Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2024-08-07
Books mentioned on #761: General Stanley McChrystal and Liv Boeree
This episode is a two-for-one, and that’s because the podcast recently hit its 10-year anniversary and passed one billion downloads. To celebrate, I’ve curated some of the best of the best—some of my favorites—from more than 700 episodes over the last decade.
Stanley McChrystal recommended Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer. Tim Ferriss recommended Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charles T. Munger, and discussed The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Liv Boeree recommended The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef and Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Once An Eagle
Once An Eagle by Anton Myrer is a sweeping epic military novel that contrasts two contrasting archetypes of leadership and military philosophy through the lives of career soldiers across decades of service.
Recommended“I have probably given the most copies of a book written in 1968 by Anton Myrer called Once an Eagle.”
Where to get it
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The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient military treatise that offers enduring strategic principles for outmaneuvering adversaries and managing conflict.
Discussed“A lot of people fashion themselves warriors of one sense or another, and they read Sun Tzu Art of War and they think of their business as very high stakes, but ultimately in the field, I mean, you guys are dealing with life and death decisions.”
Where to get it
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Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Poor Charlie's Almanack by Charles T.
Recommended“You can look at something like Poor Charlie's Almanac with Charlie Munger, although it's a bit dense.”
Where to get it
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The Scout Mindset
The Scout Mindset by Julia Galef is a popular book that explores cognitive biases and examines why certain people perceive reality clearly while others fall victim to motivated reasoning.
Recommended“The scout mindset. Yes. I mean, she did a TED Talk on it, but she's just written a book on it as well.”
Where to get it
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Inadequate Equilibria
Inadequate Equilibria by Eliezer Yudkowsky is an online book exploring game theory, societal traps, and the reasons why civilizations often remain stuck in suboptimal states.
Recommended“So there's this really incredible short online book called Inadequate Equilibria. By the guy who wrote most of the stuff on Less Wrong, Eliezer Yudkowsky.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you're probably already familiar with one of the names behind it, Rob Wolf, R-O-B-B, Rob Wolf, who is a former research biochemist and two-time New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat.”
“you're probably already familiar with one of the names behind it, Rob Wolf, R-O-B-B, Rob Wolf, who is a former research biochemist and two-time New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat.”
“First up, retired United States Army General Stanley McChrystal, former commander of Joint Special Operations Command from 2003 to 2008, and best-selling author of Risk, A User's Guide.”
“Robb Wolf, who is a former research biochemist and two-time New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat.”
“Robb Wolf, who is a former research biochemist and two-time New York Times best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat.”
“I actually recommended AG1 in my 2010 bestseller, more than a decade ago, The 4-Hour Body, and I did not get paid to do so.”