Nils Rydsmo is a 20-year-old Swedish creator in the men's health and hormones space who is currently serving in the Swedish Armed Forces. We met playing chess at Sam's Farm café in Canggu, Bali, became friends over a couple of weeks, crossed paths again in Chiang Mai, and this is the first time we sat down properly to talk.

The episode covers what military service does to your mind, the difference between discipline and self-discipline, why going through hard experiences raises your baseline so ordinary life feels easier, and the misogi concept. Nils also shares a sharp take on hope — why people living in the worst conditions often have the most faith — and the mice experiment from Goggins' book that explains what hope actually does to human endurance. The back half goes into materialism, comparison, journaling, and how to figure out what you want from life by first naming what you don't.

Two friends who met in Bali, catching up for the first time on record. If you want to build a mind that nothing can break, this one is worth your time.

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