Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-07-01
Books mentioned on Life Hacks 205 - #341
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Essentialism
Essentialism by Greg McKeown is a self-development guide that advocates for focusing on the vital few pursuits rather than the trivial many to reduce burnout and improve intentional living.
Recommended“Essentialism. I re-listened to. So this was my test. So just I wanted to see if I could get the sort of the gist of Essentialism from the from the blinks.”
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Digital Minimalism
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport is a practical productivity guide that advocates for intentional technology use and a focused lifestyle free from digital clutter.
Discussed“another example might be like digital minimalism digital minimalism, right? Like you probably don't need to read and you know, I'm sure I'll get criticized by all of the huge fans of these books, but like I know a lot of people and I'm one of them who read the entire book who still have a problem with that.”
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Superintelligence
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom is an influential examination of the potential risks and pathways associated with the emergence of artificial general intelligence surpassing human cognitive capabilities.
Discussed“So it's someone that's read Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom and then Bostrom must have like consulted for it. Yeah, well, either that or they've read the book because they talk about recursive self-improvement, they talk about intelligence explosions, they talk about whole brain emulation.”
