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The best guide to recognizing what's in your control, out of your control, and not emotionally over-responding to things outside of your control.

The premise behind that, I'd say, is twofold. The first is that the deferred life plan, i.e., a retirement-based career planning model, is fundamenta…

The Black Swan
Nassim Taleb

It's really about rare events and how poor humans are at predicting or even planning for rare events. It's a great book, though.

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Joe sits down with Tim Ferriss.
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Letters from a Stoic
Seneca

The best guide to recognizing what's in your control, out of your control, and not emotionally over-responding to thi…

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The 4-Hour Workweek

The premise behind that, I'd say, is twofold. The first is that the deferred life plan, i.e., a retirement-based care…

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The Black Swan
Nassim Taleb

It's really about rare events and how poor humans are at predicting or even planning for rare events. It's a great bo…

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Good Calories, Bad Calories

There's a great book called Good Calories, Bad Calories, and there's one section on disease states and carbohydrates.

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Born to Run

Born to Run is a great book. Highly recommend it. It talks about the evolution of mankind and theories related to our…

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The 4-Hour Body

The diet that you have in here. That's the four-hour body. The diet in here says lose 20 pounds in 30 days.

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The best guide to recognizing what's in your control, out of your control, and not emotionally over-responding to things outside of your control.

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The 4-Hour Workweek cover

The premise behind that, I'd say, is twofold. The first is that the deferred life plan, i.e., a retirement-based career planning model, is fundamentally flawed in a number of ways.

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The Black Swan cover
The Black Swan
Nassim Taleb

It's really about rare events and how poor humans are at predicting or even planning for rare events. It's a great book, though.

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Good Calories, Bad Calories cover

There's a great book called Good Calories, Bad Calories, and there's one section on disease states and carbohydrates.

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Born to Run cover

Born to Run is a great book. Highly recommend it. It talks about the evolution of mankind and theories related to our ability to run and hunt.

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The 4-Hour Body cover

The diet that you have in here. That's the four-hour body. The diet in here says lose 20 pounds in 30 days.

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Letters from a Stoic
The Joe Rogan Experience · 2:38:09
The best guide to recognizing what's in your control, out of your control, and not emotionally over-responding to things outside of your control.
The 4-Hour Workweek
The Joe Rogan Experience · 1:01:34
The premise behind that, I'd say, is twofold. The first is that the deferred life plan, i.e., a retirement-based career planning model, is fundamenta…
The Black Swan
The Joe Rogan Experience · 2:35:15
It's really about rare events and how poor humans are at predicting or even planning for rare events. It's a great book, though.
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Letters from a Stoic cover
Mentioned at 2:38:09
Letters from a Stoic
Seneca

The best guide to recognizing what's in your control, out of your control, and not emotionally over-responding to things outside of your control.

Direct Amazon listing · affiliate link
The 4-Hour Workweek cover
Mentioned at 1:01:34
The 4-Hour Workweek

The premise behind that, I'd say, is twofold. The first is that the deferred life plan, i.e., a retirement-based career planning model, is fundamen…

Direct Amazon listing · affiliate link
The Black Swan cover
Mentioned at 2:35:15
The Black Swan
Nassim Taleb

It's really about rare events and how poor humans are at predicting or even planning for rare events. It's a great book, though.

Direct Amazon listing · affiliate link

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