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Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-02-13

Books mentioned on 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589

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It's Modern Wisdom's 5th birthday!! 5 years ago on February 12th 2018 I launched this podcast with a conversation in my old company's office in the North East of England.

Chris Williamson recommended The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton and Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield, and discussed The master and his emissary by Iain McGilchrist, Drunk by Edward Slingerland, and The War of Art by Steven Pressfield. Also mentioned: Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, The-Holiday Ed. by Tim Burton, Beyond a Materialist Worldview by Harald Walach and others, and The Art and Reflections of Stephen Epstein by Stephen Epstein.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, The-Holiday Ed.

    Tim Burton · at 5:04

    Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, The-Holiday Ed. by Tim Burton is a whimsical and darkly humorous collection of illustrated poetry written and illustrated by the celebrated filmmaker.

    Recommended
    “I've got here uh The Melancholy death of oyster Boy by Tim Burton which is poetry and this is from my speech Coach and he's been getting me to do poetry because it's got these sort of weird rhythms to it and um it's great”
    Speaker 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 5:04
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  2. The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories

    Tim Burton · at 5:04

    The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories by Tim Burton is a whimsical and darkly comic collection of illustrated poetry featuring quirky, misunderstood characters.

    Recommended
    “I've got here uh The Melancholy death of oyster Boy by Tim Burton which is poetry and this is from my speech Coach and he's been getting me to do poetry because it's got these sort of weird rhythms to it”
    Chris Williamson 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 5:04
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Beyond a Materialist Worldview

    Harald Walach, Peter Fenwick, David Lorimer, Ian McGilchrist · at 22:13

    Discussed
    “that's just not understanding how to play the game so Ian mcgilchrist guy that wrote The Master in his Emissary fantastic really great insight um had a conversation with him and it was an interesting time last year because I was really really digging into this tension between cognition and intuition”
    Speaker 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 22:13
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  4. The master and his emissary

    Iain McGilchrist · at 22:14

    The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist is a profound examination of hemispheric lateralization, exploring how the right and left hemispheres of the brain view reality and process the world differently rather than performing entirely separate functions.

    Discussed
    “so Ian mcgilchrist guy that wrote The Master in his Emissary fantastic really great insight”
    Chris Williamson 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 22:14
    Where to get it
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  5. Drunk

    Edward Slingerland · at 24:56 · mentioned 2 times

    Discussed
    “this is also what I learned from Edward slingle and the guy that wrote Drunk he's saying that switching off your uh PFC your prefrontal cortex is actually one of the best things that you can do for creativity”
    Chris Williamson 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 24:56
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  6. Turning Pro

    Steven Pressfield · at 54:50 · mentioned 2 times

    Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield is a motivational guide that examines the internal psychological barriers and resistance that prevent individuals from fully committing to their creative work and professional ambitions.

    Recommended
    “so this is a passage from turning pro and this was pretty formative given that this episode was inspired by doing five years of this podcast uh turning pro was a turning point for me I read it three years ago at the start of the pandemic”
    Chris Williamson 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 54:50
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  7. The War of Art

    Steven Pressfield · at 55:10

    The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a widely praised guide that explores the creative process, the nature of artistic struggle, and how to conquer the internal mental blocks that prevent people from doing their best work.

    Discussed
    “and I actually read sorry I read the war of art which is Stephen pressfield book and then turning pro is a chapter in the war of art which he then turned into a sequel”
    Chris Williamson 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 55:10
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  8. The Art and Reflections of Stephen Epstein

    Stephen Epstein · at 55:10

    The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a celebrated guide to overcoming creative blocks, conquering internal resistance, and establishing rigorous discipline to achieve artistic and professional mastery.

    Recommended
    “I read it three years ago at the start of the pandemic and I actually read sorry I read the war of art which is Stephen pressfield book and then turning pro is a chapter in the war of art which he then turned into a sequel and they're both great”
    Speaker 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589 2023-02-13 Listen at 55:10
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
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