Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2020-06-22
Books mentioned on #442: Tribe of Mentors — Naval Ravikant, Susan Cain, and Yuval Noah Harari
Welcome to another episode of The Tim Ferriss Show! It will feature some of my favorite advice and profiles from Tribe of Mentors.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Nesnesitelná lehkost bytí = The Unbearable Lightness of Being = Sonzai no taerarenai karusa [Japanese Edition]
Milan Kundera's "The Unbearable Lightness of Being" is a philosophical novel exploring love, politics, and the heavy burdens of human existence against the backdrop of the 1968 Prague Spring.
Discussed“Milan Kundera author of The Unbearable Lightness of being has said that the stupidity of people comes from having an answer for everything the wisdom of the novel comes from having a question for everything”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“here are a few books of many that came up a lot in this book man's search for meaning by victory Frankel”
Where to get it
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The Rational Optimist
Matt Ridley's influential work "The Rational Optimist" explores the long-term history of human progress, arguing that prosperity fundamentally arises when ideas are shared and combined.
Recommended“the rational optimist by Matt Ridley”
Where to get it
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical study arguing that violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Recommended“the better angels of our nature by Steven Pinker”
Where to get it
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and created complex societies through shared myths and beliefs.
Recommended“sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari”
Where to get it
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Wild
Wild by Cheryl Strayed is a bestselling memoir chronicling the author's grueling solo hike of over a thousand miles along the Pacific Crest Trail as a journey of personal healing and redemption.
Discussed“sample answer from Cheryl Strayed best-selling author of wild”
Where to get it
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Total Freedom
Total Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti serves as a rationalist guide to navigating the complexities and perils of the human mind.
Recommended“total freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti a rationalist guide to the perils of the human mind”
Where to get it
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The Red Queen
The Red Queen by Matt Ridley is an exploration of evolutionary biology that investigates the mechanics of sexual selection and human nature.
Recommended“everything by Matt Ridley matt is a scientist optimist and forward thinker genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”
Where to get it
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The origins of virtue
The Origins of Virtue by Matt Ridley is a thoughtful scientific investigation into the biological, evolutionary, and moral roots of human cooperation and altruism.
Recommended“everything by Matt Ridley matt is a scientist optimist and forward thinker genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”
Where to get it
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Genome
Genome is a popular science book by Matt Ridley that chronicles the mapping of the human genome chromosome by chromosome, exploring the implications of genetics for human history, disease, and behavior.
Recommended“everything by Matt Ridley matt is a scientist optimist and forward thinker genome the Red Queen the origins of virtue the rational optimist they're all great”
Where to get it
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Brave New World
Brave New World by Aldous Huxley is a seminal dystopian novel that imagines a futuristic society shaped by advanced technology, consumerism, and pharmacological conditioning to control humanity.
Recommended“Aldous Huxley's brave new world I think it is the most prophetic book of the 20th century and the most profound discussion of happiness in modern Western philosophy”
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a dystopian novel depicting a totalitarian society characterized by extreme government surveillance, historical negationism, and psychological manipulation.
Discussed“there is no need of a secret police concentration camps or a Ministry of love Allah Orwell's 1984”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (14) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“this episode will feature some of my favorite advice and profiles from tribe of mentors thousands of you have asked for years for the audio book versions of tools of titans and tribal mentors and they are now both finally available at audible.com”
“thousands of you have asked for years for the audio book versions of tools of titans and tribal mentors and they are now both finally available at audible.com”
“really happy with how this book turned out and the universe helped me to pull off some miracles in traffic mentors with guests like Ben Stiller Temple Grandin ayaan Hirsi Ali you've all know her Ari will you hear in this episode Arianna Huffington Marc Benioff Terry Crews Dan Gable”
“my first book 4-hour workweek had its tenth anniversary”
“if you'd like to see all of the recommended books in one place including a list of the top 20 most recommended from this book and tools of titans my previous book you can find all the goodies at tim dot blog forward slash book list”
“and tools of titans my previous book”
“this one is particularly important to me as I wrote in tools of titans the super heroes you have in your mind idols icons elite athletes billionaires etc”
“Susan Cain is the co-founder of quiet revolution and the author of the bestsellers quiet power the secret strengths of introverted kids and quiet the power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking which has been translated into 40 languages and been on the New York Times bestseller list for more than four years”
“seven years of time to write quiet”
“you've all know a Harare is the author of the international bestseller z-- sapiens a brief history of humankind and homo Deus a brief history of tomorrow”
“you've all know a Harare is the author of the international bestseller z-- sapiens a brief history of humankind and homo Deus a brief history of tomorrow”
“after I published sapiens in Hebrew and it became a best-seller in Israel I thought it would be easy to publish an English translation of it I translated it and sent it to various publishers but all rejected it out of hand”
“without the focus and clarity provided by this practice I could not have written sapiens and Homo Deus”
“without the focus and clarity provided by this practice I could not have written sapiens and Homo Deus”