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Every book Kevin Rose recommended on podcasts
Kevin Rose appeared on The Daily Stoic podcast to discuss entrepreneurship, Zen Buddhism, and vulnerability. During the episode, Rose recommended and discussed several transformative books that altered his trajectory in life and business. He credited Ryan Holiday's Ego Is the Enemy as having a massive impact on him, explaining that reading it helped him see that there was a completely different way to live his life. Rose also recommended Tony Hsieh's Delivering Happiness, invoking it while discussing innovation, experimentation, and Hsieh's unique holocracy approach at Zappos that pushed boundaries to create an inclusive work environment. Beyond those recommendations, Rose reflected on the value of rereading classic texts over time, specifically mentioning Shunryu Suzuki's renowned Zen book Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, which he noted yielded a much deeper understanding when revisited years apart across a decade. Additionally, Rose and the host explored Peter Singer's Animal Liberation as a foundational text for effective altruism and animal rights, and they discussed Ernest Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms, citing a memorable quote about how life breaks everyone yet spares those who grow stronger. Through these literary references, Rose illustrated his ongoing journey of personal growth, philosophical inquiry, and mindful leadership.
Books recommended by Kevin Rose
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a popular non-fiction exploration of how human ego poses a profound obstacle to success and personal growth.
Recommended“And then honestly like reading books like yours and I I remember Ego is the Enemy was a huge one for me.”
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Delivering Happiness
Delivering Happiness by Tony Hsieh is a business memoir detailing the unique corporate culture and innovative customer service philosophy that built Zappos into a retail giant.
Recommended“He had a great book called Delivering Happiness. Do you remember that book?”
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A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway is a tragic novel depicting a romance set against the brutal backdrop of the Italian front during the First World War.
Discussed“Well, there's there's a Hemingway quote that I love, I think it's in A Farewell to Arms, he says, you know, 'Life breaks everyone, but those it doesn't break, it kills.'”
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Animal Liberation
Animal Liberation is a foundational philosophical book by Peter Singer that presents a comprehensive argument against speciesism and the exploitation of animals, laying crucial groundwork for the modern animal rights movement and effective altruism.
Discussed“He's like the inventor of effective altruism; he wrote like Animal Liberation. Now, so he's like one of the first animal rights people, and then he came up with this idea, partly based on the Stoics, which he came up with his metaphor.”
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Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind
Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind by Shunryu Suzuki serves as a foundational guide to Zen practice, emphasizing an open, eager attitude devoid of preconceived notions.
Discussed“Because often times when you read, like even for me, you know, like if you read, say, one of the most famous Zen books, like um Zen Mind, Beginner's Mind, and and if you read that years apart, as I have now, over the say the course of a decade, you just have a much deeper understanding every time you”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Rose On Entrepreneurship, Zen Buddhism, And Being Vulnerable | The Daily Stoic | 2023-08-23 | 7 |
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I've read a couple books that, you know, like Zen books that needed to be put into audio format that hadn't been put in audio format, so I just paid to have that done; like things of that nature.”