PN Deep Dive: Podcast Notes Book Collection: 2024 Edition

Get more notes at https://podcastnotes.org Business * Active Listening by Carl R. Rogers * Key reading for getting better at negotiations * Source: Chris Voss’s recommendation to Jordan B. Peterson (PN) * When Helping Hurts by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert * One of the best books about philanthropy * Source: Brent Beshore’s recommendation to Shane Parrish (PN) * Hey, Whipple, Squeeze This by Luke Sullivan * A simple guide to creating great advertisements * Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN) * Words That Work by Frank Luntz * Mastering the art of words * Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN) Economics * The Creature From Jekyll Island by G. Edward Griffin * Analysis of bank bailouts * Source: Michael Saylor and Peter McCormack in discussion (PN) * Broken Money by Lyn Alden * “Money” is the biggest total addressable market in the world, and the money now is currently broken * Source: Dylan LeClair recommendation (PN) * The Great Wave: Price Revolutions and the Rhythm of History by David Hacket Fischer * Explores the recurring cycles of price inflation throughout history, connecting economic trends to broader social and cultural changes * Source: Rudyard Lynch’s recommendation to Tom Bilyeu (PN) * Fiat Food: How Government, Industry, and Science Manufacture the Foods We Eat by Matthew Lysiak * Why inflation has destroyed our health and how Bitcoin may fix it * Source: Matthew Lysiak’s appearance on We Study Billionaires (PN) Entrepreneurship * Zero to One by Peter Thiel * One of the most commonly recommended books for entrepreneurs * Source: Multiple * Only The Paranoid Survive by Andrew Grove * Must read for all entrepreneurs * Source: Morgan Housel and Chris Williamson in discussion (PN) * Million Dollar Weekend: The Surprisingly Simple Way to Launch a 7-Figure Business in 48 Hours by Noah Kagan * The idea of starting a business is often so overly romanticized that people never make the jump into entrepreneurship * Source: Noah Kagen’s appearance on Deep Questions with Cal Newport (PN) * Mastery by Robert Greene * The value of mastering a skill set * Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN) * Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott * How to overcome creative roadblocks * Source: Chris Beresford-Hill and Tim Ferriss in discussion (PN) * Chase, Chance, and Creativity by James Austin * Talks about how certain people attract luck and how luck can be created * Source: Mike Maples, Jr. recommendation to Lenny Rachitsky (PN) * Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Taleb * The impact of randomness and luck on success * Source: Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya book review (PN) * Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb * “You cannot separate knowledge from contact with the ground. Actually, you cannot separate anything from contact with the ground.” – Nassim Taleb * Source: Cyrus Yari and Iman Olya book review (PN) * Andrew Carnegie by David Nasaw * “I got married at Carnegie Hall because of my love for Andrew Carnegie… He did a lot of bad things, but he was mostly amazing” – Sam Parr * Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN) * Tycoon’s War by Stephen Dando-Collins * Cornelius Vanderbilt: How his mind worked and why you wouldn’t want to compete against him * Source: David Senra book review (PN) * Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow * Most successful entrepreneurs can be honest family men, too * Source: Sam Parr’s recommendation to Andrew Wilkinson (PN) * The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How To Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo * Nobody had more compelling presentations than Steve Jobs * Source: David Senra book review (PN) * How To Be Rich by J. Paul Getty * “I would like to convince young businessmen that there are no surefire, quick, and easy formulas for success in business” – J. Paul Getty * Source: David Senra book review (PN) * Sam Walton: The Inside Story of America’s Richest Man by Vance H. Trimble * Discover the rags-to-riches tale of billionaire Sam Walton, founder of the discount chain Wal-Mart and America’s richest man, in this study of old-fashioned values like honesty and hard work * Source: David Senra book review (PN) Investing * What I Learned About Investing From Darwin by Pulak Prasad * How to beat the market, the biggest mistakes investors make, why history is more important than projections, and how natural selection applies to investing * Source: Kyle Grieve book review (PN) * The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham * Understanding the difference between price and value * Source: Bill Ackman’s recommendation to Lex Fridman (PN) * The Algebra of Wealth by Scott Galloway * “America is a loving, generous place if you have money. It is a rapacious, violent place if you don’t.” – Scott Galloway * Source: Scott Galloway’s appearance on The Rich Roll Podcast (PN) * A Mathematician Plays The Stock Market by John Paulos * Source: John Paulos appearance on Infinite Loops with Jim O’Shaughnessy (PN) * Poor Charlie’s Almanack by Charlie Munger * Charlie Munger understood incentives and human psychology, but never used that knowledge to manipulate others * Source: Warren Buffett’s recommendation to shareholders (PN) * Think Twice: Harnessing the Power of Counterintuition by Michael J. Mauboussin * Making decisions is part of life, this is how you make better ones * Source: John Paulos and Jim O’Shaughnessy in discussion (PN) * Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson & Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean by Karen Berman and Joe Knight * Books that Ateet Ahluwalia gives people who join his firm * Source: Ateet Ahluwalia recommendations to Jim O’Shaughnessy (PN) * eBoys: The First Inside Account of Venture Capitalists at Work by Randall Stross * An intriguing insider’s look at the rise of Silicon Valley through the lens of the pioneering venture capital firm Benchmark Capital * Source: Aarthi Ramamurthy and Sriram Krishnan in discussion (PN) * Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt by Michael Lewis * How the insiders got exposed * Source: Joseph Stiglitz and Tyler Cowen in discussion (PN) Productivity * Attention Span: A Groundbreaking Way to Restore Balance, Happiness, and Productivity by Gloria Mark * Illustrates four myths about attention span * Source: Cal Newport book review (PN) * The Effective Executive: The Definitive Guide to Getting The Right Things Done by Peter Drucker, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, and Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen * Three books that embody the evolution of productivity * Source: Cal Newport recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN) * Four Thousand Weeks: Time Management for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman * How to embrace the fact that you can’t do everything * Source: Cal Newport recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN) Leadership * The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz * Great lessons about running a business and being a leader * Source: Marc Andreessen’s recommendation to Rick Rubin (PN) * Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman * Frequently recommended over and over again this year * Source: Bill Gurley, Michael Mauboussin, and Patrick O’Shaughnessy in discussion (PN) * Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card * Sci-fi novel but also a great way to study leadership * Source: Tim Ferriss recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN) * Art of War by Sun Tzu * Do not assume that your enemy thinks in a similar way that you do * Source: Source: Jocko Willink recommendation (PN) * Adventures of a Bystander by Peter Drucker * A captivating journey through his encounters with remarkable individuals who influenced his thinking and shaped the world of management * Source: Jim O’Shaughnessy’s recommendation to Ateet Ahluwalia (PN) Motivation * The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho & Ask and It Is Given by Esther and Jerry Hicks * Helped Mike Posner on his spiritual journey * Source: Big Sean recommendations to Mike Poser (PN) * Driven From Within by Michael Jordan * Written during his career peak * Source: David Senra book review (PN) * Michael Jordan: The Life by Roland Lazenby * The key insights into Michael Jordan’s competitive spirit and how it made him the greatest basketball player of all time * Source: Ben Wilson book review (PN) Deep Thinking * The Beginning of Infinity and The Fabric of Reality by David Deutsch * Naval Ravikant praises David’s work, considering him the smartest human alive * Source: Naval Ravikant and Niklas Anzinger in discussion (PN) * The Ego Tunnel: The Science of the Mind and the Myth of the Self by Thomas Metzinger * “Life is not a mystery anymore” – Thomas Metzinger * Source: Thomas Metzinger’s appearance on Making Sense with Sam Harris (PN) * Gold by Haleh Liza Gafori (a new translation of Rumi’s poems) * Remedy for overthinking before bed * Source: Tim Ferriss recommendation to Chris Williamson (PN) Get the FULL List at Podcast Notes Thank you for subscribing. 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