Episode · Never Enough · 2024-10-04

Andrew Wilkinson & Derek Sivers: books mentioned on Never Enough

Derek Sivers on Giving Away His $22 Million Dollar Fortune and Burning the Ships

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About the episode In this episode, Andrew sits down with Derek Sivers, a writer, programmer, and entrepreneur turned explorer, who challenges everything you thought you knew about success and fulfillment.

Derek Sivers recommended City of Gold by Jim Krane and Never Enough by Andrew Wilkinson.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. City of Gold

    Jim Krane · at 54:32

    City of Gold by Jim Krane is a non-fiction book that explores the rapid founding, history, and creation of Dubai.

    Recommended
    “well first I read three books about it before even going there so that helped a lot especially a book called City of Gold about the founding of Dubai”
    Where to get it
  2. Never Enough

    Andrew Wilkinson · at 1:07:17

    Never Enough by Andrew Wilkinson is a memoir detailing the author's experiences in building and managing businesses while navigating personal challenges.

    Recommended
    “and I love your Never Enough book and that even that you took that angle which I love how it even developed after we met in Wellington”
    Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (9) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged Useful Not True
“oh my useful not true book not for the sake of selling a book you know I don't care about that”
Plugged Anything You Want
“like you know my anything you want book I'm saying things in there like business is not about making money”
Plugged Anything You Want
“so the first book anything you want for one I never intended to write a book”
Plugged How to Live
“and so my fourth book how to live was a flash of artistic inspiration like I just it was almost like a uh an art piece that took me four years to make like I had this idea for this thing I wanted to exist this book where it had 27 chapters each with a strong opinion of how to”
Plugged Hell Yeah Or No
“so that's why I wanted to put out your music and people and hell yeah or no before that book came out so that my books could be at least somewhat chronological”
Plugged Useful Not True
“and then this new book useful not true like I said there was just an idea that just kept coming up kind of in between the lines or under the surface”
Plugged How to Live
“let me refine that that book how to live that was just for me meaning I needed this thing to exist”
Plugged Useful Not True
“but the new book useful not true yeah that one did have a different motivation”
Plugged How to Live
“kind of like that my book how to live which is like every chapter says no here's how to live live entirely for the future and then the next chapter is like here's how to live live entirely for the present moment”