Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-10-19
Books mentioned on Life Hacks 202 - #234
Jonny & Yusef from PropaneFitness.com join me for another Life Hacks episode.
Chris Williamson discussed The Precipice by Toby Ord. Also mentioned: The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson, and Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares Omnibus by Pierce Brown and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Psychology of Money
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel is a popular finance and self-help book that explores how behavior and emotions drive financial decisions rather than purely mathematical formulas.
Recommended“something like the psychology of money by morgan hausell again like short perhaps more aphoristic stuff”
Where to get it
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The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant by Eric Jorgenson is a curated collection of wisdom, aphorisms, and insights compiled from the entrepreneur and philosopher Naval Ravikant.
Recommended“now it would have to be something like the almanac of naval ravicant which you could pick up and put down something like the psychology of money by morgan hausell”
Where to get it
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The Precipice
The Precipice by Toby Ord is an influential examination of existential risks and the long-term future of humanity written by a researcher at Oxford's Future of Humanity Institute.
Discussed“he wrote a book called the precipice which is on existential threats um and i sent him this email”
Where to get it
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Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares Omnibus
Pierce Brown's Red Rising: Sons of Ares Omnibus is a graphic novel companion expanding the dystopian science fiction universe of a society divided by color-coded castes and interplanetary rebellion.
Recommended“just find a good fiction series like red rising is amazing... also pierce brown the author of red rising is coming on here once he finishes the next book in the series”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the press piss is one of the best things i've read since super intelligence congratulations on a wonderful book”