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Modern Wisdom

#661 - Sam Harris - How To Take Control Of Your Mind

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 31 July 2023

⏱️ 194 minutes

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Summary

Sam Harris is a best selling author, moral philosopher, neuroscientist and a podcaster. The entire world seems to be at each other's throats and finding peace in the chaos is becoming increasingly difficult. But there are tools at our disposal to improve the quality of our lives. As Sam says on this episode, “Wisdom is a matter of making your mind your friend”. Expect to learn what Sam’s life is like after Twitter, Sam’s reflections on his famous talk on death and the present moment, how to live a life full of meaning, how to take your mindfulness off the cushion and into the real world, Sam's thoughts on Tucker Carlson's Twitter move, his opinion on Andrew Tate, RFK Jr, Andrew Huberman and Jordan Peterson, whether have reached peak woke, Sam’s take on young Western men converting to Islam and much more... Sponsors: 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 $150/£150 discount on the Eight Sleep Pod Cover at https://eightsleep.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Extra Stuff: Sign up for 30 days free from Sam's Meditation app Waking Up - https://wakingup.com/modernwisdom 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

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello friends, welcome back to the show.

0:03.0

My guest today is Sam Harris.

0:04.8

He's a best-selling author, moral philosopher,

0:06.8

neuroscientist and a podcaster.

0:09.4

The entire world seems to be at each other's throats

0:12.6

and finding peace in the chaos

0:13.8

is becoming increasingly difficult.

0:15.7

But there are tools at our disposal

0:17.7

to improve the quality of our lives.

0:19.4

As Sam says on this episode,

0:21.1

wisdom is a matter of making your mind your friend.

0:24.6

Expect to learn what Sam's life is like after Twitter,

0:27.5

Sam's reflections on his famous talk on death

0:30.2

and the present moment,

0:31.2

how to live a life full of meaning,

0:32.6

how to take your mindfulness off the cushion

0:34.8

and into the real world.

0:35.9

Sam's thoughts on Tucker Carlson's move,

0:38.0

his opinion on Andrew Tate, R.F.K. Jr.,

0:40.3

Andrew Huberman and Jordan Peterson,

0:42.0

whether we have reached peak woke,

0:43.8

Sam's take on young Western men converting to Islam

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