Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-02-13
Books mentioned on 14 Lessons from 5 Years Of Modern Wisdom - #589
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.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, The-Holiday Ed.
The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy, and Other Stories by Tim Burton is a darkly whimsical collection of illustrated poetry and verse created by the acclaimed 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”
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The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories
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”
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Beyond a Materialist Worldview
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”
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The master and his emissary
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist examines the profound division of the human brain hemispheres and how these differences shape human culture, history, and modern thought.
Discussed“so Ian mcgilchrist guy that wrote The Master in his Emissary fantastic really great insight”
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Drunk
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”
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Turning Pro
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield is a practical and psychological guide designed to help individuals overcome resistance, self-sabotage, and amateur habits to fully commit to their creative callings and professional endeavors.
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”
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a classic guide on overcoming creative blocks, conquering internal resistance, and unlocking professional discipline.
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”
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The Art and Reflections of Stephen Epstein
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”
