Episode · Never Enough · 2024-05-31
Books mentioned on Building a Software Company and Saying 'No' to Millions with Jason Fried.
In world where we’re constantly encouraged to want more, how do you find the courage to say no? Founder and CEO of 37signals (makers of Basecamp, HEY, and ONCE) Jason Fried joins the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation covering software products and services, saying ‘no’ to millions, learning drums, and more.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Laws of Human Nature
The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene is a comprehensive exploration of human psychology, drives, and social patterns, designed to help individuals understand why people act the way they do through historical anecdotes and psychological analysis.
Recommended“there's a really good Robert Green book called the laws of human nature have you read that no not you you got to read it”
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The Old Man and the Sea
The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway is a classic tragic novella that follows an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles endlessly with a giant marlin far out in the Gulf Stream.
Recommended“one was uh the old man in the sea which is the classic Hemingway book which I really really liked primarily for the message”
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The Overstory
The Overstory by Richard Powers is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that follows several Americans whose lives connect through trees and their deep relationship with the natural world.
Recommended“and the other book I read which blew me away recently was called the over story”
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Rabbit is rich
Rabbit Is Rich by John Updike is a Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that chronicles the life of protagonist Harry Rabbit Angstrom during the late 1970s as he navigates middle age, family dynamics, and a shifting American economic landscape.
Recommended“I read this book called rabbit is Rich by John upake have you heard”
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