15 Lessons From 2023 - Jordan Peterson, Alex Hormozi & Elon Musk - #722

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12/21/23

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It’s the end of 2023 and to celebrate I thought I’d run through some of the best lessons I’ve picked up over the last 12 months.

This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced so there was a lot to choose from but I ended up settling on 16 insights from some of my favourite conversations both inside and outside of the podcast.

Expect to learn what Toxic Compassion is, why Alex Hormozi needed to do damage control this spring, the reason you should just "be yourself", why getting what you want isn't actually a win, the reason you don't want to be Elon Musk, why trajectory is more important than position, how a terrible job can be a huge blessing and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:38) Why You Should Just Be Yourself (04:45) Figure Out What You Want to Want (07:45) Beware of Toxic Compassion (15:26) Elon Musk: “My Mind is a Storm” (18:32) The Untold Struggles of Fame (21:56) Trajectory is More Important Than Position (28:58) The Power of Succeeding in Something You Hate (31:54) Shunted to the Side of Your Own Life (33:33) The Happiness of Pursuit (37:27) Do Not Outsource Your Sense of Self-Worth (40:33) The 4 Levels of Saying ‘Fuck You’ (44:30) Why You Shouldn’t Fear Failure (46:26) The Definition of Neediness (50:37) Don’t Blame & Complain (55:25) Conclusion

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Previous Episode

Why Can No One Think Rationally Anymore? - George Mack - #721

December 18, 2023

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101m

George Mack is a writer, marketer and an entrepreneur.

Thinking for yourself is one of the most important skills you can develop. However it's hard. It's a difficult task to overcome the boring, negative, irrational trends around you. Which is why you need some new tools in your mental models box.

Expect to learn what the Keynsian Beauty Contest is, why memes are so influential in society today, which behaviours appear positive but actually harm you in disguise, what the forgetting paradox is, what the most useful emotional state is, why “ignorance is bliss” is a putdown in 2023 and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) The Ranked Levels of Social Interaction (07:50) Introvert or Need Better Friends? (12:27) The Importance of Memes (18:58) Understanding the Power of Leverage (27:18) Memes Compress Mass Emotion (33:33) The Coming Cybercrime Crisis (37:50) Hiring Chief Meme Officers (43:19) Is Mainstream Media Still Prestigious? (49:10) Why Everything is Wrong (51:33) Avoid Trojan Horses of Content (1:00:09) How to Craft Your Content Algorithm (1:04:35) How Many Thoughts Can You Remember? (1:15:37) Crazy Ideas That Will Become Norma (1:22:01) Slow Success Strategy for Happiness (1:27:20) The Most Useful Emotional State (1:35:46) Guy Ritchie’s New Foot-Warmer (1:37:38) What’s Next for George

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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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Next Episode

Modern Wisdom Christmas Special - Reflecting On The Wildest Year - #723

December 23, 2023

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125m

2023 has been crazy. I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle with Jonny, Yusef & George to catch up on their favourite lessons from the past 12 months plus their best new hacks and plans for 2024.

Expect to learn why you need two duvets to improve your sleep when sharing a bed, the new productivity system that everyone now uses except me, what you can learn about using a fitness tracker without actually buying one, which app Yusef uses over 400 times a day, why all 5 of my top songs this year were from the same artist and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:19) Jonny’s Morning Protein Drink (06:26) Pyrex Storage for Berries (08:42) Text Your Friends (13:48) Double Duvets (19:49) The Origin of Life Hacks (21:10) Importance of Sleep (26:58) Business as a Vehicle for Self-Improvement (32:07) Seeing Content as a Diet (40:54) Progressing From Being a Midwit (49:32) TickTick To-Do Lists (56:36) Alfred Computer Software (1:00:36) Hold Luggage is a PsyOp (1:06:31) Track Your Mental Health (1:11:31) 10-Year Checkpoints (1:18:24) The Benefits of Therapy & Journalling (1:25:29) These Are the Golden Years (1:30:22) Asking What’s Not Going to Change? (1:32:59) The Opal App (1:35:35) Setting Multiple Alarms in the Day (1:38:04) Sleep Token (1:39:45) Using ChatGPT for Niche Knowledge (1:44:18) Create Your Minimum To-Do List (1:48:35) Fail Fast When Learning New Things (1:52:54) The New Kindle Scribe (1:55:33) Happiness Depends on Expectations (1:59:26) Apple Alarm Tones (2:01:12) Questions Are the Answers You Need

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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

Get in touch.

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