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3MM: Mindfulness, Tax & Marriage
3 MINUTE MONDAYHi friend, Tour has been so good. London was absolutely insane last week, thank you to everyone who's come out and made these shows so special <3 “Living an examined life is just one insult after another, you have to maintain a sense of humour.
Your mind has absolutely no shame, it will think anything.
The person you meet when you look in the mirror is not one person.
It’s a congress of selves, and many of them are total assholes.
And ultimately you can’t take it personally, you didn’t create yourself, or your culture, or your consciousness.
You find yourself here in this circumstance, and the question is; what can you do next; what is possible given the kind of mind you have?
Morally, psychologically and existentially we have a navigation problem, and there are tools we can put in-hand to be a much wiser and happier pilot.” — Sam Harris
This describes a kind of Internal Multiple Personality Disorder which we all feel. A selection of Avengers assemble inside of us, except more than 50% of them are villains. The best versions of us so often seem to be drowned out by the judgemental, harsh, emotional, juvenile voices which cause us to behave and think in a way that aren’t in our interests. Your moment to moment experience of the world is largely determined by the story you tell yourself about it. And if our narrator happens to be a total dick most of the time, is it any surprise that we struggle to find happiness? Sam summarises it nicely… “Wisdom is a matter of making your mind your friend.” Honestly, how can any of us truly say we are wise if our mind is out of control? If you’re so smart, and so wise, then why aren’t you happy? MODERN WISDOMI do a podcast where I pretend to have a British accent. This week’s upcoming episodes: Monday. Thursday. Saturday. THINGS I'VE LEARNED1. Highest since the census started tracking it in 1890 1956: 22.5 2025: 30.8 — Jake Kozloski 2. “If a couple earns £300,000 between them ... … in the UK, they get to keep £182,000 … in Texas, they get to keep £224,400 That's why talent leaves the UK, and why talent goes to Texas.” 3. “You were destined for me. Perhaps as a punishment.” - Dostoyevsky LIFE HACKAdvice for guys. If she can't decide where she wants to eat, tell her you've decided, but it's a surprise. Give her one chance to guess where you're going, whatever she says, say yes and go with it. 99% of the time it's where she really wants to go. Big love, Try my productivity drink Neutonic. PS |
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Thank you so much to everyone who's come out to see me on tour so far. It's so fun. Thank you for all the love <3 “Why is it that even the best billiard players can't reliably plan combination shots (shots where the cue ball hits another ball which in turn hits yet another ball and so on) that have three or four ball collisions? Wouldn't it be possible to simply calculate the required angles of the collisions and then as a world-class professional execute the shot...
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I'm back in the UK and tour has started! Edinburgh's show last night was absolutely wild, thank you to everyone who came out. Portsmouth tonight! Portsmouth, Birmingham, Manchester, Cardiff, Exeter, London, Newcastle & Belfast have limited tickets left - https://chriswilliamson.live/ “Talking about the thing and doing the thing vie for the same resources. Allocate your energy appropriately.” — Ryan Holiday This is an insight I’ve been obsessed with for a long time....
3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, My UK & Ireland Tour starts this Sunday! This is the absolute best show I've ever put together including a huge 3000+ person event at London's Eventim Apollo. Very limited tickets are remaining, get yours now at https://chriswilliamson.live/ “Man has it all in his hands, and it slips through his fingers from sheer cowardice.” — Fyodor Dostoevsky A common motivational question to ask is “what would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail?” I’ve never really liked this...