How To Live The Perfect Life, Using Data - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - #474
Modern Wisdom
05/16/22
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Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data scientist, economist and author.
Imagine if you had access to millions of data points which tell you exactly what makes people happy, or makes people attracted to you, or what actually influences your child's outcomes in life, or the most reliable way to become rich. Well Seth did, and he wrote a book with all his findings in it.
Expect to learn how you can conduct a survey to test different appearance styles to find out which is best for you, what personality traits result in the happiest relationships, which activities which make you most and least happy, the secret industries of people who become rich in America, how to hack luck using data and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:25) Seth’s New Book (04:25) How Appearance Influences Success (10:50) Insights from Dating Data (15:58) Physical Attractiveness & Happiness (24:22) Data on What Makes People Happy (38:00) Best Ways to Become Rich (44:58) Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur (52:00) How to Hack Luck (1:00:35) Data on Parenting (1:05:27) Where to Find Seth
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Finding meaning in modern life is hard. What glory is there to achieve when all of your existence has already been made totally convenient by technology? Heroic narratives still exist in movies and books, but can we apply these lessons to the real world?
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(00:00) Intro (03:49) The Problem with Hero Stories (12:50) Making a Difference or Inflating Ego? (20:42) Understanding Oneself Deeply (28:57) How to Develop True Empathy (40:49) Lessons from Albert Camus (51:53) Analysing Don't Look Up (59:31) The Convenience of Present Culture (1:08:23) Tom’s Recommended YouTubers (1:14:52) Where to Find Tom
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The Crippling World Of Modern Anxiety - Tim Clare - #475
May 19, 2022
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Anxiety rates have skyrocketed over the last decade. After spending hours every weekend wracked by crippling panic attacks, Tim decided to contact every anxiety expert he could to hear their suggestions for potential strategies to reduce it, and then he did all of them.
Expect to learn why people are turning up to A&E believing they're having a heart attack, how the gut-brain connection plays a role in mediating our mood, why exercise is as effective as an anti-anxiety drug, how early childhood can influence our anxiety levels, the most effective tactics Tim has implemented to improve his mental health and much more...
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(00:00) Intro (00:25) Tim’s Anxiety Journey (07:19) What Does a Panic Attack Feel Like? (12:23) Why Panic Attacks Exist (23:30) How Exercise Soothes Panic (32:13) Diet’s Impact on Anxiety (43:18) Long-Term Effects of Child Adversity (57:08) Being Defined by Panic Disorder (1:02:40) Importance of Leaning into Discomfort (1:17:04) Lessons from Tim’s Research Experiences (1:24:02) Where to Find Tim
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This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins
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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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