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Chris Williamson’s book recommendations in 2022

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Investigating The World Of Modern Gurus - Helen Lewis - #570

Modern Wisdom · 2022-12-29

The Madness of Crowds by Douglas Murray · discussed · at 23:57
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · discussed · at 46:42

How To Deal With The Shortness Of Life - Dean Rickles - #568

Modern Wisdom · 2022-12-22

On the Shortness of Life by Seneca · discussed · at 6:06
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl · discussed · at 24:20
Discipline Is Destiny by Ryan Holiday · discussed · at 30:57
Turning Pro by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 46:51

Surviving The Cancellation Apocalypse - Andrew Schulz - #564

Modern Wisdom · 2022-12-12

Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry · recommended · at 1:43:27

Why You Feel So Anxious All The Time - Dr Russell Kennedy - #563

Modern Wisdom · 2022-12-10

Anxiously Attached by Jessica Baum, LMHC · discussed · at 13:16

The Psychological Impact Of Hormonal Birth Control - Dr Sarah Hill - #555

Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-21

The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff · discussed · at 49:21

9 Strategies To Better Control Your Time - Laura Vanderkam - #554

Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-19

Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 36:56

The World Of Unusual Sexual Orientations - Dr James Cantor - #550

Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-10

Kinsey Scale Emotionally Fragile Queer by JUNE · discussed · at 1:26:42

Stop Being Shamed Out Of Your Competitive Edge - Mark Bell - #549

Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-07

Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte · discussed · at 47:35

Why Is Thinking Clearly So Difficult? - Tim Harford - #548

Modern Wisdom · 2022-11-05

Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · discussed · at 1:35
Wild Problems by Russ Roberts · discussed · at 44:52
Churchill's Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare by Giles Milton · recommended · at 56:30

How Did Human Leadership Evolve? - Chris Von Rueden - #545

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-29

Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari · discussed · at 39:04

What Makes Men And Women Different? - Dr Carole Hooven - #544

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-27

Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves · discussed · at 1:17:02
Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves · discussed · at 1:17:02

Why Millennials Are Doing Worse Than Their Parents - Scott Galloway

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-24

Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves · recommended · at 19:21
Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves · recommended · at 19:21

Evolutionary Psychiatry Can Explain Human Emotions - Dr Randy Nesse - #542

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-22

Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright · discussed · at 0:22

Profound Lessons From Stoic Philosophy - Ryan Holiday

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-20

Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 5:51
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright · discussed · at 1:04:58
The Forgotten Highlander by Alistair Urquhart · discussed · at 1:35:38

What Is The Manosphere Getting Wrong? - Destiny - #540

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-17

Of Boys and Men by Richard Reeves · discussed · at 10:52
Daring Young Men by Richard Reeves · discussed · at 10:52
The Game by Neil Strauss · discussed · at 29:35
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · recommended · at 34:05

Evolutionary Ideas For Modern Problems - Sam Tatam - #539

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-15

The Power of Moments by Chip Heath · discussed · at 1:01:50

The Secret World Of Black Holes - Dr Becky Smethurst - #536

Modern Wisdom · 2022-10-08

The Five Ages of the Universe by Fred C. Adams, Greg Laughlin · discussed · at 28:54

What Are Women Actually Attracted To? - Catherine Salmon

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-29

Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry · discussed · at 7:58
Everybody Lies by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · recommended · at 27:27
The Genetic Lottery by Kathryn Paige Harden · discussed · at 46:42

An Economist’s Guide To Life’s Big Decisions - Russ Roberts - #531

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-26

The Moral Animal by Robert Wright · discussed · at 18:06

Navy Seal To CIA Contractor - Shawn Ryan - #530

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-24

Lone Survivor by Marcus Luttrell · discussed · at 33:26

Can Women Have A Career And A Family? - Kristina Durante - #528

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-19

The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz · discussed · at 1:01:10
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright · discussed · at 1:22:29

Are Incels A Threat To Society? - William Costello - #526

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-15

Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry · discussed · at 7:14
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · recommended · at 23:09
The Evolution of Desire by David M. Buss · recommended · at 28:02

500k Q&A - Casual Sex, Political Idiots & Dealing With Depression - #525

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-12

The Expectation Effect by David Robson · recommended · at 1:37
The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams · recommended · at 2:18
Make It Stick by Peter C. Brown, Henry L. Roediger III, Mark A. McDaniel · discussed · at 18:36

The Science Of Personality Change - Dr Christian Jarrett - #523

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-08

The Expectation Effect by David Robson · discussed · at 1:01:12

The Evolutionary Psychology Of Love - Robin Dunbar - #520

Modern Wisdom · 2022-09-01

Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn · discussed · at 14:27
Friends by Robin Dunbar · discussed · at 1:22:05

What Will Alien Life Look Like? - Lee Cronin - #518

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-27

Project Hail Mary by Andy Weir · discussed · at 38:32

16 Surprising Psychology Truths - Gurwinder Bhogal - #516

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-22

The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink · discussed · at 15:24

Evolved Psychology Vs The Modern World - David & Douglas Kenrick - #515

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-20

The Moral Animal by Robert Wright · discussed · at 1:00:58

450k Q&A - Joe Rogan, NoFap & Andrew Tate vs Jordan Peterson - #513

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-15

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · recommended · at 49:10

How Long Could Humanity Continue For? - Will MacAskill - #512

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-13

The Precipice by Toby Ord · discussed · at 4:41
Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · discussed · at 1:02:46

The Man Who Walked Across Antarctica - Colin O'Brady - #509

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-06

Will to Power by Friedrich Nietzsche · discussed · at 32:28

The World's Coming Energy Catastrophe - Nate Hagens - #508

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-04

The Status Game by Will Storr · discussed · at 1:08:49

Joe Rogan Experience #1851 - Chris Williamson

The Joe Rogan Experience · 2022-08-02

The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter · discussed · at 2:02:25

Overcoming Stress And Anxiety - Dr Julie Smith - #507

Modern Wisdom · 2022-08-01

Lost Connections by Johann Hari · recommended · at 19:47

400k Q&A - Andrew Tate, Liver King & Red Pill Debates - #504

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-25

The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley · recommended · at 23:29
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday · recommended · at 23:34
The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams · recommended · at 26:58
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright · recommended · at 26:58
Models by Mark Manson · recommended · at 35:21
Endurance by Alfred Lansing · recommended · at 47:20
Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · recommended · at 47:20
How to Think Like a Roman Emperor by Donald Robertson · recommended · at 1:06:03
Case Against the Sexual Revolution by Louise Perry · recommended · at 1:06:18

How To Deal With Information Overwhelm - Tiago Forte

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-18

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey · discussed · at 23:37

18 Lessons From 500 Episodes - Sam Harris, Jocko Willink & Alex Hormozi

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-16

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · recommended · at 18:14
Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · recommended · at 39:49
The Expectation Effect by David Robson · recommended · at 1:04:50

The Future Of The Sexual Marketplace - Roy Baumeister

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-11

The Ape that Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart-Williams · recommended · at 4:06
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · discussed · at 30:25

The Stoicism Secrets Of Marcus Aurelius - Donald Robertson - #497

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-09

Verissimus by Donald J. Robertson · recommended · at 0:45
Spiritual Enlightenment:: The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna · discussed · at 54:49
Immortality Key by Brian C. Muraresku · discussed · at 59:53

Understand Your Brain & Master Your Life - Andrew Huberman (4K)

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-07

The Expectation Effect by David Robson · recommended · at 1:12:23

The World Needs More Fossil Fuels, Not Less - Alex Epstein - #495

Modern Wisdom · 2022-07-04

The Precipice by Toby Ord · discussed · at 59:24

The Dark Side Of Hookup Culture - Louise Perry

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-27

Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · discussed · at 1:27:13

The Spirituality Of White Feral Girl Privilege - Chase Reeves - #491

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-25

Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink · discussed · at 1:09:02

The Secrets Of A $100m Business - Alex & Leila Hormozi

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-23

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss · discussed · at 8:01

Consistently Good Not Occasionally Great - Nick Bare - #488

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-18

Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman · recommended · at 14:03
Talent by Tyler Cowen · discussed · at 29:10
Deep Work by Cal Newport · recommended · at 1:15:53

How To Identify Your Internal Fears - Corey Wilks - #487

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-16

Almanac of Naval Facts by Naval Institute Press · discussed · at 18:22

Why Sensitive People Enjoy Feeling Sad - Susan Cain - #485

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-11

Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright · discussed · at 24:44
Bittersweet by Susan Cain · discussed · at 44:40

The Secret To Finding Great Talent - Tyler Cowen - #482

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-04

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare · discussed · at 27:07

Lessons Learned Through Pain - Tim Kennedy - #481

Modern Wisdom · 2022-06-02

Scars and Stripes by Tim Kennedy · discussed · at 0:30

Men Aren't Having Enough Sex - Zack Telander - #480

Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-30

Can't Hurt Me by David Goggins · discussed · at 10:10

The Wild Hijacking Of A $100 Million Supertanker - Kit Chellel - #478

Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-26

Dead in the Water by Matthew Campbell · recommended · at 58:05

How To Live The Perfect Life, Using Data - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - #474

Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-16

Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T. Kiyosaki · discussed · at 1:03:15
Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz · recommended · at 1:05:33

Finding Heroic Meaning Like Stories Of Old - Tom Van Der Linden

Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-14

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 15:50
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss · recommended · at 1:11:35
The Wise Man’s Fear by Patrick Rothfuss · recommended · at 1:11:42

The Truth About How Anxiety Works - Dr Tracy Dennis-Tiwary - #469

Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-05

How to Be Confident by James Smith · discussed · at 20:47
The Expectation Effect by David Robson · recommended · at 51:30
Future Tense by Tracy Dennis-Tiwary · recommended · at 1:15:04

Welcome To The Universe - Neil deGrasse Tyson - #468

Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-02

Welcome to the Universe in 3D by Neil deGrasse Tyson · discussed · at 38:39

How To Avoid Destroying Your Relationship - Matthew Fray - #466

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-28

How to Not Die Alone by Logan Ury · recommended · at 51:11
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · discussed · at 59:37

Why Do Western People Hate Themselves? - Douglas Murray

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-25

White Fragility by Dr. Robin DiAngelo · critiqued · at 33:00

Can You Create Good Luck? - Dr Christian Busch

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-23

Superintelligence by Nick Bostrom · recommended · at 46:34

China's Secret Playbook For War - General Robert Spalding - #463

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-21

Unrestricted warfare by Qiao Liang, Wang Xiangsui · discussed · at 22:15

The Tension Between Success And Happiness - Paul Millerd - #460

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-14

The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber · discussed · at 46:52

Fighting The World Of Fake Martial Arts - Phrost - #458

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-09

The Expectation Effect by David Robson · recommended · at 47:50

The Wisdom Of Intuition - Iain McGilchrist - #455

Modern Wisdom · 2022-04-02

Trying Not to Try by Edward Slingerland · discussed · at 26:51

The Most Important Principles Of Productivity - Chris Bailey - #453

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-28

Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey · discussed · at 35:04
Deep Work by Cal Newport · recommended · at 1:07:20

The Art Of High Performance Psychology - Dr Michael Gervais - #452

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-26

Unfit for Purpose by Adam Hart · discussed · at 39:50

Conspiracy Theories In New Age Cults - Derek Beres - #451

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-24

The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt · discussed · at 20:45

350k Q&A - Dating Advice, Jordan Peterson & Internal Fears - #450

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-21

Red Rising by Pierce Brown · discussed · at 58:07
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss · discussed · at 58:07

Multitasking Is Killing Your Productivity - Thatcher Wine - #449

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-19

Red Rising by Pierce Brown · recommended · at 32:43
The Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss · discussed · at 33:00
The Twelve Monotasks by Thatcher Wine · discussed · at 36:02

Are Women In Charge Of The Dating Market? - Jon Birger - #448

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-17

Make Your Move by Jon Birger · discussed · at 25:58

The Psychology Of Human Motivation - Ayelet Fishbach - #447

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-14

Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 3:18

Does Anyone Care About Men's Mental Health? - Matt Rudd - #445

Modern Wisdom · 2022-03-10

The 6 Minute Diary by Ellen Lio-Well · discussed · at 57:14

The Danger Of Obsessing Over Productivity - Anna Codrea-Rado - #441

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-28

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel · discussed · at 1:09:41

Positive Evolutionary Psychology - Glenn Geher - #439

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-24

When Men Behave Badly by David Buss · discussed · at 10:27

Learn To Embrace Discomfort - Michael Easter - #438

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-21

Endurance by Alfred Lansing · discussed · at 6:30
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter · recommended · at 1:05:26

Jordan Peterson - Take Responsibility & Become Unbreakable

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-17

The doors of perception by Aldous Huxley · discussed · at 58:49
Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 2:03:21

The Mindset Rules Of A Poker Professional - Chris Sparks - #434

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-12

Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 12:16
The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel · discussed · at 20:52
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield · discussed · at 34:57

Joe Rogan & Spotify's Censorship Battle - Coleman Hughes - #433

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-10

The Precipice by Toby Ord · recommended · at 1:19:29

An Evolutionary Psychologist's Dating Advice - Geoffrey Miller - #432

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-07

The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller · discussed · at 8:27
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · recommended · at 57:04
The Precipice by Toby Ord · discussed · at 1:32:56

Are Women Being Lied To By Modern Culture? - Bridget Phetasy - #431

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-05

Don't Look up by Serhan Cevik · discussed · at 1:13:34

How To Create Battle-Tested Confidence - Dr Nate Zinsser

Modern Wisdom · 2022-02-03

The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser · recommended · at 1:00:08

The Problem With Trying To Be Rational - Steven Pinker - #424

Modern Wisdom · 2022-01-20

Algorithms to Live By by Brian Christian · discussed · at 30:34

How Men Can Survive The Modern Dating World - Hamza - #421

Modern Wisdom · 2022-01-13

Effortless by Greg McKeown · discussed · at 22:27
I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell by Tucker Max · discussed · at 42:46
The Mating Mind by Geoffrey Miller · discussed · at 43:05
Mate by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller · recommended · at 49:53
Models by Mark Manson · recommended · at 50:14
Atomic Habits by James Clear · discussed · at 1:09:10

How To Be Extremely Interesting In Conversation - Charlie Houpert

Modern Wisdom · 2022-01-10

Models by Mark Manson · discussed · at 16:50

Why You Can't Pay Attention And Focus - Johann Hari - #418

Modern Wisdom · 2022-01-06

Lost Connections by Johann Hari · discussed · at 30:40
Indistractable by Nir Eyal · discussed · at 1:25:40
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari · recommended · at 1:51:10

250k Q&A - Habits, Happiness & Red Pill - #417

Modern Wisdom · 2022-01-03

The Bell Curve by Richard J. Herrnstein · discussed · at 38:02
The Gap and The Gain by Dr. Benjamin Hardy · recommended · at 1:00:42

Other mentions in 2022 (21: passing, ad reads, own books)