Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-06-28
Books mentioned on 11 Uncomfortable Truths About Life - Mark Manson - #340
Mark Manson is an author and blogger. Mark is the king of telling people things they don't want to hear, but need to hear.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Rules
The Rules by Ellen Fein and Sherrie Schneider is a dating advice guide from the 1990s that instructs women on how to secure commitment by practicing restraint, acting mysteriously, and playing hard to get.
Critiqued“there was a book in the 90s called the rules which was all about it was teaching women you know stuff like don't pick up the phone the first time he calls”
Where to get it
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Models
Models by Mark Manson is a well-known dating advice and self-development book written for men to help them improve their confidence, understand attraction, and navigate modern relationships through honesty rather than manipulation.
Discussed“and this is why your first book models is i've just completed yes everyone that's listening i've just finished the reading list today”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Greenlights
“obviously mcconaughey released his green lights this year and that's absolutely smashed it”
Own book Everything is Fucked
“like the world's an incredibly complicated place and i talk about this in my book everything is [ __ ]”
Own book Models
“and so so my book models was very much written i wrote it specifically to kind of to be like the antidote to that”