23 Lessons from 2025

"You are not choosing your girlfriend. You are choosing your son's mother" That HITS. Very profound

I’m one of your top 0.09 % fans according to YouTube and yours your channel is number one according to my YouTube timeline

This was, without question, the hardest year of my life. At the very beginning of the year, I discovered that my fiancée had been cheating on me. I ended the relationship and walked away from the house I had bought on a loan. Not long after that, two out of my three closest friends admitted the depth of their gambling addictions — deep enough that they had gambled away their apartment. What hurt the most was the realization that the people closest to me had been wearing masks all along… and I never saw it coming. Because of all this, I entered my “lonely chapter.” And that’s how I found this channel. Throughout the entire year, this podcast became a lifeline. It gave me the strength to carry every weight placed on my shoulders and every obstacle thrown in my way. It forced my eyes open. I felt like Neo in The Matrix, in that moment when he stops the bullets mid-air — calm, grounded, finally awake. For the first time, I started seeing people exactly as they are. I have to be honest — I broke down when you said: “If I can do what I’ve done over the last 12 months, feeling the way I’ve felt? God help the world if I get to full capacity.” Because that is exactly how I feel right now. I know it — not as hope, but as certainty — that next year I will do something extraordinary. For myself. And for the people around me. Listening to you and your guests all year, Chris, helped pull me out of the living mud I was sinking into. Wishing everyone strength, clarity, and courage in the New Year. Life is beautiful. We keep moving forward. Cheers.

Thank you, Chris for not giving up and staying around, know you are appreciated for what you do and strive to offer!

1:21:20 "If I can do what I've done over the last 12 months feeling the way that I've felt, f**king God help the world if I get back to full capacity"

Hello you savages. Get my free Reading List of 100 life-changing books here - https://chriswillx.com/books/ Here’s the timestamps: 0:00 Reflecting on 2025: Gratitude and Annual Review 1:15 The Parental Attribution Error 10:55 Advice Hyper-Responders 19:53 We Need to Embrace Our Vulnerabilities 34:56 How to Overcome Procrastination 50:27 The Input-Output Delusion 56:30 7 Key Lessons for a Strong Relationship 01:06:42 The Shame of Small Fears 01:15:20 The Atlas Complex 01:19:43 Hopes for 2026

My father died this year, and the first lesson is actually insanely relevant to what I’m processing about that whole situation. Thank you for helping that

I’ve recently realized that “you get out what you put in” isn’t quite true. More often, you have to put in far more than you get back—and learn to enjoy the process itself. Once I adjusted my expectations and accepted that imbalance, my disappointment became more realistic. This applies to everything, from cooking a meal to exercising or pursuing a hobby. When I understand that investing more than I expected in return, life became easier.

Chris…. God damn do you have a way with words.

That last bit was TOTALLY worth sticking around to the end. Damn, bro! My marriage ended two and a half years ago because I was playing Atlas. Your podcast eps and guests have been so meaningful in this past year. Thanks for all you do!