What Happened To Dan Bilzerian? - Dan Bilzerian - #828

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08/22/24

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Dan Bilzerian is an entrepreneur and a professional poker player.

What would it be like to dedicate yourself to hedonism for a decade? Without any budget or time or resource constraints. What would you discover from doing every adventure available in the modern world? And what would you truly value once it was over?

Expect to learn where Dan has been for the last few years, whether his company Ignite actually went bankrupt, if Dan is still rich, why he's trying monogamy, what happens when you lock yourself on an island with 100 women, Dan’s advice for all men on how to be more attractive, the biggest pitfalls men make when posting on social media, how to stop being intimidated by hot women, and much more...

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(00:00) Where Did Dan Bilzerian Go? (12:36) Finding Pleasure in the Journey (20:15) How Dan Deals With Public Scrutiny (30:51) Being Tempted to Compromise Your Values (40:37) How to Spend Money Well (45:59) Dan’s Pivot to Monogamy (51:11) Current Landscape of Men’s Advice (56:26) Most Common Problems in Attracting Women (01:08:51) How to Not Get Intimidated by Hot Women (01:15:55) Authenticity Vs Showing Your Best Side (01:23:21) Most Surprising Reflections on Attraction (01:28:01) Making the Admin of Dating Easier (01:32:27) Setting Expectations for a Relationship (01:37:50) Elite-Level Guys & Unattractive Guys (01:48:26) How Women Can Be More Attractive (01:52:22) The Female Olympian Who Proposed to Her Husband (01:57:25) Where to Find Dan

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Why Is Everyone So Emotionally Fragile? - Whitney Cummings - #827

August 19, 2024

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115m

Whitney Cummings is a comedian, actress, writer, and a podcaster.

Emotional maturity is a difficult thing to truly come by. Making your needs known, setting boundaries, being able to disappoint people without being afraid. If it's such an important skill, why is it so hard to discover how to develop it?

Expect to learn how Whitney has been changed since becoming a mother, why Whitney has been thinking about circumcision so much, what codependence is and how to overcome it, why your niceness might be narcissism in disguise, why the news and memes are moving at such an insane velocity right now and much more...

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(00:00) What Has Changed Since Becoming a Mother? (10:41) The Benefit of Not Thinking About Yourself (14:02) How Having a Son Changes Your View on Men (23:06) Do Women Gossip About Sex More Than Men? (35:22) The Danger of Co-dependence (41:56) Balancing Empathy & Selfishness (50:01) How Co-dependency Shows Up in Life (01:01:27) Future Challenges of Young Men & Women (01:11:49) How to Stop Sugarcoating (01:16:55) Can You Take Too Much Responsibility? (01:21:26) Balancing Discomfort & Tolerance for Discomfort (01:25:22) Recognising Addiction to Work (01:37:12) Why It’s Hard to Build Self-Esteem (01:47:36) The Extreme Pace of Current News (02:02:29) Our Culture’s Lack of Authenticity (02:13:10) Knowing What Criticism to Accep (02:23:07) Where to Find Whitney

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How To Improve Your Heart Rate Variability - Dr Leah Lagos - #829

August 24, 2024

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Dr Leah Lagos is a clinical psychologist, HRV performance coach and an author.

Heart Rate Variability is one of the most important new metrics that people are using to gauge heart health, longevity and fitness, but improving it can be a minefield. Thankfully Dr Lagos has spent decades optimising the HRVs of some of the world's highest performers and today we get to hear her best advice.

Expect to learn the crucial relationship between HRV and your brain function plus heart health, the best way to improve your HRV, what most people get wrong when trying to optimise their HRV, the most surprising factors that can impact your HRV, the role of breath, stress and fitness and much more...

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