📚 6 Books mentioned in "David Gelles On Practicing Discipline And The Future Of Corporate America" of The Daily Stoic

Clay Christensen, one of the great business consultants of all time, wrote a book on how to measure your life. His whole career was about measuring success in business, but in the end, he tells Harvard MBAs that none of that matters; you have to measure your life by other things.

The podcast host mentions that Clay Christensen, a renowned business consultant, authored a book titled 'How Will You Measure Your Life?'. The discussion emphasizes the importance of prioritizing what truly matters in life, contrasting conventional success in business with personal fulfillment.

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That he, it's like the thing in Jurassic Park, you were thinking so much about whether you could, you didn't ask yourself if you should. Like you were just, it seems like your big argument was like why aren't there other things to value in life?

The podcast host references a quote from 'Jurassic Park,' which David Gelles, the guest, seemingly alluded to in the context of ethical questioning about whether something should be done, even if it can be done.

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And also, I think like I've talked about this before, but one of the reasons I think Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is this totally unique philosophy book is that he wasn't writing a philosophy book. He was writing notes to himself about what he thought, and in that way the specific is actually more universal.

Ryan Holiday discusses 'Meditations' by Marcus Aurelius, emphasizing its uniqueness as a philosophy book. He points out that it was intended as personal notes rather than a formal philosophical text, making its specific insights more universally applicable.

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It's these kinds of ripples compounded over generations that explain the country we live in right now. Have you read 'Nomadland'? Yeah, I remember as I was reading it, there's a part of me that was sorting through my capitalistic side and trying to understand how it could be this person's fault.

The podcast host inquires if the guest has read 'Nomadland,' a non-fiction book that explores the lives of individuals who live nomadically while working low-paying jobs. This mention serves as a springboard for discussing the complexities of assigning blame in societal issues.

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It's like that expression from Upton Sinclair, who wrote sort of very critically about journalism in one of his great books called The Brass Check, he was saying like it's impossible to get someone to understand something that their salary depends on them not understanding.

In this segment, the guest, David Gelles, refers to 'The Brass Check,' a critical work by Upton Sinclair. He uses this reference to illustrate how biases in journalism can hinder individuals from grasping the consequences of their actions.

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Like I remember one time I was writing in Obstacles the Way because I was working on that when I attended, I was writing about astronauts being sent into space and how they do emotional regulation. And then I'm sitting down at dinner and Jim Lovell is just like at the table across from me and I was like, oh [__].

Ryan Holiday shares a recollection of writing 'Obstacles the Way' while participating in an event. He reflects on his research about astronauts and their emotional regulation, highlighting a memorable dinner encounter with Jim Lovell.

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