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800k Q&A - Diary Of A CEO, Iman Gadzhi & Body Positivity

I hit 800k 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 my experience on Steven Bartlett's Diary Of A Ceo, whether I think Alex Hormozi is the new Naval Ravikant and why there's no male body positivity movement. Expect to learn whether I understand females more or less after all the things I've read, my reflections after dealing with depression throughout my 20's, what my attachment style is, how to keep your ego small, if it's harder to find a good partner than in our parents' generation, if I'm grateful for growing up working class, why I'm in love with Crocs and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on Marek Health’s comprehensive blood panels at https://marekhealth.com/modernwisdom (use code: MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount & free shipping on your Lawnmower 4.0 at https://manscaped.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D and more from Athletic Greens at https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Zachary and Miguel from AISHIP.CO created the ChrisBot for me. They can develop all kinds of AI solutions, check them out here - https://aiship.co/ Extra Stuff: Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ #alexhormozi #bodypositivity #diaryofaceo - 00:00 Intro 01:45 Escaping a High-Pay, Soul-Destroying Job 02:53 The Diary of a CEO Instagram Reel 05:06 Does Chris Understand Females More Now? 05:49 The Starving Rat Experiment 07:53 Chris’s Attachment Style 09:03 Congratulations! 09:22 Evolving Writing Style 10:16 Collaborating with James Smith 10:34 Intellectually Challenging Guests 11:18 Iman Gadzhi 12:36 What Keeps Chris Going? 13:50 Finding a Quality Woman Today 15:27 Morning Routines: Chris Vs Ben Greenfield 15:47 Why Crocs? 16:15 Are Influencers Encouraging Unhealthy Comparisons? 18:35 Dealing with Rapid Podcast Growth 20:16 The Kingkiller Trilogy 20:55 Muay Thai 21:54 Thinking About Death 23:03 Experiences of Being Bullied 24:28 Recovering from Procrastination 26:20 Career You Love Vs Career that Pays Well 27:42 Core Values 28:53 References for Solo Podcasts 29:19 Chris Brown 29:58 The Diary of a CEO Experience 32:05 Applying Podcast Lessons to Personal Life 32:55 Jonathan Haidt 33:54 Advice to Younger Self 35:32 Are Opinionated Women Less Attractive? 37:02 Will the Male/Female Divide End? 39:19 Growing Up in a Working Class Environment 40:25 Is This the Best Time in History? 42:53 Future Pickle Ball World Champion 43:24 Posie Parker 43:50 Thank You! 44:18 Building a Social Circle 45:58 True Motivations for Modern Wisdom 49:20 Substack Articles to Read Before You Die 50:00 Social Media Cares About Words Not Actions 51:34 The Modern Wisdom Team 52:13 Books Vs Podcasts 52:45 True Geordie & Derren Brown 53:05 Is Alex Hormozi the Naval of His Generation? 53:50 How Did the Podcast Get Big Quick? 55:38 Impact of EvPsych on Navigating Relationships 57:32 Unreleased Episodes 58:40 Advice to 13 Year Old 1:01:30 Foreseeing 1 Million Subscribers 1:01:58 Causes of the Manosphere 1:03:55 Living with Zack Telander 1:04:18 Lex Fridman 1:04:39 Bad Habits 1:05:22 Honest Opinion of Dubai 1:06:33 Suffering From Anxiety & Depression 1:09:35 Why is Body Positivity Only for Women? 1:12:10 Do People Have Too High Expectations for Relationships? 1:14:02 Top 5 Books for Self Development 1:15:03 Judging the Potential of a Guest 1:16:08 Free Sports Massage 1:16:27 Advice for Social Anxiety & Public Speaking 1:17:34 Does Chris Like His Sponsors? 1:18:58 Physical Appearance & Attraction 1:20:12 The Future of Prenups 1:21:16 Chad Williamson 1:21:27 Most Interesting New Subject From the Last 12 Months 1:22:02 Advice for Starting a Business 1:22:51 Dealing with Close Friends Aiming Down 1:24:91 How Many Modern Wisdom Listeners Are Female? 1:25:32 Ethics of Surrogacy 1:26:14 How to Stay Humble After Success 1:28:36 Guests with Huge Audience but Low Knowledge 1:30:20 Is Zone 2 Cardio More Beneficial? 1:30:57 Dealing with Pride After a Glow Up 1:31:59 Challenges of Going Pro 1:34:34 Appearing on Diary of a CEO 1:35:02 Would Chris Start an OnlyFans? 1:35:30 Best Uni-Alternative Platforms 1:35:52 Rian Stone 1:36:41 Thank You! 1:36:58 Chris’s Income Sources 1:38:50 Benefits of LMNT 1:39:36 Do Nothing Day 1:40:40 Is Weed Causing the Masculinity Crisis? - 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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At a glance

WHAT IT’S REALLY ABOUT

Chris Williamson’s 800K Q&A: Dating, Work, Anxiety, and AI ChrisBot

  1. Chris Williamson celebrates reaching 800,000 subscribers with an extended Q&A on work, relationships, mental health, and his evolving career. He discusses leaving high-paying but unfulfilling jobs, the modern dating crisis, body image double standards, and the pressures of rapid audience growth. He experiments with a custom “ChrisBot” AI trained on his content, comparing its answers with his own and even letting it influence guest decisions. Throughout, he stresses curiosity, evolutionary psychology, and honest self-work over external validation or purely financial goals.

IDEAS WORTH REMEMBERING

5 ideas

Choosing sanity and fulfillment over maximum income often nets out better long-term.

Working a highly paid but soul-crushing job typically leads to costly coping behaviors and poor well‑being; taking a pay cut for more meaningful work can leave you happier, healthier, and ultimately more effective.

Social anxiety eases when you realize how little others actually notice you.

Most people are absorbed in their own lives and barely register your mistakes or awkwardness; internalizing this indifference is a powerful antidote to fear in social situations.

Romantic expectations today are often unrealistically high, but complete ‘settling’ is also a trap.

Dating apps and endless options push people to perpetually ‘next’ partners in search of perfection; a sustainable relationship requires accepting 90–95% fit instead of chasing an impossible 100%.

Body positivity is socially extended to women far more than to men.

Williamson argues that cultural body-positivity narratives overwhelmingly protect women while men are still simply told to “hit the gym,” reflecting broader gendered expectations and patronizing assumptions about female fragility.

Consistent, curiosity-driven work beats grand strategy for creative careers.

He attributes his podcast’s success not to viral shortcuts but to years of consistent episodes, choosing guests he’s genuinely curious about, and slowly getting better at communication and operations.

WORDS WORTH SAVING

5 quotes

There is nothing more liberating than realizing how indifferent the rest of the world is to what you're doing.

— Chris Williamson

Think about how good you are at doing a job that you hate, and now think about how good you would be if you were doing a job that you love.

— Chris Williamson

Modern Wisdom is the podcast that I wish that I'd had 10 years ago.

— Chris Williamson

You're not supposed to be each other's adversaries. Women should care about men falling behind, and men should care about women feeling lonely.

— Chris Williamson

Most of the things I feared would happen contributed almost nothing to my success, but they ruined a lot of my enjoyment along the way.

— Chris Williamson (paraphrasing his advice to his younger self)

Career choices, meaning vs. money, and procrastinationModern dating dynamics, gender relations, and body image cultureEvolutionary psychology, attachment styles, and understanding human behaviorMental health: social anxiety, depression, and coping mechanismsBuilding and growing a podcast, audience scrutiny, and monetizationUse of AI ‘ChrisBot’ and how tech is changing content and relationshipsPersonal values, habits, and lifestyle (fitness, routines, materialism)

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