Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2021-03-30
Books mentioned on #172 – Ryan Schiller: Librex and the Free Exchange of Ideas on College Campuses
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Sapiens
Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping popular history tracing the biological and cultural evolution of humankind from early ape ancestors to modern society.
Discussed“yeah harare and sapiens rewinds that even farther back into like caveman times that's the thing that made us humans special is who can develop these clusters of ideas hold them in their minds through stories pass them on to each other”
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The Mathematics of Poker
Discussed“and that that he wrote a book called the mathematics of poker that i started reading and that first of all kick started my interest in game theory and second of all in poker”
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a well-known guide on overcoming creative blocks, conquering internal resistance, and approaching artistic work with professionalism and discipline.
Recommended“i guess i'll say i really like the book the the war of art um which is a book about creative resistance and the creative struggle and what it means to be creative”
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Turning Pro
“he also has another one called turning pro i think i mean he in general espouses like taking it seriously”