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Feb 22, 2024 • 1h 51min

#748 - Rob Henderson - How Privileged Thinking Drives Our Entire Culture

Discussing luxury beliefs and their impact on society, class dynamics, and education. Exploring the hypocrisy in elite academic circles, navigating societal norms, personal journeys, and gender dynamics. From chaos to discipline journey, online interactions, and strategies for maximizing the benefits of reading.
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Feb 19, 2024 • 3h 2min

#747 - Eric Weinstein - Why Does The Modern World Make No Sense?

Eric Weinstein discusses the confusion in the modern world, Harvard controversies, physics stagnation, Jeffrey Epstein's interest in Hawking, inter-dimensional aliens, 2024 election predictions, and more.
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Feb 17, 2024 • 1h 51min

#746 - Morgan Housel - 12 Unexpected Laws Of Human Psychology

Explore the laws of human psychology with insights on optimism, tragedies vs miracles, lessons from wealthy divorces, dangers of perfectionism, and the fall of competitive advantages. Delve into historical innovation, gender attractiveness preferences, the power of artificial constraints, slow positive changes, and the price of success. Learn about the evolution of innovation, embracing long-term investing, airport security solutions, and the power of simplicity in personal finance.
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Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 20min

#745 - Brad Wilcox - Is Marriage Actually Worth It?

Brad Wilcox, a Professor of Sociology at the University of Virginia and Director of the National Marriage Project, discusses whether marriage is worth it. Topics include the correlation between marital status and financial status, the impact of marriage on mental and physical health, changing attitudes towards marriage, and the risks and benefits of marriage for men.
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Feb 12, 2024 • 2h 1min

#744 - Dr Mike Israetel - Exercise Scientist’s Masterclass On Building Muscle

Dr Mike Israetel, Professor of Exercise and Sport Science, shares scientifically proven strategies for efficient muscle growth, including exercise selection, technique, warm-up, optimal workout duration and frequency. They discuss troubleshooting lack of muscle growth, nutrition, motivation, and making it easier to go to the gym. They also have a humorous conversation about quantum healing, crypto investments, and interviewing Sam Bankman-Fried.
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Feb 10, 2024 • 1h 3min

#743 - Hannah Ritchie - Why Does Everyone Believe The World Is Doomed?

Data scientist Hannah Ritchie discusses why people believe the world is doomed due to climate change, misconceptions and pessimism about climate change, declining birth rates and concerns of population collapse, using data to influence beliefs and culture, ocean plastics and overfishing, and coordinating global efforts to improve the shared environment.
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Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 58min

#742 - Gurwinder Bhogal - 17 Shocking Lessons About Human Psychology

Gurwinder Bhogal, a programmer and writer, discusses shocking lessons about human psychology. Topics include the relationship between cynicism and intelligence, the impact of ambiguity aversion on conspiratorial thinking, the concept of toxic compassion, vice signaling in response to virtue signaling, understanding behaviors beyond labels, consuming and creating content, the intellectuals treadmill, and upcoming book and social media plans.
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Feb 5, 2024 • 2h 49min

#741 - Dr Joe Dispenza - How To Unlock Your Mind & Master Your Life

Dr Joe Dispenza discusses the impact of thoughts on well-being, addiction to negative thoughts, and techniques for self-regulation. He explores the neuroscience and biology of change in creating lasting transformation. The power of thoughts and emotions, meditation, biology upgrades, fear, gratitude, hard work, behavior change, and overcoming addiction to negative emotions are also discussed. Additionally, the effects of meditation and psychedelics on the brain, working inside prisons, and positive changes achieved are explored.
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Feb 3, 2024 • 1h 42min

#740 - Nomad Capitalist - How To Travel The World And Pay No Tax

Andrew Henderson, global citizenship expert and financial consultant, discusses the best travel hacks to save on taxes, the advantages and challenges of being a global citizen, renouncing American citizenship and implications, living and running a business in Dubai, giving birth abroad as a nomadic strategy, holiday destinations vs. places to live, tax implications and incentives in Italy and Greece, and diversifying currencies and assessing bank risk.
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Feb 1, 2024 • 1h 51min

#739 - Dr Robert Glover - The Lifetime Problem With Being A “Nice Guy”

Therapist and author Dr. Robert Glover discusses the problem with being a 'nice guy', exploring its negative impacts, including people-pleasing, resentment, and lack of personal growth. He also delves into the struggles of 'nice guys', such as anxiety, perfectionism, and self-sabotage. The podcast explores the importance of healthy boundaries, living life on one's own terms, and the significance of first sexual experiences. It also touches on societal expectations, the impact of trauma, and finding support for personal growth.

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