Finding Courage & Overcoming Fear - Ryan Holiday - #378

Modern Wisdom

09/30/21

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66m

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Ryan Holiday is a podcaster, marketer and an author.

Ryan's next series of books are on the four cardinal virtues of the Stoics with courage being the first and most fundamental. Courage isn't the sort of trait you consider as modern or sexy or massively advantageous when the world isn't at war. But having the ability to overcome your fears is a superpower no matter who you are.

Expect to learn how to deal with self doubt in the face of fear, how to overcome social pressure, why Winston Churchill showed the courage of both restraint and aggression during World War 2, how to deal with deliberating about a decision, why the most repeated phrase in the bible should comfort everyone and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:39) Moments of Great Courage (11:19) Courage Amidst Unpopularity (17:00) How to React to Fear (28:56) Increasing Your Capacity (34:55) Lessons from Marcus Aurelius (44:56) Growing Through Uncertainty (53:58) Impacts of Being Outspoken (1:01:11) Heroism of James Stockdale (1:05:52) Where to Find Ryan

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6 Principles To Stop Feeling So Frantic - Brad Stulberg - #377

September 27, 2021

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72m

Brad Stulberg is an expert in peak performance, a coach and an author.

The pressure we put on ourselves to achieve can be intense. But what is the point of success if it crushes your spirit while you're doing it? Brad has coached some of the world's top performers and come up with 6 principles for groundedness - a path to flourishing which feeds rather than crushes your soul.

Expect to learn why your performance will improve if you come from a place of enoughness, the crucial difference between playing to win and playing to not lose, Brad's framework to ground yourself in your life, why you shouldn't be ashamed by taking things seriously and much more...

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(00:00) Intro (01:59) Downsizing Your Life (06:29) The Practice of Groundedness (14:30) Relax to Win (21:49) Cultivating Acceptance (31:16) Benefits of Being Present (39:54) Finding Real Value (50:52) Patience for Long-term Success (58:32) Vulnerability in Building Trust (1:11:38) Where to Find Brad

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Does Nature Have A Hidden Memory? - Rupert Sheldrake - #379

October 2, 2021

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65m

Rupert Sheldrake PhD is a biologist and author best known for his hypothesis of Morphic Resonance.

Morphic Resonance is the idea of mysterious telepathy-type connections between organisms and of collective memories within species. Rupert has spent 30 years investigating and researching this phenomenon, much to the annoyance of the scientific community.

Expect to learn why it is that rats who are taught to escape from a maze have children who are able to escape it more quickly and why rats in other areas of the world learn to escape more quickly as well, why are dogs able to predict when their owner is coming home 15 minutes before they arrive at the house, how blue tits drowning in milk can be explained by Morphic Resonance and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:38) Studying Nature’s Memory (08:33) Rupert’s Compelling Experiments (22:51) Morphic Resonance & Telepathy (28:51) Stress-Testing Accepted Theories (33:53) Genetics or Morphic Resonance? (52:48) How This Relates to Psychedelics (1:03:51) Where to Find Rupert

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