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Jun 29, 2020 • 1h 20min

#190 - Christopher Berry-Dee - Death Row's Worst Killers In Their Own Words

Christopher Berry-Dee is a criminologist and a writer.Christopher has spent a career interviewing some of history’s most notorious killers including Peter Sutcliffe, Ted Bundy, Aileen Wuornos, Dennis Nilsen and more. This is his first ever podcast.Expect to learn what it feels like to look pure evil in the eye, what makes psychopaths tick, why victims fall for these killers' deadly tricks and much more. Sponsor:Check out everything I use from The Protein Works at https://www.theproteinworks.com/modernwisdom/ (35% off everything with the code MODERN35)Extra Stuff:Buy Dead Men Talking - https://amzn.to/3ex6l0R Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 27, 2020 • 1h 39min

#189 - Kyle Eschenroeder - How To Work Out What You Want To Want From Life

Kyle Eschenroeder is a marketer and a writer.You do not want to live a life that you regret at the end of it. But working out what you WANT to want is a topic no one ever talks about.When you follow your default desires, you're much more likely to find yourself at a place in life that you didn't really want to be, or mean to get to. Today, we learn how to step into our programming and actively design our direction in life. I love this topic.Sponsor:Sign up to FitBook at https://fitbook.co.uk/join-fitbook/ (enter code MODERNWISDOM for 50% off your membership)Extra Stuff:Read Kyle's Blog Post - http://www.kyleschen.com/2017/04/11/what-do-you-want-to-want/Follow Kyle on Twitter - https://twitter.com/kyleschenGet my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 25, 2020 • 1h 16min

#188 - David Allen - The Art Of Stress-Free Productivity

David Allen is a productivity consultant and an author.Today I speak to the grandfather of the modern productivity movement. David is the creator of Getting Things Done - the most famous productivity system on the planet.Expect to learn David's 5-step process for organising your life, why your brain is a terrible library, what apps & systems David uses to enhance his own life, where he sees the future of productivity going and much more...Sponsor:Shop Tailored Athlete’s full range at https://link.tailoredathlete.co.uk/modernwisdom (FREE shipping automatically applied at checkout)Extra Stuff:Buy Getting Things Done - https://amzn.to/3hWk5VhCheck out David's Website - https://gettingthingsdone.com/Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 22, 2020 • 1h 41min

#187 - Life Hacks 201

Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me as we begin the 2nd Season of Life Hacks.Our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life.Expect to learn our real life review of the AirPods Pro, how to hack your hunger when cutting, our favourite To Do List apps, how you can manage your Instagram Inbox on desktop, a huge list of our favourite things to watch on TV and much more...Sponsor:Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 85% off and 3 Months Free)Extra Stuff:Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/Check out Jonny & Yusef's site - https://propanefitness.com/Learn to build an online business - https://propanefitness.com/modernwisdomDo your chores whilst cooking breakfastCoffee Bags4:6:6 Method for coffeeAirPods Pro - https://amzn.to/3fHhMn1 https://www.brain.fm/ Ask a friend to take you clothes shoppingReebok Nano X - https://amzn.to/3elVwyT Romaleos 4 - https://www.wit-fitness.com/collections/romaleos-4 https://gethuman.com/ Write a letter online - https://www.pc2paper.co.uk/Pressups when hungryClean teeth on an evening to stop hungerGo to bed earlier when cuttinghttps://www.omnigroup.com/omnifocus/The Foundation Series for posture - https://youtu.be/4BOTvaRaDjI Start with weakest side in gymWatch a subtitled film to combat dual-screeningWatch Parasite on Amazon PrimeKeep a list of things to watch or readWatch The GentlemanWatch SuccessionWatch Gangs Of LondonWatch Defending JacobSkip forward to avoid ads on SiriThe Productivity Planner - https://www.intelligentchange.com/products/the-productivity-planner SideCar on MacOShttps://www.instagram.com/direct/inbox/ https://www.flotato.com/ Determine the maximum and minimum tolerance for areas in your lifeUpright induction charger - https://amzn.to/3epzOd2Louder audiobooks for comprehension-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 20, 2020 • 59min

#186 - Elena Seranova - Overcoming Low Self-Esteem In Business & Life

Elena Seranova is a business coach, entrepreneur & PhD student.Many of us could do achieve far more if only we had the confidence to go after what we want. Getting out of your own way therefore becomes a goal in itself.Expect to learn how to use confidence to gain a competitive advantage, the common stumbling blocks Elena sees when working with clients on confidence, a selection of embarrassing stories from our history in academia & business and much more...Sponsor:Shop Eleiko’s full range at https://www.shop.eleiko.com (enter code MW15 for 15% off everything) Extra Stuff:Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/Check out Elena's Website: https://guildofgrowth.com/Grow Your Confidence Mentorship: https://guildofgrowth.com/collections/mentorships/products/self-sabotage-elimination-and-confidence-growth-bootcampFollow Elena on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ESeranova-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 18, 2020 • 59min

#185 - Dr Benjamin Hardy - The Truth About Your Personality

Dr Benjamin Hardy is an organisational psychologist and an author.Do you believe that your personality is permanent? Innate & inbuilt? Dr Hardy disagrees.Expect to learn why Myers-Briggs & other personality tests are destructive & as inaccurate as horoscopes, how to reframe your past narratives, why you can overcome traumas, how to become the scribe of your own identity narrative and much more...Sponsor:Check out everything I use from The Protein Works at https://www.theproteinworks.com/modernwisdom/ (35% off everything with the code MODERN35)Extra Stuff:Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/Buy Personality Isn't Permanent - https://bit.ly/benMWCheck out Ben's website - https://benjaminhardy.com/Daniel Gilbert's Ted Talk - https://youtu.be/XNbaR54Gpj4-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 15, 2020 • 1h 7min

#184 - Ethan Suplee - What It's Like To Lose 300lbs & Adele's Transformation

Ethan Suplee is an actor & a podcaster.Ethan's fitness journey has been a rollercoaster - from 200lbs at 10 years old to 550lbs in his 20's and now 260lbs at 13% bodyfat, all while starring in some of the biggest films in Hollywood including Mr Name Is Earl, The Wolf Of Wall Street & American History X.Expect to learn Ethan's thoughts on the response to Adele's weightloss photo, his advice for anyone looking to lose lots of weight, his lessons from decades of dieting and much more...Sponsor:Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity → https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/Extra Stuff:Follow Ethan on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/ethansuplee/Subscribe to American Glutton - https://americanglutton.net/Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcastCheck out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 13, 2020 • 1h 15min

#183 - William Leith - Why Some People Become Ridiculously Rich

William Leith is a journalist & an author.Acquiring an incredible fortune is the goal of many, but what is the true cost of being stupendously rich?Expect to learn how to make money from The Real Wolf Of Wall Street Jordan Belfort, the downside of wealth from a Russian half-billionaire who lives alone in a British mansion with his butler, how to avoid risk by the hottest thinker on the planet Nassim Taleb and much more...Sponsor:Shop Tailored Athlete’s full range at https://link.tailoredathlete.co.uk/modernwisdom (FREE shipping automatically applied at checkout)Extra Stuff:Buy The Trick - https://amzn.to/2BJK959Take a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcastCheck out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 11, 2020 • 2h 11min

#182 - Dr Jack Lewis - The Neuroscience Of The 7 Deadly Sins

Dr Jack Lewis is a Neuroscientist, television presenter and an author.Why do we do the things we know we shouldn't? The 7 deadly sins have defined for hundreds of years and yet we all still fall prey to them.Expect to learn the underpinnings of our willpower, neuroscience's explanations for why we tend toward sinning, whether we have control over what makes us sexually aroused, a justification for punching someone in the face and much more...Sponsor:Sign up to FitBook at https://fitbook.co.uk/join-fitbook/ (enter code MODERNWISDOM for 50% off your membership)Extra Stuff:Buy The Science Of Sin - https://amzn.to/2MKGRkCFollow Jack on Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrJackLewisSubscribe to Jack's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU7CrrFGLUxTCstZkpDlGfgTake a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcastCheck out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Jun 8, 2020 • 1h 12min

#181 - Rutger Bregman - Humankind: Are We Good Or Evil?

Rutger Bregman is a historian & an author.It's a common-held view of humanity that humans are adversarial. Shaven chimps competing with each other for resources, held together by a veneer of politeness & society.Rutger disagrees and suggests that deep down humans might actually be quite nice. Expect to learn why soldiers don't fire their weapons in war, what happens when the real world Lord Of The Flies happens, how bombing a city doesn't weaken the inhabitants and much more...Sponsor:Get Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (Enter promo code MODERNWISDOM for 85% off and 3 Months Free)Extra Stuff:Buy Humankind - https://amzn.to/370ack5Follow Rutger on Twitter - https://twitter.com/rcbregmanTake a break from alcohol and upgrade your life - https://6monthssober.com/podcastCheck out everything I recommend from books to products - https://www.amazon.co.uk/shop/modernwisdom-Get in touch. Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillxTwitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillxYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcastEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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