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  • Modern Wisdom

    Positive Psychology Founder: How To Stop Your Negative Thoughts - Martin Seligman - #1167

    2026-10-24 | 1 h 21 min.
    Dr. Martin Seligman is a psychologist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania, pioneer of positive psychology, and author.

    Expect to learn why some people experience exactly the same adversity and come out more resilient; which traits matter the most in life: efficacy, optimism, or imagination; what people 2,000 years from now possess psychologically that we don’t possess today; if you can be highly competent but still have very little agency, what actually makes life worth living and much more…

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    Timestamps:

    (00:00) Has Martin Always Been a Scientific Rebel?

    (03:07) Why Martin Chose Mastery and Agency

    (09:24) The Epiphany That Changed Martin’s Career

    (17:50) Can You Train Your Brain to Be Optimistic?

    (27:50) Optimism vs Agency: What’s the Difference?

    (29:16) Is Agency the Biggest Predictor of Success?

    (32:04) How Our Understanding of Agency Has Evolved

    (38:55) How to Inject Agency Into Your Life

    (42:22) Is AI the Key to Unlocking Human Creativity?

    (54:41) Does Our Environment Shape Our Understanding of Agency?

    (57:08) Were Humans Conscious 3000 Years Ago?

    (01:02:04) Why Agency Is Double-Edged

    (01:04:39) Are Optimists More Successful?

    (01:13:48) What Actually Makes a Good Life?

    (01:15:04) Martin’s Most Underrated Work

    (01:18:48) Why Being Boring Is a Choice

    (01:19:34) Where to Find Martin

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  • Modern Wisdom

    Why Men & Women Are Giving Up On Each Other - Daniel Cox - #1166

    2026-10-22 | 1 h 54 min.
    Daniel Cox is a researcher, pollster and Director of the Survey Center on American Life.

    Expect to learn why men and women understand each other less than they used to, why young women feel less safe despite so much progress, what parents should do differently if they want their children to eventually have successful relationships, what young men incorrectly believe about women because of the internet, why political compatibility became romantic compatibility and much more…

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    Timestamps:

    (00:00) Do Men and Women Understand Each Other?

    (05:53) What the Man vs Bear Debate Really Revealed

    (08:48) Why Do Women Feel So Unsafe?

    (14:23) Does the Internet Bring Out the Worst in Us?

    (17:45) What Men Get Wrong About Women

    (27:07) How Financial Independence Changed Relationships

    (30:38) Are Smaller Families Making Us Less Community-Minded?

    (42:07) Is AI Making Us More Antisocial?

    (46:35) Why Are More People Staying Single?

    (56:30) Why Men and Women See Cheating Differently

    (01:05:03) Is Modern Education Failing Boys?

    (01:12:26) What Are Young Men Supposed to Aspire To?

    (01:15:54) Is Monk Mode Helping or Hurting Men?

    (01:22:12) How Loneliness Differs Between Men and Women

    (01:26:34) Are Women Better at Emotional Support?

    (01:32:35) How Politics Is Driving Men and Women Apart

    (01:46:37) Can We Reverse the Rise of Uncoupling?

    (01:53:51) Where to Find Daniel

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    #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

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  • Modern Wisdom

    The Most Hardcore Military Stories In History - The Fat Electrician - #1165

    2026-10-19 | 2 h 47 min.
    The Fat Electrician (aka Nic Palmer) is a military veteran, comedian and YouTuber.

    Expect to learn why we don’t promote war heroes anymore and what most heroes have in common, behind the stories of Logan Westin, Pappy Gun, and other not well-known heroes of past wars, what the most hardcore animals in military history were, whether it is possible to have war heroes anymore, and much more…

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    Timestamps:

    (00:00) What Does the Fat Electrician Actually Do?

    (01:50) Where Have America’s War Heroes Gone?

    (09:46) What Do History’s Greatest Heroes Have in Common?

    (13:57) The Forgotten Heroism of Logan Weston

    (33:49) How Logan Weston Became a Green Beret

    (37:07) Does Modern Warfare Have Room for Heroes?

    (41:39) Why Did WWII Veterans Stay Silent?

    (53:12) The Rebellious Pappy Gunn

    (01:07:52) Why WWII Heroes Were Built Different

    (01:10:48) Why Britain Refuses to Embrace Air Conditioning

    (01:18:20) Britain’s Craziest Military Inventions

    (01:22:48) Did the Allies Try to Feminise Hitler?

    (01:28:06) The Most Hardcore Animals Ever Used in Warfare

    (01:39:12) Why the Battle of Trenton Changed America

    (01:44:25) What Everyone Gets Wrong About Bravery

    (01:47:42) Why America Really Wants Greenland

    (01:51:32) The Forgotten Jobs That Win Wars

    (01:55:55) The Incredible Story of Sniper Ed Eaton

    (02:11:32) Is It Intimidating to Cover Someone Who’s Still Alive?

    (02:18:42) Why the Fat Electrician Is Writing Kids’ Books

    (02:26:38) The Journey Behind Neutonic

    (02:34:49) The Genius of Lunchables

    (02:46:43) Where to Find the Fat Electrician

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    #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

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  • Modern Wisdom

    Why Pessimism Makes Dumb Ideas Sound Smart - David Deutsch - #1164

    2026-10-17 | 1 h 11 min.
    David Deutsch is a British physicist, a pioneering researcher in quantum computation, and author.

    Expect to learn how David has changed his views on the limits of human potential in recent years, why people should have an optimistic view of the world, which current problem most people are unnecessarily pessimistic about right now, what the largest issues are in modern education, why AGI will not pose a great threat to humans, what makes for a good life and much more…

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    Timestamps:

    (00:00) How Is Knowledge Created?

    (04:19) Do We Misunderstand Being Wrong?

    (10:01) Why We Should Never Aspire to Be Certain

    (21:29) Will We Ever Solve the Fermi Paradox?

    (23:53) Is Optimism the Most Rational Worldview?

    (28:41) Why Does Pessimism Masquerade as Sophistication?

    (31:42) Should We Be Afraid of AI?

    (37:27) Why LLMs Can’t Take Over the World

    (44:08) What Is Creativity?

    (48:05) Is Our Education System Built on a Mistake?

    (53:35) How Should We Reinvent Education?

    (55:27) Can Too Much Discipline Hold You Back?

    (01:03:24) The Philosophy Behind a Good Life

    (01:09:16) What Is David Working On?

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    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

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  • Modern Wisdom

    9 Harsh Truths No One Wants To Admit - Shaan Puri - #1163

    2026-10-15 | 1 h 38 min.
    Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster, and angel investor.

    Expect to learn why the economy is basically run on insecure people, why it's better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, what’s holding most young people back from achieving more, why you should follow your obsessions, the importance of leaving your hometown at some point in your life, why greatness is the most overrated trait we tend to admire, and much more…

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    Timestamps:(00:00) How the Economy Targets Vulnerability

    (05:42) Why You Should Adopt the ABZ Method

    (12:06) Is Asking for Advice Just Asking for Permission?

    (20:26) The Battle Between Courage and Fear

    (24:17) Is Your Environment Holding You Back?

    (33:15) Why You Should Listen to Your Obsessions

    (42:21) Don’t Keep Your “Iron John” in the Cage

    (55:51) How to Go From Good Boy to Great King

    (59:21) Why Finding Success Creates More Work

    (01:12:26) The Hidden Cost of Greatness

    (01:24:25) The Ultimate Test of a Successful Relationship

    (01:36:49) What’s Next for Shaan?

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    #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

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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.
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