Episode · ChooseFI · 2024-08-11
Books mentioned on 504 | Visualizing Your Domino Effect
At 22, Devon uncovered $5,000 in unnecessary spending after just six months of tracking his expenses. His path to that discovery started at 16 when he joined the National Guard—a decision that would shape not only his financial trajectory but his entire approach to building a meaningful life.
Brad Barrett recommended Set for Life by Scott Trench. Also mentioned: Atomic Habits by James Clear, Choose Yourself! by James Altucher, and When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Set for Life
Set for Life by Scott Trench is an instructional manual created to help beginners navigate their personal finance journeys and achieve financial independence.
Recommended“So, that's amazing that you already have your own financial model that you reversed engineered. That makes perfect sense.”
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Atomic Habits
Atomic Habits by James Clear is a well-known self-improvement guide focused on habit formation, continuous improvement, and practical strategy.
Discussed“And then in terms of books, first book I read this year was Atomic Habits. That one's definitely very high up on my list.”
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Choose Yourself!
Discussed“And then I'm almost done with The Choose Yourself book, also very high up on my list for obvious reasons.”
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When Breath Becomes Air
When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi is a profound posthumous memoir written by a neurosurgeon facing a terminal cancer diagnosis, exploring mortality, meaning, and the human condition.
Discussed“And then I guess a non-like self-help book that I read recently was When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi, and it's just phenomenal.”
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“And that's kind of not discipline in terms of like raw raw, beating yourself up, but like I think about it in terms of, okay, setting up a framework.”