📚 4 Books mentioned in "The Life-Changing Power Of Changing Your Perspective - Derek Sivers" of Modern Wisdom
Podcast: Modern Wisdom
Episode: The Life-Changing Power Of Changing Your Perspective - Derek Sivers
Published on October 5, 2024
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
Four Thousand Weeks
Buy Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman on Amazon
Oliver Burkman's most recent one is very similar to yours, and I think that was zeroing in on a new, very concentrated type of, so like, purified version of writing. And I'm here for it. So kind of taking the thesis of the book, overall, there's five sections, and I'm really excited to go through them and to talk about some of my favorite stories, chapters, and lessons.
In this segment, Chris Williamson talks about Oliver Burkman's most recent book, emphasizing its similarities to Derek Sivers' book. He describes it as a new, refined approach to writing with a focused thesis consisting of five sections, expressing excitement about discussing its key stories and lessons.
Gates of Fire
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I think that Steven Pressfield's books, both of them, are fantastic; that format's great. Oliver Burkman's most recent one is very similar to yours, and I think that was zeroing in on a new, very concentrated type of, so like, purified version of writing. And I'm here for it.
Chris Williamson expresses his admiration for the writing format of Steven Pressfield's books, describing them as fantastic.
The Year of Living Constitutionally
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That actually came from A.J. Jacobs; his newest book is called, I think, 'Living Constitutionally,' or something like that. He's the one that revealed that fact for me, so thanks A.J. Jacobs. Um, rules–yeah.
In this segment, Chris Williamson talks about a fact uncovered in A.J. Jacobs' book, 'Living Constitutionally', which offers insights related to the US Constitution.
Tools of Titans
Buy Tools of Titans by Timothy Ferriss on Amazon
Another one from Tim that came to mind is when brainstorming a book, he said, 'I will hire a journalist to push back.' He said, 'Journalists and lawyers are the two that I've found are the best at pushing back on an idea and challenging an idea I have.' So when I'm thinking of a new book to write, I don't want somebody to just tell me it's a great idea.
Chris Williamson discusses Tim Ferriss's approach to brainstorming a book, where he emphasizes the importance of hiring a journalist to provide critical feedback and challenge his ideas.