Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-18

Chris Williamson & Nick Bare: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #488

Consistently Good Not Occasionally Great - Nick Bare - #488

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Nick Bare is the founder of Bare Performance Nutrition, an endurance racer, YouTuber and a podcaster. Being consistently good will beat being occasionally great.

Chris Williamson recommended Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman and Deep Work by Cal Newport, and discussed Talent by Tyler Cowen and others. Nick Bare discussed No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention by Reed Hastings and others and What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith and others.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. Four Thousand Weeks

    Oliver Burkeman · at 14:03

    Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman is a time management book that reframes productivity around the fundamental finitude of human existence.

    Recommended
    “there's a book called 4000 weeks by oliver berkman and it's about time management and productivity and stuff like that”
    Where to get it
  2. No Rules Rules: Netflix and the culture of reinvention

    Reed Hastings; Erin Meyer · at 25:37

    No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention by Reed Hastings and Erin Meyer is a business management book examining the unconventional corporate philosophy and talent-dense environment that fueled Netflix's massive growth.

    Discussed
    “me and some of the team here recently finished a book it was called uh no rules rule and it's by the the the ceo of netflix”
    Where to get it
  3. Talent

    Tyler Cowen; Daniel Gross · at 29:10

    Talent by Tyler Cowen and Daniel Gross is a comprehensive guide exploring methods and strategies for identifying exceptional ability and potential.

    Discussed
    “tyler cowan just wrote a book called talent and in that he he uses this example the fact that elon richest man on the planet was involved personally”
    Where to get it
  4. What Got You Here Won't Get You There

    Marshall Goldsmith; Mark Reiter · at 55:19

    What Got You Here Won't Get You There by Marshall Goldsmith and Mark Reiter is a prominent leadership and self-development book focusing on how behavioral habits that lead to initial success can become obstacles at higher career levels.

    Discussed
    “there's a book called what guy you hear won't get you there and we say it here all the time”
    Where to get it
  5. Deep Work

    Cal Newport · at 1:15:53

    Deep Work by Cal Newport is a guide to cultivating focused concentration and achieving extraordinary outcomes in a distracted world.

    Recommended
    “have you ever read the book deep work by cal newport”
    Where to get it