Modern Wisdom Christmas Special - Reflecting On The Wildest Year - #723
December 23, 2023
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Episode 723 · December 23, 2023
Modern Wisdom Christmas Special - Reflecting On The Wildest Year - #723
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Summary
2023 has been crazy. I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle with Jonny, Yusef & George to catch up on their favourite lessons from the past 12 months plus their best new hacks and plans for 2024.
Expect to learn why you need two duvets to improve your sleep when sharing a bed, the new productivity system that everyone now uses except me, what you can learn about using a fitness tracker without actually buying one, which app Yusef uses over 400 times a day, why all 5 of my top songs this year were from the same artist and much more...
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Timestamps:
(00:00) Intro
(01:19) Jonny’s Morning Protein Drink
(06:26) Pyrex Storage for Berries
(08:42) Text Your Friends
(13:48) Double Duvets
(19:49) The Origin of Life Hacks
(21:10) Importance of Sleep
(26:58) Business as a Vehicle for Self-Improvement
(32:07) Seeing Content as a Diet
(40:54) Progressing From Being a Midwit
(49:32) TickTick To-Do Lists
(56:36) Alfred Computer Software
(1:00:36) Hold Luggage is a PsyOp
(1:06:31) Track Your Mental Health
(1:11:31) 10-Year Checkpoints
(1:18:24) The Benefits of Therapy & Journalling
(1:25:29) These Are the Golden Years
(1:30:22) Asking What’s Not Going to Change?
(1:32:59) The Opal App
(1:35:35) Setting Multiple Alarms in the Day
(1:38:04) Sleep Token
(1:39:45) Using ChatGPT for Niche Knowledge
(1:44:18) Create Your Minimum To-Do List
(1:48:35) Fail Fast When Learning New Things
(1:52:54) The New Kindle Scribe
(1:55:33) Happiness Depends on Expectations
(1:59:26) Apple Alarm Tones
(2:01:12) Questions Are the Answers You Need
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