
#525 - 500k Q&A - Casual Sex, Political Idiots & Dealing With Depression
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#525 - 500k Q&A - Casual Sex, Political Idiots & Dealing With Depression mentions The Ape Who Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart Williams, Five Ways to Know Yourself by Shinzen Young, The Expectation Effect by David Robson, and Tools of Titans by Tim with timestamps, quotes, and episode context.
The Ape Who Understood the Universe by Steve Stewart Williams will take your face off.
I switched to something called Shinzen Young's Five Ways to Know Yourself, which if you Google that, is a PDF and it is the most simple, rationally w…
If you enjoyed The Expectation Effect by David Robson, who was an awesome guest on this podcast, you can go and listen to that.
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“The speaker recommends 'The Ape Who Understood the Universe' for those interested in human nature discussions.”
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“The speaker refers to 'Five Ways to Know Yourself' as a simple, science-based solution for meditation.”
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“The speaker mentions enjoying 'The Expectation Effect' and recommends it to others.”
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“The speaker mentions wanting to write a book that is a cross between 'Tools of Titans' and a '12 rules for life' type of book, based on lessons learned from the show.”
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“The speaker refers to wanting to write a book similar to '12 Rules for Life', indicating a desire to condense lessons learned from the show into a book format.”
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