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3 Minute Monday

by Chris Williamson

Podcaster with 600m+ plays. I write about the most important lessons I learn from the best thinkers on the planet. 200,000+ people read my free newsletter. Press subscribe to join.

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3MM: Type A Problems, Voters & Wives

3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Type A Problems, Type B Problems. I think Type A people have a Type B problem, and Type B people have a Type A problem. Insecure overachievers need to learn how to chill out and relax, and lazy people need to learn how to work harder and be disciplined. Given that you subscribe to me, I’m going to guess you’re probably Type A. Some version of a “walking anxiety disorder harnessed for productivity” as Andrew Wilkinson says. Here’s the thing you may have already...

2 days ago • 5 min read
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, See me at my London Live Show on Thursday 28th November at the Eventim Apollo - General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/london 3 weeks until Australia! Brisbane 6th, Melbourne 8th & Sydney 9th November - General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/australia I recently learned about The Fading Affect Bias. The goodness and badness of memories fade over time, but the badness fades faster. Some bad memories even become good...

9 days ago • 3 min read
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’ve been thinking about the public drama around the widespread adoption of Ozempic and GLP1s. Unsurprisingly there has been a lot of pushback from the body positivity movement. Headlines say that anorectics (the broader class of drugs like Ozempic) confirm society’s “anti-fat bias” and claim that “a future without fat is a dangerous idea”. Basically that appetite-suppressing drugs are a removal of fat people’s identity and a denial of their right to exist. All the...

16 days ago • 3 min read
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, See me at my London Live Show on Thursday 28th November at the Eventim Apollo - General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/london Australia Live Shows - Brisbane 6th, Melbourne 8th & Sydney 9th November - General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/australia I was asked how I gauge the honesty of other creators. How can I be sure that they’re trustworthy, not audience-captured and creating their work for the right reasons? I...

23 days ago • 3 min read
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, I’m having a bit of a tough time at the moment. Normal challenges are harder than they should be. Everything is more difficult than usual. My mood and my energy and my resilience are low. I’m anxious and imagining bad outcomes happening everywhere, even though there is no reason to. On days like these I think it’s important to remember a few things… 1 Life will not be like this forever. Nothing is permanent. Good or bad. When you’re on top of the world it won’t last...

30 days ago • 5 min read
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, See me at my London Live Show Thursday 28th November at the Eventim Apollo - General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/london Australia Live Shows - Brisbane 6th, Melbourne 8th & Sydney 9th November - General Tickets still available! https://chriswilliamson.live/australia I went to a retreat in California last year. During it I met a business owner whose YouTube content I used to watch a long time ago. When I asked him why he stopped making...

about 1 month ago • 3 min read
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3 MINUTE MONDAY Hi friend, Struggling to focus? Try my productivity drink Neutonic with free next day delivery in the UK & USA. Charles Darwin was unsure whether he should get married so he made a list. The document has two columns, one labeled Marry, one labeled Not Marry, and above them, circled, are the words “This is the Question.” On the pro-marriage side of the equation were “Children—(if it Please God)—Constant companion, (&friend in old age) who will feel interested in one,—object to...

about 1 month ago • 2 min read
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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...

about 2 months ago • 2 min read

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...

about 2 months ago • 3 min read
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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...

2 months ago • 3 min read