Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2017-08-16
Books mentioned on #999 - Tom Bilyeu
Tom Bilyeu is the Co-founder of Quest Nutrition and also the Co-founder & CEO of Impact Theory. Learn more about your ad choices.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Stand
The Stand by Stephen King is an epic post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel that traces the devastation of human society by a weaponized influenza strain and the subsequent battle between the survivors.
Recommended“have you read The Stand no no dude you would love it so it's about sure superflous right so it wipes out let's say it's 10% remember what the number is but it wipes out virtually everybody and then the remaining people have the task of rebuilding Society now it's the Stephen King novel”
Where to get it
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Sapiens
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping narrative history that traces the evolution of humankind from insignificant apes to the dominant biological force on Earth.
Discussed“No so Noah you've all her re also wrote sapiens he talks about that sort of thing in both of his books”
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Fahrenheit 451
Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury is a classic dystopian novel depicting a future American society where books are outlawed and firemen burn any that are discovered.
Discussed“do you read Fahrenheit 451 know how dude cool part in the book all right so the world splits knowledge is dangerous so we just burn books off hand”
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Barking Up the Wrong Tree
Barking Up the Wrong Tree by Eric Barker is a popular nonfiction book that examines everyday success and challenges common assumptions about what traits lead to achievement.
Discussed“so a guy named Eric Barker wrote this book called barking up the wrong tree he covered I forget who did the actual studies”
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Mindset
Mindset by Carol S.
Discussed“and firstly Carol Dweck had not written her book mindset at that point so I didn't have the words growth mindset fixed mindset”
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The Power of Myth
The Power of Myth by Joseph Campbell is a celebrated book based on the iconic PBS interview series with Bill Moyers, exploring the profound psychological and cultural roles that universal myths and the hero's journey play in human life.
Discussed“if you've read Joseph Campbell's the power of myth he talks a lot about that and hero's journey and so wanting to leverage that”
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“if you've seen the road that's a pretty dark take on what happens but yeah I'm a little more optimistic Lee”