Modern Wisdom18 Joulu 2023

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

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 Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: 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 - Get In Touch: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Stoicism’s Lessons on Becoming Wise - Ryan Holiday - #1001

Ryan Holiday is a podcaster, marketer and an author. If intelligence were enough, the smartest among us would also be the wisest. Yet time and again, they stumble over life’s simplest lessons. Wisdom...

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The Art of Living a Courageous Life - Matthew McConaughey - #1000

Matthew McConaughey is an Academy Award-winning actor, producer and an author. Expect to learn why Matthew says life often “rhymes”, why it’s okay if you do everything right and still not get the res...

29 Syys 20251h 58min

21 Lessons from 999 Episodes - Naval Ravikant, Roger Federer & Vincent van Gogh - #999

To celebrate 999, almost 1000, episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes. Expect to learn how 999 episodes of Modern Wi...

27 Syys 20251h 55min

Everything You Want Is On The Other Side Of Cringe - Zack Telander - #998

Zack Telander is a musician, weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. Why are we so afraid of being cringe? If being cringe online is the price of success, why don’t more people pay it? So how do you train yo...

25 Syys 20251h 47min

The Modern Sex Work Debate - Bonnie Blue & Louise Perry - #997

Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author. Bonnie Blue is a British pornographic actress and online content creator. Louise is the author ...

22 Syys 20252h 13min

Why Population Collapse is Closer Than You Think - Stephen J. Shaw - #996

Stephen J. Shaw is a data scientist and filmmaker. Birth rates in Western countries are collapsing, a trend even Elon Musk calls an existential threat. But what’s the true cause? Is it economics, fea...

20 Syys 20252h 53min

Born to Lie: How Humans Deceive Ourselves & Others - Lionel Page - #995

Lionel Page is a professor at the University of Queensland and an author. Why is human communication so complicated? For something we rely on every day, you’d think it would be simple, but language, ...

18 Syys 20251h 43min

The Endless Pursuit of Progress - Sam Sulek - #994

Sam Sulek is a professional bodybuilder and YouTuber. From zero to millions of fans, Sam Sulek’s rise has been nothing short of explosive. In just a few years, he’s become one of social media’s most-...

15 Syys 20252h 10min