15 Lessons From 2023 - Jordan Peterson, Alex Hormozi & Elon Musk - #722

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello friends, welcome back to the show. My guest today is me. It's the end of 2023, and to celebrate, I thought I'd run through some of the best lessons I've picked up over the last 12 months. This year has had over 10,000 minutes of episodes produced, so there were a lot to choose from, but I ended up settling on 14 insights from some of my favorite conversations, both inside and outside of the podcast. Expect to learn what toxic compassion is, why Alex Hormozi needed to do damage control this spring, the reason you should just be yourself, why getting what you want isn't always a win, the reason you don't want to be Elon Musk, why trajectory is more important than position, how a terrible job can be a huge blessing and much more. It goes without saying that this year has been the craziest of my life. It's been the most change. It's been the most surreal and flattering and unnerving and sort of tremendous and terribly beautiful all at the same time. And I just wanted to say thank you to everyone that has tuned in. It really does mean the world to me. I did this long before anybody listened and I will do it long after I am cancelled as well. But in this beautiful middle section between those two things, I'm so glad to have you here with me. So yeah, thank you very much. This episode is brought to you by Nomatic. No, it's literally brought to you by Nomatic. I am on tour using their backpack to carry my laptop and my clothing across Austin and the rest of the world. I use their Carry On Pro to transport my recording gear everywhere. The team at Nomatic creates the most functional, durable and innovative backpacks, bags, luggage and accessories on the market. They will literally last you a lifetime with their lifetime guarantee. And if you don't love your purchase, you can return or exchange it up to 30 days after you've received it for any reason. You need good luggage in your life. It does make a change to the quality of your travels and this is the place to go. Nomatic is offering an exclusive 20% discount on your first purchase when you go to nomatic.com/modernwisdom and use the code modern wisdom at checkout. And for a limited time, you can get free expedited shipping on orders over 150 bucks in the US, but they also ship to the UK. That's nomatic.com/modernwisdom and modern wisdom at checkout. This episode is brought to you by Gymshark. You want to look good and feel good when you're in the gym and Gymshark make the best men's and girls gym wear on the planet. Their studio shorts for men are the best pair of training shorts I have ever found in my entire life. Their crest hoodie and light gray mall is what I fly in every single time that I'm on a plane and that geo seamless t-shirt is what I've been training in every single day for over a year now. Basically everything they make is unbelievably well fitted, high quality and you get 30 days of free returns globally with global shipping plus a 10% discount site wide. If you want to see everything that I wear and recommend for guys and girls, head to bit.ly slash shark wisdom that takes you to my super secret product page and you can use the code MW10 at checkout for a 10% discount plus that 30 day free returns. That's bit.ly slash shark wisdom and MW10, a checkout. One of my favorite upgrades over the last few years has been my eight sleep pod cover. It is an absolute game changer. Austin gets very hot in the summer and very cold in the winter. And the pod cover has basically saved my life and stopped me from fighting with my own temperature. The pod cover fits over the top of any bed like a fitted sheet and allows you and your partner to cool or warm your side of the bed throughout your sleep stages. It is phenomenal. I can't sing the praises of it enough and I use it, I literally use it every single night. It's probably the product I'm using more than anything else based on the fact that I lie on it for eight hours every single day. If you're not happy with your pod cover for any reason, within 90 days, 8Sleep will refund you fully. Head to 8sleep.com/modernwisdom to save 150 bucks on the pod cover. That's E-I-G-H-T sleep.com/modernwisdom for $150 off, plus the ship to the USA, Canada, the UK, select countries in the EU and Australia. But now, ladies and gentlemen, please welcome...