Life Hacks 206 - #398

Modern Wisdom

11/15/21

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Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for another Life Hacks episode.

Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life.

Expect to learn why I'm moving to Texas, how to track your barbell speed, how to get free golf club trackers, why Yusef thinks that snidely charging VAT is reprehensible, how to hack ASOS sizing, how to stop yourself from buying junk in the supermarket, why you only need one foreign plug converter and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:44) Chris is Going to Texas (10:35) Bar Velocity Trackers, Photo Digitisation & Free ASOS Delivery (20:36) Buy Monthly, Toilet Tablets & Eat Sandwiches While Shopping (33:10) Percy Pig Ice Cream, Apple Notes Update & Setting Your Price (44:14) Prioritise Clearing Your Inbox, Cordless Vacuum Cleaners & Video Introductions (59:09) Wearable Tech, Summary Emails & Multi-sockets (1:13:41) MacroFactor, Meteomatics & Send a Car for People (1:28:08) Things You Need to Watch

Extra Stuff:

RepOne Bar Velocity Tracker - https://reponestrength.com/

Digitise Your Photos - https://www.cleardatagroup.co.uk/

Order everything in multiple sizes from ASOS and use free returns.

Go monthly, not annual for memberships as a reminder.

Toilet cistern pucks - https://amzn.to/3CYQbts

Eat a sandwich before shopping.

Percy Pigs secret low calorie ice cream.

iOS Optical Character Recognition.

Ask “What’s the budget?”

Avoid overwhelm by clearing your Capture Inbox.

Coredy Vacuum Cleaner - https://amzn.to/3EX9iVe

Send someone a video introduction.

Arccos Ping Club Tracker Deal - https://uk.arccosgolf.com/pages/ping

Send a summary email of negotiation calls “As Discussed”.

Use a single converter and a multi socket.

MacroFactor - https://www.strongerbyscience.com/macrofactor/

Meteomatics - https://www.meteomatics.com/en/ (do not use)

"I’ll send a car."

Watch Invasion

Watch A Quiet Place

Watch Kin

Watch Dave Not Coming Back

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The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠

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Previous Episode

A High Achievers' Guide To Happiness - Dr Benjamin Hardy - #397

November 13, 2021

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61m

Dr Benjamin Hardy is an organisational psychologist and an author.

Many high achievers are unhappy because the same motivation which drives exceptional performance often also leads to feelings of insufficiency, jealousy and comparison. So how can driven people reframe their worldview to come from a place of gratitude and happiness, whilst still keeping that competitive edge?

Expect to learn how comparing your performance to your potential is a recipe for disaster, why success without happiness is a pointless pursuit, Ben's best triggers for realising when you've fallen into The Gap, how to protect yourself against complacency when feeling happy with your performance and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:45) Why Are Most High Achievers Unhappy? (11:59) What is the ‘Gap’ Mentality? (18:09) Importance of Being Content with the Present (24:02) How to Measure & Define Success (37:12) Signs That You’re Falling into the ‘Gap’ (47:32) How to Transform Your Trauma into Gains (53:47) Why is ‘Success’ Put on a Pedestal? (1:00:04) Where to Find Ben

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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

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Next Episode

Terrible Journalism & Interesting Statistics - Rob Orchard - #399

November 18, 2021

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82m

Rob Orchard is a journalist and the co-founder and editor of Delayed Gratification Magazine.

Journalism isn't working. Media outlets are more concerned with being first than being right and stories are built to create outrage rather than insight. Customers aren't happy with this setup, so Rob and his team began a Slow Journalism project which focuses on finding signal from the noise, rather than speedy delivery. Then he found a ton of fascinating statistics about the world.

Expect to learn what the most popular crossbreed of dog was in 2020, how the Amanda Knox story shows how modern journalism is totally broken, what you should statistically do if you want to win an Oscar, why the 2010's was a terrible year for original cinema, why there's 2 golf balls on the moon and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:29) What is Slow Journalism? (05:11) Why the Current Media System is Broken (12:25) Is it Better to Be First or to Be Right? (16:27) What the Press Are Getting Wrong (30:55) Rob’s Side Interest of Data Science (38:45) Data Surrounding Emissions & China (47:13) Post-pandemic Lifestyle Changes Data (54:27) People’s Distrust in Big Tech (59:41) Interesting Sets of Data (1:11:50) Rob’s Favourite Infographics (1:20:31) Where to Find Rob

Extra Stuff:

Check out Rob's Magazine - https://www.slow-journalism.com/

Follow Delayed Gratification on Twitter - https://twitter.com/dgquarterly

Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/

To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom

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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Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx