Episode · ChooseFI · 2023-10-16
Books mentioned on Follow the Thread | Cory Muscara
Most people chasing financial independence think hitting their number will finally bring peace—but what if the chase itself is another form of avoidance? Corey Mascara, former monk and host of the Practicing Human podcast, returns to challenge the FI community's blind spots.
Brad Barrett discussed Influence by Robert B. Cialdini and The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Influence
Influence by Robert B.
Discussed“like sometimes I'm thinking back to like the Robert chini's book influence and like I think the psychological study was something silly”
Where to get it
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The Body Keeps the Score
The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk is a landmark scientific exploration of how psychological trauma physically alters the brain and body, storing deep emotional pain within human physiology.
Discussed“and I think about a famous book that came out a couple years back the body keeps the score”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Stop Missing Your Life
“and that was the title of my book stop missing your life”