#966 - Dr Scott Eilers - Why Does Life Sometimes Feel Emotionally Numb?

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for another Life Hacks episode. Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life. Expect to learn how to properly use yeast, why being cold when you sleep is great, Yusef's best ever suggestion for how to use your spare time, how to hide tags on Instagram Stories, whether a personal sauna is any good, why my toilet has hot water in it and much more... Sponsor: Get FREE access to a supercharged calendar at http://bit.ly/wovenwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Nutritional Yeast, especially on eggs - https://amzn.to/34GO8KO  iOS14 Backtap Hide tags on Instagram Stories Have one actionable element on an Instagram Story Shortcuts on iOS14 Have a default fallback activity Don’t take your phone to the toilet ChilliPad - https://uk.chilisleep.com/products/chilipad-sleep-system Nestle Lindahls Kvarg - https://groceries.asda.com/product/high-in-protein/lindahls-kvarg-white-chocolate/1000164970300 Sleep Meditation in Insight Timer Drawstring Teabags on Amazon - https://amzn.to/30SWFcq Ask for a solution when someone poses a problem Ask yourself the question “What is the goal with this behaviour?” List the options which could get you toward that goal and potential problems. Then pick a solution. MiHi Personal Sauna - https://mihigh.co.uk/ No TV on a night Take your TV out of the living room for better conversations OmniFocus is still great - https://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/ Peter Akkies Course - https://learn.peterakkies.net/omnifocus-productivity Put your keys on top of whatever you need to remember Reebok Myoknit seamless shorts - https://www.reebok.co.uk/united-by-fitness-8-inch-myoknit-seamless-shorts/FU2095.html (MW20 for 20% off) Watch The Platform on Netflix Watch The Social Dilemma Watch Money Heist Watch American Murder Watch The Fall Free business training to become an online coach - https://propanefitness.com/modernwisdom Gain muscle & lose fat - https://propanefitness.com/ Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

19 Loka 20201h 40min

Annie Duke is a professional poker player and an author. The quality of our life depends upon the quality of our decisions. As a poker player who has competed at the biggest tournaments in the world, Annie understands the value of making good decisions under pressure. Expect to learn how to become a great decision maker, why trusting your gut is dangerous, how to account for luck, Annie's framework for making successful & repeatable decisions and much more... Sponsor: Get 10% off all LipoLife & Jigsaw Health products at https://naturesfix.co.uk/modernwisdom/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy How To Decide - https://amzn.to/3jJMHkS Follow Annie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/AnnieDuke  Check out to Annie's Website - https://www.alliancefordecisioneducation.org/  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

17 Loka 20201h 30min

Andrew Doyle is Titania McGrath, a comedian and a writer. More clairvoyant prophecy today from Andrew as he reminds us all that everything he said in late 2019 has now come true. Expect to learn whether we need to decolonize Mars, who Andrew thinks will win the 2020 Election, why "whiteness" is a problematic term, what's happened with gay activism, whether creating a slave-themed workout routine is a clever idea and much more... Sponsor: Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 3.0 at https://www.manscaped.com/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Buy Titania McGrath's new book - https://amzn.to/36KRNdd Follow Andrew on Twitter - https://twitter.com/andrewdoyle_com  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

15 Loka 20201h 6min

Ali Abdaal is a Doctor and a YouTuber. The ability to consume and retain information quickly is one of the most important skills of the 21st century and yet very few of us actually understand the way our brains learn & remember. Expect to learn how to design your perfect study schedule, why discomfort is a good sign when studying, the golden rule of memory, Ali's best tools & apps to augment your learning, how to automate spaced repetition and much more... Sponsor: Get 20% discount on the best coffee in Britain with Uncommon Coffee’s entire range at http://uncommoncoffee.co.uk/ (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Follow Ali on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/Sepharoth64 Check out Ali's website - https://aliabdaal.com/  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

12 Loka 20201h 3min

Mark Walsh is the Director of the Embodied Facilitator Course & Founder of the Embodiment Conference. We all spend a lot of time being cerebral. But by celebrating the powers of cognition, are we missing out on the wisdom accessible in our body? Expect to learn Mark's framework for improving your embodiment, his favourite tactics for how to get yourself out of your head, how embodiment can be used every day to benefit your personal growth and much more... Sponsor: Get 50% discount on your FitBook Membership at https://fitbook.co.uk/join-fitbook/ (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: Sign up for The Embodiment Conference here - https://theembodimentconference.org/  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

10 Loka 202056min

Mara Cortona is the Executive Director of the Astropolitics Institute and Founder of Nöonaut. The world is going to end. Eventually. For most of us that concern is far away, but the smartest minds in the world of existential risk put the likelihood that we survive the next century at 1 in 3. With this hugely terrifying statistic hanging over our heads, why is no one focussing on the big problems? Poorly aligned Artificial General Intelligence, Biotechnology and other risks are significantly more dangerous than global warming or the 2020 election but get paid far less lip service. Sponsor: Get FREE access to a supercharged calendar at http://bit.ly/wovenwisdom (discount automatically applied) Extra Stuff: Check out Mara's Website - https://www.noonaut.space/   Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

8 Loka 20201h 9min

Daniel Sloss is a comedian. 2020 has been chaotic to say the least. Daniel joins me to break down his biggest lessons from a year without comedy shows, Netflix Specials or the adoration of 1000's of strangers. Expect to learn why Daniel started going to therapy, his advice for couples who struggled during lockdown, the challenges of life slowing down, how to deal with a catastrophic ego and much more... Sponsor: Check out everything I use from The Protein Works at https://www.theproteinworks.com/modernwisdom/ (35% off everything with the code MODERN35) Extra Stuff: Follow Daniel on Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/daniel_sloss  Check out Daniel's Website - https://danielsloss.com/  Follow Daniel on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Daniel_Sloss  Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

5 Loka 202057min

Heather Morris is an author. Heather's first book The Tattooist Of Auschwitz was a global phenomenon and the process of creating that work involved years and years of delicate, patient, attentive listening - a skill which many of us could benefit from learning. Sponsor: Shop Tailored Athlete’s full range at https://link.tailoredathlete.co.uk/modernwisdom (FREE shipping automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Buy Stories Of Hope - https://amzn.to/34btgeb Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast Email: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 Loka 20201h 2min