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#730 - Mike Thurston - The Harsh Reality Of Trying To Improve

2024/1/11
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Chris Willx
通过《Modern Wisdom》播客和多个社交媒体平台，分享个人发展、生产力和成功策略。
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Chris Willx: 探讨了男性体型焦虑日益严重的问题，并与Mike Thurston讨论了社交媒体对男性体型焦虑的影响。 Mike Thurston: 分享了他个人的经验，以及他对社交媒体上图片和视频过度编辑的看法，认为这加剧了人们对自身体型的焦虑和不切实际的比较。他指出，即使在达到巅峰体型后，人们仍然会将自己与过去的自己进行比较，导致焦虑和不自信。他认为，男性衰老速度比女性慢，这可能是男性体型焦虑日益增长的一个原因。他还强调了关注对象对个人对自身体型的评价和感受的影响。最后，他谈到了社交媒体的利弊，以及如何谨慎使用社交媒体。 Chris Willx: 与Mike Thurston讨论了社交媒体对男性体型焦虑的影响，并探讨了自信的来源以及如何应对网络评论。

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This chapter explores the persistence of confidence issues, comparative mindsets, and body dysmorphia, particularly the rise of male body dysmorphia and the impact of social media on body image. It discusses the unrealistic standards portrayed on social media and the challenges of comparing oneself to others.
  • Male body dysmorphia is on track to overtake female body dysmorphia.
  • Social media significantly contributes to body image issues.
  • Many people edit their photos, creating unrealistic comparisons for others.

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Mike Thurston is a podcaster, YouTuber and a fitness model.

Me and Mike went to university together 15 years ago. And yet in 2024 many of the problems we encountered back then have gotten even worse. Why is a lack of confidence, overly comparative mindsets and body dysmorphia so persistent and how do we go about fixing it?

Expect to learn why male body dysmorphia is on track to overtake female body dysmorphia, what Mike's relationship with social media looks like right now, where you actually gain confidence from, whether being super highly followed on the internet makes you more or less self-assured, how your priorities should change as you get older, Mike’s thoughts on Sam Sulek and much more...

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