Books Mentioned in This Episode

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Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.

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Can't Hurt Me

by David Goggins

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"What have been some books that hit you particularly hard? I think one of the first books that I read was "Can't Hurt Me," and so that one was super intense. Just kind of like when I was in the gym struggling, I'd remember that he would run like a hundred miles on broken feet and stuff."
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The Obstacle Is the Way

by Ryan Holiday

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"And then I read, "Your Obstacles Away." That was a really good one. Let's see, "Atomic Habits.""
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Atomic Habits

by James Clear

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"Let's see, "Atomic Habits." I'm currently reading "The Slight Edge." I haven't heard of that."
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The Slight Edge

by Jeff Olson

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"Let's see, "Atomic Habits." I'm currently reading "The Slight Edge." I haven't heard of that."
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Everything Happens for a Reason

by Kate Bowler

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"Her book is titled 'Everything Happens for a Reason,' with a subtitle along the lines of 'Things You Should Never Say to Someone with Cancer.' There's no value in wasting time feeling upset—such negativity is wasted energy."
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The War of Art

by Steven Pressfield

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"There's a line in one of Steven Pressfield's books that I love; have you ever read his stuff? No, I haven't, but you would love The War of Art or his novel Gates of Fire—that's amazing. In one of them, a philosopher is talking to Alexander the Great, and Alexander says, 'I have conquered the world; what have you ever done?'"
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The War of Art

by Steven Pressfield

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"No, I haven't, but you would love The War of Art or his novel Gates of Fire—that's amazing. In one of them, a philosopher is talking to Alexander the Great, and Alexander says, 'I have conquered the world; what have you ever done?'"
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Gates of Fire

by Steven Pressfield

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"No, I haven't, but you would love The War of Art or his novel Gates of Fire—that's amazing. In one of them, a philosopher is talking to Alexander the Great, and Alexander says, 'I have conquered the world; what have you ever done?'"