Episode · ChooseFI · 2023-05-28
Books mentioned on 119R | Position of Strength
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a popular self-improvement guide that offers actionable strategies for building positive routines and breaking negative ones through small, incremental changes.
Recommended“this year I have three that I'm tackling the one that I'm working on right now is atomic Habits by James clear”
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a popular self-help and productivity book that argues for the value of cultivating intense, distraction-free focus to master demanding tasks and create high-value output.
Recommended“and then queued up right behind that I have cal newport's book deep work I think that is he has a newer book out now but this is the one that I wanted to focus on just because it's relevant to things that I'm struggling with”
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TED Talks
TED Talks: The Official TED Guide to Public Speaking by Chris Anderson is a comprehensive manual offering practical strategies for effective communication and stage presence from the head of the organization.
Recommended“and then a third book that I have teed up is actually a book called Ted Talks which was recommended to Me by Kelly who I met at Chautauqua”
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Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a self-help and productivity guide that advocates for a focused, intentional approach to technology use in order to reclaim personal solitude and deep attention.
Discussed“and I think in his new book digital minimalism he highlights both Pete from Mr Money Mustache and Liz and Nate from Frugal Woods which is really really cool”
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Open
Open by Andre Agassi is a candid and revealing memoir chronicling the tennis star's turbulent athletic career and deeply complicated relationship with the sport he played.
Recommended“so I've got a fascinating autobiography it was actually by Andre Agassi it's called open it really truly was open I mean he laid bare just his soul there”
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21 Lessons for the 21st Century
21 Lessons for the 21st Century by Yuval Noah Harari is a non-fiction exploration of the major political, technological, and social challenges facing humanity today.
Discussed“and the final book I would say uh more serious book was 21 lessons for the 21st century by Yuval Noah herreri”
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Mistborn
Mistborn by Brandon Sanderson is a popular epic fantasy novel that establishes an intricate magic system based on the ingestion and burning of metals.
Recommended“and actually a friend of ours Stephen who was actually on our vegan path to Phi episode 90 he and I are both into Science Fiction and Fantasy Books and he recommended a series called mistborn by Brandon Sanderson”
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Can't Hurt Me
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is a powerful memoir detailing the author's grueling journey from a brutally difficult, abusive childhood to overcoming immense physical and mental adversity as a Navy SEAL and ultra-endurance athlete.
Recommended“it's hard to remember all the books I've read so can't hurt me by David Goggins get the audiobook for everybody out there”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and so last year one of the probably the best books I read was mindset by Carol dweck”
“the first is JL Collins book The Simple path the wealth”