Mike Israetel is a bodybuilding and fitness consultant, Temple University professor of Exercise Science, co-founder of Renaissance Periodization and author.

There are thousands of videos online about what it means to be happy and successful, usually all with different conclusions, but most include wealth in some form or another.

Expect to learn why a pessimistic view of life is unrealistic, the extent to which money can buy you happiness, why living in the present moment is overrated, if trading your time for future gains is a smart move, how to find purpose even in jobs you hate, whether worrying about the future will help you be more successful, Mike’s contrarian view on porn, the future of how AI will shape society and much more....

Sponsors:

Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM)

Go to https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help

Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM)

Extra Stuff:

Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/

To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom

-

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

Google’s smart home AI revamp 10/1/25

TechCheck

From Detection to Action: The E-commerce Integration Goal

The AI-powered Podcast Player