How To Hack Your Psychology And Become More Resilient - Dr Orion Taraban - #758

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03/16/24

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Dr. Orion Taraban is a psychologist specialising in men’s mental health and a YouTuber.

Everyone wants to become more resilient. To be less perturbed and at the mercy of life, fears, emotions, everything. Thankfully there are strategies we can use to improve all of these and after decades studying the human mind, Orion has accumulated a lot.

Expect to learn if there is ever an external solution to an internal problem, what an emotional gym is, what most people get wrong about how most relationships work, how to hack your motivation, what we can learn from a writer whose servant locked him in his bedroom every night, how we can encourage others to take action in their lives, and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) The Importance of Setting End Times (04:04) Creating a Negative Outcome to Motivate You (12:33) Mbappe’s Pursuit of the Simple Life (19:33) How to Find What You Actually Want (23:01) The Power of Being Intentional (25:31) Achieving Success in the Wrong Thing (30:51) Why You Shouldn’t Idolise Your Heroes (33:40) The Person You Become While You Pursue a Goal (38:23) Taking Back Control of Your Life (40:24) Should People Spend Their 20s Grinding? (48:16) Ascending Out of Inceldom (1:00:01) Effectiveness & Challenges of Therapy for Men (1:10:44) Where to Find Orion

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A Divorce Lawyer’s Perspective On Love & Marriage - James Sexton - #757

March 14, 2024

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James Sexton is a divorce attorney and author, known for his expertise in family law.

There are speakers, leaders, and coaches that offer guidance on living and maintaining happy relationships. However, it’s rare to find those who advocate for the opposite perspective. Is there ever a time where a different approach, of divorce, or avoiding marriage entirely, is actually the right decision.

Expect to learn why so many marriages are failing today, whether prenups actually work, if it's men or women who struggle the most after a divorce, what the most common disagreements are during divorce proceedings, whether marriage is still a useful institution, the best predictors of a declining relationship and much more...

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(00:00) Why Are So Many Marriages Failing? (06:31) Most Common Reasons for Divorce (13:17) Should Couples Stay Together for the Kids? (21:44) Are Prenups Worth it? (32:13) How People Have a More Difficult Divorce Than Needed (39:35) James’s Most Outrageous Cases (47:21) Protecting a Positive View on Romance (50:55) Defending Someone You Morally Disagree With (56:37) The Problems in American Divorce Law (1:03:03) Dramatised Court Scenarios Vs Reality (1:08:49) James’s Issue with the Manosphere (1:13:17) Where to Find James

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The Hidden Secrets Threatening National Security - Mike Baker - #759

March 18, 2024

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Mike Baker is a former CIA officer and security expert, Co-Founder of global investigation company Portman Square Group and a podcaster.

We're told that the world is on the brink of a large scale war. That our domestic systems are fragile, and the people in charge are incompetent. After decades in the CIA, Mike should be able to tell us how much truth there is here.

Expect to learn the truth behind the AT&T outage, the problems with Google’s newest AI system, what most people do not understand about the CIA, how history is being rewritten right in front of our eyes, what the future of warfare will look like, why the American border continues to be a huge problem, Mike’s prediction on what will happen in the 2024 election and much more...

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(00:00) Was the AT&T Outage a Cyberattack? (05:19) The Google Gemini AI Disaster (18:45) Is Google Erasing & Rewriting History? (30:19) The Decline of Authentic Content (33:51) What We Learned From Tucker’s Putin Interview (38:11) Is Navalny’s Death Significant? (52:30) Will Putin Rebuild the Soviet Union? (58:14) The End of Manned Warfare (1:08:27) Increased Scrutiny of Collateral Damage in Warfare (1:14:45) The Purpling of the Armed Forces (1:19:20) Will China’s Plans Be Ruined By a Low Birth Rate? (1:31:02) America’s Fentanyl Crisis (1:44:32) Why Americans Love Veterans But Dislike the CIA (1:57:23) What Mike Learned From Churchill (2:07:40) Fascinating Stories From Hitler’s Physician (2:13:02) Do People Care About Travelling to the Moon & Mars? (2:20:04) The Need for More Transparency From the Government (2:34:03) How Mike Emotionally Detaches From Current Affairs (2:42:02) Where to Find Mike

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