Defining Success: Hidden vs Observable Metrics

Are you planning 2026 completely wrong? CHRIS WILLIAMSON, Modern Wisdom host, breaks down goal setting errors, procrastination psychology, stress overload, dating mistakes and the ONE strategy that works!

Chris Williamson is the host of the Modern Wisdom podcast and a leading voice on men’s development, productivity and the challenges of modern life. He is also the creator of the 3 Minute Monday newsletter, where he shares weekly insights on discipline, focus and meaning. 

He explains: 

◼️Why your goals keep failing you no matter how motivated you feel

◼️The SINGLE question that decides if 2026 is a breakout year

◼️The real reason PROCRASTINATION protects you from success

◼️Why doing less beats trying harder every time

◼️How stress and dating confusion hold men back

00:00 Intro
05:18 Choosing a Productive New Year's Resolution
12:11 The Real Thing You Should Be Doing
19:18 The Idea That "I Will Be Enough When..."
20:13 How to Find Success
23:22 The Hidden and Hurtful Metrics of Success
39:24 The Cost of Alcohol on Your Habits
42:07 If You're Not Okay, You Won't Choose Healthy Habits
46:38 The Biggest Learnings to Stay Consistent
48:42 Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, and Anxiety
53:24 The Two Main Reasons for Procrastination
01:00:56 America and the UK: Differences in Success Approaches
01:06:10 I Wish Britain Celebrated the Success of Its People
01:07:40 Ads
01:08:42 I Never Thought I'd Amounted to Much
01:18:19 How to Know What You Really Want in Life
01:33:54 Modeling What It Means to Be a Good Man
01:39:08 Ads
01:41:10 The Lonely Chapter in Everyone's Life
01:47:15 Problems Are a Feature of Life, Not a Bug
01:53:19 Psychological Stability in a Partner
01:55:48 The Dating World and Finding a Partner
01:58:40 The One Thing That Will Make You More Attractive
02:02:30 Why You Shouldn't Wait for Anything
02:12:22 The Hardest 12 Months of My Life
02:19:12 The Pleasure in Small Things

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