Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2024-10-21
Books mentioned on The Uncomfortable Truth About Success | Chase Jarvis
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Hard Thing About Hard Things
The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz is a candid guide to startup leadership and executive management that offers pragmatic advice on navigating the brutal realities and crises of building a business.
Recommended“Ben horz great book the hard thing about hard things one of the best entrepreneur books all time first chapter is like how to fire your friends”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a profound collection of personal reflections and Stoic philosophy written by the Roman emperor during his reign.
Discussed“the other side of momentto Mory like the part where Markus talks about it specifically in meditations which I've always been struck by and it struck me before I had kids and a lot more after he he says that you know try to do this as you're tucking your kids in at night”
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Flow
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a seminal psychology book that explores the optimal state of human experience, characterized by complete absorption and deep engagement in an activity where skills perfectly match the challenge.
Discussed“and there's the one of the original authors of the concept of flow isi chick set me high I don't know his name I just know what it looks like and read the book”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Trust Me, I'm Lying
“trust me, I'm lying well I I was like if this book doesn't come out like right now it's going to be like irrelevant I was like this is like of the moment I should have in retrospect”
Own book Never Play It Safe
“I'm telling you man, I hate to be that dude talking about his book, but there’s a whole chapter about that—it’s the constraints chapter.”