Everything You Want Is On The Other Side Of Cringe - Zack Telander

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Zack Telander is a musician, weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. Why are we so afraid of being cringe? If being cringe online is the price of success, why don’t more people pay it? So how do you train yourself past criticism and actually do what needs to be done in your life, whether people are watching you or not? Expect to learn why getting over being cringe is the key to unlocking the things you want in life, what it actually means to be “cool”, why using irony may be an overrated conversational tool, the importance of taking pleasure in the little things in life, Zack’s reflections on what it was like running for 100-days straight, the reason the health community pushes back on GLP-1's so much, why so many grifters drive critique online, and much more… - 0:00 Why Being Cringe is So Ironic 10:51 We Need to Take More Pleasure in the Little Things 18:17 How Has the Comments Section Changed Us? 23:18 Zack’s Opinion on Getting Out Over Your Skis 37:25 Grifters are Driving Critique Online 42:43 Does Trying to Be Cool Make You Cringe? 55:22 Why Zack Thinks It’s Becoming Harder to Be Your Authentic Self 01:03:51 Performance Massively Enhances GLP-1 Use 01:12:33 What Zack Learnt From Running For 100 Days 01:20:52 Chris’ Thoughts on What Makes Sport Compelling 01:29:15 Why Chris Wishes He Cared Less About Judgement 01:38:49 Human Connections Fill Us With Gratitude 01:45:15 Zack’s Gratitude Towards Chris - Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom - 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/

Chris WilliamsonhostZack Telanderguest

Sep 25, 20251h 47mWatch on YouTube ↗

EPISODE INFO

Released: September 25, 2025
Duration: 1h 47m
Channel: Modern Wisdom
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EPISODE DESCRIPTION

Go see Chris live in America - https://chriswilliamson.live Zack Telander is a musician, weightlifter, coach & YouTuber. Why are we so afraid of being cringe? If being cringe online is the price of success, why don’t more people pay it? So how do you train yourself past criticism and actually do what needs to be done in your life, whether people are watching you or not? Expect to learn why getting over being cringe is the key to unlocking the things you want in life, what it actually means to be “cool”, why using irony may be an overrated conversational tool, the importance of taking pleasure in the little things in life, Zack’s reflections on what it was like running for 100-days straight, the reason the health community pushes back on GLP-1's so much, why so many grifters drive critique online, and much more… - 0:00 Why Being Cringe is So Ironic 10:51 We Need to Take More Pleasure in the Little Things 18:17 How Has the Comments Section Changed Us? 23:18 Zack’s Opinion on Getting Out Over Your Skis 37:25 Grifters are Driving Critique Online 42:43 Does Trying to Be Cool Make You Cringe? 55:22 Why Zack Thinks It’s Becoming Harder to Be Your Authentic Self 01:03:51 Performance Massively Enhances GLP-1 Use 01:12:33 What Zack Learnt From Running For 100 Days 01:20:52 Chris’ Thoughts on What Makes Sport Compelling 01:29:15 Why Chris Wishes He Cared Less About Judgement 01:38:49 Human Connections Fill Us With Gratitude 01:45:15 Zack’s Gratitude Towards Chris - Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get 5 Free Travel Packs, Free Liquid Vitamin D, and more from AG1 at https://ag1.info/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular Flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get $100 off the best bloodwork analysis in America at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom - 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/

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Chris Williamson
host
Zack Telander
guest
Narrator
other

EPISODE SUMMARY

In this episode of Modern Wisdom, featuring Chris Williamson and Zack Telander, Everything You Want Is On The Other Side Of Cringe - Zack Telander explores cringe, Coolness, And Gratitude: Building Dreams In Public Online Chris Williamson and Zack Telander unpack why pursuing dreams in public feels 'cringe' and how online irony and comment culture punish sincerity and experimentation.

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