The Shocking Lessons Of History Everyone Has Forgotten - Niall Ferguson - #675

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09/02/23

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Niall Ferguson is a historian, senior fellow at the Hoover Institution & Stanford University and an author.

We often hear that history tends to repeat itself. But if you're a professional historian, just how accurate is that statement? What are the big lessons that we keep missing? And how doomed is our future if we don’t learn from the past?

Expect to learn Niall's opinion on the quote “History Doesn’t Repeat Itself, but It Often Rhymes”, why everyone should read more history, the biggest lessons most people keep ignoring, why the modern abandonment of formal education for smart people is actually a good thing, just how big of a threat China is to the West, what Niall thinks will happen in America in 2024 and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Are There Patterns to History? (08:51) If History Can’t Be Repeated, is it Just BS? (17:54) Why You Shouldn’t Compare Great Historical Empires (23:10) How To Learn from History More Effectively (30:18) How the Printing Press Created the Information Revolution (36:58) Areas of History We Don’t Know Enough About (48:00) Niall’s Thoughts on the 2024 Presidential Election (57:32) Where to Find Niall Ferguson

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17 Ugly Psychology Truths No One Wants To Admit - Adam Lane Smith - #674

August 31, 2023

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82m

Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author.

Adam has helped thousands of patients and couples to deal with problems from childhood, their relationships and their sex lives. He also writes amazing Twitter threads filled with insights from his time as a therapist and today we get to go through some of my favourites.

Expect to learn why having sex with a man on the first date won't make him fall in love with you, why it shouldn't be a surprise to most men when their partner divorces them, the psychological effect of relying on daycare for newborn babies, why men don't understand how female communication works, whether love or respect is more important in a relationship and much more...

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(00:00) Should Women Have Sex on the First Date? (07:06) People Who Are Obsessed with Politics are Messy & Unhappy (11:16) The Danger of Avoiding Uncomfortable Conversations (17:36) How Our Relationships Are Being Systematically Destroyed (24:18) Both Men & Women Hate the Dating Scene (30:49) The Key to Protecting Your Marriage from Divorce (34:36) Why Men Are Demonised in Marriage Therapy (41:21) The Disadvantages of Sending Your Baby to Daycare (47:01) Most Men Don’t Understand Female Communication (52:10) The Difference in Perspectives of Past Romantic History (57:41) Do Men Want Respect More Than Love? (1:01:06) The World Doesn’t Want Men to Have Any Power (1:12:33) If You Love Your Children, You’d Let them See Your Separated Partner (1:16:19) Why Nice Guys Finish Last (1:22:17) Where to Find Adam

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Why Can No One Agree On The Truth Anymore? - Eric Weinstein - #676

September 4, 2023

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193m

Eric Weinstein is a mathematician, economist, managing director of Thiel Capital and a podcaster.

The last 3 years have been a time of massive confusion. No one can agree on what is real, or true, or who is good faith, or a grifter. No matter what you believe in, we can all agree that this epidemic of uncertainty can't continue.

Expect to learn what you learn from being around the most rich and powerful people in the world, what it was like to meet Jeffrey Epstein face to face, what Eric thinks about the recent surge in UFO disclosures, his thoughts on Sam Harris’ recent episode with me, whether the downfall of physics and academia is the nail in the coffin for humanity, the biggest issues with having easy access to porn, how women could take a bigger role in the crisis of masculinity and much more...

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(00:00) Eric’s First Holiday for a Long Time (05:41) What Normal People Misunderstand about Elite People (12:53) Balancing Your Scarcity Mentality & Abundance Mentality (16:04) When Eric Met Jeffrey Epstein (32:23) The Response from the Recent UFO Whistleblowers (38:50) How to Defend Against Manipulative Uncertainty (45:38) Where Eric Differs from Sam Harris (48:56) Have We Become Too Sceptical of Institutions? (1:03:32) How the Human Race Becomes Multi-Planetary (1:28:53) Explaining How Good Albert Einstein Was (1:35:49) Why is the Sagrada Familia So Significant? (1:41:09) Balancing the Cognitive with the Transcendent (1:46:28) Do We Rely Too Much on a Brain-Based Economy? (1:56:54) Lessons from Khabib on Arrogance & Humility (2:10:54) The Death of Nuance & Truth in the Social Media Era (2:24:47) Why People Aren’t Having High-Level Interactions Anymore (2:29:37) The Real Problems Men are Facing Today (2:44:11) How Social Media, Video Games & Porn Impact Men (2:50:30) The Consequences of Women’s Inclination Towards Hypergamy (3:01:45) The Educational System’s Biggest Flaws (3:12:52) Where to Find Eric

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