Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2024-05-20
Books mentioned on Admiral Bill McRaven On Capturing Sadam Hussein And Honorable Leadership
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor during his reign.
Discussed“you know you know Marcus reis's meditations I mean they're all kind of a bunch of aphorisms”
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Black Hawk, Down
Discussed“yeah who's the guy that wrote Blackhawk Down uh Mark bow”
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The Wisdom of the Bullfrog
Discussed“yeah you know in the wisdom of the bullfrog when uh when I was asked to write the book The Publisher said Well we'd like you to write a book on leadership”
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The Theory of Moral Sentiments
Adam Smith's foundational work of moral philosophy and human psychology, The Theory of Moral Sentiments, explores the psychological and emotional drivers behind human behavior and societal interaction.
Discussed“Adam Smith before he wrote a Wealth of Nations he wrote this philosophy book he was S taught by by a professor who's big fan of this toes and it's called a theory of moral sentiments”
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The Wealth of Nations
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith is a foundational 1776 text in classical economics by the Scottish thinker widely seen as the father of modern economics, exploring the mechanics of free markets, national productivity, and division of labor.
Discussed“Adam Smith, before he wrote The Wealth of Nations, he wrote this philosophy book; he was taught by a professor who was a big fan of Stoics and it’s called The Theory of Moral Sentiments.”
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing John Adams
“I mean like so there's M's John Adams which is good”
Passing Charlie Wilson's War
“there's lots of good books in here but then some of them are filler the book Charlie Wilson's War”
Own book Sea Stories
“I mean Sea Stories is my longest one because that was a quote unquote kind of memoir”
Own book The Wisdom of the Bullfrog
“in fact for wisdom of the bullfrog I thought it was too long relative to it's like twice as long as the other one”
Own book Ego Is the Enemy
“I have a little aside in ego's the enemy I I I love George Marshall”