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Modern Wisdom

Modern Wisdom

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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Matthew McConaughey, Alain de Botton, Alex Hormozi, Tony Robbins, Chris Bumstead, Mark Manson and more.Chris Williamson Hygiène et vie saine Sciences sociales
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  • The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161

    The Only 12 Lessons Buried In Every Self-Help Book - Spencer Greenberg - #1161
    Oct 10 2026
    Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, founder, CEO & creator of ClearerThinking.org Expect to learn the most valuable lessons from over 500+ personal development books, why understanding values are so hard, which popular self-help advice turned out to have surprisingly little substance behind it, why intelligent people seem particularly vulnerable to overthinking, how people tell the difference between hype and legitimate effective strategies or innovation and much more… Sponsors: Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom Get a free bottle of D3K2, an AG1 Welcome Kit, and more when you first subscribe 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 See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (00:00) Why Have We Become So Disillusioned With Self-Help? (05:00) Is Self-Help Just Old Advice Repackaged? (06:55) The Biggest Self-Development Strategies That Aren’t Backed Up (08:59) How to Find the Right Self-Help Strategy (12:56) Should We Focus on Intrinsic Values? (18:18) How to Work Out What You Actually Value (20:47) The Science of Building Habits That Stick (25:42) Are You Setting Goals the Wrong Way? (27:42) Why Is Focusing on Fear So Important? (38:13) How Your Mental State Controls Your Performance (40:36) The Relationship Between the Mind and Body (42:27) The Best Ways to Combat Overthinking (50:22) Can Anyone Rewire Their Thinking? (55:25) The Peak Productivity Formula (01:00:07) How to Become More Efficient (01:03:05) Why Everyone Needs ‘Glad You Did It’ Activities (01:08:26) Is Willpower Enough to Solve Your Problems? (01:12:16) The Power of Positive Thinking (01:20:38) How Much of Self-Development Is Following Your Focus? (01:22:02) The Self-Development Strategy You Shouldn’t Ignore (01:26:55) Where to Find Spencer Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 27 min
  • CIA Whistleblower: “The Shadow Government Is Real” - John Kiriakou - #1160

    CIA Whistleblower: “The Shadow Government Is Real” - John Kiriakou - #1160
    Oct 8 2026
    John Kiriakou is a former CIA counterterrorism officer, intelligence whistleblower, journalist, and author. Expect to learn who’s actually controlling the US government, what John thinks of the new Paramount/Warner Bros. Skydance Merger, why we should be worried about and taking China more seriously, if brainwashing is real in CIA interrogation techniques, the most impressive CIA operations they pulled off, why John plays Angry Birds every morning and much more… Sponsors: Get up to $350 off the Eight Sleep Pod 6 at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (00:00) Why Should We Believe an Ex-CIA Agent? (00:44) Will John Ever Receive a Presidential Pardon? (03:25) Who Really Controls America? (11:32) Inside the CIA’s Levels of Security (15:26) The CIA’s Most Classified Operations (16:44) Does the CIA Classify Embarrassing Information? (17:54) Could Big Tech Become More Powerful Than the CIA? (20:37) Is the CIA Spying on American Citizens? (25:54) Why We Should Be Worried About China (30:53) How Foreign Spies Infiltrate the US Government (39:50) What Will CIA Whistleblowers Be Leaking in 10 Years? (43:18) Is Mass Surveillance the Price of Safety? (47:51) Is Brainwashing Real? (58:45) The Chicken Farmer Who Brought Down Hitler (01:03:30) Inside Operation Grim Beeper (01:06:03) The Greatest Intelligence Operations Ever (01:11:41) Can America Legally Kidnap Foreign Nationals? (01:17:20) Was 9/11 the Most Complex Intelligence Operation Ever? (01:20:47) The Location and Kidnap of Adolf Eichmann (01:22:37) The Legendary Capture of Carlos the Jackal (01:27:34) Why Working for the CIA Was So Much Fun (01:29:37) How Mass Persuasion Works at Scale (01:36:58) Does Working for the CIA Make You Paranoid? (01:38:19) How to Spot a Liar (01:46:50) How Interrogators Get People to Tell the Truth (01:54:17) Should Torture Ever Be Legal? (01:59:43) The Most Shocking Interrogation Tactics Used by the CIA (02:07:31) What Really Happens at Guantanamo Bay? (02:08:50) Was Uday Hussein One of the Most Evil Men Ever? (02:15:34) Dominance vs Prestige: What Makes a Better Leader? (02:20:16) Is This America’s First Botched Lethal Injection Execution?( 02:28:31) Why John Is Obsessed With Angry Birds (02:31:09) Is John a Model Now? (02:32:54) What Everyone Gets Wrong About Intelligence Agencies (02:35:41) Where to Find John Extra Stuff: See me live in the UK & Ireland this October: ⁠https://chriswilliamson.live Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 h et 36 min
  • 4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159

    4 Men Share How They Hit Rock Bottom (and got out) - Dr K, Joe Hudson & Connor Beaton - #1159
    Oct 5 2026
    Expect to learn: What it takes to climb the mountain of success as a man. The catalysts that propel people forward to make real and lasting change. How to come back from rock bottom. and much more… Guests: Joe Hudson is a coach, entrepreneur and a podcast host. Dr K is a psychiatrist, Harvard Medical School instructor, co-founder of Healthy GamerGG, Twitch streamer and a YouTuber. Connor Beaton is a men’s life coach, founder of ManTalks and an author focusing on men’s wellness and personal growth. Sponsors: Get a Free Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular flavours with your first purchase at https://drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a free trial from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get the brand new Whoop 5.0 and your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: ⁠⁠https://chriswillx.com/deals⁠ Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at ⁠https://chatgpt.com Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/books⁠ Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: ⁠https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom⁠ Episodes You Might Enjoy: #577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠ #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠ #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠ - Get In Touch: Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast⁠ Email: ⁠https://chriswillx.com/contact⁠ - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    2 h et 21 min
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I thought I would quickly cover all the life lessons he has to offer, but I find myself discovering new insights all the time.
Chris has a talent for broadening our minds and introducing us to the ideas of diverse thinkers, which only makes us more open-minded. I also have to admit that he knows how to choose his guests and is probably the first to learn from them.

Message to listeners: you won't learn from every episode, but I guarantee that some are tailor-made for you.

Message to Chris: thank you for what you offer. I also want to acknowledge what a good and clear speaker you are. Keep up the good and inspiring work.

So SO SO Good

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It's funny how some people keep being interesting. Chris is one of them. And his guests of course! Cheers and kudos.

always interesting

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