Episode · The Tim Ferriss Show · 2025-01-23
Books mentioned on #790: Chris Sacca — How to Succeed by Living on Your Own Terms and Getting Into Good Trouble
Chris Sacca is the co-founder of Lowercarbon Capital and manages a portfolio of countless startups in energy, industrial materials, and carbon removal. If it's unf**king the planet, he's probably working on it.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is a widely acclaimed finance book that explores how behavior, history, and personal worldview shape financial decisions rather than purely mathematical formulas.
Recommended“like one is Morgan's the psychology of money oh Morgan hle”
Where to get it
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The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J.
Discussed“morgan hle yeah great book that Echoes a lot of refrains but a lot of that like The Millionaire Next Door that kind of stuff”
Where to get it
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The Medium is the Massage
The Medium is the Massage is a visually striking collaboration between media theorist Marshall McLuhan and graphic designer Quentin Fiore that explores how electronic media alter human perception and society.
Recommended“suggest everybody get a few of his books they're incredible there are also I think two documentaries made about Andy goldsworthy that I'd recommend you check out”
Where to get it
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt investigates the profound psychological and developmental toll that modern smartphones, social media, and a decline in unsupervised play have inflicted on today's youth.
Recommended“anxious generation and coddling of American mind and generations by Jee twangy who works with Jonathan height informed me more about our generation”
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt examines how well-intentioned safetyism and cultural shifts, combined with the rise of social media, are setting younger generations up for psychological distress and failure.
Recommended“anxious generation and coddling of American mind and generations by Jee twangy who works with Jonathan height informed me more about our generation”
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The Coming Wave
The Coming Wave: Technology, Power, and the Twenty-First Century's Greatest Dilemma by Mustafa Suleyman and Michael Bhaskar examines how rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and synthetic biology threaten to disrupt established political and social structures.
Recommended“the coming Wave by Suliman I think does the most even-handed job of assessing the future of AI particularly by someone in the business”
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The End of the World is Just the Beginning
The End of the World is Just the Beginning by Peter Zeihan is a geopolitical analysis detailing how modern global systems, particularly shipping and trade, depend precariously on United States naval presence.
Discussed“end of the world is just the beginning do you know that guy no Peter he's a [ __ ] Maniac I think it's just provocative”
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The fourth turning
The fourth turning by William Strauss and Neil Howe presents a generational theory of history arguing that American history moves in repeating cycles of four distinct generational eras or turnings.
Discussed“I love van neistat's book report on the fourth turning it's just thought-provoking”
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Homegrown
Homegrown by Jeffrey Toobin is a thorough non-fiction exploration of the Oklahoma City bombing, focusing heavily on the life and radicalization of domestic terrorist Timothy McVeigh.
Recommended“homegrown a book by Jeffrey tubin about Tim McVey is I think a Canarian a Coline book”
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Stolen Focus
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of how modern technology, social media, and contemporary distractions systematically degrade human attention spans.
Recommended“stolen focus by Jonathan Harari you know that one just amazing I think it's like the best”
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Meditations for Mortals
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman is a philosophical self-help book that explores how to embrace human limitations and find meaning in a finite life.
Recommended“meditation for Mortals is a great one oh Oliver burkman yeah so good”
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a compelling exploration of the underlying causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that societal disconnection plays a massive role in mental health struggles.
Discussed“misquoted Johan Harry's book Chasing the scream and lost connections lost connections is the one I read in full which I thought was great”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“you know in the Rich Dad Poor Dad world my mom and dad they didn't own stocks”
“did you listen to to mcc's autobiography green lights I listened to some of it”
“misquoted Johan Harry's book Chasing the scream and lost connections”