Episode · How I Write · 2024-04-17
David Perell & Paul Millerd: books mentioned on How I Write
Leaving McKinsey to Write Full-Time | Paul Millerd | How I Write Podcast
Paul Millerd discussed Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom, Tao: The Pathless Path, The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings by Max Weber, Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm, and I will teach you to be rich by Ramit Sethi. David Perell discussed The World Is Flat -A Brief History OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY by Thomas L. Friedman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Tuesdays with Morrie
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom is a bestselling memoir chronicling the author's weekly visits with his former sociology professor who is dying of ALS.
Discussed“And also, I think a model for my book was Tuesdays with Morrie. Have you read that book? I haven't. It's a story about Mitch Albom. And it's a story about Morrie Schwartz at the end of his life.”
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The World Is Flat -A Brief History OF THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY
This work explores globalization and the modern interconnected economy by examining how technological advancements have leveled the playing field for international commerce.
Discussed“So, for example, if I hear something like Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat, the problem with that phrase is it gives me too much. But, the pathless path has the right combination of I get what it means, but I also don't get what it means, so it sparks curiosity.”
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Tao: The Pathless Path
Discussed“I mean, Osho has a book called The Pathless Path. You're exploring the pathless path or something, right? It's a word from spirituality, right?”
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The Protestant ethic and the "spirit" of capitalism and other writings
The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism by Max Weber is a foundational sociological study examining how religious values historically influenced the development and rise of capitalist labor practices.
Discussed“What? The Protestant ethic? No, like it the book is this combo. Like chapter three, I didn't really know where to position chapter three. Chapter three is a the it's called work work work. It's basically a deep dive into the history of work. And so when I started the book, that was the book. I was going to write”
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Escape from Freedom
Escape from Freedom by Erich Fromm is a prominent psychological and sociological work that explores humanity's complex relationship with liberty and the psychological appeal of authoritarianism.
Discussed“And it's my telling of like how things happen and piecing together all these things through like Thomas Aquinas and the Protestant work ethic and all these things and like the quotes from Eric Fromm on The Escape from Freedom and like how freedom sort of changed in the 1950s.”
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I will teach you to be rich
I Will Teach You to Be Rich by Ramit Sethi is a comprehensive personal finance guide that emphasizes practical money management, conscious spending, and building a wealthy life through intentional choices rather than extreme frugality.
Discussed“He's still talking about I will teach you to be rich. He wrote that book in 2009, I think. It's 15 years ago.”
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