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Book Summaries by Wise Words — 113 episodes

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#102 Useful Not True - Book Summary | Why Truth Doesn’t Matter as Much as You Think

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#101 The Comfort Crisis - Book Summary | Why Discomfort is the Key to Growth

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#100 Better Small Talk - Book Summary - Go From Awkward to Effortless Conversations

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#99 Meditations for Mortals - Book Summary | Oliver Burkeman - Part 1

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#98 - The Obstacle Is the Way Book Summary | 15 Life-Changing Lessons from Stoic Wisdom

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#97 The Courage to Be Disliked - Concise Book Summary

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#96 The Motivation Myth - Concise Book Summary

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#95 Master the Art of Reframing: 5 Steps to Change Any Situation

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#94 The Let Them Theory - Concise Book Summary

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#93 The Road to Character - Concise Book Summary

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#92 Four Thousand Weeks - Book Summary

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#91 Why Leaders Lie - Concise Book Summary

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#90 Revolt of the Public Book Summary

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#89 How to Decide - Concise Book Summary

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#88 Nonviolent Communication - Concise Book Summary

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#87 The Death of Expertise - Concise Book Summary

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#86 The Six Pillars of Self Esteem - Concise Book Summary

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#85 Age of Propaganda - Concise Book Summary

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#84 How Westminster Works and Why It Doesn’t - Book Summary

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#83 Magic Words - Book Summary

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#82 Exactly What to Say - Book Summary

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#81 The Charisma Myth - Book Summary

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#80 Never Split the Difference - Book Summary

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#79 Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy - Book Summary

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#78 Say It Solve It - Book Summary

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#77 Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Part 2 - Book Summary

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#76 Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Part 1 - Book Summary

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#75 How to Have Impossible Conversations Part II - Book Summary

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#74 How to Have Impossible Conversations Part I - Book Summary

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#73 Storyworthy - Book Summary

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#72 Better Small Talk - Book Summary

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#71 Win Every Argument Part II - Book Summary

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#70 Win Every Argument Part I - Book Summary

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#69 Think Faster, Talk Smarter Part II - Book Summary

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#68 Think Faster, Talk Smarter Part I - Book Summary

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#67 How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere - Book Summary

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#66 The Art of Explanation Part II - Book Summary

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#65 The Art of Explanation Part I - Book Summary

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#64 New Years Special - Our Favourite Books of 2023

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#63 Seeing Like a State - Book Summary

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#62 Why Leaders Lie - Book Summary

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#61 Corruptible Part II - Book Summary

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#60 Corruptible Part I - Book Summary

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#59 The Psychology of Totalitarianism Part III - Book Summary

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#58 The Psychology of Totalitarianism Part II - Book Summary

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#57 The Psychology of Totalitarianism Part I - Book Summary

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#56 Functional Training and Beyond - Book Summary

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#55 Metabolical Part III - Book Summary

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#54 Metabolical Part II - Book Summary

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#53 Metabolical Part I - Book Summary

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#52 Good to Go Part II - Book Summary

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#51 Good to Go Part I - Book Summary

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#50 The World's Fittest Book Part II - Book Summary

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#49 The World's Fittest Book Part I - Book Summary

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#48 The Sports Gene - Book Summary

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#47 Exercised Part II - Book Summary

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#46 Exercised Part I - Book Summary

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#45 Hooked - Book Summary

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#44 Tiny Habits - Book Summary

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#43 Good Habits Bad Habits - Book Summary

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#42 The Power of Habit - Book Summary

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#41 Elastic Habits - Book Summary

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#40 The Now Habit - Book Summary

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#39 The Habit Blueprint - Book Summary

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#38 Atomic Habits Part III - Book Summary

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#37 Atomic Habits Part II - Book Summary

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#36 Atomic Habits Part I - Book Summary

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#35 Propaganda Part II - Book Summary

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#34 Propaganda Part I - Book Summary

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#33 Age of Propaganda Part III - Book Summary

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#32 Age of Propaganda Part II - Book Summary

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#31 - Age of Propaganda Part I - Book Summary

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#30 - Influence Part II - Book Summary

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#29 - Influence Part I - Book Summary

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#28 - Conflicted - Book Summary

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Short Intros Ep.4 - Rhetoric

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#27 - Difficult Conversations - Book Summary

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Short Intros Ep.3 - Jung

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#26 - Selfie - Book Summary

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#25 - Social Warming - Book Summary

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Short Intros Ep.2 - Philosophy of Science

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#24 - 12 more Rules for Life Part II - Book Summary

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#23 - 12 More Rules for Life Part I - Book Summary

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Short Intros Ep.1 - Philosophy

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#22 - Evil - Book Summary

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#21 - Shattered Assumptions - Book Summary

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#20 - The Myth of Mental Illness - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep.8

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#19 - The Body Keeps the Score - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep.7

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#18 - Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep.6

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#17 - Made to Stick - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep.5

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#16 - 12 Rules for Life Part II - Book Summary

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#15 - 12 Rules for Life Part I - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep.4

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#14 - The Origins of Virtue - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep.3

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#13 - Peak - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep. 2

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#12 - How to Have Impossible Conversations - Book Summary

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Roam Recap Ep. 1

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#11 - The Control Heuristic - Book Summary

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#10 - A More Beautiful Question - Book Summary

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#9 - What Game Are You Playing - Book Summary

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#7 - The Elephant in the Brain Part II - Book Summary

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#6 - The Elephant in the Brain Part I - Book Summary

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#5 - Factfulness - Book Summary

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#4 - What We Learnt This Month Summary

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#3 - A Mind for Numbers - Book Summary

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#2 - The Molecule of More - Book Summary

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#1 - How to Read a Book - Book Summary