21 Lessons from 999 Episodes

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live 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... - 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 Culture Pushing Woman to Pick Emotionally Unavailable Men? 01:03:25 The 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 - Get access to every episode 10 hours before YouTube by subscribing for free on Spotify - https://spoti.fi/2LSimPn or Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2MNqIgw Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic here - https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch in the comments below or head to... Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/