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Modern Wisdom

#730 - Mike Thurston - The Harsh Reality Of Trying To Improve

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.74.6K Ratings

🗓️ 11 January 2024

⏱️ 81 minutes

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Summary

Mike Thurston is a podcaster, YouTuber and a fitness model. Me and Mike went to university together 15 years ago. And yet in 2024 many of the problems we encountered back then have gotten even worse. Why is a lack of confidence, overly comparative mindsets and body dysmorphia so persistent and how do we go about fixing it? Expect to learn why male body dysmorphia is on track to overtake female body dysmorphia, what Mike's relationship with social media looks like right now, where you actually gain confidence from, whether being super highly followed on the internet makes you more or less self-assured, how your priorities should change as you get older, Mike’s thoughts on Sam Sulek and much more... Sponsors: Get 20% discount on Nomatic’s amazing luggage at https://nomatic.com/modernwisdom (use code MODERNWISDOM) Get the Whoop 4.0 for free and get your first month for free at https://join.whoop.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Get 50% off your first Factor Meals box by going to to https://factormeals.com/MW50 (discount automatically applied at checkout) 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: 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: http://tinyurl.com/43hv6y59 #712 - Dr Jordan Peterson - How To Destroy Your Negative Beliefs: http://tinyurl.com/2rtz7avf #700 - Dr Andrew Huberman - The Secret Tools To Hack Your Brain: http://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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0:00.0

What's happening people? Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Mike Thurston.

0:04.8

He's a podcaster, youtuber, and a fitness model.

0:08.0

Me and Mike went to university 15 years ago and yet in 2024 many of the problems that we encountered back then

0:14.8

have gotten even worse why is there a lack of confidence overly comparative

0:18.9

mindsets and body dysmorphia so persistent and how do we go about fixing it.

0:23.0

Expect to learn why male body dysmorphia is on track to overtake female body dysmorphia,

0:28.6

what Mike's relationship with social media looks like right now,

0:31.6

where you actually gain confidence from,

0:33.6

whether being super highly followed on the internet makes you more or less

0:37.4

self-assured, how your priorities should change as you get older, Mike's thoughts on

0:41.6

Sam Sullickick and much more.

0:45.3

I am not kidding when I say the rest of this month is insane for guests.

0:50.8

I've got some returning monsters, some first-time highly

0:55.0

highly requested guests and it's all going down next week in Vegas and LA.

0:59.4

So make sure that you've hit the subscribe button because it's the only way that you can

1:03.2

ensure you will not miss episodes when they go live and it helps to support the

1:07.4

show and it makes me very happy indeed so navigate to Apple Podcasts or

1:11.3

Spotify and press the follow button. I thank you.

1:15.4

This episode is brought to you by Nomadic. No, it's literally brought to you by Nomadic.

1:21.2

I am on tour using their backpack to carry my laptop and my clothing

1:25.5

across Austin and the rest of the world. I use their Carry On Pro to transport my

1:29.2

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