Bookworm

In a world where sticking with things is a virtue, today’s author makes the argument for knowing when to walk away. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to get better at knowing when to hold ’em and when to fold ’em. Links Support the Show LifeTheme Email Course Obsidian University Getaway House Quit by Annie Duke Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Personal Retreat Handbook Bookworm #171: The Gap and The Gain Bookworm #114: Thinking in Bets Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly The Art of Clear Thinking by Hasard Lee Bookworm #32: The Art of Thinking Clearly Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 5.0

For generations, we’ve been taught there are two ways to succeed—either from talent or practice. Today’s author promises to show us a better way through reverse engineering. Links Support the Show The Creative Momentum Masterclass ConvertKit Documentary Wander Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman Bookworm #144: Steal Like an Artist Bookworm #49: Peak Bookworm #35: The Art of Asking Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn Money by Tony Robbins | Audible Ship 30 for 30 Quit by Annie Duke Excellent Advice for Living by Kevin Kelly Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 4.5

The world moves fast, but that doesn’t mean we have to. Today’s author promises to illuminate a path to inner peace and balance amid the overwhelming demands of everyday life. Links Support the Show Obsidian University (Mike’s Obsidian cohort) Farnam Street membership Bookworm #171: The Gap and The Gain The Things You Can Only See When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim Bookworm #163: How to Calm Your Mind How to Train Your Mind by Chris Bailey Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman Quit by Annie Duke The Song of Significance by Seth Godin Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.0Cory's Rating: 3.0

Today’s authors argue that many highly ambitious people are unhappy because of how they measure their progress. Join Joe and Mike as they attempt to focus on progress, not perfection. Links Support the Show Obsidian University (Mike’s Obsidian cohort) Farnam Street membership The Gap and The Gain by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy Strategic Coach 30 Lessons for Living by Dr. Karl Pillemer Personal Retreat Handbook Journaling in Obsidian Using Daily Questions Bookworm #96: Triggers Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning Bookworm #43: Flow Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book The Things You Can Only See When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim Decoding Greatness by Ron Friedman The Richest Man in Babylon by George Clason Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by: Headspace: Meditation and sleep made simple. Get access to all of Headspace free for 60 days with code BOOKWORM60. Today’s author promises to deliver us a guide to wealth and happiness by sharing wisdom from entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor Naval Ravikant. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to discover what it really means to live a rich life. Links Support the Show April 2023 LifeTheme cohort The Intentional Family #81: Moments of Impact Bookworm #169: The Pathless Path The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Bookworm #38: Mindset Bookworm #162: Ikigai Bookworm #14: The 12 Week Year Bookworm #80: Principles Joe’s Blog Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 Bookworm #154: The Great Mental Models, Volume 2 The Gap and The Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan The Things You Can Only See When You Slow Down by Haemin Sunim Burn the Boats by Matt Higgins Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a R

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by: Headspace: Meditation and sleep made simple. Get access to all of Headspace free for 30 days. Today’s author shares a personal journey that led him to leave a prestigious consulting firm and find his own pathless path. Join Joe & Mike as they consider what it really means to live the good life. Links Support the Show Disneyland Field Guide Yes Day | IMDb Bookworm 168: 12 Rules for Life The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd This Book Made Me Quit My Job | Ali Abdaal Bookworm #167: Master Your Motivation Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking Fear Setting | Ted Talk Put Your Ass Where Your Heart Wants to Be by Steven Pressfield The Almanack of Naval Ravikant The Gap and The Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by: Headspace: Meditation and sleep made simple. Get access to all of Headspace free for 30 days. Today’s author (and clinical psychologist) promises to help us combine the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the surprising revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to navigate the essence of what those of us in the modern world need to know. Links Support the Show April 2023 LifeTheme Cohort (Direct Link) April 2023 LifeTheme Cohort (Explainer Page) Board Game Stats App 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson Bookworm #89: Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking The Gap and The Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan Bookworm #61: Blink Bookworm #35: The Art of Asking Bookworm Stats The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd The Almanack of Naval Ravikant Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review

Relying on willpower isn’t enough for us to reliably achieve our goals. But what are we supposed to use instead? Today’s author argues that motivation is energy, and what matters is the quality, not the quantity. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to increase their choice, connection, and competence in a quest for optimal motivation. Links Support the Show Actions for Obsidian Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning Toby’s Latin Study post Bookworm #38: Mindset Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 4.5

Today’s author argues that the pandemic taught us that the future we were promised wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the role of analog in today’s digital world. Links Support the Show Acorn Ridge – Leather Goods Antinet Zettelkasten by Scott Scheper The Future is Analog by David Sax The Revenge of Analog by David Sax The Machine Stops by E.M. Forester Bookworm #97: Reclaiming Conversation Bookworm #7: Deep Work Bookworm #122: Digital Body Language Read Between the Lynes Bookshop Bookworm #109: Bowling Alone Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson Topgrading by Bradford Smart The Cost of Discipleship of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.0Cory's Rating: 3.5

Today’s author argues that creativity has a place in everyone’s life and that we all have the potential to make that place larger. Join Joe & Mike as they endeavor to live a little more creatively. Links Support the Show Maslach Burnout Inventory Personal Retreat Handbook (Code HELPJOEOUT for 50% off) The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin Bookworm #108: The Practice Walden by Henry David Thoreau Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #56: Hyperfocus Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits How to Start Your Own Mastermind Group Part-Time YouTuber Academy Ship 30 for 30 Bookworm #157: The Laws of Creativity The Future is Analog by David Sax Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 4.5

Today’s author (and clinical psychologist) promises to help us fortify and maintain our mental health, even in the most trying of times. Join Joe & Mike as they explore the depths of the human mind and consider their own mental well-being. Links Support the Show Bookworm Stats Bookworm #163: How to Calm Your Mind Maslach Burnout Inventory Onyx Boox Tab Ultra Mike’s Onyx Boox Tab Ultra review Why Has No One Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith Bookworm #137: Atlas of the Heart Bookworm #147: Hero on a Mission Bookworm #59: Being Mortal The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin The Future is Analog by David Sax The Revenge of Analog by David Sax The Art of Manliness #851: The Future is Analog Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 3.5

Today’s author promises to help us find the missing piece to the productivity puzzle that leads our efforts to become sustainable over time. Join Joe & Mike as they embark to find presence and productivity in these anxious times. Links Support the Show Mike’s Digital Journaling in Obsidian course (code BOOKWORM for $5 off) Faith-Based Productivity Community Onyx Boox Tab Ultra How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey Bookworm #12: The Productivity Project Bookworm #56: Hyperfocus Bookworm #7: Deep Work Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Maslach Burnout Inventory How to Train Your Mind by Chris Bailey Huberman Lab with Sam Harris Waking Up Bookworm #19: The Shallows Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism Why Has No One Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin Glad You’re Here by Walker Hayes & Craig Allen Cooper Redeeming Productivity by Reagan Rose Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5

According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai — a reason for living. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to find theirs. Links Support the Show Onyx Boox Tab Ultra 2023 Focused Calendar Mike’s Journaling Bootcamp video course Bookworm #161: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership Ikigai by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles Mike’s Ikigai newsletter Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning Bob Ross Jiro Dreams of Sushi 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer Bookworm #96: Triggers Mike’s Journaling in Obsidian video Bookworm #37: Antifragile Acorn Ridge How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith Meditations by Marcus Aurelius Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Leadership is complex, but the need for it has never been greater. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to reach their full potential by helping others reach theirs. Links Support the Show Bookworm #160: 48 Laws of Power The Focus Course The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell The 5 Levels of Leadership by John Maxwell Bookworm #28: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Part-Time YouTuber Academy Ship 30 for 30 The Faith-Based Productivity Community LifeTheme Challenge Ikigai by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey Bookworm #12: The Productivity Project Bookworm #56: Hyper Focus Game Bird Breeder’s Handbook by Allen Woodward The Culture Fix by Will Scott Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 4.5

Today’s author promises to distill three thousand years of human history into a single definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. Join Joe & Mike as they venture into the amoral topic of power and attempt to better understand the “rules of the game.” Links Support the Show The Focus Course Academy Faith-Based Productivity community 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Ship 30 for 30 How to Live by Derek Sivers Lifeonaire by Steve Cook Bookworm#28: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles Bookworm #147: Hero on a Mission Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.5Cory's Rating: 4.0

Do you ever feel like the more time you save, the less time you have? Today’s author promises to help us stop struggling to get more out of our time and start effortlessly getting more out of our minds. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to tune their work habits to maximize their creative energy. Links Support the Show Mike’s Bedtime Tea Ok-to-Wake Alarm Clock Mind Management, Not Time Management by David Kadavy Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy Bookworm #7: Deep Work Bookworm #5: Essentialism Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks Lex Jasper Part-Time YouTuber Academy Bookworm #148: Building a Second Brain Bookworm #12: The Productivity Project Mike’s Creativity Flywheel thread AlphaSmart Neo FreeWrite HemingWrite reMarkable Focused #101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe Bookworm #54: Work Clean Bookworm #128: Daily Rituals 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell Bookworm sweatshirt Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List L

To master anything, we must first learn to master ourselves. Today’s author promises to teach us the power of self-discipline and balance and cautions us against the perils of extravagance and hedonism. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on their own journeys toward self-mastery. Links Support the Show Raycast FBP Community 2023 Focused NeuYear Calendar Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling Snow Leopard by Category Pirates Bookworm #4: The Obstacle is the Way Bookworm #95:: Stillness is the Key Thou Shalt Hustle by Mike Schmitz Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks Mind Management, Not Time Management by David Kadavy 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author attempts to help demystify the creative process by uncovering the thinking and science behind it. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to unlock their creative potential. Links Support the Show Apple Watch Series 8 Raycast Paste app Focused #163: The Laws of Creativity, with Joey Cofone The Laws of Creativity by Joey Cofone Bookworm #139: Personal Socrates Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling ConvertKit Craft + Commerce Bookworm #43: Flow Bookworm #56: Hyper Focus Bird scooters Bookworm #25: Grit MKBHD on his 100th video Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday Mind Management, Not Time Management by David Kadavy Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Have you ever paused to think about why we participate in communal ceremonies? Today’s author attempts to explain the subtle mechanics that bind us together. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the role of rituals in human life. Links Support the Show Apple Watch Series 8 Linking Your Thinking Mastering ConvertKit Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #109: Bowling Alone Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking Bookworm #105: Shorter The Laws of Creativity by Joey Cofone Discipline is Destiny by Ryan Holiday The Art of Procrastination by John Perry Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.5Cory's Rating: 4.0

Ever wonder what sparks a flash of brilliance or what kind of environment creates eureka moments? Today’s author dissects the science of breakthroughs and identifies seven key patterns behind genuine innovation. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the question: where do good ideas come from? Links Support the Show Mike’s Daily Questions Video Where Good Ideas Come From by Stephen Johnson Bookworm #154: The Great Mental Models, Volume 2 Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Linking Your Thinking Mike’s Sermon Sketchnotes Bookworm #148: Building a Second Brain Personal Retreat Handbook Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking The Boy Who harnassed the Wind Buffer Typeshare Ritual by Dimitris Xygalatas The Laws of Creativity by Joey Cofone Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0