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The West Is Under Attack - Konstantin Kisin - #499 Jul 14, 2022

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Konstantin Kisin is a podcaster and an author.

The West has had a bad run over the last few years with accusations every ism and obia under the sun. Having grown up in the Soviet Union however, Konstantin has a unique perspective on just how bad a nation can be and has some home truths to remind everyone of.

Expect to learn whether we should be bothered that Jordan Peterson and Dave Rubin are banned from Twitter, why the term Political Correctness has some very communist roots, how a Russian disinformation agent predicted everything we're seeing in 2022, whether we've passed peak woke, if both-sidesism is a grift and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:47) How to Avoid Productivity Obsession (05:58) The Need for a Second Brain (15:06) What is a Commonplace Book? (23:36) The Relationship Between Productivity & Creativity (27:23) Become Effective at Capturing Information (40:22) Learn to Organise & Distill Information (45:28) Self-Expression is the Purpose for a Second Brain (56:13) Tiago’s 5 Most-Used Apps (1:00:47) Making Productivity Less of a Chore (1:03:18) Where to Find Tiago

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The Mystery Of Female Sex Drive - Roy Baumeister - #498 Jul 11, 2022

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Roy Baumeister is a social psychologist at the University of Queensland and an author.

The social psychology of sexual interactions is fascinating. Sex is more than just a physical act, it has cultural, emotional, spiritual, psychological and social implications, many of which we are unaware of. Thankfully Roy has spent years studying the literature on why people have sex and what's going right and wrong with it.

Expect to learn why the female sex drive doesn't occur in the same way anywhere else in the animal kingdom, why women shape men more than men shape women, why more women have tried being bisexual but more men are gay, why there is very little evidence for a cultural suppression of female sexuality from men, why the male sex drive is a tragedy and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:23) How Women Shaped Men (12:45) Lack of Data on Sex (15:36) Mystery of Female Sexual Desire (21:01) Evolution of Orgasms (26:54) Malleability of Female Sexual Drive (37:29) Why the Male Sex Drive is a Tragedy (45:08) Studying Masochism & Kink (54:48) The Pornography Revolution (59:29) Suppression of the Sex Drive (1:12:37) What is the Future of the Sexual Marketplace? (1:17:19) Where to Find Roy

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The Stoicism Secrets Of Marcus Aurelius - Donald Robertson - #497 Jul 09, 2022

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Donald Robertson is a stoicism historian, a psychotherapist and an author.

Marcus Aurelius has become one of the most quoted and most popular philosophers in history. His meditations have helped millions of people to find solace in hard times and deal with setbacks in life. But which elements of his life and philosophy have been hidden from the public and how many valuable insights are less widely known?

Expect to learn why many of Marcus' quotes might be plagiarising lost texts from other philosophers, whether Donald thinks that Marcus took psychedelics during a sacred ceremony, just how crazy Emperor Nero was, what Marcus learned about not being seduced by fame, how the Stoics would advise people to deal with depression and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:17) Why Marcus Aurelius Followed Greek Philosophy (08:34) How Meditations Was Written (17:24) Condensing Large Concepts (27:40) What Marcus Aurelius Would Say About Social Media (33:07) Stoic View of Depression & Anxiety (46:15) How Crazy was Nero? (54:49) Releasing the Tiller (59:54) Ancient Psychedelic Mysteries (1:06:03) How Marcus Aurelius Prepared for Death (1:14:37) Could Stoicism Be Cancelled? (1:18:08) Overcoming Fame’s Seduction (1:21:53) Where to Find Donald

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The Science Of Peak Performance - Dr Andrew Huberman - #496 Jul 07, 2022

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Dr Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist, Associate Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and a podcaster.

The mind and the body are intimately linked. Trying to improve your mental outcomes without thinking of your physical inputs is a losing battle, but the question of which inputs to use, and when is a huge challenge. Thankfully, Dr Huberman is one of the best communicators of high performance advice on the planet and has a lot of answers.

Expect to learn the neuroscience of getting over your ex, how David Goggins trained himself to lean into fear, whether dopamine detoxing really works, the most important things to avoid doing during your morning routine, just how worried we should be about men's testosterone levels dropping, what everyone can learn about endurance from Lex Fridman, why Andrew doesn't show his tattoos and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:27) Control the Mind with the Body (08:32) Is There a Universal Fear? (24:16) Studying David Goggins (29:24) The Neuroscience of Heartbreak (49:47) How Triggering Are Our Phones? (1:00:31) Effectiveness of Dopamine Detoxing (1:12:22) The Expectation Effect (1:21:40) Discussing Lex Fridman (1:32:25) Andrew’s Morning Routine (1:51:41) Exposure to Cold & Heat (2:03:05) Should We Be Worried About Decreasing Testosterone Levels? (2:10:50) Derek from More Plates More Dates (2:19:54) The Ability to Make Serious Life Changes (2:30:21) Why Andrew Hides His Tattoos (2:36:55) Where to Find Andrew

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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less - Alex Epstein - #495 Jul 04, 2022

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Alex Epstein is an energy theorist, the Founder and President of the Center for Industrial Progress and an author.

Fossil fuels are a contentious topic. If you've currently got your hands glued to the surface of a road in England, you may not want any more being used. But if we follow an environmentalist approach, what impact will reducing fossil fuel use have on human flourishing in the future, especially in the poorest parts of the world?

Expect to learn why all our energy cost so much right now, why 2 billion people get their energy by burning wood and dung, how renewable sources are causing more problems not less, Alex's thoughts on the modern ESG movement, whether fossil fuels will create a climate apocalypse, why China tried to stop Alex from releasing his book and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (03:25) Why Are Fuel Prices Rising? (10:31) The Modern ESG Movement (18:08) Alex’s Call for More Fossil Fuels (26:02) Bad Energy Policy (36:47) Will More Carbon Dioxide Destroy Earth? (44:40) How Leaders Catastrophise Climate Change (49:01) Common Criticisms of Alex’s Work (53:41) Reactions to Jordan Peterson’s Population Collapse Clip (59:07) What Should We Be Worried About? (1:06:33) Being Against the Mainstream Narrative (1:19:00) Where to Find Alex

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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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How Does Psychedelic Treatment Work For PTSD? - Dr Martin Polanco & Michael Higgs - #494 Jul 02, 2022

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Martin Polanco is Founder of The Mission Within and a Veteran Mental Health Advocate and Michael Higgs was Command Master Chief of a Navy SEAL team and is Director of Operations at The Mission Within.

For a very long time, once soldiers have finished in war, their battles have often continued back home. Both active and retired veterans suffer with childhood traumas, life traumas, divorces, opioid addiction, family issues, Traumatic Brain Injuries, deaths of team members, chronic pain injuries and long term inflammation. Martin and Michael believe that psychedelics are an important potential solution to give suffering veterans another shot at a functional life.

Expect to learn how iboga rewires the brain in 12 hours, why Michael held a gun to his head after being out of the seals for two years, the insane pressure placed on Special Forces operators by themselves, what happened when Michael ate 20g of mushrooms on a Native Indian reservation, how to sign up to Martin's current studies which he needs volunteers for and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (04:05) Dealing with Trauma in the Armed Forces (11:18) Martin’s Journey with Psychedelics (18:00) Commonalities of Veterans with PTSD (24:57) Taking Psychedelics for the First Time (33:42) How the Brain Restructures PTSD (43:55) Current Accessibility of Psychedelics (48:30) Side Effects of Psychedelics (52:33) Advice to Suffering Veterans (57:20) Where to Find Michael & Dr Polanco

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Where Do Our Beliefs Come From? - David McRaney - #493 Jun 30, 2022

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David McRaney is a psychologist, journalist and author.

Where do our beliefs come from? How do we form opinions? Why are we persuaded by some points of view but not by others? These are important to understand if we are to avoid developing a biased, unrepresentative worldview, they've also been the focus of the last few years of David's research.

Expect to learn how everybody in a group can believe something that nobody believes individually, why arguing online so rarely works, whether people really are becoming more ingrained into their beliefs, how the Westboro Baptist Church convinces its members, the best ways to persuade someone who disagrees with you and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:31) What is a Belief? (08:55) Finding Truth in the Information Era (16:27) Is More Information Actually Beneficial? (21:48) People are Biased & Lazy (29:34) Studying the Westboro Baptist Church (36:05) Lessons from the Jonestown Massacre (47:16) The Dynamics of Change & Adaptation (53:32) Why Arguing Is Good (1:00:02) Where to Find David

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The Sexual Revolution Has Failed Everyone - Louise Perry - #492 Jun 27, 2022

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Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author.

50 years ago there was a dream of women being released from the patriarchal shackles of stringent sexual norms. They should be able to sleep around like men, talk about sex like men and decouple their emotions from their bodies like men. Except it didn't quite work out, and now Louise thinks that both men and women are in a bad spot.

Expect to learn why trying to not catch feelings when sleeping with someone is very dangerous, how TikTok is encouraging young girls into rough sex, whether sex work is real work, why men's porn addictions are ruining their sex lives, how the washing machine is more useful than most feminists, whether inventing the pill was an error and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:17) Reactions to Louise’s Book (04:38) What’s Wrong with the Sexual Revolution? (11:15) Challenging the Idea of ‘Progress’ (21:01) Invention of the Pill (27:48) Dynamics of Modern Dating & Marriage (33:55) Explaining Sexual Disenchantment (43:08) The Argument for Celibacy Before Marriage (50:44) Why is Loveless Sex Empowering? (1:04:56) Louise’s Findings on Porn (1:16:09) People Are Not Products (1:25:37) How to Act Against the Sexual Revolution (1:30:58) Where to Find Louise

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The Spirituality Of White Feral Girl Privilege - Chase Reeves - #491 Jun 25, 2022

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Chase Reeves is the founder of Matterful and Fizzle, a YouTuber and a brand strategy consultant.

White Gay Privilege is now a thing. Feral girl summer is upon us. And Chase nearly got on the wrong side of a rhinoceros in South Africa. It's time to work out what's going on in the world.

Expect to learn how to stop relying on your thinking so much, why intersectionality is creating hierarchies of dominance that no one can climb, how gay people are the straight people of queer people, why doing anything for a summer is only important when you're a teenager, why the only authenticity is authenticity about your inauthenticity and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (00:20) Realising the Humanity of Heroes (09:59) Current State of the Dating Market (16:38) Having Principles Over Plans (23:28) The Fear of Insufficiency (33:30) Feral Girl Summer (43:16) White Gay Privilege (54:11) How to Combat Fire-Hosing (1:05:29) Importance of Ownership (1:11:57) Where to Find Chase

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