#1008 - Angelo Somers - Why Life Feels So Pointless (and what to do)

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 18 October 2025

⏱️ 134 minutes

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Angelo Somers is a content creator, YouTuber, and author. Why does life sometimes feel like it’s lost its meaning? Everyone hits moments where optimism fades and the world starts to look a little darker. You’re not broken for feeling that way; it happens to the best of us. But why does this quiet pessimism seem to be growing, and how do we find our way back to meaning? Expect to learn what the state of modern world of self help advice on the internet is, where self-belief actually comes from, how to work though what to do when you feel lost in life and how lost people can find direction, why there is such a rhetoric of doubt and irony right now, how pain makes some men great, why more and more young people are having less sex and getting into relationships, why teachers didn’t like Angelo growing up and why Angelo wrote a book about happiness when he was 13, the secret to living a well and fulfilled life, and much more… Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get up to $50 off the RP Hypertrophy App at https://rpstrength.com/modernwisdom Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period from Shopify at https://shopify.com/modernwisdom Get 35% off your first subscription on the best supplements from Momentous at https://livemomentous.com/modernwisdom Timestamps: (0:00) Where Does Self-Belief Stem From? (9:41) Does Dissatisfaction Come from Complacency? (14:45) Who We are is Constantly Changing (25:52) Why We Follow Internet Advice (41:55) Coming Face to Face with Self-Destruction (55:47) We Can Find Hope in Other’s Experiences (01:03:28) How Do We Identify Who We Really are? (01:11:26) The Pain of a Lack of Self-Belief (01:21:28) Why You Should Start Giving Yourself Credit (01:30:28) Why We Fear Inferiority (01:38:46) Does Anyone Know What They’re Doing? (01:42:02) Red Pill Culture Causes Struggles with Masculinity (01:53:56) Will We Always Feel Dissatisfied? (02:00:54) Why We Look for Modern Wisdom (02:08:42) Where to Find Angelo 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: https://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: https://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: https://tinyurl.com/3ccn5vkp - 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 - Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:21.3	It's an hour and a half long. It's a solo show with me on stage. There's a Q&A at the end.
0:25.1	Zach Tallander's warming up with music for me. It's going to be awesome. Come out and see it.
0:29.7	Tickets are limited. Chris Williamson. Dot live.
0:32.9	What does trying for 20 mean to you?
0:38.3	As with most things, people tend to do it as a positive and a negative side.
0:42.3	I'm sure you're aware of that.
0:45.3	The idea is just that, you know, when everybody else is trying for 10,
0:49.3	you're going to be the guy that tries for 20.
0:51.3	And so the positive side of that is you can end up getting a lot done. You can end up
0:54.8	building a podcast with a billion plays. But the negative side of it is you're constantly anchoring
1:03.1	your actions and your behaviors to what you see other people around you doing. So in some sense, it kind of reduces your freedom,
1:13.6	but can increase your actual output, or at least like what you're managing to achieve. So it's kind of
1:19.3	like this comparative, competitive sort of testosterone maxing thing where you're just like,
1:23.3	whatever the other guy does, I'm going to do more. I think it was in the Hormozie episode or something,
1:28.2	when it came to meditation,
1:29.7	it was something like, however much everyone else is meditating for inner peace, I'm going to meditate more. And it's like, if you're a hammer, everything is a nail. And so if that's the type of guy you are, you're probably going to achieve a lot of cool stuff. but yeah you might not be the happiest while you're doing it.
1:46.2	But you never know.
1:47.3	Maybe you will be as well.
1:48.2	Because the position is always lack.
1:52.5	You always feel behind the eight ball and you're trying to catch up.
1:55.7	Not only do you need to be better than everybody else, but you have set your sights so
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