Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-10-11

Chris Williamson & Robert Greene: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom

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Chris Williamson recommended The Joke by Milan Kundera, and discussed The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and others, The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and others, and The Daily Laws by Robert Greene. Robert Greene recommended The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The 48 Laws of Power

    Robert Greene; Joost Elffers · at 1:22

    The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers is an exhaustive exploration of historical power dynamics, strategy, and manipulative human behavior.

    Discussed
    “was it 36 when you got the book offer for 48 laws well i was 36 when i pitched it to to the man who packaged at yoast”
    Where to get it
  2. The Daily Stoic

    Ryan Holiday; Stephen Hanselman · at 4:44 · mentioned 2 times

    The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offers 365 days of ancient Stoic wisdom and practical daily reflections.

    Discussed
    “talking about the new book which is daily laws is there a romantic arc as sort of a sense of uh coming full circle with ryan releasing the daily stoic a few years ago and him being one of your apprentices not so long ago”
    Where to get it
  3. The Daily Laws

    Robert Greene · at 4:44 · mentioned 3 times

    The Daily Laws by Robert Greene is a book of daily selections drawn from the author's previous works on strategy, power, and human nature.

    Discussed
    “talking about the new book which is daily laws is there a romantic arc as sort of a sense of uh coming full circle with ryan releasing the daily stoic a few years ago and him being one of your apprentices not so long ago and now you creating a book with that sort of model”
    Where to get it
  4. The Joke

    Milan Kundera · at 8:40

    The Joke by Milan Kundera is a satirical novel that explores the absurdities of totalitarianism and the severe consequences of straying from political orthodoxy in communist Czechoslovakia.

    Recommended
    “there's a great novel written on that very subject by milan kundura called the joke in which he people in like a some kind of prison camp were asked to do these different tasks and they did them exactly to the letter”
    Where to get it
  5. The First Three Minutes

    Steven Weinberg · at 1:01:27

    The First Three Minutes is a popular science book by physicist Steven Weinberg that details the current scientific understanding of the universe's formation during the first few moments after the Big Bang.

    Recommended
    “and to read about the big bang is one of the most earth-shattering experiences this man who wrote a book called the first three minutes a great physicist i forget his name”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The 48 Laws of Power
“and you know i give in in the 48 laws of power in that chapter i give you dozens of strategies for how you can make that put that to life”
Plugged Mastery
“if i disbelieve everything that must be a sign that i'm so brilliant because i'm ahead of the curve i can think of exactly what's wrong in your idea but that's not the case at all the greatest scientists in this world and i interviewed one of them for my book mastery ramachandran vs ramachandran”