The Harsh Reality Of Trying To Improve - Mike Thurston - #730

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01/11/24

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Mike Thurston is a podcaster, YouTuber and a fitness model.

Me and Mike went to university together 15 years ago. And yet in 2024 many of the problems we encountered back then have gotten even worse. Why is a lack of confidence, overly comparative mindsets and body dysmorphia so persistent and how do we go about fixing it?

Expect to learn why male body dysmorphia is on track to overtake female body dysmorphia, what Mike's relationship with social media looks like right now, where you actually gain confidence from, whether being super highly followed on the internet makes you more or less self-assured, how your priorities should change as you get older, Mike’s thoughts on Sam Sulek and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) The Rise of Male Body Dysmorphia (5:39) Relationship With Social Media (12:45) What Motivated Mike’s Decision to Train? (19:45) Where Confidence Should Come From (30:12) Chris’s First Live Tour (38:09) Does Everyone Need Therapy? (42:21) Mike’s Opinion of Sam Sulek (50:47) The Price of Increasing Ambition (1:04:29) Trajectory is Better Than Position (1:13:52) What’s Next for Mike

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Danny Polishchuk is a writer, YouTuber, comedian and a podcaster.

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