Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2018-12-21
Books mentioned on Christmas Special - Hacks, Fails & New Year Plans - #044
Join us for a special Christmas Episode as we roll around in festive cheer, reflecting upon 2018 and reviewing our best hacks & fails from the last 12 months before setting some goals for the coming year.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Happy
Happy by Derren Brown is a philosophical self-help book that examines what it truly means to live a good life by drawing on Stoic philosophy and psychological insights.
Recommended“and I read a Darren Brown's book called happy and I remember it's just like a five hour flight to Cyprus”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a comprehensive, practical guide to building positive routines and breaking bad ones through small, incremental behavioral changes.
Recommended“recently read James clears atomic habits which kind of put a like a bottle cap on that thought process”
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a productivity and focus guide exploring how to master concentration in a distracted society.
Recommended“recently read deep work on users recommendation and thought like so in that in that book they talked about this idea of fixed schedule productivity”
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Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance
Endure: Mind, Body and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance by Alex Hutchinson is a science and sports book exploring the psychological and physiological boundaries of human endurance.
Recommended“by Alex Hutchinson oh my god if someone wants a more sporty side book amazing absolutely fantastic”
