Bookworm

Everyone wants to live a meaningful life. Today’s author promises to help us identify the obstacles that keep us from living with intention so we can focus on what matters most. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a quest to identify their purpose and find lasting meaning. Links Support the Show Joe’s Live Stream Ship 30 for 30 Bookworm #143: The Messy Middle Mike’s Twitter thread on The Messy Middle Bookworm #144: Steal Like an Artist Things That Matter by Joshua Becker Bookworm #6: The More of Less Bookworm #104: The Minimalist Home 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism How to Do What You Love and Make Good Money | sivers.org Mike’s Twitter thread on Obsidian Focused #135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson Twitter | Jesse J. Anderson The Social Dilemma Bookworm #67: Quiet Bittersweet by Susan Cain Hero on a Mission by Donald Miller Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 5.0

Everything is a remix. Today’s author encourages us to embrace our influences to discover our own paths. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to get in touch with their artistic side and build a more creative life. Links Support the Show Obsidian Multiplayer plugin How to Read People Like a Book by Patrick King Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy Part-Time YouTuber Academy Ship 30 for 30 Pencil Pirates Steal Like and Artist by Austin Kleon Redeeming Your Time by Jordan Raynor Maximized Manhood by Ed Cole How to Do What You Love and Make Good Money Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind Bookworm #142: Yes to Life Jonathan Mann Things That Matter by Joshua Becker Bittersweet by Susan Cain Purple Cow by Seth Godin Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 4.5

Everyone loves talking about starts and finishes, but no one likes talking about the hard part in-between. Join Joe as they embrace the messy middle and attempt to find their way on their own creative projects. Links Support the Show Joe’s Working with OmniFocus course Part-Time YouTuber Academy Ship 30 for 30 Pencil Pirates Bookworm 142: Yes to Life The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky Bookworm #108: The Practice Making Ideas Happen by Scott Belsky Bookworm #139: Personal Socrates Focused #149: Asking Questions, with Marc Champagne Newsletter: The Power of the Pivot Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer StoryBrand Bookwrom #73: The 4-Hour Workweek Steal Like and Artist by Austin Kleon Things That Matter by Joshua Becker Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 4.5

Joe & Mike tackle another Victor Frankl book as they consider purpose, value, and the meaning of life. Links Support the Show Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning Mike’s Newsletter Part-Time YouTuber Academy Ship 30 for 30 signup You Can Learn the Bible Yes to Life by Victor Frankl Bookworm #69: Emotional Intelligence Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain Bookworm #38: Mindset Bookworm #35: The Art of Asking Bookworm #89: Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale As a Man Thinketh by James Allen Bookworm #133: Soundtracks The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky Steal Like and Artist by Austin Kleon Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Do you consider yourself to be “creative?” Whether you’re an artist or an engineer, today’s author argues that creativity isn’t a skill—it’s a habit available to everyone. Join Joe & Mike as they seek to establish their own creative practices. Links Support the Show Bookworm #140: Unwinding Anxiety Bookworm #89: Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis Bookworm #71: Bird by Bird Bookworm #7: Deep Work Derek Sivers essay Acorn Ridge The Note Refocus by Jesse Anderson Jesse’s website Focused #135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson Part-Time YouTuber Academy NetNewsWire Bookworm #38: Mindset Newsletter: The Best Book(s) I Read This Year Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 Bookworm #139: Personal Socrates Analog Joe Ugmonk Analog Focused #144: Enough, with Patrick Rhone Yes to Life by Victor Frankl The Messy Middle by Scott Belsky The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a R

The world has never been more anxious. But today’s author promises to help us uproot anxiety at its source using brain-based techniques. Join Joe & Mike as they fight their own sense overwhelm with mindfulness and curiosity. Links Support the Show Keyboard Maestro Stream Deck Bookworm #139: Personal Socrates Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Bookworm #52: The Power of Habit Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #38: Mindset Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis Yes to Life by Victor Frankl How to Fight a Hydra by Josh Kaufman Shape Up by Ryan Singer Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.5Cory's Rating: 2.5

At any point, we are one question away from a different life. And today’s author gives us 100+ questions from 40+ profiles of legendary achievers to help bring clarity, intentionality, and possibility to every aspect of our lives. Links Support the Show 20 Podcasts That Made Me a Millionaire | Ali Abdaal My Best Podcasts for a Brain Upgrade | André Chaperon Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke The Intentional Family podcast Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Do you know what’s standing between you and success? Today’s author promises to help us overcome common barriers to change like impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness. Join Joe & Mike as they take yet another look at the science of behavioral change. Links Support the Show Joe’s Task Management Diagram Bookworm #137: Atlas of the Heart How to Change by Katy Milkman Bookworm #25: Grit Bookworm #52: The Power of Habit Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Bookworm #79: SuperBetter Science Fictions by Stuart Richie Cortex #119: Thinking, Fast and Slow Bookworm #87: Thinking, Fast an Slow Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind Bookworm #66: Extreme Ownership Bookworm #82: Margin Refocus by Jesse Anderson Due Bookworm #16: The Checklist Manifesto Luther (IMDb) Bookworm #38: Mindset Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer Digital Dollars and Cents by Jody Grunden Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book Lis

Today’s author condenses two decades worth of research into a comprehensive guide for mapping meaningful connections. Join Joe & Mike as they consider emotions and explore the language of human experience. Links Support the Show 2022: The Year of Recalibration The 5am Club by Robin Sharma Concept 2 Model D Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown Bookworm 136: Thinking in Systems Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Bookworm #38: Mindset Bookworm #9: Daring Greatly Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book How to Change by Katy Milkman Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Systems are all around us. Many of the problems we face every day (big & small) are simply systems failures. Today’s author attempts to help us develop the systems-thinking skills we need to avoid confusion find more effective solutions. Links Support the Show Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks Thining in Systems by Donella Meadows Mike’s Input Workflow Bookworm #25: Grit Bookworm #53: Boundaries The Great Mental Models, Volume 1 Bookworm #87: Thinking, Fast & Slow Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christianson Bookworm #11: The Innovator’s Dilemma Bookworm #9: Daring Greatly Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown How to Change by Katy Milkman Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.5Cory's Rating: 4.0

Nobody needs telling there isn’t enough time. Today’s author encourages us to reject the idea of getting everything done by recognizing our time on earth is short. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to embrace their own finitude. Links Support the Show Remarkable Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman Bookworm #91: The Antidote Bookworm #113: Great Mental Models Volume 1 Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne Stepping Off the Productivity Hamster Wheel Mike’s newsletter on redeeming the time Mike’s Lobster Gloves Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain Bookworm #123: Procrastinate on Purpose Focused #135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson Focused #141: You Never Arrive The Tim Ferriss Show: The Liberation of Cosmic Insignificance Therapy Bookworm #96: Triggers Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Thining in Systems by Donella Meadows Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown Bookworm #9: Daring Greatly Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke Bookworm YouTube channel Joi

What can we learn about productivity from a book written over 100 years ago? Turns out, quite a lot. Join Joe & Mike as they examine the oldest Bookworm book yet. Links Support the Show Bookworm #34: Think & Grow Rich Bookworm #133: Soundtracks Bookworm #38: Mindset Self Control – It’s Kingship & Majesty by William George Jordan The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Mike’s Newsletter (Quiet Strength) Bookworm #104: The Minimalist Home The Art of Manliness Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Focused #135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman Thining in Systems by Donella Meadows Simple Numbers 2.0 by Greg Crabtree Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.5

Today’s author promises to help change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to change their thoughts as they DJ their own mental soundtracks. Links Support the Show Bookworm Sweatshirt The Focused calendar Daily Content Machine Focused 134: Finding Space with Sean McCabe Overlap by Sean McCabe Linking Your Thinking Soundtracks by Jon Acuff Start by Jon Acuff The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Focused #139: Soundtracks and Self-Talk Bookworm #48: How to Win Friends and Influence People Bookworm #34: Think and Grow Rich The Focus Course Finish by Jon Acuff Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models Volume 1 Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Bookworm #23: Rhinoceros Success Self-Control by William George Jordan Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman Thanks by Robert Emmons Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.5Cory's Rating: 3.5

If you’re trying to live a remarkable life, today’s author argues that “follow your passion” is terrible advice. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the craftsman mindset in an effort to collect their own career capital. Links Support the Show Focused #138: Hyper-Scheduling Revisited Email Lessons from Napoleon Bonaparte So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport Thou Shalt Hustle Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens Steve Jobs’ Stanford speech Bookworm #50: Bookworm Draft Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers Bookworm #38: Mindset Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism Soundtracks by Jon Acuff Self-Control by William George Jordan The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Do you yearn for freedom from the constant reactivity? Today’s author promises to show us how to reclaim time for thinking and make room for what truly matters. Join Joe & Mike as they fight their own battles against busyness. Links Support the Show Bookworm #43: Flow Bookworm #25: Grit Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi Keychron Q1 Zealios V2 Extended 2048 keycaps Holy Pandas Mike’s Newsletter A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt Bookworm#82: Margin Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind Bookworm #108: The Practice Focused #65: Hyperfocused with Chris Bailey Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits Bookworm #62: The 4 Tendencies The Social Dilemma Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport Soundtracks by Jon Acuff Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s author promises to show us how to conquer our fear and practice courage in our daily lives. Join Joe & Mike as they wrestle with what it means to live a heroic, courageous life. Links Support the Show Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind Focused Personal Retreat Handbook Obsidian (DING!) GoodNotes Courage by Ryan Holiday Bookworm #108: The Practice Thou Shalt Hustle (Mike’s book) The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz The Obstacle is The Way by Ryan Holiday Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain August Landmesser Bookworm #111: Discipline Equals Freedom The Focus Course Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism Bookworm #104: The Minimalist Home A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick Mike’s Newsletter Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author teaches us how to employ a host of “extra-neural” resources — the feelings and movements of our bodies, the physical spaces in which we learn and work, and the minds of those around us — to focus more intently, comprehend more deeply, and create more imaginatively. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to extend their own minds and think outside their brains. Links Support the Show You’ve Got Mail Bookworm #104: The Minimalist Home Uncluttered Course The Extended Mind by Annie Paul Obsidian Bookworm Club Recommendations 10% Happier by Dan Harris Flippy Chains Fidget Cube Mastering Mind Maps To Obsidian abd Beyond Fracture Mike’s Pen Case iPad mini Sermon Sketchnotes ScreenCastsOnline magazine Bookworm #11: The Innovator’s Dilemma The Art of Exceptional Living by Jim Rohn Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book Courage by Ryan Holiday A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt You are the Brand by Mike Kim Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's

Today’s author takes us on a tour of daily rituals from inspired novelists, poets, playwrights, painters, philosophers, scientists, and mathematicians to describe how they live and work. Join Joe & Mike as they consider their own routines in an effort to become just a little more productive and creative. Links Support the Show Relay FM for St. Jude Two Years | 512pixels.net Relay FM Twitch Zealios V2 Switches Keychron Q1 GMMK Pro Bose QC35 Daily Rituals by Mason Currey Do Not Disturb sign Elgato Stream Deck Hue lights Room Balerdash Simplified Time Management The Extended Mind by Annie Paul Brain Rules by John Medina Courage by Ryan Holiday Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.5Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s author attempts to teach us to redefine our world through the power of original thinking. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the creative process in an effort to make the most of their own ideas. Links Support the Show Elgato LP Wave Boom Arm meross Smart Power Strip 23andMe DNA Testing Kit Obsidian QuickAdd Obsidian plugin The Art of the Idea by John Hunt Don’t Hire People Unless the Batteries are Included | Michael Hyatt 10xTalk Kolbe Type A Bookworm #38: Mindset Steal Like an Artist by Austin Kleon The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book To Obsidian and Beyond | The Sweet Setup The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams Getting Things Done by David Allen Rev It Up Reading Daily Rituals by Mason Currey The Extended Mind by Annie Paul Bookworm #69: Emotional Intelligence Brain Rules by John Medina Analog Church by Jay Kim Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s author promises to help us act as our highest potential selves by extracting crucial insight from our most damaging habits, building emotional intelligence by better understanding our brains and bodies, and releasing past experiences at a cellular level. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to figure out why we as humans have such a hard time staying out of our own way. Links Support the Show 23andMe DNA Testing Kit Obsidian Calendar plugin Obsidian Periodic Notes plugin The Mountain is You by Brianna Wiest Bookworm #38: Mindset Unique Abiliy 2.0 Bookworm #125: Willpower Doesn’t Work Drew Coffman’s Messy Desks thread Bookworm #69: Emotional Intelligence Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking Bookworm #32: The Art of Thinking Clearly The Art of the Idea by John Hunt Daily Rituals by Mason Currey Bookworm YouTube channel Join the Club Recommend a Book Book List Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 3.5Cory's Rating: 3.0