Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2020-06-18
Chris Williamson & Benjamin Hardy: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #185
The Truth About Your Personality - Dr Benjamin Hardy - #185
Dr Benjamin Hardy is an organisational psychologist and an author. Do you believe that your personality is permanent?
Benjamin Hardy recommended Mindfulness by Ellen J. Langer and Counterclockwise by Ellen J. Langer, and discussed Atomic Habits by James Clear, Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl, and The Daily Stoic Journal by Ryan Holiday and others. Chris Williamson recommended The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli, and discussed Mindset by Carol S. Dweck.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Atomic Habits
Discussed“James clear anatomic habits references something similar to this when he talks about habit change and he uses a analogy of identity based change that's actually what he calls it I think in atomic habits”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Discussed“so what Viktor Frankl said and man search for me have you ever read that one yeah dude isn't that killer”
Where to get it
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Mindset
Discussed“I've read Carol Dweck's mindset and thought they're all do acts work is some of the best in psychology legit”
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Mindfulness
Recommended“minds to her book mindfulness and counterclockwise will blow your mind well they'll give you a few ready to put put in the show notes”
Where to get it
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Counterclockwise
Recommended“minds to her book mindfulness and counterclockwise will blow your mind well they'll give you a few ready to put put in the show notes”
Where to get it
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The Order of Time
Recommended“the order of time and if you get this on audible people that are listening if you get this one audible or you dr. hardy it's read by Benedict Cumberbatch”
Where to get it
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The Daily Stoic Journal
Discussed“it's like turning in the obstacle into the way right like what Ryan holiday would say”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Personality Isn't Permanent
“when I think about the test that really hosed me because I tell the story in the beginning of the book about the color code about how my wife almost didn't marry me because of my score on that test”
Passing The Forgotten Highlander
“The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Eckhart I'll read it bro never read it bro”
Plugged Personality Isn't Permanent
“personality isn't permanent will be linked in the show notes below I think you know this is real Ground sort of shaking scary stuff”
Plugged Personality Isn't Permanent
“I would mostly say just get the book personalized and permanent and go to Benjamin hurry calm”