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How to Live a Meaningful Life
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Transitions (40th Anniversary Edition)
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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
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Anxiously Attached
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Safe
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Hacking the Human Mind
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Junglekeeper
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What We Owe the Future
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The Happiness Project, Tenth Anniversary Edition
Or, Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun
Ferriss mentioned how this book influenced his approach to happiness by suggesting the idea of experimenting with different habits to find what truly brings joy.
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This book got me thinking about happiness in a new way. It's not a destination, but a journey, and we can experiment with different habits to find what brings us joy.
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Ferriss mentioned how this book influenced his approach to happiness by suggesting the idea of experimenting with different habits to find what truly brings joy.
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This book got me thinking about happiness in a new way. It's not a destination, but a journey, and we can experiment with different habits to find what brings us joy.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
30th Anniversary Edition (The Covey Habits Series)
Ferriss acknowledged how this book significantly shaped his understanding of personal effectiveness and productivity.
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This book was a real game-changer for me. It taught me about principles like being proactive, focusing on the important things, and thinking win-win.
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Ferriss acknowledged how this book significantly shaped his understanding of personal effectiveness and productivity.
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This book was a real game-changer for me. It taught me about principles like being proactive, focusing on the important things, and thinking win-win.
The Art of Learning
A Journey in the Pursuit of Excellence
Ferriss emphasized this book's importance in helping him understand the process of learning and skill development.
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I loved "The Art of Learning." It taught me about the deliberate practice and how to improve at any skill.
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Ferriss emphasized this book's importance in helping him understand the process of learning and skill development.
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I loved "The Art of Learning." It taught me about the deliberate practice and how to improve at any skill.
Tao Te Ching
Ferriss found value in this ancient text's philosophy of balance and simplicity.
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I love the Tao Te Ching. It's full of wisdom about finding balance and simplicity.
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Ferriss found value in this ancient text's philosophy of balance and simplicity.
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I love the Tao Te Ching. It's full of wisdom about finding balance and simplicity.
The Light Inside the Dark
Zen, Soul, and the Spiritual Life
John Tarrant is a Zen teacher who wrote a book that was mentioned in the podcast. The book talked about how in medieval times, people would not have fallen for the notion that control over your life was possible. During the medieval time, people lived their lives not knowing about the science behind plagues, famines, or marauding armies.
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I was reading a section in a book by a zen teacher called John Tarrant...
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John Tarrant is a Zen teacher who wrote a book that was mentioned in the podcast. The book talked about how in medieval times, people would not have fallen for the notion that control over your life was possible. During the medieval time, people lived their lives not knowing about the science behind plagues, famines, or marauding armies.
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I was reading a section in a book by a zen teacher called John Tarrant...
He makes this really interesting point that like in medieval times you would not have fallen for the notion that this kind of control over your life was possible.
The Social Animal
The Hidden Sources of Love, Character, and Achievement
The book, written by David Brooks, was about emotions.
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So I wrote a book about emotions called The Social Animal years ago.
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The book, written by David Brooks, was about emotions.
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So I wrote a book about emotions called The Social Animal years ago.
Ego Is the Enemy
The book is by Ryan Holiday and is about the ego. Chris Williamson recommended it.
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Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley, Ryan's book, Ego Is the Enemy Obscrupters the Way, both been really formative for me.
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The book is by Ryan Holiday and is about the ego. Chris Williamson recommended it.
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Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley, Ryan's book, Ego Is the Enemy Obscrupters the Way, both been really formative for me.
You're Not Listening
What You're Missing and Why It Matters
This book was mentioned as an example of how story telling questions are better than direct questions.
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There's a classic example of this I read about in a book called You're Not Listening by a Woman in Kate Murphy.
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This book was mentioned as an example of how story telling questions are better than direct questions.
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There's a classic example of this I read about in a book called You're Not Listening by a Woman in Kate Murphy.
Count Down
How Our Modern World Is Threatening Sperm Counts, Altering Male and Female Reproductive Development, and Imperiling the Future of the Human Race
This book delves into the environmental and chemical factors that are affecting human reproductive health, particularly the decline in sperm count. It discusses the potential impact of these factors on fertility, and explores ways to improve reproductive health.
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My book "Count Down" is about this decline and the reasons that we are having it.
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This book delves into the environmental and chemical factors that are affecting human reproductive health, particularly the decline in sperm count. It discusses the potential impact of these factors on fertility, and explores ways to improve reproductive health.
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My book "Count Down" is about this decline and the reasons that we are having it.
It's not just about sperm count, it's about the future of the human race.
The book is very well-researched. There's a lot of scientific evidence presented.
"Count Down" was fascinating, really good.
Why We Cant Wait
It details the plans of the civil rights movement to implement an anti-poverty program which would benefit the black poor and the white poor on the basis of class, and argues for the end of race-based policies. It was a colorblind philosophy that would benefit black people disproportionately because they were disproportionately poor.
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He says here's the plan we are going to have a anti poverty program he called it the bill of rights for the disadvantaged it's going to benefit the black poor it's going to benefit the white poor alik...
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Episode: #763 - Coleman Hughes - Bringing An End To Race Po...
It details the plans of the civil rights movement to implement an anti-poverty program which would benefit the black poor and the white poor on the basis of class, and argues for the end of race-based policies. It was a colorblind philosophy that would benefit black people disproportionately because they were disproportionately poor.
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He says here's the plan we are going to have a anti poverty program he called it the bill of rights for the disadvantaged it's going to benefit the black poor it's going to benefit the white poor alike on the basis on the basis of class though it will benefit black people disproportionately because black people are disproportionately poor to begin with.
But it won't be a race based policy it'll be a class based policy and we're going to get rid of Jim Crow get rid of all race based policies and proceed with a kind of war on poverty and disadvantage that is colorblind in nature.
The End of Race Politics
Arguments for a Colorblind America
The book advocates for colorblindness in public policy. It argues for removing race from public policy and focusing on class-based solutions to correct for disadvantages. It also challenges the idea that colorblindness is naive or racist, and suggests that people should stop saying "I don't see race" and instead say, "I try to treat people without regard to race."
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Yes so you know the reason I wrote this book is that this idea of colorblindness which means you try to treat people without regard to race.
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The book advocates for colorblindness in public policy. It argues for removing race from public policy and focusing on class-based solutions to correct for disadvantages. It also challenges the idea that colorblindness is naive or racist, and suggests that people should stop saying "I don't see race" and instead say, "I try to treat people without regard to race."
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Yes so you know the reason I wrote this book is that this idea of colorblindness which means you try to treat people without regard to race.
And in my view this is a much healthier path towards the ideal of a colorblind society it used to be common sense on the left and in liberal circles that that's what you wanted to do.
So in my book I advocate that people just stop saying that it gives enemies of colorblind as far to easy a target what you should say instead is I try to treat people without regard to race.
And we don't regard, we don't give weight to each other's races when we treat each other.
The Ministry for the Future
A Novel
The Ministry for the Future was cited as an example of a book that accurately predicted future events, in particular, the heat wave in India. This led to a discussion about how the book explores how people adapt to the effects of climate change and the ways in which they might be able to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Like, "The Ministry for the Future" came out I think in like 2020 and it basically predicted the heat wave in India, which is a major part of the plot of the book.
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The Ministry for the Future was cited as an example of a book that accurately predicted future events, in particular, the heat wave in India. This led to a discussion about how the book explores how people adapt to the effects of climate change and the ways in which they might be able to mitigate the effects of climate change.
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Like, "The Ministry for the Future" came out I think in like 2020 and it basically predicted the heat wave in India, which is a major part of the plot of the book.
And so, this book has become a hot commodity because it, it really does describe what's happening in the world.
This is an important book. And it's really about, how do people adapt to what's happening?
If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late
A Divorce Lawyer's Guide to Staying Together
It was mentioned as a personal anecdote, underscoring the point that by the time people seek a divorce attorney, things have already gone significantly wrong in the relationship.
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It's a whole lot easier to stay happy than to grow miserable and find your way back to happiness by the time that's why my my book was called "If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late
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It was mentioned as a personal anecdote, underscoring the point that by the time people seek a divorce attorney, things have already gone significantly wrong in the relationship.
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It's a whole lot easier to stay happy than to grow miserable and find your way back to happiness by the time that's why my my book was called "If You're In My Office, It's Already Too Late", like if you're in a divorce lawyer's office something has gone horribly wrong.
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Original Text
The book was rewritten, changing the meaning of the book. The author thought it was a commentary on racism at the time and a criticism of it even when it was written. The author does not understand why they would take the message out of the book.
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I've seen some of the books like Huckleberry Finn which have been rewritten.
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The book was rewritten, changing the meaning of the book. The author thought it was a commentary on racism at the time and a criticism of it even when it was written. The author does not understand why they would take the message out of the book.
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I've seen some of the books like Huckleberry Finn which have been rewritten.
It changes the meaning of the book so much that the meaning of the book has changed.
And my reading of the book was that it was a commentary on racism at the time.
I mean, even when it was written, it would certainly be a criticism of racism by today's standards.
It was a criticism of it at the time.
How is a reader, a child that's reading that book, a teen that's reading that book, going to learn the lesson in the book, if you take it out?
I don't understand that. I don't get that. It doesn't make sense to me.
The Second Sex
The book was described as a landmark work of feminist philosophy, it was discussed in the context of how girls feel they're not allowed to be angry or express their emotions, and how this ties in with Simone de Beauvoir's idea that women are taught to be the 'Other' to the dominant male.
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There's a whole generation of girls who, if you were to ask them what feminism is, they'd probably say, you know, 'It's about being able to choose your own clothes, and your own career.' But actually,...
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The book was described as a landmark work of feminist philosophy, it was discussed in the context of how girls feel they're not allowed to be angry or express their emotions, and how this ties in with Simone de Beauvoir's idea that women are taught to be the 'Other' to the dominant male.
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There's a whole generation of girls who, if you were to ask them what feminism is, they'd probably say, you know, 'It's about being able to choose your own clothes, and your own career.' But actually, it's a very deep philosophy. 'The Second Sex' by Simone de Beauvoir. The 'Other', which I think is, actually, a very apt description of how girls feel a lot of the time.
The Moral Landscape
How Science Can Determine Human Values
This book talks about the moral landscape, where morality is measured based on its ability to create well-being, and how science can be used to study morality. It was described as a foundational text.
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He's written a few books, like The Moral Landscape, which I'd consider to be foundational text in this field.
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This book talks about the moral landscape, where morality is measured based on its ability to create well-being, and how science can be used to study morality. It was described as a foundational text.
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He's written a few books, like The Moral Landscape, which I'd consider to be foundational text in this field.
Playing for Keeps
Michael Jordan and the World That He Made
It was discussed how tall people have a massive advantage in basketball. This is due to genetics, and the book explores the different aspects of this topic, such as the advantage of having tall parents and the importance of hand size. It was also mentioned that certain players, despite not having a privileged upbringing, made it to the top, while others from similar backgrounds failed to achieve similar success. It was speculated that these players might have had unique talents or motivations that were not fully appreciated by the world at the time. It was also said that the book explores the socioeconomic background of NBA players, revealing that they are less likely to have unique names, and that black NBA players are more likely to have names like Chris, Michael, or Marcus.
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And I've ranked every player, you know, the, the math is in an appendix for those who are really curious, uh, how good they would be if they were at the same height, how many muggsies they'd have. And...
— Episode: #749 - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - The Hi...
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It was discussed how tall people have a massive advantage in basketball. This is due to genetics, and the book explores the different aspects of this topic, such as the advantage of having tall parents and the importance of hand size. It was also mentioned that certain players, despite not having a privileged upbringing, made it to the top, while others from similar backgrounds failed to achieve similar success. It was speculated that these players might have had unique talents or motivations that were not fully appreciated by the world at the time. It was also said that the book explores the socioeconomic background of NBA players, revealing that they are less likely to have unique names, and that black NBA players are more likely to have names like Chris, Michael, or Marcus.
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And I've ranked every player, you know, the, the math is in an appendix for those who are really curious, uh, how good they would be if they were at the same height, how many muggsies they'd have. And number one is muggsy Bogues who's just achievement is so ridiculously insane to be an NBA player for 14 seasons.
And if you look at NBA players, they're half as likely, black NBA players are half as likely as the black population writ large to have unique names.
They're much more likely to have names, Chris, Michael, Marcus.
You know my numbing a lot of it and in this project that was all gone like all i did was come up with ideas i'm just like here data analyst do it for me and it was just awesome it was so fine so it's just like.
Same as Ever
A Guide to What Never Changes
The host enjoyed the book and finds it phenomenal and easy to read.
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It's honestly, I said it on the first episode, people need to go and buy Same as Ever.
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The host enjoyed the book and finds it phenomenal and easy to read.
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It's honestly, I said it on the first episode, people need to go and buy Same as Ever.
I love it as a book.
I think it's phenomenal.
It's super easy read.
Tall Girl Problems
A Journal for tall girl's daily journaling
The speaker referred to the book, "The Tall Girl Problem", to discuss the idea that women's socioeconomic success leads to a shrinking pool of potential partners, especially when it comes to marriage.
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I tried to sort of meme it into existence with an idea of the tall girl problem that socioeconomic success amongst young women means that there is an ever decreasing pool of of their marriage.
— Episode: #745 - Brad Wilcox - Is Marriage Actuall...
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Episode: #745 - Brad Wilcox - Is Marriage Actually Worth It...
The speaker referred to the book, "The Tall Girl Problem", to discuss the idea that women's socioeconomic success leads to a shrinking pool of potential partners, especially when it comes to marriage.
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I tried to sort of meme it into existence with an idea of the tall girl problem that socioeconomic success amongst young women means that there is an ever decreasing pool of of their marriage.
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