📚 9 Books mentioned in "Mental Models 101 - How To Make Better Decisions | George Mack" of Modern Wisdom
Podcast: Modern Wisdom
Episode: Mental Models 101 - How To Make Better Decisions | George Mack
Published on May 7, 2019
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Atomic Habits
Buy Atomic Habits by James Clear on Amazon
whereas a system and similar to jail under James clearer covers this a little bit with atomic habits
The speaker mentions James Clear's book 'Atomic Habits' in the context of goals versus systems.
Deep Work
Buy Deep Work by Cal Newport on Amazon
yeah deep work from Cal Newport also alludes to that there's neurologically Milan creates around neurons that are continually firing neurons that fire together wire together
The speaker mentions Cal Newport's book 'Deep Work' in the context of finding pride and flow in challenging work.
Hardwiring Happiness
Buy Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson on Amazon
So I spoke to professor Rick Hanson New York Times bestseller writer of hardwiring happiness and his most recent book resilience
The speaker mentions Rick Hanson, a New York Times bestseller writer, and his book 'Hardwiring Happiness'.
Man's Search for Meaning
Buy Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl on Amazon
for anyone who's read man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl like imagine that and make it extreme
The speaker compares Alistair Urquhart's book to Viktor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning', suggesting it's an extreme version of it.
Resilient
Buy Resilient by Rick Hanson on Amazon
So I spoke to professor Rick Hanson New York Times bestseller writer of hardwiring happiness and his most recent book resilience
The speaker mentions Rick Hanson's most recent book 'Resilience'.
The Art of Persuasion
Buy The Art of Persuasion by Bob Burg on Amazon
just off topics briefly so his book persuasion I believe it's true that Charlie and Warren love that book so much
The speaker mentions Robert Cialdini's book 'Persuasion' (referring to 'Influence') and how much Charlie Munger and Warren Buffett loved it.
The Forgotten Highlander
Buy The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart on Amazon
You told me I think it was around exactly the same time that you recommended I read the last Highlander by Alistair Urquhart
The host mentions George recommended the book 'The Last Highlander' by Alistair Urquhart.
The Voyage of the Beagle
Buy The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin on Amazon
so if let's say a books been around like the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin it's been around for a couple hundred years you can assume it's gonna be around for a couple hundred years more at least
The speaker uses Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species' as an example of a book with Lindy effect, having survived for hundreds of years.
Zero to One
Buy Zero to One by Peter Thiel, Blake Masters on Amazon
whereas most people think I'll read a book on by Peter Thiel called zero to one I'm going to be a billionaire
The speaker uses Peter Thiel's book 'Zero to One' as an example of people thinking reading a book is enough to achieve success without practical application.