3.25M Q&A - Marriage Plans, Beautiful Women & Chris Bumstead - #896
Modern Wisdom
01/30/25
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I hit 3.25 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter and Instagram, so here’s another 90ish minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible.
Expect to learn my thoughts on the Fin vs The Internet episode, what my favorite band I’m listening to at the moment is, what my plans for marriage will look like, best lessons I’ve learned from Chris Bumstead, how I’m dealing with my current health issues, if anyone has farted on the podcast before, if there is any sort of exit plan for the podcast, what the lowest point in my life was, how to avoid being overworked and much, much more...
Timestamps:
(00:00) Reading List (00:56) The Intro Music (01:48) Fin Vs The Internet (03:09) Questions to Ask a Woman on a First Date (04:52) How Many Women Subscribe? (06:16) DNA Sequencing & Glasses (08:23) Modern Wisdom Merch (09:15) Hardcore Metal Music (10:09) Are Romance Novels as Harmful as Porn? (12:59) Support Before & After Success (16:54) Subscribers From Other Platforms (18:04) Is it Easier at the Top? (21:14) Being 36 & Unmarried (22:55) Getting Into Breath-work (23:41) Casting a Red Rising Live Adaptation (24:25) What Does Chris Owe His Success To? (25:45) Episode 1000 (26:21) Biggest Lesson From CBum (28:34) Tips For Being More Positive (30:21) Chris’s Autoimmune Issues (35:20) How the Left Can Win Back Men (37:47) Chris’s Investment Strategies (39:19) What Country Has the Most Beautiful Women? (40:52) Chris’s Trousers at the Melbourne Show (41:22) Biggest Irrational Fear (43:25) Dealing With Energy Difficulties (44:32) Is 3 Shows a Week Sustainable? (46:13) Fear of Asking for More (48:54) Have Looks & Charm Brought Chris Success? (50:51) Reacting to the Lily Philips & Bonnie Blue Sex Marathons (52:50) Chris’s Positive Experience in London (54:38) Can You Have a Social Life Without Smoking & Drinking? (56:23) How to Find Enjoyable Work (01:00:06) How Much Travel Chris Does (01:01:52) Chris’s Training Split (01:02:37) Wanting to Have Intellectual Conversations With Your Partner (01:06:24) Cutting Off Childhood Friends (01:08:00) Biting Off More Than You Can Chew (01:10:22) Turning 40 (01:10:46) Plans for Neutonic (01:13:53) Branding of Nonviolent Communication (01:15:08) Chris’s Personal Money Management (01:17:03) Has Anyone Farted on the Podcast? (01:17:43) When Guests Contradict Each Other (01:21:52) Chris’s Initial Vision for the Show (01:22:47) Would Chris Change the Calendar? (01:24:28) Exit Plan When the Show Stops (01:25:20) Tips for Ruptured Achilles (01:26:25) What is Enough? (01:28:20) Bladder Retention Training (01:30:40) Getting Rid of Black Mould (01:32:15) Lowest Point in Chris’s Life (01:35:04) Podcasts With Vested Interests in the Culture War (01:37:19) Changing Up Podcast Topics (01:39:49) Outro
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Piers Morgan is a journalist, host, and author.
With all eyes on America, many promises have been made for change. But how confident can we be that this new America will deliver on those promises? And what are the consequences if meaningful change fails to materialise?
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How Nervous People Can Perform Under Pressure - Steve Magness - #897
February 1, 2025
•67m
Steve Magness is a performance coach, author, and sports scientist.
Performing under pressure isn’t easy. Whether it’s a big test, a game, or a presentation, nerves often get in the way. So how do you stay calm and do your best? How can you turn pressure into an advantage?
Expect to learn how pressure impacts performance, how to deal better with stress and anxiety, how to stop focusing on negative outcomes, why identity and self-clarity are so important, the biggest differences between surviving and thriving, the role failure plays in shaping your true identity and how to fail better, why it’s so difficult for people to find out who they are and much more...
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(00:00) Talented People Who Struggle to Reach Their Potential (04:51) The Price of Your Own Expectation (11:43) How Pressure Impacts Performance (16:36) Performance Experiments in Rugby (20:09) How Our Mindset Impacts Our Biology (31:34) Evidence-Based Strategies to Reframe Pressure (39:48) The Benefits of Having a Support Group (51:14) Dealing With Fear of Failure (01:00:40) How Important Are Goals & Values? (01:06:49) Where to Find Steve
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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
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