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Chris Williamson: If You Don't Fix This Now, 2026 Is Already Over!

with Steven Bartlett

2h 28m29 Dec 20252.6M views
Steven Bartlett

Episode Overview

Are you planning 2026 completely wrong? CHRIS WILLIAMSON, Modern Wisdom host, breaks down goal setting errors, procrastination psychology, stress overload, dating mistakes and the ONE strategy that works!

Chris Williamson is the host of the Modern Wisdom podcast and a leading voice on men’s development, productivity and the challenges of modern life. He is also the creator of the 3 Minute Monday newsletter, where he shares weekly insights on discipline, focus and meaning.

He explains:

◼️Why your goals keep failing you no matter how motivated you feel

◼️The SINGLE question that decides if 2026 is a breakout year

◼️The real reason PROCRASTINATION protects you from success

◼️Why doing less beats trying harder every time

◼️How stress and dating confusion hold men back

00:00 Intro

05:18 Choosing a Productive New Year's Resolution

12:11 The Real Thing You Should Be Doing

19:18 The Idea That "I Will Be Enough When..."

20:13 How to Find Success

23:22 The Hidden and Hurtful Metrics of Success

39:24 The Cost of Alcohol on Your Habits

42:07 If You're Not Okay, You Won't Choose Healthy Habits

46:38 The Biggest Learnings to Stay Consistent

48:42 Burnout, Imposter Syndrome, and Anxiety

53:24 The Two Main Reasons for Procrastination

01:00:56 America and the UK: Differences in Success Approaches

01:06:10 I Wish Britain Celebrated the Success of Its People

01:07:40 Ads

01:08:42 I Never Thought I'd Amounted to Much

01:18:19 How to Know What You Really Want in Life

01:33:54 Modeling What It Means to Be a Good Man

01:39:08 Ads

01:41:10 The Lonely Chapter in Everyone's Life

01:47:15 Problems Are a Feature of Life, Not a Bug

01:53:19 Psychological Stability in a Partner

01:55:48 The Dating World and Finding a Partner

01:58:40 The One Thing That Will Make You More Attractive

02:02:30 Why You Shouldn't Wait for Anything

02:12:22 The Hardest 12 Months of My Life

02:19:12 The Pleasure in Small Things

Follow Chris:

YouTube - https://bit.ly/4j1xhIh

Instagram - https://bit.ly/3XZ9QFS

X - https://bit.ly/3YDcCAJ

You can find out more about Chris’ 2026 template, here: https://chriswillx.com/review

You can find out more about Chris’ episode with Naval Ravikant, here: https://bit.ly/3MNNyoj

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