The Hidden Cost Of Overthinking Everything - George Mack - #1111
6/15/20261 hr 17 min
George Mack is a writer, marketer and an entrepreneur. Why does overthinking create more problems than it solves? If thinking helps us solve so much, why isn’t more thinking always the answer? So how can we build a calmer mind without falling into smart-person traps? Expect to learn the price of overthinking and inaction, how music changes your personality, the largest gaps in British versus American cultures, why AI is getting really weird, why humans need stories, the traps that all smart people fall into, how to know if you're living in the decline of an empire, and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Gymshark's Summer Sale starts June 18th. Get up to 60% off sitewide at https://gym.sh/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM10) Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Get 160+ lab tests for just $365 and save an extra $25 at https://functionhealth.com/modernwisdom Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom Get ChatGPT to explore ideas, solve problems, and learn faster at https://chatgpt.com Timestamps: (0:00) Is Nickelback at 2x Speed the Optimal Workout? (4:18) Do American Introverts Actually Exist? (5:48) The Biggest Time-Waster For Single Men After 7pm (9:14) What Does the World Really Think of Britain? (17:48) Can You Sh*t Your Way to Savant Syndrome? (23:50) Why Everyone Should Learn How To Frivolously Spend (25:21) Why the Moon is the GOAT (33:01) What Would Life Be Like 5,000 Years Ago? (40:11) Why Can’t Cows Go Downstairs? (43:50) Should We Be Retardmaxxing More? (53:29) Is Chris An American Sports Fan? (59:41) Was the British Empire the Most Powerful Ever? (01:04:39) Why Do People Love Arguing Online? (01:07:02) The Longest Traffic Jam Ever Extra Stuff: Get my free reading list of 100 books to read before you die: https://chriswillx.com/books Try my productivity energy drink Neutonic: https://neutonic.com/modernwisdom Episodes You Might Enjoy: #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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First 90 secondsChris Williamson· Host0:00
What were you doing before we left the house?
George Mack· Guest0:01
I w- [laughs] I was listening to Nickelback on 2X speed.
Chris Williamson· Host0:05
You were listening to Nickelback- Yeah ... on two times speed?
George Mack· Guest0:08
Yeah.
Chris Williamson· Host0:09
We just let that sit for a second.
George Mack· Guest0:11
Mm-hmm.
Chris Williamson· Host0:11
And you've been listening to Phil Collins on 1.5 times speed.
George Mack· Guest0:15
Yeah, sometimes 1.6.
Chris Williamson· Host0:16
[laughs] Do you wanna explain yourself?
George Mack· Guest0:19
Well, I, I went through a phase that I'm still in, um, that I think YouTube is better to listen to music on than Spotify or Apple Music because you can get live tracks way more. Like, it's underrated, live tracks on YouTube. Just hearing the crowd, um... And I've also stopped listening to hip hop as much.
Chris Williamson· Host0:41
Okay.
George Mack· Guest0:42
'Cause I s- I don't know about you, I started becoming a bad person when I'd listen to hip hop too much.
Chris Williamson· Host0:45
[laughs] Did you not get, do you never get the one?
George Mack· Guest0:48
Well, if you just listen to people committing crimes in your head all day long- [laughs] [laughs] You do become, you do become a bit of a terrible person. So, um- Well, this was what we found.
Chris Williamson· Host0:59
Where were you work- Was it when you were at Social Chain, and we were talking about, uh, serotonin George, serotonin Chris listening to Anjunadeep, and then it was cortisol George and cortisol Chris listening to Kanye West. That was pre-cancellation as well.
George Mack· Guest1:11
Yeah. I mean, e- even Ka- even Kanye wouldn't be full cortisol. It would be, like, it'd be, like, DMX.
Chris Williamson· Host1:16
Okay.
George Mack· Guest1:16
Or, like, very angry Tupac.
Chris Williamson· Host1:19
Okay. So- Vinnie Paz is great, Jedi Mind Tricks ... you've explained, you've explained to me why you think that YouTube is a good platform.
George Mack· Guest1:26
Yeah.
Chris Williamson· Host1:27
You haven't necessarily explained to me why you've been