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Take Control Of Your Life - Dr Jordan B. Peterson - #307

Modern Wisdom

April 12, 2021

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and an author. The last year has been incredibly challenging.
Speakers: Chris Williamson, Jordan Peterson

Topics: Society & Culture, Health & Fitness

**Chris Williamson** (0:00)
Hello, my friends. Welcome back to the show. My guest today is Dr Jordan B Peterson. He's a Professor of Psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and an author. The last year has been incredibly challenging. It's times like this when we need one of the most popular and insightful voices of our generation to come give us some advice. So today, expect to learn how to deal with the pain of unlived potential, Jordan's thoughts on the productivity movement, his reaction to being featured in Marvel's Captain America comic, how to add a sense of urgency to your life, why losing friends as you grow is desirable, what Jordan is going to do next, and much more. This is a dream guest for me. I've been looking forward to bring him on the show since I began this podcast, and it doesn't disappoint. The last half hour of this is Jordan at his absolute best, aggressive, compassionate, challenging, insightful. It's everything that I wanted this episode to be, and I'm so, so happy to get to bring it to you today. If you enjoyed this episode, actually even before you listen to this episode, because I know that you're going to enjoy it, just navigate to your little podcast app for me and press that subscribe button. This show is not stopping. I'm not slowing up. I'm continuing to bring the best, most insightful, most fascinating humans on the planet. And you don't want to miss that. So press the subscribe button and you will receive these episodes every Monday, Thursday and Saturday. Plus, it's a nice thank you to me. It wasn't easy to get the biggest author on the planet onto this podcast. You know, he's got two books in the top 10 on Amazon's bestsellers chart. So thank me. Press, press subscribe. Makes me, makes me happy. Yeah. In other news, this episode is brought to you by Athletic Greens. I have tried pretty much every Greens drink that is available. And Athletic Greens sent me out some samples. I'd seen them on Tim Ferriss' show. I knew that he was a huge advocate. And I wondered why after a couple of months, I decided I had to partner up with them because they really are the most comprehensive Greens drink I've ever found. You're not eating enough vegetables and you know it. And this is going to help. One scoop a day of Athletic Greens contains 75 vitamins, minerals, whole food sourced ingredients and a multi-vitamin, multi-mineral, probiotic, Greens superfood blend and more that all work together to fill the nutritional gaps in your diet. You have increased energy and focus, it aids with digestion and supports a healthy immune system, all without the need to take multiple pills or products. It is one scoop to rule them all. Athletic Greens is also NSF certified for sports in the US, meaning that Olympians can use this. That's the level of purity and quality that this product is created to. Plus, there is a 60 day money back guarantee. So even if after all of that doesn't convince you, you have 60 days to try it. And if you are unhappy, they will give you your money back. Head to athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom and you can receive a free year's supply of vitamin D, five free travel packs, free shakers and pots to keep your athletic greens in. Plus that 60 day money back guarantee. That's athleticgreens.com/modernwisdom. Go and upgrade your nutrition game today. In other other news, this episode is brought to you by Pure Sport CBD, the highest quality CBD on the planet. It's double batch tested by an external company to mean it is the highest caliber product that is available. On top of that, they've just created the world's first Neutropics infused CBD. You may have wanted to try a CBD oil or some Neutropics for a while, but not known where to start. And Pure Sport have taken all of the guesswork out of it by creating the optimal dosage of everything that you need in one product. I've used that unwind for the last few months before I go to bed on a night time. And the effect is really good. I've been waking up less throughout the night. I've been finding myself more rested and revitalized in the morning. Honestly, if you are struggling with your sleep, this unwind from Pure Sport is a fantastic place to begin. I really highly recommend it. On top of that, they have Pure CBD products. They have balms and everything else. Plus you can get 20% off all full priced items with the code MW20 at puresportcbd.com/modernwisdom.
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