Episode · How I Write · 2024-02-21
David Perell & Howard Marks: books mentioned on How I Write
How He Raised Billions with Simple Ideas | Howard Marks
Howard Marks recommended Against the gods by Peter L. Bernstein, and discussed Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Against the gods
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk by Peter L.
Recommended“Against the Gods. Against the Gods was a really great book on the history of probability.”
Where to get it
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Outliers
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell is an examination of the external factors, cultural legacies, and massive amounts of practice that contribute to extraordinary success.
Discussed“And as you say, if you read Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, you learn about demographic luck, right time, right place.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Mastering The Market Cycle
“When I was writing the Mastering the Market Cycle, there's a discussion in there about the fact that I was lying in bed in Jaipur, India and something made me think back to a discussion that I had in Shanghai a year or two earlier.”
Plugged The most important thing
“I think risk is the most important thing. There are three chapters on risk in The Most Important Thing.”
Plugged The most important thing
“The book is called The Most Important Thing. It has 21 chapters, and each chapter says the most important thing is ... and it's a different thing.”