The Loneliness Epidemic

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In 1990, 55% of men said they had six or more close friends. In 2020 that dropped to 21%. It's less than half. The number of men who say that they have zero close friends has increased by fivefold from 1990 and it's now at 15%. Simon Sinek says there's a real difference between being alone and being lonely.

From a bullied and unpopular schoolboy to famous party boy appearing on some of the biggest reality shows, Chris Williamson was living the life most men in their twenties dream about. However, to Chris this didn’t feel like his life and he didn’t truly understand himself, instead he was just going through the motions and pretending to be a success.

Since then, Chris has been on a constant mission to evolve and follow his ceaseless curiosity. He has used his podcast as his own university degree, talking to the world’s preeminent thinkers and learning alongside his listeners.

In this expansive conversation Chris discusses everything from strategies in the fight against imposter syndrome and gaining confidence, the true price of success and what drives successful people, to the game of love and relationships in the modern world.

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