Chris Williamson, host of the widely popular Modern Wisdom podcast, has conducted fascinating interviews with iconic figures like David Goggins, Jordan Peterson and Andrew Huberman, to name a few. Chris has also appeared on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. In this episode of The Keep Hammering Collective, Chris delivers incredible insight in a unique way while diving into human development, philosophy, the importance of pain and suffering, critical thinking, and ultimately, what does it mean to be an intellectual? Follow along: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameronrhanes Twitter: https://twitter.com/cameronhanes Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/camhanes/ Website: https://www.cameronhanes.com Connect with Chris Williamson: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrisWillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ChrisWillx Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0XrOqvxlqQI6bmdYHuIVnr Special thanks to our sponsors. MTN OPS Supplements: https://mtnops.com/ First Light: https://www.firstlight.farm/ Leupold: https://www.leupold.com/ Black Rifle: https://www.blackriflecoffee.com/ Hoyt: https://hoyt.com/ Bass Pro / Cabellas: https://www.basspro.com Timestamps: 0:00:00 Introduction and Chris’ background 0:00:43 Inspiration behind “Modern Wisdom” 0:02:46 High performance coming from a place of insufficiency 0:08:00 A negative mind will shape your reality 0:09:03 Childhood shaping adulthood 0:16:00 Thoughts are not actions 0:20:43 Chris’ progression of learning 0:23:49 Success begets success, while failure begets more failure 0:26:54 Letters to Myself, Marcus Aurelius 0:28:26 Life is what you deem it 0:31:00 Chosen vs. Unchosen suffering 0:32:44 Performance without purpose 0:37:11 Is balance necessary? 0:40:00 Success is a onesies, not an outfit 0:42:20 Chris’ future goals 0:45:55 Discipline before success 0:47:30 Influential voices for the Left 0:52:07 Centrist ideologies 0:56:58 The alignment problem 1:01:16 Why move to America? 1:03:00 The American Dream still exists 1:07:28 Joe Rogan inspiration 1:09:30 Intellectual Dark Web 1:17:50 Andrew Huberman 1:21:15 Who inspires you? 1:24:20 Childhood passion coming full circle 1:32:43 Wild at Heart and the lion in the cage 1:38:35 Men with a purpose 1:42:50 Young men in today’s world 1:54:39 Positive relationship dynamic 1:58:49 What makes a good parent? 2:01:35 Chris’ 1000 days of no alcohol 2:08:10 Advantages of not being dependent on anything 2:13:30 Closing statements 2:15:33 Sponsorships

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