Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-07-25
Books mentioned on Society Has Everything Wrong About Ageing - Andrew Scott - #201
Andrew Scott is an economist and an author. Society has never been so old and yet never had so long still to live.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Unfit for Purpose
Unfit for Purpose by Adam Hart is an engaging non-fiction book that explores how human evolutionary heritage frequently collides and misaligns with the realities of modern society.
Discussed“dr adam hart who wrote unfit for purpose which is an assessment of our evolutionary heritage and how it's misaligned with modern society saying all the same things”
Where to get it
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a practical guide to cultivating distraction-free focus in a noisy digital economy to maximize productivity and personal fulfillment.
Discussed“i think it was cal newport's book deep work where i was reminded or i was first told what it is that we do in the workplace that we're complex decision engines”
Where to get it
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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“and like i'm reading the precipice by toby ord at the moment which is on existential risk it's a very good meta-analysis of all different types of existentialists”
Where to get it
