Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-10-12

Chris Williamson & Connor Beaton: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom (Oct 2023)

Advice To Men Who Are Struggling - Connor Beaton

3 books · With Connor Beaton · Watch on YouTube

Chris Williamson discussed Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk. Connor Beaton discussed Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari and Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Fight Club

    Chuck Palahniuk · at 0:01

    Fight Club by Chuck Palahniuk is a searing satirical novel examining modern masculinity, consumerism, and the psychological fractures of contemporary life.

    Discussed
    “the one rule of men is very similar to the one rule of Fight Club right you know everybody's kind of seen Fight Club it's like a a tour to force on masculinity in many ways”
    Where to get it
  2. Sapiens

    Yuval Noah Harari · at 34:23

    Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of human history that traces our species from insignificant apes to the rulers of planet Earth.

    Discussed
    “and I think it was you Harari um in sapiens where or no maybe it was homod deas where he talks about how in the future the wars will be fought within inter subjective reality”
    Where to get it
  3. Homo Deus

    Yuval Noah Harari · at 34:23

    Homo Deus by Yuval Noah Harari is a provocative historical and philosophical work that examines the next era of mankind, exploring futuristic trajectories where technology, artificial intelligence, and transhumanism threaten to transform humans into god-like beings.

    Discussed
    “and I think it was you Harari um in sapiens where or no maybe it was homod deas where he talks about how in the future the wars will be fought within inter subjective reality”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Men's Work
“and then the book is just called men's work and there's a ton I I wrote it in a way where I wanted guys to have real work to do as they read through the book so you're not just going to read the book you're going to do a [ __ ] ton of work”