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Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2022-01-03

Ryan Holiday & Cal Newport: books mentioned on The Daily Stoic (Jan 2022)

Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication

3 books · With Cal Newport · Watch on YouTube

Ryan Holiday discussed So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport and A World Without Email by Cal Newport. Cal Newport discussed Mastery by Robert Greene.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. So Good They Can't Ignore You

    Cal Newport · at 2:26 · mentioned 2 times

    So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport is a career guide arguing that developing rare and valuable skills matters far more than simply following one's passion.

    Discussed
    “because i was reading i was reading that and then i thought of your other book because this is basically the conceit of so good uh they can't ignore you”
    Ryan Holiday Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 2:26
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  2. A World Without Email

    Cal Newport · at 5:30 · mentioned 2 times

    A World Without Email by Cal Newport is a productivity and workplace management book that examines how constant digital communication damages deep focus and proposes structural alternatives to modern corporate culture.

    Discussed
    “and so when i think about your the other book this is the the new email book a world without email”
    Ryan Holiday Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 5:30
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon

  3. Mastery

    Robert Greene · at 52:56 · mentioned 2 times

    Mastery by Robert Greene examines the paths of historical and contemporary geniuses to demonstrate how sustained dedication and deep immersion in a craft lead to exceptional capability.

    Discussed
    “i mean and green talks about that in mastery right”
    Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 52:56
    Where to get it
    Listen free with an Audible trialAmazon
Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged So Good They Can't Ignore You
“As I discuss in 'So Good They Can't Ignore You,' we struggle with this.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 2:56
Plugged So Good They Can't Ignore You
“One of the stories I suggested in that book, which I think is likely relevant to what many people are about to do, was about a successful ad executive who was feeling overwhelmed by work.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 3:10
Plugged So Good They Can't Ignore You
“The core moral of that book is that when considering what makes a job great, you must think about it from a market economy perspective. The traits that make great work great are rare and valuable.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 3:30
Plugged So Good They Can't Ignore You
“I think suddenly that book is more relevant now than it has been recently because everyone is contemplating these kinds of transitions.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 4:02
Plugged A World Without Email
“When I contemplate your other book, 'A World Without Email,' I think about how I want my day to look.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 5:38
Passing Deep Work
“yeah i've been working on this for a long time 2016 right so i started writing this working on this before deep work came out”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 12:42
Passing Digital Minimalism
“i put it on pause at some point to write digital minimalism which came out in 2019 because it was very timely what was happening with our changing relationships with our phone and then i then i came back to it”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 13:04
Plugged A World Without Email
“This brings us back to one of the ideas from the book, which is to be crystal clear about what we do right.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 56:36
Plugged So Good They Can't Ignore You
“And I think that's the other hard, I call it the autonomy traps in that old 2012 book. It's the dichotomy.”
Cal Newport Cal Newport on Gaining Autonomy and Effective Communication 2022-01-03 Listen at 1:11:14
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