Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-10-12
Books mentioned on Why Life Feels So Dull All The Time (and how to fix it) - Robert Greene - #1162
Robert Greene is an author and historian.
Robert Greene discussed My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor. Chris Williamson discussed His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman, The Golden Compass by Philip Pullman, The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, and The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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My Stroke of Insight
My Stroke of Insight by Jill Bolte Taylor is a compelling memoir and scientific exploration detailing the author's personal experience of a severe stroke and her subsequent recovery.
Discussed“And so she wrote a book about that called My Stroke of Insight about how she found her ways somehow logically as a as a scientist back to those sensations she had during her stroke.”
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His Dark Materials
His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman is a celebrated fantasy trilogy following children Lyra and Will as they traverse parallel universes encountering armored bears, witches, and theological conflicts.
Discussed“Have you ever read his dark materials by Philip Pullman? Who? Philip Pullman. It's this kids book series called His Dark Materials.”
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The Golden Compass
Discussed“It had the subtle knife in it, the golden compass. Oh. Uh, so it's it must be 30 years old.”
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The Subtle Knife
Discussed“So I listened to The Subtle Knife first, which is the second book. And uh it kind of makes sense.”
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The Way of the Superior Man
The Way of the Superior Man by David Deida offers a guide for men navigating modern relationships, spirituality, and personal purpose, exploring concepts of masculine and feminine energy.
Discussed“I spoke to David Dada, you know, way of the superior man author. So, uh, illustrious longtime author and I I did his first podcast interview in over a decade”
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Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So, um, I wrote the 48 Laws of Power when I was 39 essentially, and I'd been, um, pretty much a loser up until then. Parents about to give up on me, their their son who can't seem to hold a job for more than a few months. I finally write this book.”
“Um, so what I tell people is you could go on through your 20s and your 30s following a career path that makes you money...”
“Well, you know, I wrote a book on on human nature, laws of human nature. It's about 560 pages, kind of dense, no imagery. It's kind of first glance, it looks incredibly intimidating.”