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The Greatness Mindset
Unlock the Power of Your Mind and Live Your Best Life Today
This was Lewis Howes' new book, in which he shared what he learned from his interviews and personal work regarding greatness.
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Lewis now has a new book, called The Greatness Mindset, in which he shares what he's learned via all of these interviews and his own personal work.
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This was Lewis Howes' new book, in which he shared what he learned from his interviews and personal work regarding greatness.
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Lewis now has a new book, called The Greatness Mindset, in which he shares what he's learned via all of these interviews and his own personal work.
The Greatness Mindset, unlock the power of your mind and live your best life today is the most recent book.
The Code Breaker
Jennifer Doudna, Gene Editing, and the Future of the Human Race
The speaker mentioned finishing listening to this book which detailed recent discoveries of CRISPR, a tool for gene editing with tremendous implications for curing or preventing disease.
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I just finished listening to a really interesting book called The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson and was all about the fairly recent discoveries of what's called CRISPR, which is bas...
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The speaker mentioned finishing listening to this book which detailed recent discoveries of CRISPR, a tool for gene editing with tremendous implications for curing or preventing disease.
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I just finished listening to a really interesting book called The Code Breaker by Walter Isaacson and was all about the fairly recent discoveries of what's called CRISPR, which is basically tool for gene editing.
You know, and actually editing DNA which has tremendous implications for perhaps curing or preventing disease and to be able to get in on just as you said on that cellular level and edit something that creates problems is now happening in biology.
Loving What Is, Revised Edition
Four Questions That Can Change Your Life; The Revolutionary Process Called "The Work"
This book was recommended by Byron Katie as a better starting point for beginners interested in her work than her newest book.
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so there's the book but I think for a beginner on loving what is my first book love okay so you would recommend for a beginner to go back to that book loving what is
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This book was recommended by Byron Katie as a better starting point for beginners interested in her work than her newest book.
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so there's the book but I think for a beginner on loving what is my first book love okay so you would recommend for a beginner to go back to that book loving what is
Still Alice
This was the first novel written by the guest, which she created from her perspective as a neuroscientist observing her grandmother's Alzheimer's, aiming to explore empathy through fiction.
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including Still Alice about a woman with Alzheimer's that book was adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore
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Episode: How To Prevent Dementia | Lisa Genova
This was the first novel written by the guest, which she created from her perspective as a neuroscientist observing her grandmother's Alzheimer's, aiming to explore empathy through fiction.
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including Still Alice about a woman with Alzheimer's that book was adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore
that endeavor eventually became Still Alice and everything else followed from there.
when I wrote the book Still Alice what people want us to know is that memory does not define what it means to be human
A Curious Mind
The Secret to a Bigger Life
This was Brian Grazer's previous, number one New York Times bestselling book, which focuses on curiosity as a skill that powered his career. The discussion revolved around curiosity as a skill and its connection to learning and connecting with others.
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the book he wrote before that which was a number one New York Times bestsellers called A Curious Mind, The Secret to a Bigger Life and it's all about curiosity.
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This was Brian Grazer's previous, number one New York Times bestselling book, which focuses on curiosity as a skill that powered his career. The discussion revolved around curiosity as a skill and its connection to learning and connecting with others.
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the book he wrote before that which was a number one New York Times bestsellers called A Curious Mind, The Secret to a Bigger Life and it's all about curiosity.
I'm really interested in the idea that had never really struck me before I looked at your book about curiosity as a skill
So quickly we talk about curiosity as a skill which is a really interesting skill that we can all develop and it is what has powered his career in lots of interesting ways.
The first book, curious mind is about as a synthesis of many of these curiosity conversations.
The Language Instinct
How the Mind Creates Language
It was mentioned as a book that sparked the guest's interest in cognitive science after she experienced a career-ending hand injury, leading her to explore the human mind's capabilities.
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And I ended up stumbling upon a book by Steven Pinker called The Language Instinct.
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It was mentioned as a book that sparked the guest's interest in cognitive science after she experienced a career-ending hand injury, leading her to explore the human mind's capabilities.
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And I ended up stumbling upon a book by Steven Pinker called The Language Instinct.
The Telomere Effect
A Revolutionary Approach to Living Younger, Healthier, Longer
This book was mentioned as documenting how humans have actual control over the rate at which their cells biologically die, which is related to stress reduction through mindfulness.
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And Elizabeth Blackburn one at UCSF, one the Nobel Prize for that in 2009 and her colleague Alyssa Eppel and she just wrote a book called The Telomere Effect hasn't come out yet but i...
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This book was mentioned as documenting how humans have actual control over the rate at which their cells biologically die, which is related to stress reduction through mindfulness.
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And Elizabeth Blackburn one at UCSF, one the Nobel Prize for that in 2009 and her colleague Alyssa Eppel and she just wrote a book called The Telomere Effect hasn't come out yet but it like documents how we have actual control over the rate at which we are going you know our cells are biologically are dying
Hope for Cynics
The Surprising Science of Human Goodness
It was discussed at length as a newly released book that explores cynicism's appeal and impact, while offering a science-based approach towards hopeful skepticism.
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If cynicism were a pill, you write, its warning label would list depression, heart disease, and isolation. In other words, it would be a poison.
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It was discussed at length as a newly released book that explores cynicism's appeal and impact, while offering a science-based approach towards hopeful skepticism.
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If cynicism were a pill, you write, its warning label would list depression, heart disease, and isolation. In other words, it would be a poison.
Cynicism is actually one of the four main components of burnout.
My new book is called Hope for Cynics, The Surprising Science of Human Goodness.
Don't forget to check out his new book, Hope for Cynics.
Clear Thinking
Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results
The book outlined the enemies of clear thinking and provided strategies like positioning, automatic rules, and friction to help manage these defaults. It also detailed a five-step decision-making process, emphasizing the importance of knowing what is worth wanting.
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The book is Clear Thinking Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results.
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Episode: How to Make Good Decisions | Shane Parrish
The book outlined the enemies of clear thinking and provided strategies like positioning, automatic rules, and friction to help manage these defaults. It also detailed a five-step decision-making process, emphasizing the importance of knowing what is worth wanting.
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The book is Clear Thinking Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results.
The tagline to the book is turning ordinary moments into extraordinary results and the reason is these ordinary moments are what power these big decisions.
The book is Clear Thinking turning ordinary moments into extraordinary results it's available at all major bookstores and booksellers around the world.
Doing Capitalism in the Innovation Economy
Reconfiguring the Three-Player Game between Markets, Speculators and the State
It was mentioned as another book by Maria, exploring life's big questions through the lives of historical figures, and is available on Audible.
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She also has another book which she wrote a few years ago called Figuring where she explores life's big questions through the lives of historical figures. That title too is available on Audible.
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It was mentioned as another book by Maria, exploring life's big questions through the lives of historical figures, and is available on Audible.
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She also has another book which she wrote a few years ago called Figuring where she explores life's big questions through the lives of historical figures. That title too is available on Audible.
The Invisible Circus
This was the author's first novel, which was adapted into a movie in 2001.
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my first novel The Invisible Circus which actually did become a movie in 2001
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This was the author's first novel, which was adapted into a movie in 2001.
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my first novel The Invisible Circus which actually did become a movie in 2001
Tattoos on the Heart
The Power of Boundless Compassion
This was the book first recommended to the host by Joseph Goldstein, which introduced the argument that it is possible to love people no matter what.
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a book by my guest today, Father Gregory Boyle, was first recommended to me by Joseph Goldstein
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This was the book first recommended to the host by Joseph Goldstein, which introduced the argument that it is possible to love people no matter what.
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a book by my guest today, Father Gregory Boyle, was first recommended to me by Joseph Goldstein
The book that Joseph recommended to me is called Tattoos on the Heart
so Tattoos on the Heart comes from a homie I had said something to him and we were on the phone and he was silent and he said damn gee I'm gonna tattoo that on my heart and so that was the title of the first one.
The Philosophical Baby
What Children's Minds Tell Us About Truth, Love, and the Meaning of Life
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Mastering Civility
A Manifesto for the Workplace
The guest was the author of this book, which focused on civility in the workplace.
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She's written a book called Mastering Civility, a Manifesto for the Workplace
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Episode: Civility Pays, Christine Porath
The guest was the author of this book, which focused on civility in the workplace.
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She's written a book called Mastering Civility, a Manifesto for the Workplace
recent book is Mastering Civility
The Gardener and the Carpenter
What the New Science of Child Development Tells Us About the Relationship Between Parents and Children
This book presented the author's central thesis regarding modern parenting conceptions, contrasting the 'gardener' approach with the goal-oriented 'carpenter' approach.
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This book presented the author's central thesis regarding modern parenting conceptions, contrasting the 'gardener' approach with the goal-oriented 'carpenter' approach.
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You'll have them in your closet forever. Quince has all the must-habs like Mongolian, Kashmir, Krunex, Sweaters from $50, iconic 100% leather jackets and versatile flow knit active wear.
The Myths of Happiness
What Should Make You Happy, but Doesn't, What Shouldn't Make You Happy, but Does
This was mentioned as the second book by the guest, Sonja Lyubomirsky, which dealt with common misconceptions people held about happiness.
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She's written a pair of books, The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness.
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Episode: Happiness Takes Work | Sonja Lyubomirsky
This was mentioned as the second book by the guest, Sonja Lyubomirsky, which dealt with common misconceptions people held about happiness.
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She's written a pair of books, The How of Happiness and The Myths of Happiness.
and then The Myths of Happiness and that's about some misconceptions people have about happiness i think that's better to read second
You Have More Influence Than You Think
How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion, and Why It Matters
The guest, Vanessa Bohns, is the author of this book, which explores how people generally underestimate their own power of persuasion and influence on others.
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She's the author of a book called You Have More Influence Than You Think How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion and Why It Matters.
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Episode: The Science of Persuasion | Vanessa Bohns
The guest, Vanessa Bohns, is the author of this book, which explores how people generally underestimate their own power of persuasion and influence on others.
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She's the author of a book called You Have More Influence Than You Think How We Underestimate Our Power of Persuasion and Why It Matters.
you say when we think about how much influence we have the first mistake we make is underestimating how much other people pay attention to us
I'm just trying to get a sense of what you would advise us based on these findings how do we conduct ourselves in the world and have the kind of influence we want based on what you have learned about you and your colleagues have learned about how humans conduct ourselves.
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What the Brain Reveals About Our Power to Change Others
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