What Is Wrong With Modern Women? - Whitney Cummings - #720

Modern Wisdom

12/16/23

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127m

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

Women aren't having a great time at the moment. They're maybe just as lost as men, the only difference is they get a little bit more sympathy. So just where did the trajectory of women go awry and how can they find a way to be happy again?

Expect to learn the social psychology behind the rise of Taylor Swift, Whitney’s thoughts on becoming a mother and the future of motherhood, whether women really can have it all, why more men are attracted to Whitney now that she’s pregnant, what we do about the future of sex robots and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (00:57) Did Pfizer Bring Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift Together? (10:53) Having an Obligatory Opinion on Everything (14:52) Jada Pinkett Smith’s Confusing Marriage (21:53) Why Young Men Are Dating Older Girls (27:36) Preparing for a Baby as a Woman (32:42) Mistaking Charisma for a Romantic Spark (44:00) Survival Mechanisms in Daily Life (48:18) Benefits of the 12-Step Program (53:52) The Beauty of Having a Child (1:01:42) Being Intentional in Relationships (1:09:16) Dating Someone Who Has an Online Persona (1:21:16) Who to Seek Relationship Advice From (1:25:06) Is There Power in Positively Changing for Your Partner? (1:32:37) How to Take Material for Art From Life (1:46:30) Taking a Life Hiatus for Childcare (1:50:59) How to Survive on Tour (2:02:30) Allowing Yourself to Feel Emotions (2:06:58) Where to Find Whitney

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How To Stop Procrastinating For Good - Ali Abdaal - #719

December 14, 2023

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76m

Ali Abdaal is a YouTuber, podcaster, entrepreneur, and an author.

What would life be like if you didn't get so distracted? If you actually did the things you wanted to do with your productive hours, rather than what you were distracted by. Ali has spent an entire career deconstructing the keys to productivity, and today we get to go through some of the most important.

Expect to learn what feeling good has to do with productivity, Ali’s core foundation to what makes someone productive, what determines whether a content creator will succeed or fail, the biases running your life that you might not be aware of, why procrastination happens and how to overcome it, whether you need a bi plan to succeed in life and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) Intro (01:35) Why Feeling Good Makes You More Productive (05:43) Ali’s Focus on More Holistic Productivity (12:35) The Power to Drive Motivation (23:15) How Important is Play? (30:01) Finding Enjoyment in the Journey (40:37) How Clarity Solves Procrastination (43:06) Learning to Say No (54:17) Building Sustainable Consistency (1:07:36) Figuring Out Your Goals (1:16:39) Where to Find Ali

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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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Why Can No One Think Rationally Anymore? - George Mack - #721

December 18, 2023

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101m

George Mack is a writer, marketer and an entrepreneur.

Thinking for yourself is one of the most important skills you can develop. However it's hard. It's a difficult task to overcome the boring, negative, irrational trends around you. Which is why you need some new tools in your mental models box.

Expect to learn what the Keynsian Beauty Contest is, why memes are so influential in society today, which behaviours appear positive but actually harm you in disguise, what the forgetting paradox is, what the most useful emotional state is, why “ignorance is bliss” is a putdown in 2023 and much more...

Timestamps:

(00:00) The Ranked Levels of Social Interaction (07:50) Introvert or Need Better Friends? (12:27) The Importance of Memes (18:58) Understanding the Power of Leverage (27:18) Memes Compress Mass Emotion (33:33) The Coming Cybercrime Crisis (37:50) Hiring Chief Meme Officers (43:19) Is Mainstream Media Still Prestigious? (49:10) Why Everything is Wrong (51:33) Avoid Trojan Horses of Content (1:00:09) How to Craft Your Content Algorithm (1:04:35) How Many Thoughts Can You Remember? (1:15:37) Crazy Ideas That Will Become Norma (1:22:01) Slow Success Strategy for Happiness (1:27:20) The Most Useful Emotional State (1:35:46) Guy Ritchie’s New Foot-Warmer (1:37:38) What’s Next for George

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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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