Cortex
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Cortex is a show that explores how creative people think about their work — and how they get it done. Each episode dives into the workflows they follow, the apps and devices they depend on, and the habits that keep projects moving. Hosted by CGP Grey and Myke Hurley.
Top mentioned books
Here are the most frequently recommended books on the Cortex podcast:
#1 Mentioned in 4 episodes
Thinking, Fast and Slow
Daniel Kahneman
#2 Mentioned in 4 episodes
How to Win Friends and Influence People
Dale Carnegie
#3 Mentioned in 3 episodes
Inside Bill's Brain: Decoding Bill Gates
A Documentary Series
Davis Guggenheim
#4 Mentioned in 2 episodes
After Steve
How Apple Became a Trillion-Dollar Company and Lost Its Soul
Tripp Mickle
#5 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Understanding Variation
Donald Wheeler
#6 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The War of Art
Break Through the Blocks and Win Your Inner Creative Battles
Steven Pressfield
#7 Mentioned in 2 episodes
The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R Tolkien
#8 Mentioned in 2 episodes
Getting Things Done
David Allen
#9 Mentioned in 2 episodes
1984
George Orwell
#10 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Moon Seeker
Jason Brommel
#11 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Numbers
The Fourth Book of the Torah
Moses
#12 Mentioned in 1 episodes
So You've Been Publicly Shamed
Jon Ronson
#13 Mentioned in 1 episodes
We Dared to Fly: Dangerous Secret Missions During the Vietnam War
William Reeder Jr.
#14 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
Marie Kondo
#15 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Elsewhen
Shob Diko
#16 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Inside the Breakthrough
How Science Comes to Life
Dan Riskin
#17 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Lord of the Flies
William Golding
#18 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Super Agent
J. David Miller
Jerry Argovitz
#19 Mentioned in 1 episodes
The Bear
Andrew Krivak
#20 Mentioned in 1 episodes
Trip
Tao Lin
