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: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

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 Leave a Review Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 3.5

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