Episode · Invest Like the Best · 2025-10-31
Patrick O'Shaughnessy & Kevin Kelly: books mentioned on Invest Like the Best
Kevin Kelly - Be Generous and Unique - [Invest Like the Best, CLASSICS]
Welcome to this classic episode. Classics are my favorite episodes from the past 10 years, published once a month.
Patrick O'Shaughnessy recommended Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly. Kevin Kelly recommended The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler, and discussed Humankind by Rutger Bregman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Excellent Advice for Living
Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly is a popular book of concise maxims, rules of thumb, and wisdom covering careers, relationships, parenting, finances, and personal innovation.
Recommended“You will hear us refer to his latest book, Excellent Advice for Living, throughout, and I highly recommend reading it if you haven't already.”
Where to get it
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The Secrets of Happy Families
Recommended“There's actually a good book called The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler that's really good on this. Looking at the research that's been done on understanding the family identity.”
Where to get it
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Humankind
Humankind by Rutger Bregman is a popular science book that argues humans are naturally cooperative and altruistic rather than inherently selfish.
Discussed“There's a great book called Humankind that changed my mind, that brought the evidence showing that our received wisdom, the thing we're taught in school, so to speak, that humans are naturally selfish”
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