Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-09-27
Books mentioned on 21 Lessons from 999 Episodes - Naval Ravikant, Roger Federer & Vincent van Gogh - #999
To celebrate 999, almost 1000, episodes of Modern Wisdom, I broke down some of my favourite lessons, insights and quotes from the last hundred episodes.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Silent Spring
Silent Spring by Rachel Carson is a landmark 1962 environmental science book that documented the devastating ecological damage caused by synthetic pesticides like DDT, sparking the modern environmental movement.
Discussed“Anyway, Rachel Carson writes this book in 1962 called Silent Spring. She warns about the environmental damage caused by pesticides, and she gets mocked by chemical companies and even some scientists.”
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The Great Gatsby
The Great Gatsby by F.
Discussed“In Fitzgerald's novel, Jay Gatsby began life as James Gats, a poor farm boy desperate to escape his origins. He tried to reinvent himself into a dazzling millionaire. But no matter how hard he works at it, the people around him reduce him back to the upstart outsider.”
