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If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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The Power of Habit
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Notes on Being a Man
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What We Owe the Future
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The 48 Laws of Power
Plato's later political work was mentioned as a companion to the Republic.
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Plato also wrote the Laws, which are less concerned with the good ruler and more with how to keep everyone in check.
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Plato's later political work was mentioned as a companion to the Republic.
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Plato also wrote the Laws, which are less concerned with the good ruler and more with how to keep everyone in check.
Notes from the Underground
Dostoevsky's short novel was mentioned when discussing works that were censored and later restored.
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Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground originally contained a chapter arguing for the necessity of Christianity, which was later censored.
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Dostoevsky's short novel was mentioned when discussing works that were censored and later restored.
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Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground originally contained a chapter arguing for the necessity of Christianity, which was later censored.
On The Suffering of the World - Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer's essay was cited as an example of a pessimistic tract, noted for its infamous essay on women.
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Schopenhauer writes his On the Sufferings of the World, that's your sort of indulgent pessimist.
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Schopenhauer's essay was cited as an example of a pessimistic tract, noted for its infamous essay on women.
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Schopenhauer writes his On the Sufferings of the World, that's your sort of indulgent pessimist.
The Laws of Human Nature
He noted that Plato's later work The Laws focuses more on maintaining societal order than on the ideal ruler.
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Plato writes The Republic, a political treatise, and later he writes The Laws, which are much less concerned with what makes a good ruler.
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He noted that Plato's later work The Laws focuses more on maintaining societal order than on the ideal ruler.
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Plato writes The Republic, a political treatise, and later he writes The Laws, which are much less concerned with what makes a good ruler.
Notes from the Underground
He mentioned Dostoevsky's short work Notes from the Underground as an example of a censored literary piece.
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Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground was originally censored and removed a chapter that argued for the necessity of Christianity.
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He mentioned Dostoevsky's short work Notes from the Underground as an example of a censored literary piece.
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Dostoevsky's Notes from the Underground was originally censored and removed a chapter that argued for the necessity of Christianity.
The Evolution of Desire
Strategies of Human Mating
The book was cited as an older source that examined men's stated preferences for chastity versus physical attractiveness.
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I would say that The Evolution of Desire, by David Buss, was referenced as an older book that discussed men's stated preference for chastity versus good looks.
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The book was cited as an older source that examined men's stated preferences for chastity versus physical attractiveness.
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I would say that The Evolution of Desire, by David Buss, was referenced as an older book that discussed men's stated preference for chastity versus good looks.
Do Parents Matter?
Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don’t Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax
He referenced Judith Harris's book Do Parents Matter, which argued that parental influence on children's outcomes is comparatively small.
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There was a great book written that I wrote about at the time, 30 years ago, it was written by, called Do Parents Matter by Judith Harris. And she basically summed up all of the evidence about what im...
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He referenced Judith Harris's book Do Parents Matter, which argued that parental influence on children's outcomes is comparatively small.
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There was a great book written that I wrote about at the time, 30 years ago, it was written by, called Do Parents Matter by Judith Harris. And she basically summed up all of the evidence about what impact parental child raising has and the answer is, the evidence says not a lot.
Do Parents Matter?
Why Japanese Babies Sleep Soundly, Mexican Siblings Don’t Fight, and American Families Should Just Relax
Gladwell summarized that Harris argued parental influence on children's outcomes is far smaller than commonly believed.
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There was a great book written that I wrote about at the time, 30 years ago, it was written by, called Do Parents Matter by Judith Harris. And she basically summed up all of the evidence about what im...
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Gladwell summarized that Harris argued parental influence on children's outcomes is far smaller than commonly believed.
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There was a great book written that I wrote about at the time, 30 years ago, it was written by, called Do Parents Matter by Judith Harris. And she basically summed up all of the evidence about what impact parental child raising has.
The answer is, the evidence says not a lot. Basically, if you're feeding your kid and they have a roof over their heads and you're not terrifying them every night, it doesn't matter what you do.
The Children Of Men
Stephen referenced the novel Children of Men while discussing societal decline, implying its themes reflect the bleak future he describes.
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We've seen this in Children of Men.
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Stephen referenced the novel Children of Men while discussing societal decline, implying its themes reflect the bleak future he describes.
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We've seen this in Children of Men.
Envision Life-being optimally rational
The book explored psychological reasons behind human behavior and explained how selfdeception and social dynamics shape our actions.
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I got my book, Optimally Rational, where, you know, I talk about psychology and why the good reasons we behave the way we do, why we, why there are a lot of strange things we do in our lives. There ar...
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The book explored psychological reasons behind human behavior and explained how selfdeception and social dynamics shape our actions.
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I got my book, Optimally Rational, where, you know, I talk about psychology and why the good reasons we behave the way we do, why we, why there are a lot of strange things we do in our lives. There are lots of good reasons behind it.
The Body Keeps the Score
Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma
The book was mentioned as a wellknown work that explains how trauma is stored in the body, linking it to the discussion of serotonin and intuition.
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most people have heard of the book, The Body Keeps a Score, which speaks about how trauma is held in the body.
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The book was mentioned as a wellknown work that explains how trauma is stored in the body, linking it to the discussion of serotonin and intuition.
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most people have heard of the book, The Body Keeps a Score, which speaks about how trauma is held in the body.
The Signs
The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts
The new book, also released as an Audible title, was introduced as a guide to the new science of trusting instincts.
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the new book, which is also going to be available on Audible with my voice is called The Signs, The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts
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The new book, also released as an Audible title, was introduced as a guide to the new science of trusting instincts.
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the new book, which is also going to be available on Audible with my voice is called The Signs, The New Science of How to Trust Your Instincts
The Corporate Mystic 2.0
A Guidebook For Visionaries With Their Feet On The Ground
Gay Hendriks referenced his earlier book, The Corporate Mystic, noting that after its publication he began consulting for major companies in the 1990s.
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Well, I used to do a lot of business consulting back in the 90s after my book, The Corporate Mystic, came out and I used to go into companies like Dell and Motorola and Bell Labs and places like that.
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Gay Hendriks referenced his earlier book, The Corporate Mystic, noting that after its publication he began consulting for major companies in the 1990s.
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Well, I used to do a lot of business consulting back in the 90s after my book, The Corporate Mystic, came out and I used to go into companies like Dell and Motorola and Bell Labs and places like that.
The Ape that Understood the Universe
How the Mind and Culture Evolve
The book was cited as something Dwarkesh was reading, and he noted that it contained a quote from William James about originality being undetected plagiarism.
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I was reading Steve Stewart Williams, The Ape Who Understood the Universe.
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The book was cited as something Dwarkesh was reading, and he noted that it contained a quote from William James about originality being undetected plagiarism.
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I was reading Steve Stewart Williams, The Ape Who Understood the Universe.
The E-Myth Revisited
Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It —A Guide to Starting a Business in a Productive and Successful Way
The book was referenced as a fantastic read that offers insights on running a business and viewing CEOs as highlevel problemsolving machines.
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I think it's in The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. Fantastic book.
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The book was referenced as a fantastic read that offers insights on running a business and viewing CEOs as highlevel problemsolving machines.
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I think it's in The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber. Fantastic book.
The Evolution of Human Sexuality
He wrote a book called The Evolution of Human Sexuality, which was discussed as a pioneering work from the 1970s.
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starting off in the 1970s with a pioneer called Simons, it was it was it was he wrote a book called The Evolution of Human Sexuality.
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He wrote a book called The Evolution of Human Sexuality, which was discussed as a pioneering work from the 1970s.
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starting off in the 1970s with a pioneer called Simons, it was it was it was he wrote a book called The Evolution of Human Sexuality.
Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to All Creation
The Definitive Guide to the Evolutionary Biology of Sex
She recommended Olivia Judson's book Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to the Whole of Creation, citing it as insightful for evolutionary perspectives on sex.
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Olivia Judson ... she's written a book, which I recommend to everyone. It was called Dr. Tatiana's sex advice to the whole of creation.
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She recommended Olivia Judson's book Dr. Tatiana's Sex Advice to the Whole of Creation, citing it as insightful for evolutionary perspectives on sex.
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Olivia Judson ... she's written a book, which I recommend to everyone. It was called Dr. Tatiana's sex advice to the whole of creation.
Fifty Shades Of Grey
Book One of the Fifty Shades Trilogy (Fifty Shades of Grey Series, 1)
The book Fifty Shades of Grey was listed among other popular erotic titles during a discussion of media portrayals of sexuality.
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Fifty Shades Of Grey.
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The book Fifty Shades of Grey was listed among other popular erotic titles during a discussion of media portrayals of sexuality.
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Fifty Shades Of Grey.
Toussaint The Black Liberator
Story of O was mentioned alongside other erotic works as part of a cultural reference to erotic literature.
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Story of O.
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Story of O was mentioned alongside other erotic works as part of a cultural reference to erotic literature.
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Story of O.
Nine and a Half Weeks
A Memoir of a Love Affair
Nine and a Half Weeks was cited in a list of erotic titles referenced during the conversation.
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Nine and a Half Weeks.
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Nine and a Half Weeks was cited in a list of erotic titles referenced during the conversation.
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Nine and a Half Weeks.
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