Books Mentioned in This Podcast
Dopamine Nation
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Episode: Buy What You Love Without Going Broke | Frugal Friends | Ep 527
Atomic Habits
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Episode: How Kyle and Jamie Got Back to Basics and Found Balance on the Path to FI
The Artist's Way
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Episode: 512 | Getting Personal with Personal Finance | Ginger & Anne
The Comfort Crisis
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The Tipping Point
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Episode: 508 | 5% SWR, Revealed Preferences, and the 3 Stories | Frank Vasquez
Atomic Habits
Buy on AmazonFor books, one of the first ones I read this year was 'Atomic Habits,' which is high on my list, and I'm also nearly finished with the ChooseFI book, which is equally impressive, obviously.
The Comfort Crisis
Buy on AmazonAnd if folks are sort of intrigued by this, Michael Easter wrote a book that came out probably a year ago—a New York Times bestseller—called The Comfort Crisis.
The 4-Hour Body
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Episode: The Lazy Landlord | James Lowery
Atomic Habits
Buy on AmazonYeah, I definitely want to get into it more; I keep thinking of the Atomic Habits thing, where it seems daunting or the time commitment is such that it just hasn't been part of my system right now.
Episode: The Ultimate Random Show | Ginger
The 4-Hour Work Week
Buy on AmazonIt kind of buried the lead on, 'Hey guys, this is more of a Tim Ferriss for our workweek kind of story.'
Episode: 482 | Update: Are Remote Tech Careers Still Relevant in 2024? | Bradley Rice
Atomic Habits
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Why We Sleep
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The Psychology of Money
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Essentialism
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Atomic Habits
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Episode: 455 | Creating Your Entrepreneurial Flywheel | Nathan Barry
Four Thousand Weeks
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Episode: 452 | This is Not a Dress Rehearsal | August Roundup with Katie
Atomic Habits
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Episode: 443 | The Invisible Nature of Spending | Ginger Roundup
Outlive
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Atomic Habits
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Episode: 433 | Outside 365
Atomic Habits
Buy on AmazonThen James Clear's 'Atomic Habits' was really key as far as just like getting into the habit of doing it every day, and I'd recommend both of those books. I'd say both of those were really good in getting me to actually have the routine I needed to make progress.
Episode: 431 | Evolution of FI | Mad Fientist
David and Goliath
Buy on AmazonI totally agree. That was from 'David and Goliath' by Malcolm Gladwell.
Episode: 425 | Turning the Tables on Brad
The Body Keeps the Score
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Episode: 424 | The Power of FI | Deanna
Atomic Habits
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Episode: 420 | Mindful FIRE | Adam Coelho
Man's Search for Meaning
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Episode: 419 | Your Bold Move for 2023 | Dominick Quartuccio
Four Thousand Weeks
Buy on AmazonIt was just the coolest thing ever and one of her ideas was to start a book club focused on '4,000 Weeks'.
Four Thousand Weeks
Buy on AmazonThat's interesting; it's funny because I suspect this actually ties into Berkman's book here that we're discussing, '4,000 Weeks'.
Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
Buy on AmazonBerkman said, 'As with money, it’s good to have plenty of time, all else being equal, but having all the time in the world isn’t much use if you’re forced to experience it all on your own.'
Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
Buy on AmazonBerkman discusses this a few ways, stating that in a world geared for hurry, the capacity to resist the urge to hurry and allow things to take the time they need is a way to make an impact on the world.
Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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Four Thousand Weeks
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The 4-Hour Work Week
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Episode: 410 | Short-Term Rentals on the Path to FI | Kelly Cronin
The 4-Hour Work Week
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Man's Search for Meaning
Buy on AmazonVictor Frankl's 'Man's Search for Meaning' is a book that I read every few years, and it’s just such a deeper part of the world. When we're talking about Choose FI and personal finance, to me, it's like the crux of things: you don’t really want to retire early; part of it is about deeper meaning, happiness, and fulfillment.
Episode: 396 | The Valuist | Bo Loy
Atomic Habits
Buy on AmazonThe editor on our book is the same editor that James Clear has for a book called Atomic Habits.
Episode: 370 | Timeline Your Goals | Stacked with Joe Saul-Sehy
Atomic Habits
Buy on AmazonAnd we heard James Clear talk about this on our podcast and in his book, Atomic Habits.
Episode: 366 | Day 0 Self
The 4-Hour Work Week
Buy on AmazonBrad, both of us were likely inspired heavily by Tim Ferriss's 'The 4-Hour Workweek,' and the entrepreneurial community has largely been inspired by that idea. However, most people would say that it's unrealistic for 99% of them, and that's not the essence of it.
Episode: 354 | Navigating the Possible Vs Probable of Personal Finance
Why We Sleep
Buy on AmazonI try without being fanatical to figure out ways to help myself along, and one of the people I've leaned on is a doctor named Matthew Walker who wrote a book called 'Why We Sleep.' I've heard him on a bunch of different podcasts.
Episode: 348 | The Rules of the Game
The Psychology of Money
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Atomic Habits
Buy on AmazonThe more you practice, you know, if you go back to James Clear, you don't start by running the marathon, you start by putting on your shoes.
Episode: 337 | Ordinary Sherpa
The 4-Hour Work Week
Buy on AmazonI read about it for the first time in The 4-Hour Workweek, probably ten years ago, with Tim Ferriss, and he talked about setting up these little times off and dreamlining.
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
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