Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-05-06
Chris Williamson & Tim Ferriss: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom
Life-Changing Insights From A Decade Of Self-Improvement - Tim Ferriss (4K)
Tim Ferriss recommended The W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy Reader by W. Chan Kim and others, The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron, Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and others, Awareness by Anthony De Mello, How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, The Effective Executive by Peter F. Drucker, Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem and others, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, Of wolves and men by Barry Lopez, Little, Big by John Crowley, Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera, Exhalation by Ted Chiang, The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams, and Red Rising by Pierce Brown, and discussed Dune by Frank Herbert, The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and others, and The Power Broker by Robert A. Caro. Chris Williamson discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss and others, Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman, and The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dune
Dune by Frank Herbert is a foundational science fiction masterpiece that chronicles a young Paul Atreides as he navigates political intrigue, ecological survival, and empire on the desert planet Arrakis.
Discussed“I mean if you look at say York's Dune which failed you have guer and all these incredible people involved”
Where to get it
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The W. Chan Kim and Renée Mauborgne Blue Ocean Strategy Reader
The W.
Recommended“it's a great book called The Blue Ocean strategy that I recommend people read as as you think about this”
Where to get it
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The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing
The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing by Al Ries and Jack Trout is a classic business strategy book that outlines fundamental rules for brand positioning and market dominance.
Discussed“and there's also a chapter in a book called The 22 immutable laws of marketing”
Where to get it
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The Artist's Way
The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron is a foundational self-help guide designed to help readers recover their innate creativity and overcome artistic blocks through structured practices like morning pages and artist dates.
Recommended“or the artist way and morning Pages which are are fantastic”
Where to get it
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Extreme Ownership
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink and Leif Babin is a practical leadership guide rooted in military combat experiences that emphasizes personal accountability and execution.
Recommended“extreme extreme own ownership by Ja o w it's a good one to read”
Where to get it
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal exploration of human psychology, cognitive biases, and the dual systems that drive how we think and make decisions.
Discussed“if I can recite thinking fast and slow all of my problems will be turns out that that doesn't particularly work”
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Awareness
Awareness by Anthony De Mello is a profound guide to personal growth, spiritual awakening, and self-observation, encouraging readers to break free from conditioned thinking and societal expectations.
Recommended“which is part of the reason why I reread the book aptly named awareness by Anthony Dello I reread that probably twice a year”
Where to get it
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is an exploration of the renaissance in psychedelic research and therapy.
Recommended“how to change your mind by Michael pollen I have a number of copies of in part because I get so many questions about psychedelics and psychedelic assisted therapies is in the science and that's very very good primer”
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The Effective Executive
The Effective Executive by Peter F.
Recommended“the effective executive by Peter Ducker think if you want one book on being effective doing the right things not just being efficient”
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Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn by Jonathan Lethem is a critically acclaimed detective novel featuring Lionel Essrog, a private investigator with Tourette's syndrome who attempts to solve the murder of his mentor and only friend.
Recommended“there are a number of books I gifted a lot motherless Brooklyn which is basically a detective Noir story that was also turned into a movie by Edward Norton”
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Ender's Game
Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card is a classic science fiction novel about a gifted child recruited into a rigorous military training academy to prepare for an impending alien invasion.
Recommended“I think Ender Game is fantastic”
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Of wolves and men
Of Wolves and Men by Barry Lopez is a classic, genre-busting work of non-fiction that explores the biology, history, and cultural mythology surrounding wolves and their relationship with humans.
Recommended“of wolves and Men is a non-fiction book by Barry Lopez beautifully written”
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Little, Big
Little, Big by John Crowley is an intricate, epic fantasy novel that follows the mystical, generations-spanning history of the Drinkwater family and their eccentric estate near the edge of a magical realm.
Recommended“it's called Little Big Little Big by John Crowley”
Where to get it
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Book of Laughter and Forgetting
Book of Laughter and Forgetting by Milan Kundera is a philosophical novel structured as a kaleidoscope of interconnected stories and essays examining memory, political oppression, history, and human folly.
Recommended“Milan kundera has a book called The Book of laughter and forgetting which is a collection of short stories”
Where to get it
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The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss is a beloved epic fantasy novel that follows the tumultuous life of Kvothe, a legendary figure who recounts his journey from a talented traveling child to a notorious wizard and fugitive.
Discussed“if you're a fantasy nerd you've already hit the Name of the Wind which would also be top W yes yes phenomenal”
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Exhalation
Exhalation by Ted Chiang is a critically acclaimed collection of philosophical science fiction short stories.
Recommended“his second collection is exhalation the first is harder to recall in terms of the collection name”
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The Ape that Understood the Universe
The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams is an accessible exploration of evolutionary psychology that investigates human nature, culture, and the biological drivers behind modern behavior.
Recommended“so the non-fiction is the ape who understood the universe by Steve Stewart Williams”
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Red Rising
Red Rising by Pierce Brown is a fast-paced science fiction novel set in a rigidly stratified dystopian society where a low-caste miner infiltrates the ruling class to exact revenge and spark a rebellion.
Recommended“and it's my most recommended book Red Rising by pi Brown”
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Four Thousand Weeks
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman is a time management book that reframes productivity around the fundamental finitude of human existence.
Discussed“I read about ol ofer burkman's productivity debt idea”
Where to get it
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The 4-Hour Body
The 4-Hour Body by Timothy Ferriss is a comprehensive, data-driven guide to physical optimization, covering unconventional health experiments, fat loss, and muscle building.
Discussed“why is the 4our body back in the charts the before our body is back in the charts”
Where to get it
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The Power Broker
The Power Broker by Robert A.
Discussed“this book The Power broker by Robert Carrol famous book pure priz winning book about Robert Moses most powerful man in New York for a very very long time”
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Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“there's a standin for Robert Moses famous from the book The Power broker”
“I added to tools of Titans which was effectively an addendum to my previous books”
“the the most under emphasized chapter in the 4our work week is the filling the void chapter which people tend to skip over”