Modern Wisdom &#8211; Chris Williamson

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Positive Evolutionary Psychology - Glenn Geher - #439 Feb 24, 2022

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Glenn Geher is Professor of Psychology and Founding Director of Evolutionary Studies at the State University of New York and an author.

Ancestral lifestyles are a big trend at the moment. Taking influence from our paleolithic past to inform how we eat, train and move in the modern world. But taking an ancestral approach to our psychological wellbeing is much rarer and this is Glenn's work - what can insights about our past teach us about how to enjoy the present.

Expect to learn why depression and anxiety might actually be useful, why understanding the reason for emotions reduces their power over you, why it's miraculous that the education system has worked at all, why men are twice as likely to die in early adulthood than women, the danger of technology through an evolutionary lens and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (02:51) Evolutionary Psychology vs Positive Psychology (14:56) Risk-taking Men (24:23) Harlow's monkey experiments (28:32) Our Psychologically Unhealthy Society (37:53) Education from an Evolutionary Perspective (43:48) Kindness in Evolution (48:51) What Causes Anxiety & Depression? (56:03) Feelings & Emotions of Our Ancestors (1:04:16) Reinventing the Happy Life (1:11:16) Where to Find Glenn

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Learn To Embrace Discomfort - Michael Easter - #438 Feb 21, 2022

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Michael Easter is a contributing editor at Men's Health magazine, columnist for Outside magazine and Professor at the University of Nevada.

The world is pretty comfortable right now. Between air conditioning, Amazon Prime, Deliveroo, Netflix, Google Maps, soft beds and automatic cars, you can get through big stretches of life without encountering any real discomfort. Michael has spent years researching why discomfort is so important to our health and fulfilment, and how to reintroduce it to your life.

Expect to learn why rites of passage no longer happening in modern life is a huge loss, how Michael survived an entire month in the Alaskan Arctic, how an annual challenge with a 50% chance of failure can change your life, what nosey airport security staff can teach us about human nature, why boredom is good for you, how to overcome trauma and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:16) Michael’s Arctic Experience (07:56) Differences Between Elected & Unelected Discomfort (16:29) Problems Expand to Fill the Room Assigned for Them (28:32) Rites of Passage in Cultures (40:14) The Doctor Who Fixed the Patriots (50:10) Curing the Discomfort of Boredom (1:02:55) How to Begin Mastering Discomfort (1:05:32) Where to Find Michael

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How To Overcome Regret - Daniel H. Pink - #437 Feb 19, 2022

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Daniel Pink is a psychologist, speaker and an author.

Regret is the most common negative emotion humans talk about. It's even the second most common overall emotion which we talk about after love. And yet our relationship with it is pretty terrible. Having no regrets is not only a bad tattoo from the 90's but also a philosophy that robs of us valuable insights from life.

Expect to learn the most common types of regrets people have in life, whether action or inaction is the cause of most suffering, how Daniel suggests we can grow past our regrets, why never looking backward is limiting our growth, how people believe in both free will and things happening for a reason and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:22) Modern Society’s Issue with Regret (06:55) The Opposite of Regret (15:36) Painful Inaction & Moral Regret (25:14) Dealing with Negative Emotions (37:59) Connection Regrets (43:00) Agency (50:40) Value of an Enemy (55:47) Where to Find Daniel

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Your Life Is Built For More - Dr Jordan B. Peterson - #436 Feb 17, 2022

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Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is Professor Emeritus at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and an author.

Letting go of the good for the great is a terrifying prospect and most people fear risking what they have for what they want. I flew out to Texas to sit down with Jordan and discuss his principles for how to get past the things which keep us stuck in life.

Expect to learn how to deal with feelings of loneliness from thinking in a different way, which skin-colour emoji Jordan uses, what he meant by "enforced monogamy", how to deal with imposter syndrome, how to become more dangerous in life, Jordan's thoughts after meeting Elon Musk, whether there's a value in having an enemy in life and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:48) Jordan Peterson’s Thoughts on Elon Musk (06:13) Is Identity Confusion a Psychological Epidemic? (12:12) The Modern Dating Market (17:10) Over 50% of Women are Childless at 30 (30:32) Should We Worry About Population Collapse? (38:48) How to Overcome Complacency (48:02) Dealing with Imposter Syndrome (56:38) How to Make Yourself More Dangerous (1:05:30) Jordan’s Recovery & Tour (1:16:39) Is it Possible to Take on Too Much Responsibility? (1:25:00) Truth in the Service of Love (1:33:25) The Usefulness of an Enemy (1:41:31) The Consequences of Blue-sky Vision (1:48:25) Why Pursuing Excellence is Terrifying (1:59:32) Repercussions of Zero-Costing (2:08:35) Conclusion

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

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The Corporate Press Are Losing Control - Michael Malice - #435 Feb 14, 2022

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Michael Malice is an author, political commentator & podcaster.

No matter what your political affiliation, the ferocity of the press's approach to any story right now is quite intense. The volume seems to only get louder and louder as they try to maintain the attention that 2020 gave them. I wanted to ask Michael just what is going on.

Expect to learn what Michael thinks about the Canadian truckers' protest, whether Whoopie Goldberg deserved cancelling, why ambient anxiety is the outcome that the media wants, what's happening with Ukraine and Russia, how Michael ended up in Tesla's Giga Factory at midnight, whether we're over wokeness and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:18) Michael’s Thoughts on the Canadian Truckers (12:21) Increasing Victimhood in Society (16:50) What is Happening in Russia & Ukraine? (27:12) Whoopi Goldberg’s Holocaust Comments (33:58) The Media Are Worse than the Government (39:13) The Dark Side of Corporations (54:30) What is the Agenda of the Press? (59:39) Touring Tesla, Inc. with Elon Musk, Joe Rogan and Jordan Peterson (1:06:38) Where to Find Michael

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

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The Mindset Rules Of A Poker Professional - Chris Sparks - #434 Feb 12, 2022

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Chris Sparks is the former #4 online poker player on the planet, a productivity coach and an investor.

Having a high performance mindset is something everyone wants. Being able to achieve without stress or anxiety, maximising output whilst minimising suffering. As someone who coaches both himself and some of the world's brightest on getting more out of their game, Chris has learned a lot about balancing growth, goals and internal peace.

Expect to learn what it feels like to play in an invite-only Bitcoin Poker Tournament, how Chris evens out his hard-charging nature to become more at ease, whether the outcomes you get in life are impacted by how neurotic you are, my theory around the Anxiety Cost of delayed actions, how to balance intuition with cognition and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:32) Coming Out of Retirement for a Big Tournament (05:47) How Spirituality Aids Success (09:53) The Importance of Goals (23:22) How to Choose a Specific Direction in Life (39:34) Tensions Between Intuition & Cognition (57:46) Dealing with Emotions in Intense Situations (1:10:12) Where to Find Chris

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Joe Rogan & Spotify's Censorship Battle - Coleman Hughes - #433 Feb 10, 2022

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Coleman Hughes is a writer, rapper, political commentator and a podcaster.

Joe Rogan has been in the eye of the storm over the last few weeks. I wanted Coleman to help me work out why the mainstream media has such a target on his back and whether this is going to be the standard operating procedure for anyone who gets this big again in future.

Expect to learn why a coordinated conspiracy is less likely than jealous opportunism, what Coleman Hughes thinks about black people being protected from the N word, why taking Joe Rogan Experience clips out of context doesn't work when you've done 2000 episodes, whether Spotify should have responded the way they did and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (03:23) Discussing the Joe Rogan Situation (20:46) Are Black People Offended by the ‘N-word’? (26:30) Spotify’s Censorship Battle (36:37) How Comedians Protect Themselves from Being Cancelled (40:42) Is Mainstream Media Envious of Joe Rogan? (59:26) Are We Past Being Woke? (1:12:46) How Advanced Can Human Technology Become? (1:20:30) Where to Find Coleman

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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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An Evolutionary Psychologist's Dating Advice - Geoffrey Miller - #432 Feb 07, 2022

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Geoffrey Miller is an evolutionary psychologist, Associate Professor of psychology at the University of New Mexico and an author.

Geoffrey has been writing about sexual selection and dating dynamics for over 30 years. His work has provided the foundation which much of the modern Red Pill, Pink Pill and Manosphere dating advice has been based on. I wanted to find out how much of this guidance is accurate and how much has been lost in translation.

Expect to learn how evolutionary psychology can help marriages to be much happier, what Geoffrey thinks about the modern Manosphere, my hypothesis around the game theory of slut shaming, the fundamentals that everyone needs to know about how sexual selection works, how women can hack their own hypergamy, why me and Geoffrey are going to dedicate our lives to existential risk and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:30) Why Women Aren’t Having Children Anymore (08:20) The Mating Mind After 22 Years (16:23) What All Married Couples Need to Know (28:18) Responding to Critics of Evolutionary Psychology (32:32) Difference Between Beauty & Hotness (44:08) Psychology of Social Groups (54:26) Geoffrey’s Thoughts on the Manosphere (1:04:18) How Twitter Shows Human Nature (1:09:04) Is There an Increase of Simp-shaming? (1:25:24) Should Dating Apps Be Banned? (1:32:56) Importance of Existential Risk (1:40:45) Where to Find Geoffrey

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Are Women Being Lied To By Modern Culture? - Bridget Phetasy - #431 Feb 05, 2022

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Bridget Phetasy is a comedian, writer and a podcast host.

When California isn't on fire it's having Amazon trains looted and stores robbed without prosecution. Bridget and her new baby bump has managed to survive, but aside from the dangers of LA, what dangers does the culture hold for men's and women's roles in modern society?

Expect to learn whether Bridget looks back on her 20's and 30's differently now she's a mother, her thoughts on slut shaming, whether we need to have an opinion on everything, why American homeless people are so scary, why motherhood is so uncelebrated in modern culture, whether there's such a thing as too much freedom from norms for men & women and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:23) The Current State of California (11:59) Life Lessons from Pregnancy (22:26) Bridget’s Views on Motherhood (35:38) How Modern Culture is Impacting Women (45:05) Are Gender Norms Being Allowed Too Much Freedom? (50:59) How to Overcome Deep Societal Barriers (1:08:11) The Unpopularity of Not Having an Opinion (1:21:25) Where to Find Bridget

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