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Every book Taylor Pearson recommended on podcasts
Taylor Pearson appears on podcast episodes focused on discovering life's core values, exploring operating principles, and understanding the deeper mental frameworks that drive human decision-making. Throughout these discussions, Pearson shares several influential book recommendations and analytical concepts that have shaped his perspective on personal growth and strategy. He frequently recommends Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, utilizing it to explain the concept of internal resistance that individuals inevitably face when undertaking creative or ambitious new projects. In addition to Pressfield's work, Pearson highlights James P. Carse's Finite and Infinite Games as an underrated book that he has revisited multiple times to examine how people approach the metaphorical games they play in business and life. Beyond his direct recommendations, Pearson engages in discussions surrounding other prominent titles. He references Joseph Campbell's The Hero with a Thousand Faces to illustrate how ancient myths and narrative structures relate to personal operating principles and the classic hero's journey. Furthermore, he discusses Nassim Nicholas Taleb's widely known book The Black Swan while exploring concepts related to risk, unpredictability, and skin in the game. Through these literary references, Pearson demonstrates a deep interest in psychology, creative persistence, and the underlying systems that govern human behavior.
Books recommended by Taylor Pearson
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The War of Art
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a classic exploration of the creative process that identifies internal psychological barriers and offers strategies to overcome self-imposed resistance.
Recommended“there's a book called the war of art that i really like about a guy named steve pressfield he's he wrote the legend about a tiger van became a movie about the golfer”
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Finite and Infinite Games
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Recommended“and then i guess my sort of off the wall or our underrated book that i've probably i don't know read four or five times now is finite and infinite games by james p carse”
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The Black Swan
Discussed“i got this from there's a guy named naseem tuleb who's written a few books probably the most famous is a book called the black swan”
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The Hero with a Thousand Faces
The Hero with a Thousand Faces by Joseph Campbell is a landmark work of comparative mythology that investigates the universal pattern of the monomyth, tracing the archetypal hero's journey across global cultures and ancient traditions.
Discussed“he was a professor i think in like the 70s and 80s but he wrote a book called hero with a thousand faces and then he kind of became well known to vixen he was well known he was kind of the influence on george lucas of the writing of star wars that he had studied all these sort of”
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is a compelling exploration of evolutionary psychology and Buddhist philosophy that examines how ancient meditative practices align with modern scientific understandings of the mind.
Discussed“and there's this um the partitioned brain approach which is in why buddhism is true by robert wright and he talks about the modular brain”
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Work the system
Discussed“yeah so actually the contradiction is from a business book called work the system but it talks about this like in the context of a company so if you ever worked for a company like usually every company has their like five or six core values and usually they're like terrible and meaningless”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
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| Discover Your Life’s Core Values & Operating Principles - Taylor Pearson - #199 | Modern Wisdom | 2020-07-20 | 9 |