The other day I was frustrated with my adolescent son for making the same mistakes time and time again, even when warned and knowing the consequences. But he is not the only one. We all resist learning sometimes, even when it is obvious to everybody else.

Then I had a serendipitious finding: Chris Williamson discusses why we’re wired to learn our lessons the hard way.

A few quotes:

• Oscar Wilde wrote «Experience is the hardest kind of teacher. It gives you the test first and the lesson afterward.»
• «A man makes mistakes, a smart man learns from his mistakes, a brilliant man leans from other’s mistakes.»
• «When we find the same kind of problem time and time again, it means that life is trying to teach us something that we haven’t learned.»

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But there’s much more! Chris is a curious person and has learnt a thing or two in 900 episodes interviewing very intelligent people. Here’s some food for thought.

00:00 Unteachable Lessons

07:37 Reverse Charisma

14:52 Don’t Trade Your Lifestyle for Money

18:33 Deliberate De-Optimisation

24:01 From Operator Guy to Idea Guy

33:38 What Gays & Lesbians Think of Bisexuals

37:30 The Birth Order Effect

39:25 We Are What We Pretend to Be

45:56 How to Not Be Needy

49:53 Find Someone You Feel Safe Being a Burden To

52:11 5 Questions to Ask Yourself in a Relationship

55:22 How to Make Marriage an Easy Guess

56:07 Thoughts on the Black Pill Community