Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-08-08
Books mentioned on Q&A: Becoming A Dad, Favourite Peptides & Red Rising - #1134
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular book that introduces readers to stoic philosophy as a practical framework for overcoming difficult challenges in life and work.
Discussed“Other stuff I did that really helped, I read The Obstacle is the Way by Ryan Holiday. I read The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgely, and I watched uh Resurfaced, which is a Amazon Prime documentary about Andy Murray's hip replacement.”
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The Art of Resilience
Discussed“I read The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgely, and I watched uh Resurfaced, which is a Amazon Prime documentary about Andy Murray's hip replacement. All of these were suggested by friends who'd been through other horrendous injuries and come back from it.”
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The Red Rising Series Collection 5 Books Set by Pierce Brown (Red Rising, Golden Son, Morning Star, Iron Gold, Dark Age)
The Red Rising Series by Pierce Brown is an epic science fiction saga set in a deeply stratified, color-coded futuristic society governed by a ruthless ruling class.
Recommended“your Pokedad started reading Red Rising after seeing recommendations from multiple sources, yours included. Can you do an episode just on this or does that exist already? Uh, Red Rising, I think I might be the biggest front end of the funnel drug dealer for people getting into Red Rising, except for the author, maybe because it's the top of”
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Dungeon Crawler Carl
Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman is a thrilling and unconventional LitRPG fantasy novel that follows an ordinary man and his ex-girlfriend's prize Persian cat as they survive a brutal, reality-television-style alien invasion of Earth.
Recommended“Dungeon Crawler Call is very different to Red Rising, but as compelling, and I am so I'm so addicted to this series. So, if you've read Red Rising or you couldn't get into it or whatever and you need a different fantasy series, Dungeon Crawler Carl will rip your face off. It is It should come with a warning label.”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a widely praised guide that examines habit formation and personal development by focusing on small incremental behavioral changes and continuous self-improvement.
Discussed“If you read James Clear's Atomic Habits and you take his habit process to improve your life, does that mean that all of the thoughts and frames that were developed off the back of his habit structure aren't yours?”
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The Precipice
The Precipice by Toby Ord is a comprehensive exploration of existential risks and the various threats that could potentially bring about the end of human civilization.
Recommended“Stan I've got two [ __ ] reading lists my brother and they've got five books at the top that the most important ones from the list of 100 chrisilex.com/books and chriswex.com/morebooks so that's 200 and there's a top five in both there's a top 10 … today it's read rising one that isn't in there is dungeoncrawler kl and”
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Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Pro almost certainly another Rory Sutherland. Maybe David Deutsch guy that wrote the beginning of Infinity.”