How To Take Charge Of Your Life's Direction - Tim Urban - #558

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello everybody, welcome back to the show. My guest today is Tim Urban. He's one of the internet's most popular writers and the founder of Wait But Why. When we look to our past, many of us believe that we could have behaved differently, perhaps that we should have behaved differently. Yet when we look to the future, we believe that our path is locked in and genuine change is difficult. This couldn't be more backward, and Tim explains it in a number of obvious, face palm-inducing ways today. Expect to learn what Tim thinks about Elon's takeover of Twitter, why leisure time when you're not supposed to be having leisure time is a curse, why you should absolutely not marry the wrong person, Tim's best advice for dealing with procrastination, how he copes with criticism from strangers and peers, how to avoid dwelling on decisions that you didn't make and much more. Tim is an absolute legend, and he's got a book that's coming out in a few months, so he should be back on to that. If you are not familiar with his writing, I highly, highly recommend you go and check out Wait But Why. It's super accessible, really funny. There's tons of cute little illustrations that really drive the point home. And yeah, the guy is a genuinely original thinker. Very, very glad to have had him on today. Also, over the next month, I've got the most intense schedule of huge named guests that I think I've ever had on the show. So if you want to make sure that you don't miss those episodes when they go up, go and press subscribe. It supports the show and it makes me happy and it ensures that you don't miss these episodes when they go up. Thank you. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Qualia Mind. General nutrition makes us all feel better, but great brain nutrition can be life-changing. Your focus and energy to grind towards your goals, learn new skills or even be present in your relationships can be radically transformed with specialized brain supplements. Qualia Mind is a research-backed blend of 28 high purity vegan non-GMO ingredients into the best mental performance fuel on the planet. It supports focus, clarity, willpower and mood and is even formulated to support long-term brain health. I genuinely enjoy their caffeine-free version, which means that if I'm working later in the day and I want to sleep well at night, it doesn't mean that I have to limit how I fuel my brain for tasks that I'm getting onto. And there is a 100-day money-back guarantee, so you can buy it and try it for 99 days. And if you don't like it, they'll give you your money back. Also, you can get $100 off right now, plus an extra 15% off your first purchase if you go to neurohacker.com/modernwisdom, that's N-E-U-R-O hacker.com/modernwisdom.
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