Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-03-11
Books mentioned on Life Hacks 107 - #056
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Chris Williamson recommended Atomic Habits by James Clear and Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport, and discussed Deep Work by Cal Newport. Also mentioned: Essentialism by Greg McKeown and The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a well-known self-improvement guide focused on habit formation, continuous improvement, and practical strategy.
Recommended“so there is in atomic habits we James clear he talks about I want to say it's strategic choices or choice a crucial choices with a downstream implication”
Where to get it
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Essentialism
Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a self-improvement guide that advocates for focusing on the vital few things instead of getting overwhelmed by the trivial many.
Discussed“so but called essentialism but called the one thing basically all attack the same thing Which is that like a focus procrastination being ineffective etc come from just trying to do too many things and being diffusely focused”
Where to get it
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The ONE Thing
The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan is a popular self-help and productivity book that advocates for extreme focus on a single, essential task to achieve extraordinary results.
Discussed“so but called essentialism but called the one thing basically all attack the same thing Which is that like a focus procrastination being ineffective etc come from just trying to do too many things and being diffusely focused”
Where to get it
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a guide to cultivating undistracted focus and achieving peak productivity in an increasingly noisy world.
Discussed“we need to talk about this for the Cal Newport deep work review well it's late because he slates open-plan offices for just like the fact that yeah there's been open plan there's a movement”
Where to get it
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Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a thoughtful manifesto that advocates for a targeted, intentional approach to personal technology use, encouraging individuals to reclaim their time and attention from constant digital stimulation.
Recommended“so for Cal Newport who's written deep work which was out to review just written a book called digital minimalism so I think the three arguably four three books that everybody should read are atomic habits deep work and this”
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