Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-12-23
Books mentioned on Christmas Special - Life Hacks, Biggest Lessons & Best Resolutions - #881
I'm back on my old couch in Newcastle with Jonny, Yusef & George to catch up on what they've learned, their best hacks and new year's resolutions for 2025.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Red Rising Series Collection 5 Books Set by Pierce Brown (Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, Dark Age)
The Red Rising Series Collection by Pierce Brown is an immersive science fiction saga set in a stratified future society that follows the rebellion of a suppressed class.
Recommended“Red Rising, the Red Rising series. But the Um immersive audio version. Phenomenal. So good. So [ __ ] fun. So, that's Red Rising? It's a series by Pierce Brown. Um Sci-fi sci-fi series, the most addictive set of novels, but they'd redone it as a movie in your mind.”
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The Gap and The Gain
The Gap and The Gain by Dr.
Discussed“Have you ever heard of the book called The Gap and the Gain? Benjamin Hardy.”
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How to Get Rich
How to Get Rich by Felix Dennis is a candid, unconventional guide to building wealth written by a successful British publishing mogul who founded Maxim magazine.
Discussed“Felix Dennis has a book called How to Get Rich, which is he's he's made it really like distasteful in the way that it's branded and stuff and he's sat there like like a maniacal like monocle and …”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The beginning of infinity
“I've seen him while he's reading David Deutsch's The Beginning of Infinity with ChatGPT open again.”
Passing The beginning of infinity
“What does he do? Meanwhile, he's reading David Doo's The Beginning of Infinity with all right. Uh, should we do a lesson?”