Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-07-04

Books mentioned on 14 Uncomfortable Truths About Human Psychology - Gurwinder Bhogal - #805

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Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Awaken The Giant Within

    Tony Robbins · at 7:46

    Awaken The Giant Within by Tony Robbins is a classic personal development workbook centered on mastering emotions, decision-making, and behavioral change through principles like the pain-pleasure dynamic.

    Discussed
    “there was a a really interesting workbook from Tony Robbins awaken the giant within that a friend sent to me about three months ago and I had a a bunch of decisions I was really really struggling with and I've been vacillating about for ages and uh it's one of those classic sort of mid 2000s American self-help hardcore self-help”
    Where to get it
  2. The Name of the Wind

    Patrick Rothfuss; Marc Simonetti · at 44:40

    The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is a celebrated epic fantasy novel that follows the formative years of a legendary figure named Kvothe.

    Discussed
    “anyone that's read The Name of the Wind by Patrick rothus you know you become unbelievably familiar it's like pedestrian slow for chapters and chapters and chapters you learn about this guy's walk to the bar that he plays his looa and the sound of his shoes on the cobblestones and all of this”
    Where to get it