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

from Modern Wisdom · host Chris Williamson

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 Wisdom have reshaped my understanding of happiness, success and relationships, what i've learned on losing points from Naval Ravikant & Roger Federer, the best isnights on self-belief from Vincent van Gogh, what Viktor Frankl’s paradox of meaning versus pleasure means to me, the biggest insights I've gained over 7 years and 1 billion plays, why lowering your threshold for joy makes you stronger, how busyness can act as an emotional gastric band, the paradox men face between ambition and self-acceptance, how our culture rewires romantic attraction around emotional unavailability, and much more... Timestamps: (0:00) Ringing in 999 Videos (4:39) Why We Need to Take Pleasure in the Small Things (11:08) Productivity is the Same as Gastric Band Surgery (20:59) Every Man Needs Love to Thrive (31:16) How Can We Find Balance in Meaning and Pleasure? (39:22) Uncertainty is a Roadblock to Happiness (46:22) Is Modern Romance Culture Pushing Woman to Pick Emotionally Unavailable Men? (01:03:25) Is Declining Birth Rate the Newest Cassandra Complex? (01:18:42) 7 Lessons About Worrying and Overthinking (01:29:07) How Can We Slow Down Time? (01:38:24) We Need to Escape Our Old Self to Embrace Our New One (01:45:27) Errors in Hesitation are Equal to Errors in Action (01:50:41) Onwards and Upwards Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get 15% off your first order of Intake’s magnetic nasal strips at https://intakebreathing.com/modernwisdom Get 15% off any Saily data plan at https://saily.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom 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: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠⁠⁠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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