Disclaimer: This was originally supposed to be a video style podcast but I accidentally permanently deleted the file so if the time stamps are slightly off and the end stops abruptly that was due to some technical difficulties.

I had the privilege of speaking with my Alex Lewis. A good friend of mine and fellow podcaster (he is the host of the All Might-Y Podcast). We discussed a variety of topics including Stoicism, issues regarding the nature of modern living in developed countries (the decline of physical/labor intensive jobs replaced by 9-5 sitting at a desk office jobs), mental health issues relating to modern lifestyles, the need for physical fitness, dopamine regulation, hyper stimuli and much more. I hope you enjoy the episode and as usual be sure to like, subscribe and comment feedback below.

Time stamps:

2:15 Alex’s introduction
8:38 How I got into philosophy
10:51 The appeal of stoicism
12:58 More free time in modern society
19:57 The affects of societies shift from labor intensive jobs
23:57 The need for physical activity/fitness
33:11 Mythical man month
34:15 Evolutionary roots of modern mental health issues/Traditional masculine roles
36:28 Short/Mid/Long term gratification
38:29 Dopamine Regulation/Hyper stimuli
41:42 Epictetus’s advice on resisting temptation
43:53 Instant gratification in developed countries
47:58 Viewing your life from third person/picturing the person you want to become
51:18 Appreciating the simple things/being grateful
56:33 Good leaders
1:01:04 Practice makes perfect/achieving victory before battle
1:03:58 Inaction and overthinking/just do it
1:06:00 Dealing with criticism

You can check out Alex’s podcasts through the following links:

https://anchor.fm/allmightypodcastseries?utm_source=hoobe&utm_medium=social