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700k Q&A - Self-Talk, Live Tour & Ray Dalio

I hit 700k Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible. As always there's some great questions in here about whetherNaval Ravikant is coming on the podcast, how to overcome negative self talk and whether I'll be doing a live tour soon. Expect to learn how I deal with nerves before big podcasts, my very simple memorisation tactic for the books I read, whether I class myself as anti-woke, if I think young men should leave the dating market all together right now, why I stopped working as a model, what t-shirts I always wear, whether I'm worried about EMFs from AirPods, my favourite chest day routine and much more... Sponsors: Get $100 off plus an extra 15% discount on Qualia Mind at https://neurohacker.com/modernwisdom (use code MW15) Get 7 days free access and 25% discount from Blinkist at https://blinkist.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get $250 discount on Sacred Hunting’s trips at https://www.sacredhunting.com/modernwisdom Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom #mindset #positivity #chestday - 00:00 Intro 01:10 Caring About What Others Think 02:07 Getting Nervous Before Podcasts 03:05 Concern About Burnout 05:25 Chris’s Book List 07:50 Why the Goggins Episode Had Ads 09:59 Modern Wisdom Merchandise 10:56 Cosmic Skeptic’s Meat Confession 13:07 1 Million Subscriber Episode 13:44 Improving the Podcast 14:50 Naval or Curtis Yarvin on the Podcast 15:42 How to Ask Great Questions 18:18 Is Chris Anti-Woke? 20:02 Opinion on UK Tap Water 21:43 Why Chris Quit Modelling 22:47 Meditation for Beginners 23:58 Opinion on Decoding The Gurus 26:14 Staying Impartial as an Interviewer 28:11 Outsourcing Your Self-Worth 30:23 Modern Wisdom Live Shows 31:58 Will Chris Play Cricket Again? 32:11 The Podcast Intro Song 33:16 Important Changes in the World 34:01 Guesting on the Joe Rogan Podcast 34:40 Is Dating Worth the Sacrifices? 36:39 Tips to Increase Vocabulary 38:09 Chris Needs More Subscribers 38:17 Book-Writing in the Time of AI 39:58 Keep Going 40:08 Thank You Chris 40:17 How Chris’s Parents Feel About His Success 41:02 Does Chris Miss the UK? 42:25 Chris’s Haircut 42:49 Diary of a CEO 43:09 Does Chris Keep All the Books He Reads? 43:44 Ray Dalio on the Podcast 44:05 Avoiding Negative Self-Talk 46:03 What Would Chris Do Differently? 46:38 Baccarat Rouge 540 47:43 What Brand are Chris’s T-Shirts?48:25 Why Chris was Bullied at School 50:01 Recording with Cameron Hanes 50:55 Is the Mating Crisis That Bad? 52:59 Meeting People Who Have Been Impacted by the Podcast 54:47 Peter Attia on the Podcast 55:20 Does Chris Only Wear Vans? 56:32 Concern About EMFs 57:29 Do Men Care About Female Pubes? 58:26 Where Did 600K Subscribers Go? 58:39 Chest Day at the Gym 1:00:15 Life Advice 1:02:18 Will the Podcast Always Be Fulfilling? 1:04:55 Update on Stell Cem Treatment 1:06:29 Chris’s Process for Scheduling Episodes 1:08:17 Insights from Quitting Caffeine 1:10:26 How to ‘Do The Thing’ 1:13:57 How Chris Remembers Quotes 1:14:50 Should You Quit Soda or Booze? 1:15:15 Advice for Aspiring Podcasters 1:17:11 Over-Correcting Your Self-Improvement 1:19:58 Important Lessons from the Last Year 1:20:46 What Chris Looks for in a Podcast Guest 1:22:45 Gratitude Practices 1:24:07 Relationship Advice to 20-Year-Old 1:26:46 Conclusion - 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/ - 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/

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Feb 27, 20231h 27mWatch on YouTube ↗

CHAPTERS

  1. 1:10 – 2:07

    Caring About What Others Think

  2. 2:07 – 3:05

    Getting Nervous Before Podcasts

  3. 3:05 – 5:25

    Concern About Burnout

  4. 5:25 – 7:50

    Chris’s Book List

  5. 7:50 – 9:59

    Why the Goggins Episode Had Ads

  6. 9:59 – 10:56

    Modern Wisdom Merchandise

  7. 10:56 – 13:07

    Cosmic Skeptic’s Meat Confession

  8. 13:07 – 13:44

    1 Million Subscriber Episode

  9. 13:44 – 14:50

    Improving the Podcast

  10. 14:50 – 15:42

    Naval or Curtis Yarvin on the Podcast

  11. 15:42 – 18:18

    How to Ask Great Questions

  12. 18:18 – 20:02

    Is Chris Anti-Woke?

  13. 20:02 – 21:43

    Opinion on UK Tap Water

  14. 21:43 – 22:47

    Why Chris Quit Modelling

  15. 22:47 – 23:58

    Meditation for Beginners

  16. 23:58 – 26:14

    Opinion on Decoding The Gurus

  17. 26:14 – 28:11

    Staying Impartial as an Interviewer

  18. 28:11 – 30:23

    Outsourcing Your Self-Worth

  19. 30:23 – 31:58

    Modern Wisdom Live Shows

  20. 31:58 – 32:11

    Will Chris Play Cricket Again?

  21. 32:11 – 33:16

    The Podcast Intro Song

  22. 33:16 – 34:01

    Important Changes in the World

  23. 34:01 – 34:40

    Guesting on the Joe Rogan Podcast

  24. 34:40 – 36:39

    Is Dating Worth the Sacrifices?

  25. 36:39 – 38:09

    Tips to Increase Vocabulary

  26. 38:09 – 38:17

    Chris Needs More Subscribers

  27. 38:17 – 39:58

    Book-Writing in the Time of AI

  28. 39:58 – 40:08

    Keep Going

  29. 40:08 – 40:17

    Thank You Chris

  30. 40:17 – 41:02

    How Chris’s Parents Feel About His Success

  31. 41:02 – 42:25

    Does Chris Miss the UK?

  32. 42:25 – 42:49

    Chris’s Haircut

  33. 42:49 – 43:09

    Diary of a CEO

  34. 43:09 – 43:44

    Does Chris Keep All the Books He Reads?

  35. 43:44 – 44:05

    Ray Dalio on the Podcast

  36. 44:05 – 46:03

    Avoiding Negative Self-Talk

  37. 46:03 – 46:38

    What Would Chris Do Differently?

  38. 46:38 – 47:43

    Baccarat Rouge 540

  39. 47:43 – 50:01

    What Brand are Chris’s T-Shirts?48:25 Why Chris was Bullied at School

  40. 50:01 – 50:55

    Recording with Cameron Hanes

  41. 50:55 – 52:59

    Is the Mating Crisis That Bad?

  42. 52:59 – 54:47

    Meeting People Who Have Been Impacted by the Podcast

  43. 54:47 – 55:20

    Peter Attia on the Podcast

  44. 55:20 – 56:32

    Does Chris Only Wear Vans?

  45. 56:32 – 57:29

    Concern About EMFs

  46. 57:29 – 58:26

    Do Men Care About Female Pubes?

  47. 58:26 – 58:39

    Where Did 600K Subscribers Go?

  48. 58:39 – 1:00:15

    Chest Day at the Gym

  49. 1:02:18 – 1:04:55

    Will the Podcast Always Be Fulfilling?

  50. 1:04:55 – 1:06:29

    Update on Stell Cem Treatment

  51. 1:06:29 – 1:08:17

    Chris’s Process for Scheduling Episodes

  52. 1:08:17 – 1:10:26

    Insights from Quitting Caffeine

  53. 1:10:26 – 1:13:57

    How to ‘Do The Thing’

  54. 1:13:57 – 1:14:50

    How Chris Remembers Quotes

  55. 1:14:50 – 1:15:15

    Should You Quit Soda or Booze?

  56. 1:15:15 – 1:17:11

    Advice for Aspiring Podcasters

  57. 1:17:11 – 1:19:58

    Over-Correcting Your Self-Improvement

  58. 1:19:58 – 1:20:46

    Important Lessons from the Last Year

  59. 1:20:46 – 1:22:45

    What Chris Looks for in a Podcast Guest

  60. 1:22:45 – 1:24:07

    Gratitude Practices

  61. 1:24:07 – 1:26:46

    Relationship Advice to 20-Year-Old

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