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13 More Harsh Psychology Truths - Adam Lane Smith - #404

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.66K Ratings

🗓️ 29 November 2021

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author. Adam wrote one of the best threads on Twitter which I've seen this year, our first episode on this ended up being an absolute favourite so here we go again with some more uncomfortable psychology insights. Expect to learn why RedPill alpha gurus are taking advantage of you, why "I love you but I'm not in love with you" is a red flag, how men & women bond differently during sex, why needing to be right will keep you friendless and stupid, why you should never tweet for midwits, how women in hookup culture don't realise they're being used and much more... Sponsors: Join the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/ Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a $5 discount on Magic Spoon’s amazing cereal at https://magicspoon.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get 20% discount on Reebok’s entire range including the amazing Nano X1 at https://geni.us/modernwisdom (use code MW20) Timestamps: (00:00) Intro (02:59) Why You Should Choose Your Partner Carefully (07:07) The Truth About Red Pill Gurus (22:45) Should Kids Move Out at 18? (30:42) Chemical Differences Between Genders During Sex (39:39) Signs of Broken Attachment (44:08) The Impact of Sacrifice in a Relationship (48:32) Don’t Tweet for Midwits (53:27) Do Men Care About Bodily Imperfections? (1:02:44) How to Establish Healthy Expectations in a Partnership (1:07:58) Why Hookup Culture Doesn’t Bring Meaningful Connections (1:20:36) Where to Find Adam Extra Stuff: Check out Adam's original Twitter Thread - https://twitter.com/TheBrometheus/status/1381710882225328135 Check out Adam's Website - https://adamlanesmith.com/  Subscribe to Adam's YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCBO093GsMmnA9tb8lZPhbgg  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 - Episodes You Might Enjoy: This Is How To Master Your Life - David Goggins - #577: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Goggins⁠⁠⁠ How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs - Dr Jordan Peterson - #712: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Peterson⁠⁠⁠ The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain - Dr Andrew Huberman - #700: ⁠⁠⁠lnkfi.re/SN-Huberman⁠⁠ 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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0:00.0

Bonjour friends, welcome back to the show.

0:02.8

My guest today is Adam Lane Smith.

0:04.8

He's a psychotherapist and an author,

0:07.0

and we are talking about 13 harsh psychology truths.

0:10.6

Adam wrote one of the best threads on Twitter,

0:13.5

which I've seen this year.

0:14.8

Our first episode on this ended up being an absolute favorite.

0:18.1

So here we go again with some more uncomfortable psychology insights.

0:22.6

I expect to learn why red pill alpha gurus are taking advantage of you.

0:26.9

Why I love you, but I'm not in love with you is a red flag.

0:31.1

How men and women bond differently during sex.

0:33.7

Why needing to be right will keep you friendless and stupid.

0:37.0

Why you should never tweet for midwits.

0:38.9

How women in hookup culture don't realize they're being used.

0:42.3

And much more.

0:44.0

Honestly, these episodes where we take a big body of work

0:47.3

and we split it up into individual little lessons or modules or insights or whatever

0:52.4

and just chew through tons of them.

0:54.8

These are some of my favorites

0:56.2

because they're really easy to remember.

0:58.2

I find myself coming back to these episodes more than probably any other.

1:02.8

And I think that's just because of how easy it is to recall whatever you've talked about.

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