therapy so often sucks for men, why high profile YouTubers are quitting, how to separate your self worth from your accomplishments and much more...

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(00:00) What is Technology Doing To Our Brains? (07:28) How to Deal With Shame (14:56) The Terrifying Survival Feature of Trauma (18:40) Why Anxiety is So Prevalent Today (27:27) How to Deal Better With Emotions (33:40) Opening Up About Your Feelings (37:38) Can You Have Too Much Self-Awareness? (45:28) The Antidote to a Distracted Mind (50:57) Learning About Your Own Thoughts (55:28) How to Do Well in Therapy (1:02:41) Why Therapy Sucks for Men (1:15:42) How Important is Talking for Men? (1:20:32) A Better Movement for Masculinity (1:25:56) Why YouTubers Are Quitting (1:41:31) Stop Moving the Goalposts (1:54:54) What Does it Mean to Dissolve Ego? (2:05:38) Where to Find Dr K

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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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Is It Time For Gay Pride To Go Away? - Josh Szeps - #767 Apr 06, 2024

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Josh Szeps is a journalist and the host of "Uncomfortable Conversations with Josh Szeps".

What are the things you can't criticise? What about Gay Pride in Australia? What if you're a gay man? What about criticising the cringe of the anti-woke Right? Everyone is getting the heat today, including Josh's ex-employer the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

Expect to learn what the difference is between getting cancelled by the left and right, why we feel the need to forensically pick through public figures' lives, why so many people believe the world is ruined, the problem with the anti-anti woke, what JK Rowling has been up to, what happened to the indigenous Australian people apology trend and much more...

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(00:00) We Need to Move on From the Culture War (04:58) Why the Trans Debate is So Captivating (11:47) Josh’s Journey Through Mainstream Media (19:30) The Landscape of Social Justice in Australia (25:23) What Do Gay People Think About Pride? (30:59) Why Josh Had to Leave Broadcasting (34:37) Is the Media Trying to Make Everyone Trans? (37:58) The Culture Wars in Australia (41:17) Why the UK & Australia Love Order (46:58) Well-Meaning Disagreements on the Internet (56:43) Why the Equality Movement is Patronising (1:00:45) The Problem With the Anti-Woke Right (1:07:47) Getting Live Shows Cancelled (1:13:10) Why Taboo Opinions Are Labelled as Hate (1:17:43) The Difficulty of Unreliable Allies (1:28:19) Should People Pick Their Battles? (1:35:08) Is There Hope for the Next 5 Years? (1:40:12) The Untold Danger of Your Phone (1:47:41) Are We Paying the Costs for Future Generations? (1:55:21) Where to Find Josh

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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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The Hidden Dangers Of Social Media On Mental Health - Jonathan Haidt - #766 Apr 04, 2024

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Jonathan Haidt is a Professor at New York University’s Stern School of Business, social psychologist, and an author.

The kids are not alright. Mental health is plummeting while anxiety and depression is on the rise. Just what are the contributing elements? Is it social media? Helicopter parenting? 24 hour news? Or something else?

Expect to learn why every generation complains about the next one, what is so important about the development of kids between 8 and 12 years old, what the biggest problem is with test scores in primary school children, the real harm of technology on kids, why words like ‘trigger’ and ‘fragility’ are such a problem, if there is a way to do identity politics well and much more...

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(00:00) The Uniqueness of the New Generation (01:10) What Does a Good Childhood Look Like? (07:06) Changes in Parenting Styles (10:59) Lack of Discipline in Modern Parenting (15:16) The Importance of Risk in Play (20:47) Is the Education System Ruining Kids? (27:16) The Problem With Ideological Academia (30:45) Latest Data on Social Media’s Impact (38:47) Primary Harms of Technology on Kids (46:12) Is Social Media Use Addiction or Compulsion? (49:48) How Boys & Girls Use Technology Differently (56:46) The Male Sedation Hypothesis (1:02:37) Are Gen-Z Bothered About Status? (1:12:34) Latest Data on Female Mental Health (1:17:31) Why is Anxiety the Most Prevalent Feeling? (1:21:11) How We Solve the Teen Mental Health Crisis (1:28:04) Where to Find Jonathan

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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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Why Is Love So Hard To Find In The Modern World? - Matthew Hussey - #765 Apr 01, 2024

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Matthew Hussey is the world’s #1 dating coach, a YouTuber, public speaker and an author.

Navigating modern love can feel like solving an impossible puzzle, but in truth, there are specific skills and tips that can elevate your romantic life. Matthew has spent 15 years coaching millions of men and women through their relationship struggles, and today we get his best insights.

Expect to learn if dating coaches are actually any easier to date, whether love should feel easy or if we need to become stronger, how you can realise the behaviours that are making you miserable, why being single is so hard for many people, the biggest problem with avoiders, how to get better at having a hard conversation and much more...

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(00:00) Are Dating Coaches Hard to Date? (06:13) How We Use Dating to Make Us Feel Better (10:21) Flipping Between Comforting & Inspiring Relationships (20:03) How We Condition Ourselves to Feel Love & Peace (30:01) Overcoming Imposter Syndrome Through Working Hard (36:23) Why the Internet Isn’t Talking About Love Anymore (48:28) Being Comfortable With Healthy Love (52:28) Feeling Guilty About Having Needs (1:01:37) How to Become Better at Hard Conversations (1:08:35) The Downsides of Being a Fixer (1:18:18) How to Communicate When You’re in the Wrong (1:28:07) Why Men Bottle Up Their Trauma (1:48:50) Working Hard to Rewire Your Thinking (1:55:34) Where to Find Matthew

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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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The Delicate Art Of Mastering Work-Life Balance - Cal Newport - #764 Mar 30, 2024

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Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author.

If you’ve ever felt that you’re not as productive as you could be, you’re not alone. But what if the goal isn't to be more productive, but to let go of the goals that aren't serving you? What if the power of saying no to more things is the most important skill you can develop?

Expect to learn what our current problem with being productive is, why pseudo-productivity is a catastrophe, the advantages to what Cal calls Slow Productivity, how to better organise your communication, the best strategies for implementing a productivity schedule, how to stop saying yes all the time and much more...

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(00:00) Our Current Definition of Productivity (03:08) The Evolution of Productivity Advice (12:58) Most People’s Relationship With Productivity (20:31) Typical Days of Historical Figures (26:19) How to Work at a Natural Pace (37:00) Dealing With the Increased Workload of Success (43:41) The Insane Output of Brandon Sanderson (50:16) Creating a Productive Work Environment at Home (53:29) Getting Better At Saying No (1:02:55) The Benefit of Quotas & Templates (1:10:10) Being Busy Vs Producing Success (1:20:40) How to Optimise for Quality (1:25:59) Slowing Down the Rate of Communication (1:31:23) The Price You Need to Pay for Slow Productivity (1:36:29) Steps to Begin Unwinding Bad Work Habits (1:43:58) The Importance of Writing (1:49:51) Where to Find Cal

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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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Bringing An End To Race Politics - Coleman Hughes - #763 Mar 28, 2024

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Coleman Hughes is a writer, an author and a podcaster.

The state of race relations in America seemed to be improving for decades, then crashed and burned over the last 5 years. What's going on? Why is everyone so obsessed with race again and how can we move beyond race politics?

Expect to learn why anti-racism is just neo-racism, the difference between being colourblind and actually being racist, why your social class is more important than your ethnicity, whether MeToo hurt women more than helping them, if there is a realistic case for DEI, whether any race-based policies have ever worked and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) The State of Race in America (04:29) Is This Not a Class Issue? (07:47) America’s Reaction to George Floyd (12:18) The Irony of Defunding the Police (19:57) Racism, Anti-Racism & Neo-Racism (30:18) Why Else Have Races Become More Divided? (33:27) Are People Treating Each Other Worse? (45:38) The Ineffectiveness of Affirmative Action (52:47) How People Respond to Coleman’s Work (56:23) The Inertia of Changing Perspectives (1:02:02) Rising Trends of Revising American History (1:11:10) How Do We Move Forward? (1:14:49) Where to Find Coleman

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

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Secret Hollywood Rituals, Shane Gillis & Toxic Masculinity - Mark Normand - #762 Mar 25, 2024

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Mark Normand is a podcaster, actor and a comedian.

Is Hollywood a secret cabal of child-eating sorcerers? It might be. Mark has spent enough time in its orbit to know. And if nothing else he can riff on some good theories for 2 hours with me.

Expect to learn what Mark thinks of the downfall of NYC and Bail reform, why the resurgence of Shane Gillis on SNL might not be the death rattle for woke culture, how Mark remains positive in the middle of negativity, if he's worried about being deplatformed, his thoughts on what is considered offensive in Hollywood, the one word you can never say to an American and much more...

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(00:00) Black History Month Vs Women’s History Month (04:17) Finding Mormon Loopholes in Utah (09:40) Google’s Painfully Woke AI Bot (12:09) The Current State of New York (19:11) Is Hollywood Just a Propaganda Machine? (24:40) Shane Gillis’s SNL Appearance (32:11) How to Emotionally Detach From Current Affairs (37:03) Who is Paying on Dates in Today’s Society? (41:06) How Effective is Deplatforming? (55:22) The Irony of Luxury Beliefs (1:02:54) Rise of the Male ‘Baby Girl’ Trend (1:08:00) The Modern American Sports Landscape (1:19:01) Ernest Shackleton’s Job Advert (1:22:16) The Greatest Spurious Correlations (1:29:53) How Sleep Impacts Swearing & Humour (1:42:53) The Underwhelming VR Revolution (1:45:50) Revisiting the Will Smith/Chris Rock Slap (1:51:17) The Worst Addiction (1:57:56) Where to Find Mark

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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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