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Chris Williamson: Why your ladder leans on the wrong wall

How to design 2026 with subtraction, hidden metrics, and one brutal question; covers the deferred life trap and reflection between Christmas and New Year.

Chris WilliamsonguestSteven Bartletthost
Dec 29, 20252h 27mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 5:05 – 11:58

    Choosing a Productive New Year's Resolution

  2. 11:58 – 19:05

    The Real Thing You Should Be Doing

  3. 19:05 – 20:00

    The Idea That "I Will Be Enough When..."

  4. 20:00 – 23:09

    How to Find Success

  5. 23:09 – 39:11

    The Hidden and Hurtful Metrics of Success

  6. 39:11 – 41:54

    The Cost of Alcohol on Your Habits

  7. 41:54 – 46:25

    If You're Not Okay, You Won't Choose Healthy Habits

  8. 46:25 – 48:29

    The Biggest Learnings to Stay Consistent

  9. 48:29 – 53:11

    Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, and Anxiety

  10. 53:11 – 1:00:43

    The Two Main Reasons for Procrastination

  11. 1:00:43 – 1:05:57

    America and UK: The Differences in Success Approaches

  12. 1:05:57 – 1:07:27

    I Wish Britain Celebrated the Success of Its People

  13. 1:08:29 – 1:18:06

    I Never Thought I'd Amounted to Much

  14. 1:18:06 – 1:33:41

    How to Know What You Really Want in Life

  15. 1:33:41 – 1:38:55

    Modeling What It Means to Be a Good Man

  16. 1:40:57 – 1:47:02

    The Lonely Chapter in Everyone's Lives

  17. 1:47:02 – 1:53:06

    Problems Are a Feature of Life, Not a Bug

  18. 1:53:06 – 1:55:35

    Psychological Stability in a Partner

  19. 1:55:35 – 1:58:27

    The Dating World and Finding a Partner

  20. 1:58:27 – 2:02:17

    The One Thing That Will Make You More Attractive

  21. 2:02:17 – 2:12:09

    Why You Shouldn't Wait for Anything

  22. 2:12:09 – 2:18:59

    The Hardest 12 Months of My Life

  23. 2:18:59 – 2:27:55

    The Pleasure in Small Things

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