Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-10-11
Books mentioned on 12 Laws Of Power For Life - Robert Greene | Modern Wisdom Podcast 383
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The 48 Laws of Power
The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene and Joost Elffers is a provocative exploration of power dynamics, drawing on historical strategies and philosophies to outline how individuals acquire, defend, or navigate power.
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”
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The Daily Laws
The Daily Laws by Robert Greene is a practical guide that distills the author's extensive writings on strategy, power, and human nature into a daily format designed for ongoing personal development.
Recommended“robert greene ladies and gentlemen daily laws will be linked in the show notes below”
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman offers 365 days of ancient wisdom and practical meditations derived from classical philosophers like Seneca and Marcus Aurelius.
Discussed“so what i've done is i've stolen a bunch of my favorite laws from the book so anyone that's familiar with the daily stoic your new one the daily laws is one page a day”
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The Joke
The Joke by Milan Kundera is a satirical novel that explores the devastating ripple effects of a seemingly minor political joke in totalitarian 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”
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The First Three Minutes
The First Three Minutes by Steven Weinberg is a popular science book exploring the cosmological evolution and extreme physical conditions of the universe during the brief period following 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”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“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”
“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”