Episode · Never Enough · 2024-05-31

Andrew Wilkinson & Jason Fried: books mentioned on Never Enough

Building a Software Company and Saying 'No' to Millions with Jason Fried.

4 books · With Jason Fried · Listen · Watch on YouTube

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.

Andrew Wilkinson recommended The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene and Rabbit is rich by John Updike. Jason Fried recommended The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway and The Overstory by Richard Powers.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Laws of Human Nature

   Robert Greene · at 52:37

   The Laws of Human Nature by Robert Greene is an exhaustive examination of human psychology, social behavior, and the underlying motivations that drive people's actions.

   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”

   Andrew Wilkinson Building a Software Company and Saying 'No' to Millions with Jason Fri… 2024-05-31 Listen at 52:37

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
2. 

   The Old Man and the Sea

   Ernest Hemingway · at 1:02:48

   The Old Man and the Sea is a classic novella by Ernest Hemingway about an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles 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”

   Jason Fried Building a Software Company and Saying 'No' to Millions with Jason Fri… 2024-05-31 Listen at 1:02:48

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
3. 

   The Overstory

   Richard Powers · at 1:03:39

   The Overstory by Richard Powers is a sweeping, Pulitzer Prize-winning novel that intertwines the lives of several Americans whose fates are connected to trees and environmental activism.

   Recommended

   “and the other book I read which blew me away recently was called the over story”

   Jason Fried Building a Software Company and Saying 'No' to Millions with Jason Fri… 2024-05-31 Listen at 1:03:39

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
4. 

   Rabbit is rich

   John Updike · at 1:05:40

   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”

   Andrew Wilkinson Building a Software Company and Saying 'No' to Millions with Jason Fri… 2024-05-31 Listen at 1:05:40

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible