#1062 - Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan

#1062 - Dave Evans - It’s time to rethink your entire life plan

Dave Evans is an entrepreneur, early Apple engineer, former Electronic Arts executive, Stanford lecturer, and author. How does someone genuinely find meaning in their life? We’re often told that when things feel empty, uncertain, or painful, the answer is to “find more meaning”. But what does that actually mean? Is meaning something we discover, like a hidden truth waiting to be uncovered? Or is it something we construct through choice, responsibility, and attention? Expect to learn what people actually mean when we’re talking about meaning, the problem people are actually trying to solve when they say they want meaning, how to engineer more meaning into your life, what the difference between the problem-solving world and the meaning-making world is, what the red herrings are in terms of meaning, why so many people become objectively successful and subjectively miserable and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get up to $350 off the Pod 5 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get a free bottle of D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, and more when you first subscribe at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom - Get Dave Evans' new Book - 'How to Live A Meaningful Life' here: https://designingyourlife.link/how-to-live-a-meaningful-life/chris - 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: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp⁠ - 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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#1073 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature

#1073 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 19 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Nature

Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite X follows. He’s written yet another megathread exploring human nature, cognitive biases, mental models, status games, c...

19 Mar 1h 44min

#1072 - Dr Debra Soh - Why Nobody is Having Sex Anymore (& why it matters)

#1072 - Dr Debra Soh - Why Nobody is Having Sex Anymore (& why it matters)

Dr Debra Soh is a neuroscientist, sex researcher, political commentator, and author. Why are we more connected than ever—but having less sex? Technology promised endless connection, but many people f...

16 Mar 2h 6min

#1071 - Bill Gurley - If You Hate Your Job, This is How to Start Over

#1071 - Bill Gurley - If You Hate Your Job, This is How to Start Over

Bill Gurley is a venture capitalist, general partner at Benchmark, and a former Wall Street analyst. How do you find work you actually enjoy? So many people warn about the jobs they hate and the drea...

14 Mar 1h 56min

#1070 - Louis Theroux - Is The Manosphere Really That Dangerous?

#1070 - Louis Theroux - Is The Manosphere Really That Dangerous?

Louis Theroux is a journalist, documentary filmmaker, broadcaster, and author. What is it really like inside the Manosphere? Online spaces for men have exploded in influence, shaping how millions of ...

12 Mar 1h 41min

#1069 - Dr Max Butterfield - How Love Turns You Insane

#1069 - Dr Max Butterfield - How Love Turns You Insane

Dr. Max Butterfield is an experimental psychologist and professor who studies relationships and decision-making. Why does love make us do crazy things? Rom-coms make relationships look easy, but real...

9 Mar 1h 39min

#1068 - Dr Peter Salerno - How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain

#1068 - Dr Peter Salerno - How Narcissists Hijack Your Brain

Dr Peter Salerno is a social psychologist, professor, and researcher. Why are narcissists so manipulative? At some point in your life, you’ve probably encountered a narcissist. They can take control ...

7 Mar 1h 45min

#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)

#1067 - Cal Newport - The collapse of modern attention (and how to get it back)

Cal Newport is a computer science professor at Georgetown University, a productivity expert and an author. Has AI “workslop” damaged our ability to focus? When AI entered the workplace, many thought ...

5 Mar 1h 45min

#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?

#1066 - Dr Kathryn Paige Harden - The Genetics of Evil: Are People Born Bad?

Dr. Kathryn Paige Harden is a psychologist and behavioural geneticist, Professor of Psychology at the University of Texas at Austin and an author. Are people born evil, or does evil emerge from circu...

2 Mar 3h

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