Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-02-27
Books mentioned on 700k Q&A - Negative Self-Talk, Upcoming Live Tour & Ray Dalio - #595
I hit 700k Subscribers on YouTube!! To celebrate, I asked for questions from YouTube, Twitter, Locals and Instagram, so here's another 90 minutes of me trying to answer as many as possible.
Chris Williamson recommended The War of Art by Steven Pressfield, Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson, and The Gap and The Gain by Dr. Benjamin Hardy and others, and discussed Principles by Ray Dalio. Also mentioned: This Is Your Brain on Birth Control by Sarah Hill.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Principles
Principles by Ray Dalio is a practical guide to decision-making, life management, and systematic economics based on the author's decades of experience running Bridgewater Associates.
Discussed“principles is great book um so yeah Ray dalio have me”
Where to get it
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The War of Art
Steven Pressfield's The War of Art serves as a profound guide for creatives, entrepreneurs, and thinkers seeking to understand and conquer the psychological barriers that hinder productivity and inspiration.
Recommended“Stephen pressfield says this in the war of art un real writers know that the difficulty isn't the writing part the difficulty is the sitting down to right part”
Where to get it
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Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson is a neuroscience-based self-help book that teaches readers how to systematically internalize positive experiences to rewire their brains for greater well-being.
Recommended“this is from hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hansen and I'm really starting to lean into this despite the fact that I had him on the show four years ago”
Where to get it
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The Gap and The Gain
The Gap and The Gain by Dr.
Recommended“would be uh the gap or the gain by uh um come on he wrote genius blogging”
Where to get it
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This Is Your Brain on Birth Control
Sarah Hill's "This Is Your Brain on Birth Control" explores the surprising science of women's hormones and the unintended consequences of the birth control pill on behavior, psychology, and relationships.
Recommended“biggest change has been this hormonal birth control thing like pretty shocking Dr Sarah Hill your brain on birth control one year ago if you'd said to me do you think that hormonal birth control should be uh uh restricted re-educated um or or that women should be encouraged to maybe cycle naturally whereas now I think it might actually”
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