Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2023-07-05
Books mentioned on #680: Richard Koch — Revisiting the 80/20 Principle, The Power of Optimistic Journaling, Studying History to Improve Investing, and The Grand Beliefs of Winners (Plus: The Toxic Beliefs of Losers)
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Richard Koch discussed The Road Less Traveled by M. Scott Peck. Tim Ferriss recommended 80/20 Beliefs by Richard Koch and The 80/20 Daily by Richard Koch, and discussed Meditations by Aurelius Marcus and Mental Toughness Training for Sports by James E. Loehr.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Road Less Traveled
The Road Less Traveled by M.
Discussed“and you remember M Scott Peck wrote a book which starts life is difficult”
Where to get it
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical notes written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless reflections on Stoic philosophy, self-discipline, and mortality.
Discussed“and this is also very reminiscent of Marcus Aurelius and meditations of course”
Where to get it
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Mental Toughness Training for Sports
Mental Toughness Training for Sports by James E.
Discussed“and I read a book ages ago in high school actually called mental toughness training for sports”
Where to get it
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80/20 Beliefs
80/20 Beliefs by Richard Koch is a practical guide that applies the Pareto Principle to human psychology, mindset, and personal effectiveness to help individuals optimize their lives.
Recommended“the new books are 80 20 beliefs and 80 20 daily”
Where to get it
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The 80/20 Daily
The 80/20 Daily by Richard Koch is an actionable daily companion book designed to help readers implement the Pareto Principle through consistent, bite-sized daily reflections and habits.
Recommended“the new books are 80 20 beliefs and 80 20 daily”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (10) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Richard's latest book is unreasonable success and how to achieve it.”
“he has two upcoming books 80 20 beliefs which identifies the very few beliefs in our lives that strongly influence what we do and therefore the results we get”
“and we talk about some of these 80 20 beliefs in this conversation as well as 80 20 day a collection of 365 short daily readings using the 80 20 philosophy to achieve the good life”
“one of the things that I say in the 80 20 book which you very kindly helped say is worth reading from people in the 80s 2020 principle is that why don't you spend more time on the things that you like”
“I'm now writing a book called 80 20 beliefs”
“and in the book 80 20 beliefs I will list about a dozen which I think Encompass the great majority of toxic beliefs”
“and this book is called 80 20 daily”
“anyway this book is going to come out next year as indeed 80 20 beliefs is going to come out”
“anyway this book is going to come out next year as indeed 80 20 beliefs is going to come out”
“uh for 80 20 days that's an advertisement”