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Modern Wisdom

The Harsh Truths Young Men Need To Hear - Hamza Ahmed - #779

Modern Wisdom

Chris Williamson

Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2024

⏱️ 117 minutes

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Summary

Hamza Ahmed is a YouTuber, personal development coach and a community leader. "What does it mean to be a man today?" is a question many young guys try to answer, with varied success. Hamza has a huge community of young guys looking for advice so I figured it would be useful to find out what they're struggling with and try to offer some solutions. Expect to learn about how monk mode can go wrong, the dangers of audience capture, why young men are struggling to find direction in life, the role of vulnerability and authenticity in relationships, my advice to Hamza on how to actually improve himself, how to integrate your emotions, what Hamza learned from his breakup and much more... Sponsors: See discounts for all the products I use and recommend: https://chriswillx.com/deals Get a Free Sample Pack of all LMNT Flavours with your first box at https://www.drinklmnt.com/modernwisdom (automatically applied at checkout) Get 10% discount on all Gymshark’s products at https://www.gymshark.com (use code MW10) Get a 35% discount on all Cozy Earth products at http://www.cozyearth.com/modernwisdom (discount automatically applied) Timestamps: (00:00) The Dangers of Monk Mode (08:13) Should Young Guys Integrate Their Emotions More? (17:12) The Red Pill Converting to Monogamy (24:31) Advice to a 16-Year-Old Guy (28:59) What Young Guys Are Actually Struggling With (33:47) How to Look Attractive (39:56) Why Are We Obsessed With Looks? (46:40) The Lifestyle of a Content Creator (51:44) Regretting Playing the Dopamine Game (56:11) Finding Out Who Hamza Really Is (01:10:47) Questions You Should Ask Yourself (01:14:16) Do Young Men Understand Authenticity? (01:23:30) Ageing Gracefully as a Man (01:27:26) Having Difficult Family Conversations (01:36:15) What is the Definition of Success? (01:45:22) How to Articulate Your Thoughts Better (01:52:02) Where to Find Hamza 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: 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

Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Hamza, he's a

0:04.5

Youtuber, personal development coach, and a community leader. What does it mean to be a man today

0:10.0

is a question many young guys try to answer with varied success.

0:14.1

Hamza has a huge community of young guys looking for advice

0:18.0

so I figured it would be useful to find out what they are struggling with

0:21.5

and try to offer some solutions.

0:23.4

Expect to learn how monk mode can go terribly wrong.

0:26.8

The dangers of audience capture, why young men are struggling to find direction in life,

0:31.1

the role of vulnerability and authenticity in relationships, my advice

0:34.7

to Hamza on how to actually improve himself, how to integrate your emotions, what Hamza learned

0:39.8

from his breakup, and much more. This turned into a kind of impromptu therapy slash coaching session

0:49.6

for a bit, bit of a departure from I guess what is typical but I think Hamzer has the opportunity

0:59.3

to be a really great role model for young guys but I do think that he's a little bit lost and I do care

1:03.9

about him I want him to be happy and I want him to move forward in the right way so I

1:07.6

kind of stepped in and tried to pattern interrupt a bunch of things I've seen

1:12.0

him doing over the last couple of years and maybe this is informative for you and your direction or the guys in your life or even the girls in your life as well. I think a lot of the compulsions and

1:24.9

incentives that are driving Hamzer and his uncertainty and his fear about the

1:30.1

world are very common. I know that they certainly were for me when I was younger and I do think that the the best gym wear on the

1:33.0

for me when I was younger and I do think that there's a lot to take away from

1:35.8

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