This week on the Renaissance of Men Podcast, Will Spencer is thrilled to welcome for his first online interview ever, the anonymous man behind the Instagram account that's inspiring thousands of men, The Howling Void @the_howling_void. In this sprawling, encyclopedic conversation, we cover: The importance for both individuals and society to have a "Telos," or soul-purpose The path of most resistance, and why it's uniformly the most fulfilling route we can take through life His fascination with the martial arts and psychedelic sub-communities, and how they fuse together in his work His personal cosmology, and how he gets high on human excellence The impact of "Meditations" by Marcus Aurelius on his life The origins of The Howling Void project in a suggestion from a lifelong friend, and where The Howling Void is headed next Why you should never compromise on the cleanliness of your sink In addition we discussed: letter writing, architecture, entropy, telekinesis, alchemy, Fight Club, what it means to have a Conscience, and more. This was a rich and fascinating conversation that I'm thrilled to share with you. And as promised, below is a list of all the resources mentioned in this talk. BOOKS Gen. Stanley McChrystal, "Team of Teams" William Lind, "4th Generation Warfare" David Kilcullen, "The Dragons and the Snakes" David Kilcullen, "Out of the Mountains" Peter Thiel, "Zero to One" Michel De Montaigne, "On Friendship" Will Durant, "The Lessons of History" Meditations of Marcus Aurelius (link) F. Scott Fitzgerald, "The Great Gatsby" Deal W. Hudson, "How Not To Lose Your Mind" Geoff Manaugh, "Burglar's Guide to the City" JRR Tolkien, "The Silmarillion" VIDEOS "The Woke Memetic Complex" described by James Lindsay "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" Darth Maul vs. Obi-Wan Kenobi Light Saber Duel DUEL — ANALYSIS (must watch!) David Goggins, "Taking Souls" TWITTER ACCOUNTS Alexander Cortes (Twitter, Instagram) Sol Brah (Twitter, Instagram) Brother Lobo (Twitter) MOVIES Fight Club Heat

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