Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2022-01-31
Books mentioned on Calm App Founder: From $0 To $2 Billion By Making The World Meditate: Michael Acton Smith
Michael Acton-Smith is best known as the co-founder of Calm, the $2 billion meditation, sleep and wellness app, but he is so much more than that. Because Calm is just one of four companies Michael has built.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Doing business on the Internet
Discussed“We went into a bookshop and we saw this book that was called doing business on the internet and we knew we were both aware Tom did AI and computer science at university.”
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The Science of Storytelling
The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr is an insightful exploration of how the human brain processes narratives and why stories are fundamentally powerful in shaping human behavior.
Recommended“There's a an amazing book by Will Storr called The Science of Storytelling which kind of talks about this in in great great detail and I think about it with every business I create”
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Factfulness
Factfulness by Hans Rosling, alongside Ola Rosling and Anna Rosling Rönnlund, is an enlightening book that uses global health and economic data to dismantle common misconceptions about how the world is actually developing.
Discussed“You know there's a wonderful book factfulness which talks about the data of how the world is getting better.”
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Why We Sleep
Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker is a comprehensive scientific examination of the profound impact that slumber has on human health, cognitive performance, and longevity.
Discussed“Matthew Walker's book Why We Sleep has has played a huge part in that.”
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Lost Connections
Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a popular non-fiction book that investigates the social and environmental roots of depression and anxiety, arguing that modern alienation plays a primary role in mental distress.
Discussed“And then obviously, I I read Johann Hari's book one day while I was actually in on the New York office”
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