
Modern Wisdom Christmas Special - Reflecting On The Wildest Year - #723
Modern Wisdom
12/23/23
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2023 has been crazy. I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle with Jonny, Yusef & George to catch up on their favourite lessons from the past 12 months plus their best new hacks and plans for 2024.
Expect to learn why you need two duvets to improve your sleep when sharing a bed, the new productivity system that everyone now uses except me, what you can learn about using a fitness tracker without actually buying one, which app Yusef uses over 400 times a day, why all 5 of my top songs this year were from the same artist and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (01:19) Jonny’s Morning Protein Drink (06:26) Pyrex Storage for Berries (08:42) Text Your Friends (13:48) Double Duvets (19:49) The Origin of Life Hacks (21:10) Importance of Sleep (26:58) Business as a Vehicle for Self-Improvement (32:07) Seeing Content as a Diet (40:54) Progressing From Being a Midwit (49:32) TickTick To-Do Lists (56:36) Alfred Computer Software (1:00:36) Hold Luggage is a PsyOp (1:06:31) Track Your Mental Health (1:11:31) 10-Year Checkpoints (1:18:24) The Benefits of Therapy & Journalling (1:25:29) These Are the Golden Years (1:30:22) Asking What’s Not Going to Change? (1:32:59) The Opal App (1:35:35) Setting Multiple Alarms in the Day (1:38:04) Sleep Token (1:39:45) Using ChatGPT for Niche Knowledge (1:44:18) Create Your Minimum To-Do List (1:48:35) Fail Fast When Learning New Things (1:52:54) The New Kindle Scribe (1:55:33) Happiness Depends on Expectations (1:59:26) Apple Alarm Tones (2:01:12) Questions Are the Answers You Need
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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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15 Lessons From 2023 - Jordan Peterson, Alex Hormozi & Elon Musk - #722
December 21, 2023
•57m
Get my free End Of Year Review Template here - https://chriswillx.com/review/
It’s the end of 2023 and to celebrate I thought I’d run through some of the best lessons I’ve picked up over the last 12 months.
This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced so there was a lot to choose from but I ended up settling on 16 insights from some of my favourite conversations both inside and outside of the podcast.
Expect to learn what Toxic Compassion is, why Alex Hormozi needed to do damage control this spring, the reason you should just "be yourself", why getting what you want isn't actually a win, the reason you don't want to be Elon Musk, why trajectory is more important than position, how a terrible job can be a huge blessing and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:38) Why You Should Just Be Yourself (04:45) Figure Out What You Want to Want (07:45) Beware of Toxic Compassion (15:26) Elon Musk: “My Mind is a Storm” (18:32) The Untold Struggles of Fame (21:56) Trajectory is More Important Than Position (28:58) The Power of Succeeding in Something You Hate (31:54) Shunted to the Side of Your Own Life (33:33) The Happiness of Pursuit (37:27) Do Not Outsource Your Sense of Self-Worth (40:33) The 4 Levels of Saying ‘Fuck You’ (44:30) Why You Shouldn’t Fear Failure (46:26) The Definition of Neediness (50:37) Don’t Blame & Complain (55:25) Conclusion
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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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1.5M Q&A - Joe Dispenza, Daily Routine & Online Negativity - #724
December 28, 2023
•89m
I hit 1.5 million Subscribers on YouTube!!
To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here’s another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there’s some great questions in here about whether I'll bring Dr Joe Dispenza on the show, if you can grow a podcast without going on Love Island and how I deal with negativity online.
Expect to learn what my plans are for the show in 2024, what I'll change for my next live shows, why we didn't do anything for 1m subscribers, why we choose to title episodes the way we do, if success has changed my self image, why I party vape, how many subscribers are because of my jawline and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro (00:23) Negativity on the Internet (02:37) Chris’s Book (03:15) Time Management (05:06) Next Live Shows (06:22) 1 Million Subscribers (07:33) Party Boy Chris (08:57) Appreciating the Hard Times (10:33) Lex Fridman (11:24) Better Titles (15:15) Daily Routine (17:14) Bring Me The Horizon (17:48) Deleting Comments (20:26) Monk Mode (23:09) Hosting People From Other Fields (24:29) How Success Impacts Self Worth (26:29) Disagreeing With Guests (28:02) Drifting to the Political Right (30:10) Chris’s New Drink (32:09) Party Vaping (33:05) Tim Dillon (33:33) OnlyFans (33:43) Depression (34:48) What’s Next? (37:58) New Year’s Resolutions (38:14) Is Chris a CIA Plant? (38:41) Running Nightclubs as an Only Child (41:33) Fame Because of Chris’s Jawline (43:01) Putting Nikes in the Washing Machine (43:27) 1 Million to 1.5 Million (43:40) Dating Advice (45:33) Who Has the Most Insane Work Ethic? (46:05) Neutonic (46:39) Interviewing a Spirituality Expert (47:45) More African-Americans on Modern Wisdom (48:52) Naming a Son (49:14) Different Channel for Clips (50:28) Is Chris the Onnit Guy? (51:18) What Chris Has Changed His Mind About (52:30) Leaving the UK (53:11) Building an Audience Without Fame (54:23) Most Re-Read Books (55:48) Most Uncomfortable Episodes to Release (57:38) Passion Vs Emotional Pain (59:52) Most Repeated Mantras (1:00:30) The Road to 3 Million (1:01:40) Neutonic in Sweden? (1:02:25) Is the English Accent Fake? (1:02:53) What is it All For? (1:04:05) Importance of Cinema Episodes (1:05:55) Importance of Appearing on Rogan (1:07:18) Imposter Syndrome (1:09:12) Will Chris Make More Products? (1:11:35) Modern Wisdom Starter Pack (1:12:49) Becoming More Curious (1:13:47) Does Chris Use a Jaw Toner? (1:14:36) False Beliefs of Productivity Gurus (1:16:44) How Growth Impacts Personality (1:19:05) Adapting Interviewing Style (1:21:37) Pre-Show Rituals (1:23:24) Friend Conversion Rate (1:24:19) Layers of Paint (1:24:34) Most Wanted Guest (1:25:43) Dealing With Fast-Paced Growth (1:27:08) Rogan Part 2? (1:27:33) Nerves Before a Podcast (1:28:11) Tipping in the U.S
Extra Stuff:
Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/
Buy my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.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
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Get in touch.
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx
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Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/
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