Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-03-21
Books mentioned on #82 – Simon Sinek: Leadership, Hard Work, Optimism and the Infinite Game
Simon Sinek is an author of several books including Start With Why, Leaders Eat Last, and his latest The Infinite Game. He is one of the best communicators of what it takes to be a good leader, to inspire, and to build businesses that solve big difficult challenges.
Lex Fridman discussed The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek, Start with Why by Simon Sinek, and Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek. Simon Sinek discussed Darkest End of the Street by James Carr and others and The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Infinite Game
The Infinite Game by Simon Sinek is a business and leadership book that contrasts finite games, which have known players, fixed rules, and an agreed-upon endpoint, with infinite games, which involve known and unknown players, changeable rules, and no defined end.
Discussed“and now here's my conversation with simon Sinek in the infinite game your most recent book you describe the finite game in the infinite game”
Where to get it
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Darkest End of the Street
Discussed“so James Carr was the philosopher who originally articulated this concept of finite and infinite games and when I learned about it it really challenged my view of how the world works”
Where to get it
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The Denial of Death
The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning psychological and philosophical study exploring how human behavior is driven by the fear of mortality.
Discussed“I mean though I think the book is called denial of death is this constant and now that we're running away from a that's uh in fact some would argue that the inspiration the incredible ideas you've put out there”
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Start with Why
Start with Why by Simon Sinek is a widely influential business and leadership book that emphasizes the importance of establishing a clear sense of purpose before engaging in tactical execution.
Discussed“and start with why leaders elast your books you kind of you but you basically talk about what it what it takes to be a good leader”
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Leaders Eat Last
Leaders Eat Last by Simon Sinek is a popular leadership book that examines what it takes to be a good leader by focusing on empathy, trust, and the reduction of internal ego.
Discussed“and start with why leaders elast your books you kind of you but you basically talk about what it what it takes to be a good leader”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“the following is a conversation with simon Sinek author of several books including start with why leaders eat last and his latest the infinite game”
“the following is a conversation with simon Sinek author of several books including start with why leaders eat last and his latest the infinite game”
“the following is a conversation with simon Sinek author of several books including start with why leaders eat last and his latest the infinite game”
“i recommend a cent of money as a great book on this history debits and credits on Ledger's started around 30,000 years ago the US dollar created over two hundred years ago”
“let me mention that cryptocurrency in the context of the history of money is fascinating I recommend a cent of money as a great book on this history”