713 episodes
Modern Wisdom Chris Williamson
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- Society & Culture
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4.8 • 1.6K Ratings
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Life lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, James Clear, Robert Greene, Balaji Srinivasan, Steven Pinker, Alex Hormozi, Douglas Murray, Chris Bumstead, James Smith, Dr David Sinclair, Mark Manson and more. Understanding the world is hard. This podcast will help.
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#715 - Louise Perry - Are Women Actually Happy With Modern Dating?
Louise Perry is a writer, Press Officer for the campaign group We Can’t Consent To This and an author.
Young women have been through turmoil over the last 50 years. With their entry into the workforce, emancipation from the kitchen and greater freedom and independence, you might think they have got everything they want out of life. But unfortunately, the reality may be less rosy.
Expect to learn why 40% of young adults say that marriage has outlived its usefulness, why younger generations see relationships in TV shows as an unnecessary addition, whether women are actually happy with the modern culture around sex, what the fallout of the MeToo movement has been, why young women are unhappier on average compared to previous generations and much more...
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#714 - Shane Parrish - How To Become A Clear Thinker
Shane Parrish is the Founder of Farnam Street, an ex-Canadian Intelligence Agency Operative and an author.
Our lives are mediated by our thoughts. The more accurately we can make decisions, the better and happier our existence will be. Therefore it makes sense to spend some time learning how to think more clearly and frameworks to keep us rational.
Expect to learn if its truly possible to think independently, what it takes to become a clear thinker, the most common pitfalls holding you back from seeing the world accurately, how to build more strength in your mind, how to better manage your weaknesses, strategies to become an effective decision maker, the biggest lies that people follow when they focus in life and much more…
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#713 - Rob Henderson - Why Is Everyone Acting Like A Victim?
Rob Henderson is a psychologist, US Air Force veteran, and author of Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class.
Humans are an odd species. We know truths on our own but choose to lie in groups. Our thinking gets hijacked by social norms, paths of least resistance, lies and half truths. It's a mess out there, but thankfully there's ideas we can discover to help us navigate.
Expect to learn what the friendship paradox is, how we can fix the mate deprivation problem, what green flags most women look for in men, the relationship between social media and hostility, why people reason more wisely about others’ problems rather than their own, what Rob's thoughts are on the most recent wave of the body positivity movement and much more…
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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs
Dr Jordan B. Peterson is a clinical psychologist, podcaster, speaker and an author.
Finding meaning in the modern world can be a difficult task. When life is convenient and comfortable, discovering our purpose and facing hard things can be increasingly tough. But there are some reliable routes toward the greatest adventure of your life.
Expect to learn why you are morally obligated to do remarkable things, where the most important adventure is to be found in life, my war on cynicism, the delusions that destroy your happiness, Jordan’s opinion on Douglas Murray, why you don’t want to be Elon Musk, why the world has abandoned a belief in god, what it’s like to work with Ben Shapiro, whether universities are salvageable and much more...
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#711 - Dr Tracy Vaillancourt - The Ruthless Ways Women Compete With Each Other
Dr Tracy Vaillancourt is a professor at the University of Ottawa, a researcher and an author with a focus on the link between violence and mental health.
Intrasexual competition is present in all animals, however the sophistication of this rivalry amongst human females is unbelievably impressive. The "fairer sex" wield their competition in some very weird, wonderful and ruthless ways.
Expect to learn why women use indirect aggression as a competition strategy, how resource scarcity influences competition, whether children actually developed just fine with no consequences during the pandemic, the relationship between bullying and social status, the impact of bullying on a developing brain and much more...
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#710 - Jim Kwik - 10 Hacks To Improve Your Memory, Focus & Attention
Jim Kwik is a world renowned memory expert, a podcaster and an author.
Mastering a new skill, language, or instrument can be an intimidating task. However, Jim has found hacks which can dramatically elevate your learning process. This has the potential to transform an arduous learning approach into a simple journey toward peak brain performance.
Expect to learn if modern people's brains are actually broken, the biggest lies we are told about how to learn, how memory actually works, where people go wrong when trying to improve their recall, how you can increase your reading speed, ways you can get into a flow state more easily, the strategies you need to know to access a limitless brain and much more...
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Customer Reviews
Modern Wisdom
I enjoy listening to Chris interview - he is smart, confident and knowledgeable. I highly recommend this podcast.
Mixed
I appreciate how hard Chris is trying. And the interview with Jimmy Carr was superb. But it feels to me like Chris is stuck in his head, trying to brute force his way to success in the world of podcast by sheer ‘efforting’. Many of the episodes I have listened to are repetitive and often involve him reading the same quotes or sharing the same wisdom gleaned from other episodes.
In a world where most moderns are trying to think their way through, Modern Wisdom feels like it regularly is pouring fuel onto the fire of conceptual headiness by regurgitating endless new frames or razors. When all bundled and stacked on top of each other there lacks substance. Real foundation. And real connection.
I still feel that Tim Ferriss interviews in a more calm, warm way that inspires his guests to share new material that you can’t find in the interviewees books.
And I appreciate Chris that you are still young! Keep going - I didn’t want to sound too negative - just give a fair assessment of what I have made of your material.
Sending props to all those who are sharing wisdom to the world at scale. It’s so needed.
Not really modern wisdom
Chris is articulate yet doesn’t actually dissect the research empirically therefore can draw dangerous conclusions from poorly performed research and findings. Robust critique of the scientific literature would be refreshing and also parse apart association from correlation. It’s a shame as he has some excellent points and guests on the show.