Books Applied Podcast

How we got to be who we are and the convenient lies that made it happen.

Poker isn't about lying and your capacity to adapt and learn is even bigger than you probably expect. Join Maria Konnikova on an amazing journey from not even knowing how to play poker to sponsored professional player in about a year. It's a wild ride and tells you a huge amount about human nature.

We love good habits and detest bad habits - this book gets down to details and practical about cultivating more of the good ones and rewiring the bad ones.

Safiya Robinson and I discuss the ideas presented in Range - why it's better to have broad interests and follow many divergent paths (even if you later choose to specialize in a single area).

An examination of people who survive harrowing extreme situations and what they share incommon and how to bring more of those deep survival skills into our everyday life.

How do you like to receive appreciation? How do you like to show it? What are the blindspots you're missing when appreciating others?

How to change your habits and change your life from the master Charles Duhigg.

A look at the highlights of the book Mindset by Carol Dweck and how to apply these ideas to your work, sport or life.

Ownership of your actions is a great way to take control of your life and when you take it to the extreme you can make powerful changes. Check out the useful ideas from Jocko Willink and Leif Babin in Extreme Ownership. 

Working deeply is an art and a skill that can be cultivated. Get more done and do better work by applying the ideas from Deep Work by Cal Newport.