#651 - Dr Mike Israetel - Can Money Actually Buy You Happiness?

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.6K Ratings

🗓️ 8 July 2023

⏱️ 118 minutes

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Mike Israetel is a bodybuilding and fitness consultant, Temple University professor of Exercise Science, co-founder of Renaissance Periodization and author. There are thousands of videos online about what it means to be happy and successful, usually all with different conclusions, but most include wealth in some form or another. Expect to learn why a pessimistic view of life is unrealistic, the extent to which money can buy you happiness, why living in the present moment is overrated, if trading your time for future gains is a smart move, how to find purpose even in jobs you hate, whether worrying about the future will help you be more successful, Mike’s contrarian view on porn, the future of how AI will shape society and much more.... Sponsors: Get an exclusive discount from Surfshark VPN at https://surfshark.deals/MODERNWISDOM (use code MODERNWISDOM) Go to https://betterhelp.com/modernwisdom for 10% off your first month of therapy with BetterHelp and get matched with a therapist who will listen and help Get 15% discount on Mud/Wtr at http://mudwtr.com/mw (use code MODERNWISDOM) Extra Stuff: 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/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello friends, welcome back to the show.
0:03.0	My guest today is Mike Israel.
0:04.9	He's a bodybuilding and fitness consultant,
0:07.0	temple university professor of exercise science,
0:09.6	co-founder of Renee Sun's periodization, and an author.
0:13.6	There are thousands of videos online
0:15.6	about what it means to be happy and successful,
0:17.6	usually all with different conclusions,
0:19.7	but most include wealth in some form or another.
0:22.7	But just what is the role that wealth plays in our happiness?
0:26.2	Expect to learn why a pessimistic view of life
0:28.6	is unrealistic, the extent to which money can buy you happiness,
0:32.5	why living in the present moment is overrated,
0:35.0	if trading your time for future gains is a smart move,
0:38.6	how to find purpose even in jobs that you hate,
0:41.0	whether worrying about the future will help you
0:42.5	to be more successful, Mike's contrarian view on porn,
0:45.8	the future of how AI will shape society, and much more.
0:51.2	Dr. Mike is a very, very long time requested guest,
0:55.6	and I can see why the guy is very charming,
0:58.1	incredibly funny, and I really, really enjoyed
1:00.6	this super wide-ranging conversation.
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