Why Does Life Sometimes Feel Emotionally Numb? - Dr Scott Eilers - #966
Modern Wisdom
07/12/25
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Dr. Scott Eilers is a clinical psychologist, mental health coach, and an author.
Depression gets thrown around a lot these days. Feeling off for a day or two, and suddenly it’s labeled as depression. But what does real depression actually feel like? And more importantly, how do you claw your way out when it feels like there’s no light at the end of the tunnel?
Expect to learn what the difference between feeling sad and actually being depressed is, if mental illnesses has biomarkers and what’s happening neurologically, why so many people feel emotionally flat even when their lives look objectively good, what the warning signs are for someone is becoming emotionally disconnected, the most important things to stop doing to fix depression, what most people misunderstand about depression, and much more...
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(00:00) What Does Depression Feel Like? (14:42) What Are The Biomarkers of Mental Illness? (30:06) Five Ways To Handle Sadness & Emptiness (48:00) What Should We Be Doing To Increase Happiness? (1:00:27) What is Psychosis? (1:02:44) Can We Have Too Much Self-Awareness? (1:07:37) Is There A Link Between Intelligence & Depression? (1:12:40) Find Out More About Dr Eilers
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AI Bands, Spotify, TikTok & The Death Of Songwriting - Rick Beato - #965
July 10, 2025
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Rick Beato is a multi-instrumentalist musician, YouTuber, and a music producer.
Music and the industry around it have changed dramatically over the past few decades. With the rise of AI, the dominance of streaming platforms like Spotify, and the fading relevance of traditional Popstars, the old model of making and producing music is on its last breath. So what comes next? And who or what will shape the future of music?
Expect to learn why Live Nation has become a lot of peoples enemies, what most people don’t understand about the process of making a pop song now, the trends musically that are dominating at the moment and why country is controlling the charts, the impact of TikTok on music generation, the rise of AI artists, bands and the rippling effects it will have on creatives in the music industry, what the future of music monetisation is going to look like, why Popstars are becoming obsolete, and much more...
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(00:00) Imagine If You Were The Guy Who Killed Beyoncé (02:21) What Goes Into Making A Pop Song? (10:24) Producer Driven Song vs Artist Written Song (23:41) What Do Pop Stars Bring To The Table Today? (29:52) What Trends Are Dominating Currently? (38:52) Is Music Too Easy To Make Now? (49:24) The Impact Of TikTok On Music & Formula For Making A Hit Song (1:05:01) Why Is Country Music So Popular Now? (1:14:07) Will AI Artists Takeover The Music Industry? (1:22:33) The Ethics Of AI In Music (1:36:05) What is The Current Take Of The Music Financial Industry? (1:41:44) The Good, Bad, & Ugly Of Spotify (1:47:15) The Future Of Music Monetisation
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Jeffrey Katzenberg is a media mogul, film producer, and co-founder of DreamWorks.
Hari Ravichandran is a serial entrepreneur, founder, and CEO of Aura.
From bringing joy to millions of childhoods through beloved Disney films to now addressing the digital challenges facing today’s youth, Jeffrey Katzenberg has partnered with Hari Ravichandran to lead a new revolution focused on safeguarding the mental health and online safety of the next generation. At the heart of it all is this vital question: how do we keep children safe online?
Expect to learn what Jeffery Katzenberg is up to and the current state of modern media and film, how to reinvent yourself at pivotal moments, how to get better at dealing with change and disappointment, what the data says about kids, online safety & how parents can better protect their kids online, the big problems with mental health of the younger generation & how to best address their growing issues, and much more...
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#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman
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