Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-01-23
Books mentioned on Personal Growth, Dating & Psychedelics - Tucker Max - #136
Tucker Max is an author, speaker and the Co-Founder of Scribe. How do you go from being a professional asshole to a dad?
Tucker Max recommended 1984 by George Orwell, and discussed Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins and The Untethered Soul by Michael A. Singer. Chris Williamson discussed Finite and Infinite Games by James P. Carse and The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi. Also mentioned: Models by Mark Manson.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Can't Hurt Me
Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins is a powerful memoir detailing the author's harrowing journey from a brutal, abusive childhood and severe obstacles to becoming a Navy SEAL, ultra-marathon runner, and symbol of extreme mental toughness.
Discussed“and it's five years later and you know we did David Goggins book which is huge at Tiffany Haddish and a bunch of others”
Where to get it
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Models
Models by Mark Manson is a modern dating advice book that focuses on self-development and honesty rather than manipulative pickup tactics.
Discussed“I'm currently rereading mark Manson's models and he talks he talks a lot about that”
Where to get it
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Finite and Infinite Games
Finite and Infinite Games by James P.
Discussed“I think that's from a book called finit in infinite games I forget the author simon Sinek design mistake on that”
Where to get it
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The Untethered Soul
The Untethered Soul by Michael A.
Discussed“and people like Michael singer you know who wrote the untethered soul like you know a huge book that dude just sat in a [ __ ] swamp and meditated two hours a day”
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.
Recommended“read 1984 write read 1984 and that tells you all that you need to know about how language is related to the thoughts that we have in our brains”
Where to get it
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The Rational Male
The Rational Male by Rollo Tomassi is a controversial and influential book originating from the online manosphere that examines evolutionary psychology, sexual dynamics, and traditional male perspectives through the lens of the red-pill movement.
Discussed“I want to find out who's guy that wrote the rational male so he's widely earmarked is the person who began the red pill movement for men”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and then um so ended up writing a book became I hope they serve beer in hell which the New York Times that invented a literary genre called flat tire and it's sold a billion and a half copies now or more worldwide translated into whatever it is 30 or 40 languages something”
“and it's five years later and you know we did David Goggins book which is huge at Tiffany Haddish and a bunch of others”
“no I wrote a book with Jeff Miller called what women want which is my guide for guys about how to deal with women kind of understand women how to deal with women”