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Ethical Porn for Dicks
A Man s Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure
He explained that the title of his third book is Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
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So I see a lot of those guys. And I talk about this a lot in my third book. It's called Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
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He explained that the title of his third book is Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
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So I see a lot of those guys. And I talk about this a lot in my third book. It's called Ethical Porn for Dicks, A Man's Guide to Responsible Viewing Pleasure.
Algorithms to Live By
The Computer Science of Human Decisions
The host highlighted the book as a strong recommendation for listeners, noting its usefulness for older people and its uplifting information.
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There's another book which I really recommend actually to everybody listening called Algorithms to Live By which is by I think Brian Christian and somebody Griffiths um or Griffiths a...
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The host highlighted the book as a strong recommendation for listeners, noting its usefulness for older people and its uplifting information.
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There's another book which I really recommend actually to everybody listening called Algorithms to Live By which is by I think Brian Christian and somebody Griffiths um or Griffiths actually.
The Choice Factory
The award-winning guide to behavioural science and marketing
The host praised Richard Shotton as a fantastic behavioural scientist and mentioned his new book, The Choice Factory, as a noteworthy recent release.
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Do you know Richard Shotton? He wrote The Choice Factory a few years ago. I know Richard very well; he's an absolutely fantastic behavioural scientist and he has a new book out this y...
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The host praised Richard Shotton as a fantastic behavioural scientist and mentioned his new book, The Choice Factory, as a noteworthy recent release.
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Do you know Richard Shotton? He wrote The Choice Factory a few years ago. I know Richard very well; he's an absolutely fantastic behavioural scientist and he has a new book out this year.
The Great Mental Models Boxed Set
The host mentioned Parrish's book that compiles useful mental models for better thinking, noting its popularity among productivity enthusiasts.
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There was a period in the world of productivity about four to six years ago. A guy called Shane Parrish on a blog called FS.blog Farnham Street. And he wrote a book of great mental models to think by....
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The host mentioned Parrish's book that compiles useful mental models for better thinking, noting its popularity among productivity enthusiasts.
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There was a period in the world of productivity about four to six years ago. A guy called Shane Parrish on a blog called FS.blog Farnham Street. And he wrote a book of great mental models to think by. And it did very, very well.
Seveneves
A Novel
The host mentioned reading the novel and noted its opening line about the moon exploding.
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I read a book called Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson, and the first line of that book, The Moon Explodes.
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The host mentioned reading the novel and noted its opening line about the moon exploding.
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I read a book called Seven Eves by Neil Stevenson, and the first line of that book, The Moon Explodes.
When Men Behave Badly
The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
The book was cited as evidence for differences in crosssex perception, describing male overperception and female underperception of attraction.
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David Buss's Men Behaving Badly, the failure of cross-sex mind reading, the male over-perception and the female under-perception bias of attraction, that you have this situation where women and men ba...
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The book was cited as evidence for differences in crosssex perception, describing male overperception and female underperception of attraction.
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David Buss's Men Behaving Badly, the failure of cross-sex mind reading, the male over-perception and the female under-perception bias of attraction, that you have this situation where women and men basically exist in different worlds when it comes to perceiving what's going on.
Abundance
Diamandis recalled coauthoring his first book, Abundance, with Stephen Kotler in 2012, describing it as a work about a future that is better than people think.
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I wrote my first book with Stephen Kotler in 2012 called Abundance. The book is called Abundance. The Future is Better Than You Think.
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Diamandis recalled coauthoring his first book, Abundance, with Stephen Kotler in 2012, describing it as a work about a future that is better than people think.
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I wrote my first book with Stephen Kotler in 2012 called Abundance. The book is called Abundance. The Future is Better Than You Think.
When Men Behave Badly
The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
The book was cited as providing insight that a small number of men commit most sexual assaults, highlighting the distribution of bad behavior among men.
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You know, I think that, I think a lot of the insights from David Buss's Men Behaving Badly, right? That was one of the big insights from that, which is that almost all sexual assaults that are conduct...
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The book was cited as providing insight that a small number of men commit most sexual assaults, highlighting the distribution of bad behavior among men.
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You know, I think that, I think a lot of the insights from David Buss's Men Behaving Badly, right? That was one of the big insights from that, which is that almost all sexual assaults that are conducted by men, perpetrated by men, are done by a very small number that are repeat offenders.
The Empathy Gap
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The book was described as a very good read that explains how people tend to sympathize more with women than with men, affecting perceptions of gender issues.
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The gender empathy gap is a very good book, but also describes this this kind of condition that we we tend to sympathize with with women when they have problems more than we sympathize with men.
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The book was described as a very good read that explains how people tend to sympathize more with women than with men, affecting perceptions of gender issues.
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The gender empathy gap is a very good book, but also describes this this kind of condition that we we tend to sympathize with with women when they have problems more than we sympathize with men.
Stasiland
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The book was cited as a source for a disturbing scene illustrating the brutal reality of the Stasi's surveillance in East Germany, providing a vivid personal account of living under a totalitarian regime.
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Anna Funder's book is called Stasiland.
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The book was cited as a source for a disturbing scene illustrating the brutal reality of the Stasi's surveillance in East Germany, providing a vivid personal account of living under a totalitarian regime.
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Anna Funder's book is called Stasiland.
The File
A Personal History
The book was referenced as a source for a disturbing scene that highlighted the horrors experienced under the Stasi, showing how personal histories can be uncovered through archival files.
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I got it from Timothy GaltNash, whose book was called The File.
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The book was referenced as a source for a disturbing scene that highlighted the horrors experienced under the Stasi, showing how personal histories can be uncovered through archival files.
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I got it from Timothy GaltNash, whose book was called The File.
PIRATE LEGENDS
He listed Pirate Wires by MikeSolana among the newsletters and books he reads.
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Pirate Wires by Mike Solana.
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He listed Pirate Wires by MikeSolana among the newsletters and books he reads.
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Pirate Wires by Mike Solana.
A Better Ape
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The host highlighted the author's new book, encouraging listeners to read it as a recommendation.
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Well, they can read my new book called A Better Ape with Richmond Campbell.
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The host highlighted the author's new book, encouraging listeners to read it as a recommendation.
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Well, they can read my new book called A Better Ape with Richmond Campbell.
Night Manager
The hosts recommended watching the series, noting it featured a young Daniel Craig and was a good watch.
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They've got The Night Manager. It's good. Had a sort of young Daniel Craig in it.
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The hosts recommended watching the series, noting it featured a young Daniel Craig and was a good watch.
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They've got The Night Manager. It's good. Had a sort of young Daniel Craig in it.
When Men Behave Badly
The Hidden Roots of Sexual Deception, Harassment, and Assault
David Buss's book was referenced to illustrate how evolutionary psychology can explain male aggression patterns.
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David Buss's Men Behaving Badly kind of showed me ... that he was a great guy ... it really opened my eyes.
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David Buss's book was referenced to illustrate how evolutionary psychology can explain male aggression patterns.
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David Buss's Men Behaving Badly kind of showed me ... that he was a great guy ... it really opened my eyes.
Billy No-Mates
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The host asked if the guest had read the book, indicating it as a recent, noteworthy title in contemporary nonfiction.
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Did you read Billy No Mates this year by Max Dickens?
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The host asked if the guest had read the book, indicating it as a recent, noteworthy title in contemporary nonfiction.
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Did you read Billy No Mates this year by Max Dickens?
How to Calm Your Mind
Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times
He wrote the book to address his own burnout, noting it was harder to write than his previous titles and describing it as the best thing he has ever written.
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That led me to write this book called How to Calm Your Mind. I was not in a good place a few years ago. I was anxious, I was burnt out, and this all culminated ... this book was hones...
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He wrote the book to address his own burnout, noting it was harder to write than his previous titles and describing it as the best thing he has ever written.
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That led me to write this book called How to Calm Your Mind. I was not in a good place a few years ago. I was anxious, I was burnt out, and this all culminated ... this book was honestly a lot tougher to write than the other two.
The book is called How to Calm Your Mind, Finding Presence and Productivity in Anxious Times. I think it's the best thing I have ever written, and I hope you find the same.
Against the Odds
An Autobiography
He said the autobiography Against the Odds by James Dyson is hard to find and very expensive, but worth every dollar.
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Against the Odds and autobiography by James Dyson, it is, was published, you know, 20 something years ago. It is now hard to find it's out of print. It is somewhat expensive. I have a...
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He said the autobiography Against the Odds by James Dyson is hard to find and very expensive, but worth every dollar.
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Against the Odds and autobiography by James Dyson, it is, was published, you know, 20 something years ago. It is now hard to find it's out of print. It is somewhat expensive. I have a friend that just bought it and he paid a hundred dollars. It's fucking worth a hundred dollars.
Four Thousand Weeks
Time Management for Mortals
The host highlighted the book's insight that when committing to focused work on a few projects, you must decide in advance what you will intentionally be bad at.
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If you're going to have a committed period of focused work on a small number of projects, you need to decide in advance what you're going to suck at. Because inevitably, when you do decide to focus on...
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The host highlighted the book's insight that when committing to focused work on a few projects, you must decide in advance what you will intentionally be bad at.
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If you're going to have a committed period of focused work on a small number of projects, you need to decide in advance what you're going to suck at. Because inevitably, when you do decide to focus on some things, that means you can't focus on other things.
Hold On to Your Kids
Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers
Dr. Russell Kennedy said the book argues that all anxiety stems from separation anxiety.
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Gordon Neufeld who wrote a book called Hold On to Your Kids with Gabor Mate.
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Dr. Russell Kennedy said the book argues that all anxiety stems from separation anxiety.
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Gordon Neufeld who wrote a book called Hold On to Your Kids with Gabor Mate.
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