Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-03-16
Chris Williamson & Gurwinder Bhogal: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #602
14 Shocking Lessons About Human Nature - Gurwinder Bhogal - #602
Gurwinder Bhogal is a programmer and a writer. Gurwinder is one of my favourite Twitter follows.
Chris Williamson discussed Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and others. Gurwinder Bhogal recommended The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef, and discussed Animal Farm by George Orwell, The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray, and The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Never Split the Difference
Never Split the Difference by Chris Voss and Tahl Raz explores the psychology of negotiation, human motivation, and strategies for framing conversations to understand other perspectives.
Discussed“but Chris Voss the guy that wrote Never split the difference he was the former head of the FBI's negotiation team”
Where to get it
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Animal Farm
Animal Farm by George Orwell is a classic allegorical novella that uses a farmyard setting to satirize the corruption of socialist ideals and the rise of totalitarianism following the Russian Revolution.
Discussed“you see it in the novel Animal Farm as well where um the character of uh Napoleon the pig Napoleon um wants to consolidate his power by sort of um essentially exiling snowball”
Where to get it
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The Scout Mindset
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef is a popular book that explores cognitive biases and examines why certain people perceive reality clearly while others fall victim to motivated reasoning.
Recommended“there's a rationalist thinker called Julia gallif who had this great book called um Scout mindset”
Where to get it
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The Strange Death of Europe
The Strange Death of Europe by Douglas Murray is a non-fiction book that examines the cultural and political transformation of Europe through mass migration, open borders, and demographic shifts.
Discussed“Douglas Murray is a great friend but you know he wrote The Strange death of Europe he talked quite heavily about the the problems that occurred there”
Where to get it
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The Madness of Crowds
The Madness of Crowds: Gender, Race and Identity by Douglas Murray is a provocative contemporary commentary that investigates the cultural, social, and political shifts surrounding modern identity politics, intersectionality, and public discourse.
Discussed“but Douglas's second last book The Madness of crowds was all about the collapse of grand narratives”
Where to get it
