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

Modern Wisdom

08/19/24

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115m

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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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Timestamps:

(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 Stop Feeling So Frustrated All The Time - Jonny Miller - #826

August 17, 2024

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89m

Jonny Miller is a writer, nervous system coach and a podcaster.

Emotions are scary. Feeling feelings and being truly connected to your life is hard. But what if the solution to these thinking problems doesn't lie in thinking more, but in fixing your body, nervous system and breath first?

Expect to learn why it’s so hard to feel feelings, whether it’s possible to think your way out of overfeeling, how to use breathwork to master your nervous system, what the personal development industry gets wrong, why negative self-talk is holding you back, how to regain control after losing your temper and much more...

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why is it So Hard to Feel Feelings? (05:19) Can You Think Your Way Into Feeling? (12:30) How the Nervous System Relates to Feelings (17:00) Modes of Reactivity in the Nervous System (21:04) How to Improve Your Interoception (34:02) Key Strategies for Self-Regulation (40:46) De-Regulating After Daily Experiences (46:31) Learning the Skill of Emotional Fluidity (51:37) Changing Your Traits Through Breathwork (58:04) The Trap of Avoiding Your Feelings (01:01:23) Over-Optimising Relaxation (01:07:07) How Your Inner Voice Impacts the Body (01:10:39) The Neuro-Aperture Hypothesis (01:18:18) Flaws of the Self-Development Industry (01:21:48) Protocols for Beginners (01:26:33) Questions That Have Broken Jonny’s Mind (01:28:17) Where to Find Jonny

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

August 22, 2024

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118m

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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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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