Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-04-01
Books mentioned on A Guide To Mental Self-Mastery - Ryan Bush - #302
Ryan Bush is systems designer and an author. Redesigning your mind is hard because there are a lot of influences at play.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a comprehensive, practical guide to building positive routines and breaking bad ones through small, incremental behavioral changes.
Recommended“there's a lot of talk about habit change out there i mean james clear you know his all of his work and his book atomic habits very much examines the uh that side of it”
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Insight
Discussed“i read a book called insight which is all about introspection and it finds that introspection can actually cloud people's judgment if you're not doing it properly one of the findings tasha urich she covers the way that you ask yourself questions plays a big role in how how much introspective clarity you can get”
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and Buddhist philosophy that examines how ancient meditative practices align with modern scientific understandings of the mind.
Discussed“did you take your section on dukabias from robert writes why buddhism is true a big part of it yeah i mean i quoted him in it”
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The Happiness Hypothesis
Jonathan Haidt's The Happiness Hypothesis explores ancient wisdom through the lens of modern psychological science, examining how timeless philosophical concepts apply to contemporary human well-being.
Discussed“i know you've read the happiness hypothesis by john hate and he talks about happiness doesn't just come from within it comes from within and without”
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The farther reaches of human nature
The farther reaches of human nature by Abraham H.
Recommended“a couple books by maslow beyond just um you know the hierarchy of needs that everyone's familiar with uh you know the farther reaches of human nature just an incredible vision of what uh the human mind is capable of so uh i would highly recommend that or or towards the psychology of being by maslow”
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toward a Psychology of Being
Toward a Psychology of Being by Abraham H.
Recommended“so uh i would highly recommend that or or towards the psychology of being by maslow”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“designing the mind the principles of psychiatry will be linked in the show notes below you've done a like a really really awesome job with it dude”