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3MM: Optimists, Lesbians & Ideology

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Come see me at my London Live Show - Thursday 28th November at the Eventim Apollo. General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/london And my Australia Live Shows - Brisbane 6th, Melbourne 8th & Sydney 9th November. General Tickets limited! https://chriswilliamson.live/australia “The world belongs to optimists. Because if you’re going to to do anything big you have to believe that it can happen. Otherwise it never will. Shaan Puri says ‘the cynics...

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, VVIP & VIP Tickets are sold out for my London Live Show on Thursday 28th November at the Eventim Apollo. General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/london Australia Shows - Brisbane 6th November at Fortitude Music Hall, Melbourne 8th at Palais Theatre, Sydney 9th at Darling Harbour Theatre. General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/australia The internet is not the real world. If you were to plot people’s political views on a...

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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, “Neediness occurs when you place a higher priority on what others think of you than what you think of yourself. Any time you alter your words or behavior to fit someone else’s needs rather than your own, that is needy. Any time you lie about your interests, hobbies, or background, that is needy. Any time you pursue a goal to impress others rather than fulfill yourself, that is needy. Whereas most people focus on what behavior is attractive/unattractive, what...

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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’ve been thinking about The Dark Side Of Monk Mode. Monk Mode has grown to huge popularity over the last few years as a self-improvement strategy, especially for men. It’s a retreat from the world to focus on the 3 I’s - Introspection, Isolation and Improvement. Despite its recent ascendence, it is nothing new, Illimitable Man was writing about this back in 2014: “Monk mode is a temporary form of MGTOW, by cutting yourself off from the rest of the world for a while...

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Middlesbrough’s Razor. “Do not attribute to immigration-dissatisfaction that which can be explained by working class delinquency.” Videos of protests against rising immigration near my hometown of Stockton-on-Tees trended on Twitter yesterday. My expectations are not high for Middlesbrough, and they were appropriately met. I’m sure that most of the people who protested were peaceful and respectful and informed and great. I’m also sure there’s some actual racists in...

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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Tickets for my headline solo show in London go live this Wednesday at 10am UK time. Sign up to get first access to tickets here. I’ve been reflecting on a lot of Morgan Housel’s work since recording with him earlier this year. “The best measure of wealth is what you have minus what you want, and by this measure some billionaires are broke.” So so good. I also came back across a list of difficult questions to ask yourself from Morgan. Using these as journal prompts...

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’m coming back to the UK!! A special XL version of my solo live show will be happening in London on Thursday 28th November at the beautiful Eventim Apollo - home to the BBC’s Live At The Apollo! This will be the biggest show I’ve ever done, and my only show in the UK at all this year. Nervous, excited, thrilled, terrified, dialled. Everything. This is going to be wild! Presale tickets go on sale next week, sign up to get first access now at...

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I had a conversation this week about the challenges that men and women face in the modern world. It’s interesting how rarely pro-male or pro-female activists are prepared to genuinely accept that the other sex may encounter difficulties without measuring it against their own suffering. There is an assumption that any attention paid toward men takes it away from women, or some other minority group who is more-deserving, and vice versa. It’s a zero-sum view of...

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, The Neutonic America restock finally goes live tomorrow!! God this has been such a long time coming. All 3 flavours available with free next day delivery. Get first access before everyone else by signing up here. Anyway, onto what I've been thinking about this week. I am certain that most capable people don’t believe in themselves enough. A lack of confidence killed more dreams than a lack of competence ever did. Self-doubt often seems to be bundled into a package...

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I have another new man crush. Aimo Koivunen was a Finnish soldier, assigned to a ski patrol on 15 March 1944 along with several other Finnish soldiers. Three days into their mission on 18 March, the group was attacked and surrounded by Soviet forces. They had insufficient numbers to fight back and were forced to flee. Koivunen became fatigued after skiing for a long distance but couldn’t stop, despite the ruthless difficulty of trailblazing in unpacked snow. They...