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Life is hard. This podcast will help. Lessons from the greatest thinkers on the planet with Chris Williamson. Including guests like David Goggins, Dr Jordan Peterson, Naval Ravikant, Sam Harris, Jocko Willink, Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Julie Smith, Steven Bartlett, Ryan Holiday, Robert Greene, Matthew...
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How to Live a Meaningful Life
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Transitions (40th Anniversary Edition)
William Bridges
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If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late
James J. Sexton
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Stephen R. Covey
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The Power of Habit
Charles Duhigg
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Notes on Being a Man
Scott Galloway
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Anxiously Attached
Jessica Baum LMHC
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Safe
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Hacking the Human Mind
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Junglekeeper
Paul Rosolie
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What We Owe the Future
William MacAskill
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Endure
How to Work Hard, Outlast, and Keep Hammering
Chris noted they missed each other on the first book, Endure, which previously reached a high spot on the New York Times list.
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We missed each other on the first book on Endure.
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Chris noted they missed each other on the first book, Endure, which previously reached a high spot on the New York Times list.
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We missed each other on the first book on Endure.
Last time they had Endure, it got up to number seven on the New York Times, I was the bestseller of those, but it was an editorial.
Cues
Master the Secret Language of Charismatic Communication
She said she listens to her own audio book "Cues" on Audible.
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I read my audio books. So if you like audio, um, I do Cues and captivate. They're both on audible.
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She said she listens to her own audio book "Cues" on Audible.
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I read my audio books. So if you like audio, um, I do Cues and captivate. They're both on audible.
The Truth
Sex, Love, Commitment, and the Puzzle of the Male Mind
Strauss's book The Truth was mentioned alongside The Game as part of his bibliography, indicating his continued output of bestselling titles.
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and then he wrote The Truth
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Strauss's book The Truth was mentioned alongside The Game as part of his bibliography, indicating his continued output of bestselling titles.
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and then he wrote The Truth
The Ruins
Described as one of the most brilliant books the speaker had ever read, it was praised for its ability to stir the soul, provoke thought, and inspire imagination.
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He has a book called The Ruins of Kosh that's just one of the most brilliant books you'll ever read.
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Described as one of the most brilliant books the speaker had ever read, it was praised for its ability to stir the soul, provoke thought, and inspire imagination.
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He has a book called The Ruins of Kosh that's just one of the most brilliant books you'll ever read.
The Possibility Principle
How Quantum Physics Can Improve the Way You Think, Live, and Love
This book attempts to apply concepts from physics, such as superposition, to daily life and psychology; it was mentioned as interesting and worth looking at.
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It's a pretty good book called The Possibility Principle.
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This book attempts to apply concepts from physics, such as superposition, to daily life and psychology; it was mentioned as interesting and worth looking at.
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It's a pretty good book called The Possibility Principle.
The 50th Law
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Machiavelli's Virtue
This book was highly recommended for its insightful analysis of Machiavelli and his relevance to contemporary issues in business and politics.
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My favorite book about Machiavelli is called Machiavelli's Virtue by Harvey Mansfield. It's a fantastic book. I highly recommend it.
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This book was highly recommended for its insightful analysis of Machiavelli and his relevance to contemporary issues in business and politics.
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My favorite book about Machiavelli is called Machiavelli's Virtue by Harvey Mansfield. It's a fantastic book. I highly recommend it.
Homo Ludens
A Study of the Play-Element in Culture
The speaker described this book as one of the greatest ever written on the subject of play, deeply exploring its psychological aspects and historical significance.
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One of the greatest books ever written has already been written on that subject. It's a book called Homo Ludens by Dutchman Johan Housencha written in like the 30s I think.
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The speaker described this book as one of the greatest ever written on the subject of play, deeply exploring its psychological aspects and historical significance.
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One of the greatest books ever written has already been written on that subject. It's a book called Homo Ludens by Dutchman Johan Housencha written in like the 30s I think.
How Not to Be a Politician
A Memoir
Rory Stewart, the podcast guest, mentioned his recently written book, "How Not to Be a Politician," which explores the reasons why politics often proves ineffective. He used the analogy of a dysfunctional family to describe the political landscape.
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I've just written a book which in the US is called How Not to Be a Politician because it's about trying to describe why politics doesn't work.
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Rory Stewart, the podcast guest, mentioned his recently written book, "How Not to Be a Politician," which explores the reasons why politics often proves ineffective. He used the analogy of a dysfunctional family to describe the political landscape.
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I've just written a book which in the US is called How Not to Be a Politician because it's about trying to describe why politics doesn't work.
Prepared
A Manual for Surviving Worst-Case Scenarios
The speaker mentioned having a book deal for this overseas in European countries. The book was described as a manual for surviving worst-case scenarios, emphasizing that 'worst case' doesn't necessarily mean the zombie apocalypse but could be something like a car accident or trauma.
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I just did a book deal with some European countries of selling that book overseas the book I wrote Prepared and that's very interesting
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The speaker mentioned having a book deal for this overseas in European countries. The book was described as a manual for surviving worst-case scenarios, emphasizing that 'worst case' doesn't necessarily mean the zombie apocalypse but could be something like a car accident or trauma.
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I just did a book deal with some European countries of selling that book overseas the book I wrote Prepared and that's very interesting
even in the front of my book it says a manual for surviving worst case scenarios but worst case is it necessarily the zombie apocalypse worst case could be the accident it could be the trauma that you experience
On Anger
He noted that Seneca wrote an entire book on anger that could be compared with modern selfhelp literature.
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Seneca has an entire book called On Anger that we could compare with modern selfhelp books.
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He noted that Seneca wrote an entire book on anger that could be compared with modern selfhelp literature.
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Seneca has an entire book called On Anger that we could compare with modern selfhelp books.
How To Live
27 Conflicting Answers and One Weird Question
This previous book by Derek Sivers was a deliberate exercise in contradiction, where every chapter contradicted every other chapter, with 27 chapters each claiming to have the answer on how one should live.
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So my previous book called How To Live was a deliberate exercise in contradicting myself. Every chapter contradicted every other chapter.
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This previous book by Derek Sivers was a deliberate exercise in contradiction, where every chapter contradicted every other chapter, with 27 chapters each claiming to have the answer on how one should live.
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So my previous book called How To Live was a deliberate exercise in contradicting myself. Every chapter contradicted every other chapter.
Wild Problems
A Guide to the Decisions That Define Us
Harford mentioned Russ Roberts' new book Wild Problems, which discusses the limits of economic theory and the importance of intuition and instinct in decisionmaking.
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I think you've read Russ Roberts... his new book, Wild Problems, is literally all about the limits outside of economic theory and why you need to have something else that you could ca...
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Harford mentioned Russ Roberts' new book Wild Problems, which discusses the limits of economic theory and the importance of intuition and instinct in decisionmaking.
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I think you've read Russ Roberts... his new book, Wild Problems, is literally all about the limits outside of economic theory and why you need to have something else that you could call intuition or good instinct or whatever.
Heading South
Tales from the RV Trail
Dawkins' new book uses Ernst Heckel's animal pictures, basing each chapter around a different picture.
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Yes, I'm working on another book.
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Dawkins' new book uses Ernst Heckel's animal pictures, basing each chapter around a different picture.
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Yes, I'm working on another book.
Tales from Heckel. Ernst Heckel was a German biologist and artist. He was sometimes known as the German Darwin. He was Darwin's greatest disciple in Germany. And he was also a very good artist. And so I'm using his pictures and basing each chapter around one of his, each chapter is based upon a different one of his animal pictures.
The Oxford Handbook of Evolution and the Emotions (OXFORD LIBRARY OF PSYCHOLOGY SERIES)
The podcast host discussed a conversation with the author about the book, focusing on how emotions are viewed through an evolutionary lens and the cascade of bodily responses triggered by fear, such as decreased digestion and sexual arousal.
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I had a great conversation yesterday with Lathe Al-Shawaf who wrote the Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Emotions.
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The podcast host discussed a conversation with the author about the book, focusing on how emotions are viewed through an evolutionary lens and the cascade of bodily responses triggered by fear, such as decreased digestion and sexual arousal.
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I had a great conversation yesterday with Lathe Al-Shawaf who wrote the Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Emotions.
Notes on Being a Man
Galloway mentioned an upcoming book titledNotes on Being a Man, slated for release on November4th.
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what's the new book uh Notes on Being a Man it comes out november the 4th
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Galloway mentioned an upcoming book titledNotes on Being a Man, slated for release on November4th.
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what's the new book uh Notes on Being a Man it comes out november the 4th
Convict Conditioning
How to Bust Free of All Weakness-Using the Lost Secrets of Supreme Survival Strength
This book was recommended to the speaker by his physical therapist for bodyweight exercises after he injured his knee. The speaker noted that the author of the book allegedly spent 18 years in prison coaching convicts and can perform advanced feats like one-handed handstands.
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And I found this book that he recommended called Convict Conditioning.
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This book was recommended to the speaker by his physical therapist for bodyweight exercises after he injured his knee. The speaker noted that the author of the book allegedly spent 18 years in prison coaching convicts and can perform advanced feats like one-handed handstands.
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And I found this book that he recommended called Convict Conditioning.
And the, do you know it? No. Oh, okay, but it's written by a guy that spent like 18 years, oh yeah, very memorable name, spent 18 years in prison, uh, coaching, uh, convicts on how they can keep fit just in their jail cell.
Inside Man
A Head Cases Novel (The Head Cases Series)
This book was mentioned in relation to the journalist who lived as a man for about 18 months to understand the male experience, though she reportedly ended her life by suicide due to unrelated mental health issues developed during the experiment.
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she fought her book I think the book's called Inside Man she basically lived as a man for I think 18 months just to sort of understand what the male experience is like
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This book was mentioned in relation to the journalist who lived as a man for about 18 months to understand the male experience, though she reportedly ended her life by suicide due to unrelated mental health issues developed during the experiment.
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she fought her book I think the book's called Inside Man she basically lived as a man for I think 18 months just to sort of understand what the male experience is like
Inside Man
A Head Cases Novel (The Head Cases Series)
This book detailed the experience of the author, a gay woman and journalist, who lived as a man for about 18 months to understand the male experience, ultimately leading to her needing psychiatric care before her death by suicide later that year.
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she fought her book i think the book's called Inside Man she basically lived as a man for i think 18 months just to sort of understand what the male experience is like and she didn't...
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This book detailed the experience of the author, a gay woman and journalist, who lived as a man for about 18 months to understand the male experience, ultimately leading to her needing psychiatric care before her death by suicide later that year.
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she fought her book i think the book's called Inside Man she basically lived as a man for i think 18 months just to sort of understand what the male experience is like and she didn't enjoy it she had to stop early and she had to check herself into psychiatric care
she came back from her experiment and she was like as women don't know what it's like to be a man if you don't know
How Economics Can Save the World
Simple Ideas to Solve Our Biggest Problems
The guest recommended his book, suggesting that readers might learn something beneficial about how economics can be applied to save the world.
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I have a book called How Economics Can Save the World which I recommend to everyone have a look and maybe you'll learn something
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The guest recommended his book, suggesting that readers might learn something beneficial about how economics can be applied to save the world.
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I have a book called How Economics Can Save the World which I recommend to everyone have a look and maybe you'll learn something
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