Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2019-05-06
Books mentioned on Mental Models 101 - How To Make Better Decisions - George MacGill - #069
I'm joined by long time friend of the show and all round interesting individual George MacGill to break down how we can make better decisions in all areas of our lives by using Mental Models.
George Mack recommended Resilient by Rick Hanson and The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart, and discussed Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson, Deep Work by Cal Newport, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, 1984 by George Orwell, The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin, The Art of Persuasion by Bob Burg, and Atomic Habits by James Clear. Chris Williamson discussed Influence by Robert B. Cialdini and Zero to One by Peter A. Thiel and others.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hardwiring Happiness
Hardwiring Happiness by Rick Hanson is a neuroscience-based self-help book that teaches readers how to systematically internalize positive experiences to rewire their brains for greater well-being.
Discussed“so I spoke to professor Rick Hanson New York Times bestseller writer of hardwiring happiness and his most recent book resilience”
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Resilient
Resilient by Rick Hanson provides practical psychological strategies and mindfulness techniques designed to help individuals cultivate emotional strength, calm, and lasting well-being.
Recommended“So I spoke to professor Rick Hanson New York Times bestseller writer of hardwiring happiness and his most recent book resilience”
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“yeah deep work from Cal Newport also alludes to that there's neurologically Milan creates around neurons that are continually firing”
Where to get it
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The Forgotten Highlander
The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart is a harrowing memoir detailing the author's survival as a Scottish soldier captured by the Japanese during World War II, enduring forced labor on the infamous railway and the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Recommended“I read the last Highlander by Alistair Urquhart yeah forgotten Highlander forgotten her forgot Honda”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“for anyone who's read man's search for meaning by Viktor Frankl like imagine that and make it extreme”
Where to get it
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1984
1984 by George Orwell is a classic dystopian novel exploring totalitarianism, surveillance, political tribalism, and the systematic control of information.
Discussed“so like double Fink which comes from George Orwell's 1984 right which to hold 2 contradictory beliefs”
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The Voyage of the Beagle
The Voyage of the Beagle by Charles Darwin is the celebrated travel memoir and scientific journal chronicling Darwin's five-year survey expedition that fundamentally shaped his theories on evolution and natural selection.
Discussed“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”
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Influence
Influence by Robert B.
Discussed“so his book persuasion I believe it's true that Charlie and Warren love that book so much I think it probably made a sold millions of copies”
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The Art of Persuasion
The Art of Persuasion by Bob Burg explores effective communication and influence strategies.
Discussed“just off topics briefly so his book persuasion I believe it's true that Charlie and Warren love that book so much”
Where to get it
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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.
Discussed“whereas a system and similar to jail under James clearer covers this a little bit with atomic habits”
Where to get it
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Zero to One
Zero to One by Peter A.
Discussed“whereas most people think I'll read a book on by Peter Thiel called zero to one I'm going to be a billionaire”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“The Great Mental Models Book by Shane Parrish”