Episode · My First Million · 2022-01-27
Books mentioned on Is The Rock Going to Make $1B+ From Tequila? + Placebo Water, STR Update, and More
Shaan Puri (@ShaanVP) and Sam Parr (@theSamParr) have a classic idea shoot around where they talk about things like The Rock becoming a tequila billionaire, a placebo water called Felix Felicis, Sam gives an update on his STR group, and much more. ----- * Do you love MFM and want to see Sam and Shaan's smiling faces?
Shaan Puri discussed The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and others. Sam Parr discussed The Sports Gene by David Epstein.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Daily Stoic
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday and Stephen Hanselman is a popular 366-day guide to ancient Stoic philosophy featuring daily reflections and exercises.
Discussed“And then he had The Daily Stoic and I was like, oh, okay. Reminded me a little bit of like, you know, like Tim Ferriss I think is kind of like this”
Where to get it
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The Sports Gene
The Sports Gene by David Epstein is an investigative science book that explores the complex interplay between innate genetic predisposition and rigorous environmental training in shaping elite athletic performance.
Discussed“One, I'm reading this book or I already read it called sport recently called sports gene and they basically talk about genetics and they're just like, "Look, like, the closer you live to the equator, the longer your limbs are and the shorter your torso is and that just makes you like 15% better runner."”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“I don't know if you ever read Harry Potter, but it's basically this potion that Harry gets.”