Modern Wisdom

The Fat Electrician (aka Nic Freitas) is a military veteran, comedian and YouTuber.

Expect to learn why we don’t promote war heroes anymore and what most heroes have in common, behind the stories of Logan Westin, Pappy Gun, and other not well-known heroes of past wars, what the most hardcore animals in military history were, whether it is possible to have war heroes anymore, and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) What Does the Fat Electrician Actually Do?

(01:50) Where Have America’s War Heroes Gone?

(09:46) What Do History’s Greatest Heroes Have in Common?

(13:57) The Forgotten Heroism of Logan Weston

(33:49) How Logan Weston Became a Green Beret

(37:07) Does Modern Warfare Have Room for Heroes?

(41:39) Why Did WWII Veterans Stay Silent?

(53:12) The Rebellious Pappy Gunn

(01:07:52) Why WWII Heroes Were Built Different

(01:10:48) Why Britain Refuses to Embrace Air Conditioning

(01:18:20) Britain’s Craziest Military Inventions

(01:22:48) Did the Allies Try to Feminise Hitler?

(01:28:06) The Most Hardcore Animals Ever Used in Warfare

(01:39:12) Why the Battle of Trenton Changed America

(01:44:25) What Everyone Gets Wrong About Bravery

(01:47:42) Why America Really Wants Greenland

(01:51:32) The Forgotten Jobs That Win Wars

(01:55:55) The Incredible Story of Sniper Ed Eaton

(02:11:32) Is It Intimidating to Cover Someone Who’s Still Alive?

(02:18:42) Why the Fat Electrician Is Writing Kids’ Books

(02:26:38) The Journey Behind Neutonic

(02:34:49) The Genius of Lunchables

(02:46:43) Where to Find the Fat Electrician

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David Deutsch is a British physicist, a pioneering researcher in quantum computation, and author.

Expect to learn how David has changed his views on the limits of human potential in recent years, why people should have an optimistic view of the world, which current problem most people are unnecessarily pessimistic about right now, what the largest issues are in modern education, why AGI will not pose a great threat to humans, what makes for a good life and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) How Is Knowledge Created?

(04:19) Do We Misunderstand Being Wrong?

(10:01) Why We Should Never Aspire to Be Certain

(21:29) Will We Ever Solve the Fermi Paradox?

(23:53) Is Optimism the Most Rational Worldview?

(28:41) Why Does Pessimism Masquerade as Sophistication?

(31:42) Should We Be Afraid of AI?

(37:27) Why LLMs Can’t Take Over the World

(44:08) What Is Creativity?

(48:05) Is Our Education System Built on a Mistake?

(53:35) How Should We Reinvent Education?

(55:27) Can Too Much Discipline Hold You Back?

(01:03:24) The Philosophy Behind a Good Life

(01:09:16) What Is David Working On?

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Shaan Puri is an entrepreneur, former CEO, podcaster, and angel investor.

Expect to learn why the economy is basically run on insecure people, why it's better to ask for forgiveness rather than permission, what’s holding most young people back from achieving more, why you should follow your obsessions, the importance of leaving your hometown at some point in your life, why greatness is the most overrated trait we tend to admire, and much more…

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Timestamps:(00:00) How the Economy Targets Vulnerability

(05:42) Why You Should Adopt the ABZ Method

(12:06) Is Asking for Advice Just Asking for Permission?

(20:26) The Battle Between Courage and Fear

(24:17) Is Your Environment Holding You Back?

(33:15) Why You Should Listen to Your Obsessions

(42:21) Don’t Keep Your “Iron John” in the Cage

(55:51) How to Go From Good Boy to Great King

(59:21) Why Finding Success Creates More Work

(01:12:26) The Hidden Cost of Greatness

(01:24:25) The Ultimate Test of a Successful Relationship

(01:36:49) What’s Next for Shaan?

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Robert Greene is an author and historian.

Expect to learn why Robert chose to write about the ‘Sublime’, why you feel so miserable all of the time, and how to make life feel magical again, if we’re mistakenly trying to recover childhood through novelty, travel, drugs and stimulation, how you can access the sublime more readily, Why it’s so difficult for us to comprehend how people in the past genuinely experienced reality differently and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why Write About the Sublime?

(09:54) Did Our Ancestors Experience Life Differently?

(13:40) What Is the Sublime?

(20:11) The Mind-Blowing Probability of Human Life

(27:40) Is Your Ego Blocking the Sublime?

(32:00) What Is Your Daemon Trying to Tell You?(

40:24) The Arc of Transcendence

(47:12) Is It Your Daemon or Just Impulsivity?

(53:21) How to Know You’re on the Right Path

(01:00:52) Don’t Let Fear Hold You Back

(01:06:00) Why Understanding Scale Changes Everything

(01:10:23) How History Changes Your Perspective

(01:18:54) Does History Repeat Itself?

(01:24:06) Has Science Made It Harder to Access the Sublime?

(01:28:57) What We Get Wrong About Paganism

(01:33:41) Are Supernatural Abilities Just Senses We Can’t Access Anymore?\

(01:44:16) How Your Environment Awakens Your Senses

(02:01:39) How to Rediscover Your Sense of Wonder

(02:08:59) The Biggest Lesson From The Law of the Sublime

(02:19:31) Where to Find Robert

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#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

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Spencer Greenberg is a mathematician, founder, CEO & creator of ClearerThinking.org

Expect to learn the most valuable lessons from over 500+ personal development books, why understanding values are so hard, which popular self-help advice turned out to have surprisingly little substance behind it, why intelligent people seem particularly vulnerable to overthinking, how people tell the difference between hype and legitimate effective strategies or innovation and much more…

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Timestamps:

(00:00) Why Have We Become So Disillusioned With Self-Help?
(05:00) Is Self-Help Just Old Advice Repackaged?
(06:55) The Biggest Self-Development Strategies That Aren’t Backed Up
(08:59) How to Find the Right Self-Help Strategy
(12:56) Should We Focus on Intrinsic Values?
(18:18) How to Work Out What You Actually Value
(20:47) The Science of Building Habits That Stick
(25:42) Are You Setting Goals the Wrong Way?
(27:42) Why Is Focusing on Fear So Important?
(38:13) How Your Mental State Controls Your Performance
(40:36) The Relationship Between the Mind and Body
(42:27) The Best Ways to Combat Overthinking
(50:22) Can Anyone Rewire Their Thinking?
(55:25) The Peak Productivity Formula
(01:00:07) How to Become More Efficient
(01:03:05) Why Everyone Needs ‘Glad You Did It’ Activities
(01:08:26) Is Willpower Enough to Solve Your Problems?
(01:12:16) The Power of Positive Thinking
(01:20:38) How Much of Self-Development Is Following Your Focus?
(01:22:02) The Self-Development Strategy You Shouldn’t Ignore
(01:26:55) Where to Find Spencer

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#577 - David Goggins - This Is How To Master Your Life: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠

#712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠

#700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: ⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠

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