Episode · ChooseFI · 2023-01-16
Adam Coelho on ChooseFI: books mentioned
Mindful FIRE | Adam Coelho
Most people think financial independence is about numbers, but what if your brain's wiring matters just as much as your spreadsheet? Adam Cueo spent 12 years teaching mindfulness to over 2,500 Google employees while pursuing FI himself.
Adam Coelho recommended Atomic Habits by James Clear and Die with Zero by Bill Perkins, and discussed Peak Mind by Amishi Jha.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atomic Habits
Recommended“The things that, you know, I know you guys had James Clear on the podcast. His book Atomic Habits is fantastic. And here is a couple of tips. Start small and build from there. You know, meditation or mindfulness are not one of those things that you need to go big on to get benefit. You can literally start with”
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Peak Mind
Discussed“She recently wrote a book called Peak Mind, and this is about her experience teaching this in the Armed Forces to help high-level military teams work better together, have higher performance, and lower stress, because obviously they're in a very stressful situation.”
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Die with Zero
Recommended“And a book that's been mentioned a few times recently on your podcast, Die with Zero. That has been a big one as well. The whole reframing of, you know, it's again, talking about mindful fire, right? It's not about waiting till FI to live your life. As you always say, Brad, there's so many benefits on the path to”
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