Podcast Notes Playlist: Signal From The Noise: By Podcast Notes PN Deep Dive: Podcast Notes Book Collection: 2024 Edition
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)
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