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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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1:49:27
Published: Thu Jan 05 2023
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Jonny & Yusef from Propane Fitness join me for a new year's Life Hacks episode. Sit back & enjoy as we run through our favourite tools, apps, websites, strategies & resources for a productive and efficient life. Expect to learn the best sleep supplements we've found, how to get served faster at every restaurant, how to fix tennis elbow, why you need multiple gym memberships, a fix for caffeine dependency, Jonny's best new app for tracking your diet, how to beat procrastination, where to find the secret Pret a Manger in Heathrow Terminal 5, how to never lose your way during a speech again and much more... Sponsors: Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://bit.ly/sharkwisdom (use code: MW10) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at http://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 20% discount on Cured Nutrition’s CBD at https://curednutrition.com/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Extra Stuff: Access Propane's Free Training - https://propanefitness.com/modernwisdom  Do an annual review - https://chriswillx.com/review  Use a redlight lamp BlockBluLight - https://www.blockbluelight.co.uk/collections/red-light-therapy-panels/products/red-light-therapy-powerpanel-mid?ref=PROPANE  Remember the server’s name Rotate your training days Eat the most boring meal of the day post-workout Multiple gym memberships Use Cronometer - https://cronometer.com/  Use Athletic Greens - https://athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom  Use MacroFactor - https://macrofactorapp.com/  EatThisMuch.com Theraband Flexbar - https://amzn.to/3jGulq0  Hack Productivity With The Zeigarnik Effect by leaving sentences part-finished. Andrew Huberman’s Sleep Cocktail - https://www.livemomentous.com/products/sleep-pack  Reset the context if you lose your way during a speech Every other day caffeine use Turn boring tasks into a game by creating arbitrary deadlines Norlo Lightly Caffeinated Coffee - https://norlocoffee.com/  Houjicha - https://amzn.to/3VA7SIv  Install a USB charger in your bathroom Use a safety bar Bring your dumbbells up overhead during lateral raises Use as little weight as you need Access Spotlight from the homescreen by swiping down 2nd pret at Gate A3 Heathrow Terminal 5 Sneak into the business lounge South at Heathrow Terminal 5 Brass Against on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@BrassAgainst  Always ask for room turn down in a hotel when checking in Watch Knives Out Glass Onion Watch Devil’s Hour Watch Treason Watch Litvinienko Watch The Night Manager Watch The Suspect Subscribe to Coffeezilla Subscribe to MelodySheep Get my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die → https://chriswillx.com/books/ To support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom - Get in touch. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast Email: https://chriswillx.com/contact/ 

Chapters
This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including sleep supplements, getting served faster at restaurants, fixing tennis elbow, and more.
00:00 - 03:33 (03:33)
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Health & Wellness
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This podcast episode covers a range of topics, including sleep supplements, getting served faster at restaurants, fixing tennis elbow, and more.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
The review process is a great way to reflect on the year and determine what made you the happiest or what you want to do more or less of.
03:33 - 11:48 (08:14)
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Self-reflection
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The review process is a great way to reflect on the year and determine what made you the happiest or what you want to do more or less of. Questions like favorite memories and experiences can provide an easy way to assess and set goals for the future.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
Red light therapy has shown positive results for people with dysfunctional thyroids and some have even come off medication entirely.
11:48 - 17:35 (05:47)
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Red Light Therapy
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Red light therapy has shown positive results for people with dysfunctional thyroids and some have even come off medication entirely. The therapy is cost-effective if you purchase your own red light box, but make sure the device produces the correct type of red light.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
A traveler shares their experience of being charged $50 for breakfast at a Starbucks in an airport in Hawaii, highlighting the expensive pricing that often comes with dining at airports.
17:35 - 21:35 (04:00)
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Travel
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A traveler shares their experience of being charged $50 for breakfast at a Starbucks in an airport in Hawaii, highlighting the expensive pricing that often comes with dining at airports.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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This podcast episode gives tips on how to keep your workout routine interesting, even after training for a few years.
21:35 - 25:03 (03:28)
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Fitness
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This podcast episode gives tips on how to keep your workout routine interesting, even after training for a few years. Varying exercises and enjoying meals with more points can make a difference.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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The podcast discusses the importance of training modalities for a productive gym experience, including focusing on different goals during different sessions, utilizing social sessions, and changing up the location and environment.
25:03 - 29:02 (03:59)
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Gym Training
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The podcast discusses the importance of training modalities for a productive gym experience, including focusing on different goals during different sessions, utilizing social sessions, and changing up the location and environment. One guest mentions lifting 100 kilos during their workouts.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
Learn about a tool that helps you improve your diet in the new year by looking at macronutrient and micronutrient profiles, adjusting macros each week, providing an estimated end date, and more.
29:02 - 34:25 (05:23)
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Diet and Nutrition
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Learn about a tool that helps you improve your diet in the new year by looking at macronutrient and micronutrient profiles, adjusting macros each week, providing an estimated end date, and more. Also, discover a hack for blending intermittent fasting with consuming regular high-quality meals for both mental and physical benefits.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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The speaker discusses how people can develop golf and tennis elbow without playing the respective sports.
34:25 - 41:02 (06:37)
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Sports injuries
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The speaker discusses how people can develop golf and tennis elbow without playing the respective sports. They suggest stretching, desensitization and strengthening exercises for recovery and prevention, and recommend the website eatthismuch.com for meal planning.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Tim Urban shares his tips for tracking progress in areas like productivity and health, including the benefits of using tools like Whoop, and the psychological tricks that can help close open loops in the human mind.
41:02 - 46:12 (05:10)
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Productivity
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Tim Urban shares his tips for tracking progress in areas like productivity and health, including the benefits of using tools like Whoop, and the psychological tricks that can help close open loops in the human mind.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
The speaker discusses the importance of cycling supplements related to stress, sleep, and adaptogens for optimal health.
46:12 - 52:42 (06:29)
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Supplements
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The speaker discusses the importance of cycling supplements related to stress, sleep, and adaptogens for optimal health. She also shares her own experience with rotating magnesium sources and notes the long shelf life of theanine supplements.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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The speaker discusses their planning of caffeine intake, including making scarcity calculations, and the possible reasons for this behavior.
52:42 - 58:17 (05:35)
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Productivity
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The speaker discusses their planning of caffeine intake, including making scarcity calculations, and the possible reasons for this behavior.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
The speaker talks about the benefits of having an arbitrary deadline to increase productivity, citing personal experiences such as tidying up the house or completing heavy project work.
58:17 - 1:05:17 (06:59)
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Productivity
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The speaker talks about the benefits of having an arbitrary deadline to increase productivity, citing personal experiences such as tidying up the house or completing heavy project work.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom
Create positive constraints in your day, such as fixed plans or listening to a podcast, to help prevent procrastination and increase productivity.
1:05:17 - 1:09:06 (03:49)
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Productivity
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Create positive constraints in your day, such as fixed plans or listening to a podcast, to help prevent procrastination and increase productivity. Forcing yourself to stick to a routine, such as substituting a daily coffee with decaf, can also improve productivity.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Tsujiri, a place all over the UK, offers hojicha and matcha desserts like soft serve ice cream and cheesecake.
1:09:06 - 1:12:22 (03:16)
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Food
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Tsujiri, a place all over the UK, offers hojicha and matcha desserts like soft serve ice cream and cheesecake. Their hojicha tea has a malty and wholesome taste.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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The training stimulus can be the same with full range of motion as it is with a shortened range of motion, but you can accumulate less fatigue and reduce your risk of injury.
1:12:22 - 1:22:03 (09:40)
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Fitness
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The training stimulus can be the same with full range of motion as it is with a shortened range of motion, but you can accumulate less fatigue and reduce your risk of injury. Allowing some body swing in lateral raises is okay as long as the range of motion finishes completely over your head.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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The podcast episode covers a discussion on music including a band called Brass Against and a comparison of music genres.
1:22:03 - 1:27:39 (05:36)
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Music, Travel
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The podcast episode covers a discussion on music including a band called Brass Against and a comparison of music genres. As well as travel tips such as accessing business lounges in Heathrow Terminal 5.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Learn about the benefits of using a nasal dilator such as Breathe Right strips to improve your nasal breathing and avoid unsafe alternatives like mouth tape.
1:27:39 - 1:32:42 (05:02)
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Nasal Breathing
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Learn about the benefits of using a nasal dilator such as Breathe Right strips to improve your nasal breathing and avoid unsafe alternatives like mouth tape.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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This podcast discusses several TV series and provides recommendations for thriller and suspense fans.
1:32:42 - 1:38:04 (05:21)
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Thriller, suspense
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This podcast discusses several TV series and provides recommendations for thriller and suspense fans. The host shares their opinion and insights on different plot lines, pacing, and level of scariness.

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The poisoning of a former spy in the UK by Russian agents using a nerve agent is discussed, along with the discovery of traces of the poison in tea.
1:38:04 - 1:42:08 (04:03)
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Russian poisoning
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The poisoning of a former spy in the UK by Russian agents using a nerve agent is discussed, along with the discovery of traces of the poison in tea. Russian involvement in the incident is suspect, with documents backing up the claim, and the British police investigating the situation.

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An investigative journalist delves into the world of cryptocurrency scams, looking into transactions and going after scammers and crypto warlords.
1:42:08 - 1:44:50 (02:41)
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cryptocurrency scams
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An investigative journalist delves into the world of cryptocurrency scams, looking into transactions and going after scammers and crypto warlords. With a few recommended series such as Night Manager and a five-six part series about Rubett and Steve will it, the journalist goes to great lengths to unveil the truth.

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The speaker recommends watching Melody Sheep's latest YouTube video called "Journey to an Alien World" which is top-notch.
1:44:50 - 1:49:52 (05:02)
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Investigative Journalism
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The speaker recommends watching Melody Sheep's latest YouTube video called "Journey to an Alien World" which is top-notch. He also mentions that some people have got into legal trouble or have received money back because of certain investigations initiated by investigative journalists like Edward Snowden.

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#572 - Life Hacks 210
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Modern Wisdom