Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-07-23
Books mentioned on Episode 200 Q&A - #200
Jonny & Yusef join me for a special edition Q&A episode where we answer all your queries. These questions really ran the full spectrum from insightful to existential to disgusting.
Chris Williamson recommended The 4-hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss and The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart. Also mentioned: Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, Tools der Titanen by Tim Ferriss, Atomic Habits by James Clear, Deep Work by Cal Newport, Getting Things Done by David Allen, and Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The 4-hour Chef
The 4-Hour Chef by Timothy Ferriss is an unconventional guide to accelerated learning that uses the kitchen as a laboratory to master complex skills and techniques.
Recommended“So that's a big lesson from um the four-hour four-hour chef as well where he talks about if you're gonna be in the top one percent of anything or the top 0.1 percent of anything to be able to have this competitive advantage that requires such a disproportionate amount of effort”
Where to get it
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Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a thoughtful manifesto that advocates for a targeted, intentional approach to personal technology use, encouraging individuals to reclaim their time and attention from constant digital stimulation.
Discussed“but like the digital minimalism thing of like appraise all of your digital use for what you're trying to get out of it decide whether that is the best use of the thing”
Where to get it
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Tools der Titanen
Tools der Titanen by Tim Ferriss is a comprehensive self-help compendium that compiles the daily routines, habits, tactics, and philosophies of billionaires, world-class performers, and iconic figures across various industries.
Discussed“tim ferriss is just pretty good to be honest new tools of titans thing that he's doing uh i've i'm halfway through one of them very good as well”
Where to get it
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a well-known self-improvement guide focused on habit formation, continuous improvement, and practical strategy.
Recommended“atomic habits probably [frick] good man we were talking about this on the we were interviewed the other day about like what books would we recommend and talking about reading and um the answers i gave were like books that are operating systems so like atomic habits if you like you can you apply what's in atomic habits if all”
Where to get it
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a guide to cultivating undistracted focus and achieving peak productivity in an increasingly noisy world.
Recommended“and then the same for things like the deep workbook or digital minimalism or getting things done like stuff like that is like an entire like operating manual for us”
Where to get it
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Getting Things Done
Getting Things Done by David Allen is a widely influential productivity manual that outlines a systematic method for organizing tasks, clearing the mind, and achieving stress-free efficiency.
Recommended“and then the same for things like the deep workbook or digital minimalism or getting things done like stuff like that is like an entire like operating manual for us”
Where to get it
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The Forgotten Highlander
The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart is a harrowing memoir detailing the author's survival as a Scottish soldier captured by the Japanese during World War II, enduring forced labor on the infamous railway and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Recommended“i think the forgotten highlander by alistair erica if no one's like it's an easy book it's a story book basically like real life but story book and um it just totally reframes anyone's suffering if you think that you're having a bad time read the forgotten highlander by aleister a car and you'll realize that you there are people”
Where to get it
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Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It
Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant is a self-help memoir and guide that outlines practical, daily self-love routines and positive affirmation practices born from the author's personal recovery from a severe personal crisis.
Recommended“so i'm actually doing the um love yourself like your life depends on it process from kamal ravikant at the moment i've done that this year”
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