60 acast.com Wiser Than Yesterday: Educational Book Reviews and Summaries https://wiserpod.com en books,book review,book summary,philosophy books,stoicism,stoicism books,science,health Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.


Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.


This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.


Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.


We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.


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]]> Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.


Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.


This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.


Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.


We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.


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]]> false s.w.h@live.co.uk 6448f44fe02da80011384792 wiser-than-yesterday-book https://podvine.com/feeds/wiserthanyesterday/rss.xml serial https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6448f44fe02da80011384792/1690535500343-2e9396f7e6b10ec2f9675e0eee05793d.jpeg https://wiserpod.com Wiser Than Yesterday: Educational Book Reviews and Summaries https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6448f44fe02da80011384792 The Language Puzzle: How we talked our way out of the Stone Age - Steven Mithen The Language Puzzle: How we talked our way out of the Stone Age - Steven Mithen Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:00:00 GMT 36:51 69930bd786ac45e7f80b0918 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/69930bd786ac45e7f80b0918 69930bd786ac45e7f80b0918 6448f44fe02da80011384792 How the evolution of language shaped culture, shame, teamwork... and our long history of violence. full 10 8 The relationship between language, thought and culture is of concern to anyone with an interest in what it means to be human.


The Language Puzzle by Steven Mithen explains how the invention of words at 1.6 million years ago began the evolution of human language from the ape-like calls of our earliest ancestors to our capabilities of today, with over 6000 languages in the world and each of us knowing over 50,000 words.


Out of interest in correctness, Sam investigates cultural ideas across other books from Richard Wrangham, Christopher Boem and Yuval Noah Harari to create this tour de force episode on what the hell was going on.


Drawing on the latest discoveries in archaeology, linguistics, psychology, and genetics, this episode reconstructs the steps by which language evolved; how it transformed the nature of thought and culture, and how we talked our way out of the Stone Age into the world of farming and swiftly into today's Digital Age.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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CHAPTERS

00:00 Little Miracles and Airplanes

02:26 Wiser pod Introduction

03:32 Framing the Four-Part Journey

05:49 The Compression Problem

09:30 Act 1 – Cognitive Basis of Language

09:30 Biological History of Languages

14:27 The Interconnected Brain

18:03 Complex Words and Abstract Ideas

21:50 Ad Break

22:13 Words, Planning, and Teamwork

23:10 Act 2 – Gossip, Myths & Religion

23:10 Gossip and the Glue of Society

26:48 Myths and Shared Delusions

31:42 Early Religions, Animism and Cave Art

34:39 Act 3 – Self-Domestication

34:45 Shame, Blushing, and Human Civility

38:10 Invitation to Continue on How to Change the World


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]]> The relationship between language, thought and culture is of concern to anyone with an interest in what it means to be human.


The Language Puzzle by Steven Mithen explains how the invention of words at 1.6 million years ago began the evolution of human language from the ape-like calls of our earliest ancestors to our capabilities of today, with over 6000 languages in the world and each of us knowing over 50,000 words.


Out of interest in correctness, Sam investigates cultural ideas across other books from Richard Wrangham, Christopher Boem and Yuval Noah Harari to create this tour de force episode on what the hell was going on.


Drawing on the latest discoveries in archaeology, linguistics, psychology, and genetics, this episode reconstructs the steps by which language evolved; how it transformed the nature of thought and culture, and how we talked our way out of the Stone Age into the world of farming and swiftly into today's Digital Age.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?

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CHAPTERS

00:00 Little Miracles and Airplanes

02:26 Wiser pod Introduction

03:32 Framing the Four-Part Journey

05:49 The Compression Problem

09:30 Act 1 – Cognitive Basis of Language

09:30 Biological History of Languages

14:27 The Interconnected Brain

18:03 Complex Words and Abstract Ideas

21:50 Ad Break

22:13 Words, Planning, and Teamwork

23:10 Act 2 – Gossip, Myths & Religion

23:10 Gossip and the Glue of Society

26:48 Myths and Shared Delusions

31:42 Early Religions, Animism and Cave Art

34:39 Act 3 – Self-Domestication

34:45 Shame, Blushing, and Human Civility

38:10 Invitation to Continue on How to Change the World


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]]> Bruce Lee: Artist of life - The 6 habits of power and wisdom from a legend Bruce Lee: Artist of life - The 6 habits of power and wisdom from a legend Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:53:51 GMT 15:51 699312b2989966fe088ed8ce false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/699312b2989966fe088ed8ce 699312b2989966fe088ed8ce 6448f44fe02da80011384792 What made Bruce Lee successful and what are the mindsets and habits we can learn from him full 10 7

Bruce Lee was an intense man with such sheer concentration of energy that no one who encountered him, on screen or in person, could help but be drawn to him and his enthusiasm for life and knowledge.

Bruce Lee: Artist of Life explores the development and fruition of Bruce Lee's thoughts about gung fu (kung fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, jeet kune do, acting, and self-knowledge.


Imagine being so annoyingly good at punching people that your dad has to ship you to another continent. That, more or less, is where our story with Bruce Lee begins.


Bruce Lee wasn’t born a legend. He built one, habit by habit.


This episode breaks down six simple, brutal habits that turned a skinny Hong Kong troublemaker into the most recognisable martial artist on earth. It’s surprisingly copy‑and‑pasteable into a normal life:

  • Turn failure into a feedback loop instead of an identity crisis.
  • Build a simple notebook ritual that actually shapes your decisions.
  • Design one “Bruce Lee hour” a day to practice your craft like it matters.

Hit play, and steal Bruce’s operating system, not just his quotes.



- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris


Nicolas Vereecke


- - -


How to Change the World



Can't find it on your player?

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Chapters

00:00 Bruce Lee’s First Boxing Match

01:55 Determined to Succeed in Acting

02:23 Bruce Lee’s Habits of Success

02:57 #1 – Embrace Failure on the Path to Success

04:49 #2 – Carry a Notebook Everywhere

05:48 #3 – Repeat Goals to Yourself

08:41 #4 – Practice Your Craft Constantly

10:12 #5 – Constantly Read a Variety of Subjects

11:45 #6 – Research and Adapt

15:01 Bruce Lee’s Influence After 50 Years

15:22 Send Off



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Bruce Lee was an intense man with such sheer concentration of energy that no one who encountered him, on screen or in person, could help but be drawn to him and his enthusiasm for life and knowledge.

Bruce Lee: Artist of Life explores the development and fruition of Bruce Lee's thoughts about gung fu (kung fu), philosophy, psychology, poetry, jeet kune do, acting, and self-knowledge.


Imagine being so annoyingly good at punching people that your dad has to ship you to another continent. That, more or less, is where our story with Bruce Lee begins.


Bruce Lee wasn’t born a legend. He built one, habit by habit.


This episode breaks down six simple, brutal habits that turned a skinny Hong Kong troublemaker into the most recognisable martial artist on earth. It’s surprisingly copy‑and‑pasteable into a normal life:

  • Turn failure into a feedback loop instead of an identity crisis.
  • Build a simple notebook ritual that actually shapes your decisions.
  • Design one “Bruce Lee hour” a day to practice your craft like it matters.

Hit play, and steal Bruce’s operating system, not just his quotes.



- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris


Nicolas Vereecke


- - -


How to Change the World



Can't find it on your player?

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Chapters

00:00 Bruce Lee’s First Boxing Match

01:55 Determined to Succeed in Acting

02:23 Bruce Lee’s Habits of Success

02:57 #1 – Embrace Failure on the Path to Success

04:49 #2 – Carry a Notebook Everywhere

05:48 #3 – Repeat Goals to Yourself

08:41 #4 – Practice Your Craft Constantly

10:12 #5 – Constantly Read a Variety of Subjects

11:45 #6 – Research and Adapt

15:01 Bruce Lee’s Influence After 50 Years

15:22 Send Off



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]]> Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human - Richard Wrangham Catching Fire: How Cooking Made Us Human - Richard Wrangham Mon, 08 Sep 2025 23:00:00 GMT 36:30 686296cff1f233736950ff39 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/686296cff1f233736950ff39 686296cff1f233736950ff39 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The invention that changed the entire course of humanity and lay the foundations for civilisation as we know it full 10 6 In this stunningly original book, Richard Wrangham argues that it was cooking that caused the extraordinary transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. At the heart of Catching Fire lies an explosive new idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labour. As our ancestors adapted to using fire, humans emerged as "the cooking apes".


Covering everything from food-labelling and overweight pets to raw-food faddists, Catching Fire offers a startlingly original argument about how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

00:00 The Role of Fire in Civilization

02:20 Introduction: Who is in control

03:55 Fire's Impact on Predators and Prey

05:59 First Fire - 500 million years ago

09:24 Humans and fire - ~2 million years ago

11:36 The Discovery of Fire

13:07 When did we discover Fire

13:48 Stadium of Grandmothers

14:51 Fire's Influence on Human Biology

17:22 Fire and Human Digestion

19:43 Light and Campfires

21:52 Mealtimes

23:00 Fire's Role in Human Birth and Survival

24:51 Why Only Humans Mastered Fire

27:22 Fire, Social Structures & Gender Roles

32:42 Role Change in the Information Age

34:45 Fire's Role in Human Expansion - 70,000 years ago

35:11 Second half of the episode on the new show

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]]> In this stunningly original book, Richard Wrangham argues that it was cooking that caused the extraordinary transformation of our ancestors from apelike beings to Homo erectus. At the heart of Catching Fire lies an explosive new idea: the habit of eating cooked rather than raw food permitted the digestive tract to shrink and the human brain to grow, helped structure human society, and created the male-female division of labour. As our ancestors adapted to using fire, humans emerged as "the cooking apes".


Covering everything from food-labelling and overweight pets to raw-food faddists, Catching Fire offers a startlingly original argument about how we came to be the social, intelligent, and sexual species we are today.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?

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Chapters

00:00 The Role of Fire in Civilization

02:20 Introduction: Who is in control

03:55 Fire's Impact on Predators and Prey

05:59 First Fire - 500 million years ago

09:24 Humans and fire - ~2 million years ago

11:36 The Discovery of Fire

13:07 When did we discover Fire

13:48 Stadium of Grandmothers

14:51 Fire's Influence on Human Biology

17:22 Fire and Human Digestion

19:43 Light and Campfires

21:52 Mealtimes

23:00 Fire's Role in Human Birth and Survival

24:51 Why Only Humans Mastered Fire

27:22 Fire, Social Structures & Gender Roles

32:42 Role Change in the Information Age

34:45 Fire's Role in Human Expansion - 70,000 years ago

35:11 Second half of the episode on the new show

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]]> <![CDATA[Thinking Fast & Slow - Daniel Kahneman]]> Tue, 26 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT 44:51 68629d7a653df36e7b03c28c false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/68629d7a653df36e7b03c28c 68629d7a653df36e7b03c28c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 A book summary of the Nobel prize winning work of Daniel Kahneman and how we make irrational decisions influenced by biased thinking full 10 5 Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent?


The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.


Sam gives a full break down of the main lessons in the book Thinking Fast and Slow. From our system 1 and system 2 thinking to how different biases form and why.


To hear about the psychology of biases you can listen to a full season on the Growth Mindset Pod


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris


Nicolas Vereecke


- - -


How to Change the World



Can't find it on your player?

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Chapters

00:00 Cognitive Biases

02:40 System 1 and System 2

04:05 How both systems Work Together

05:31 System 1's Impact on Decision Making

07:08 System 1 and Politics

10:10 The Teenage Brain and System 2 Development

11:14 Cognitive Biases and Their Impact

17:20 The Law of Large Number

22:15 Prospect Theory and Risk Assessment

22:33 The Cookie Analogy: Understanding Loss Aversion

23:18 Rationality and Utility Theory in Economics

25:16 Prospect Theory: Perception of Value and Risk

26:52 Probability and Decision Making

29:05 The Experiencing Self vs. The Remembering Self

30:53 The Peak-End Rule and Its Impact on Memory

34:25 Pleasure vs Satisfaction

37:36 The Focusing Illusion: What Really Matters

43:17 Final Thoughts

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]]> Why is there more chance we'll believe something if it's in a bold type face? Why are judges more likely to deny parole before lunch? Why do we assume a good-looking person will be more competent?


The answer lies in the two ways we make choices: fast, intuitive thinking, and slow, rational thinking. This book reveals how our minds are tripped up by error and prejudice (even when we think we are being logical), and gives you practical techniques for slower, smarter thinking. It will enable to you make better decisions at work, at home, and in everything you do.


Sam gives a full break down of the main lessons in the book Thinking Fast and Slow. From our system 1 and system 2 thinking to how different biases form and why.


To hear about the psychology of biases you can listen to a full season on the Growth Mindset Pod


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris


Nicolas Vereecke


- - -


How to Change the World



Can't find it on your player?

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Chapters

00:00 Cognitive Biases

02:40 System 1 and System 2

04:05 How both systems Work Together

05:31 System 1's Impact on Decision Making

07:08 System 1 and Politics

10:10 The Teenage Brain and System 2 Development

11:14 Cognitive Biases and Their Impact

17:20 The Law of Large Number

22:15 Prospect Theory and Risk Assessment

22:33 The Cookie Analogy: Understanding Loss Aversion

23:18 Rationality and Utility Theory in Economics

25:16 Prospect Theory: Perception of Value and Risk

26:52 Probability and Decision Making

29:05 The Experiencing Self vs. The Remembering Self

30:53 The Peak-End Rule and Its Impact on Memory

34:25 Pleasure vs Satisfaction

37:36 The Focusing Illusion: What Really Matters

43:17 Final Thoughts

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]]> Impact: How to Measure World Change Impact: How to Measure World Change Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:00:00 GMT 31:00 686297555670d8650803c911 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/686297555670d8650803c911 686297555670d8650803c911 6448f44fe02da80011384792 What is the Innovation Richter Scale and how to we measure the impact of technology and inventions full 10 4 Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok?


The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society.


In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris


Nicolas Vereecke


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


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Chapters

00:00 Innovation Richter Scale

01:47 Why create a Scale?

04:32 Earthquake Metaphor

06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology

06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality

08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 10

08:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts

08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private)

08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular)

10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas

11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand

12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year

15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade

18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century

21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era

23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch

28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2

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]]> Is Brexit more important than Bitcoin? How do we rank Buddhism vs TikTok?


The world changes, technology advances, but what really matters and how much? Sam explains the Innovation Richter Scale, a framework for understanding impact at every level of technology and what it means to society.


In Nate Silver's book "On The Edge", he introduces a Technology Richter scale to determine the impact of AI. Sam takes the idea much, much further because it's cool.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris


Nicolas Vereecke


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?

RSS feed - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/682b3b86696b5d1232d698a8⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


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Chapters

00:00 Innovation Richter Scale

01:47 Why create a Scale?

04:32 Earthquake Metaphor

06:54 Invention, Innovation, Technology

06:54 Ranking Magnitude not Morality

08:01 The Innovation Richter Scale - Level 1 - 10

08:04 Level 1 - Shower thoughts

08:23 Level 2 - Actioned Idea (In private)

08:42 Level 3 - Public ideas (Not popular)

10:10 Level 4 - Popular and commercial ideas

11:01 Level 5 - Defining Brand

12:31 Level 6 - Innovation of the year

15:53 Level 7 - Innovation of the Decade

18:12 Level 8 - Innovation of the Century

21:22 Level 9 - Innovation of the Era

23:46 Level 10 - Species Epoch

28:24 Wrap up and where to find part 2

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]]> <![CDATA[Poor Charlie's Almanac - Charlie Munger]]> Tue, 29 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT 35:04 68629b45db315037b7615a98 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/68629b45db315037b7615a98 68629b45db315037b7615a98 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The favourite mental models and timeless lessons from Charlie Munger on how to build worldly wisdom full 10 3 The favourite mental models and timeless lessons from Charlie Munger on how to build worldly wisdom.


Charlie Munger was the business partner of Warren Buffet and the cofounder of Berkshire Hathaway. The most successful investing company in history. He was obsessed with how ot make better decisions.


His book is full of ways to help you be less wrong and how to find an edge where you can perform at your best and minimise risk of losing. From the inversion principle to understanding opportunity cost and your own circle of competence. He has a no nonsense strategy and likeable charm that just oozes credibility and makes you wish you'd spent time working and learning from him.


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About Wiser Pod 📚

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation




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Chapters

00:00 Poor Charlie's Almanac

02:58 Interdisciplinary Thinking

05:44 Understanding Circle of Competence

06:54 Opportunity Costs in Decision Making

07:49 The Inversion Principle

10:43 Cognitive Biases Overview

11:51 Confirmation Bias and Clear Thinking

13:38 Authority Bias and Independent Thought

15:30 Social Proof and Individuality

16:55 Arguing Against Your Own Beliefs

17:37 Critiquing Charlie's Rationality

18:10 Lack of Emotion and suspension of belief

19:29 Binary thinking and fixed mindset

24:35 The Art of Rational Decision Making

25:48 First Principles Thinking

27:35 Probabilistic Thinking and Risks

29:11 The Margin of Safety

30:25 Chauffeur Knowledge vs. True Understanding

32:40 Applying Mental Models in Real Life

33:27 Sharing Wisdom and Building Community

34:51 Conclusions

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]]> The favourite mental models and timeless lessons from Charlie Munger on how to build worldly wisdom.


Charlie Munger was the business partner of Warren Buffet and the cofounder of Berkshire Hathaway. The most successful investing company in history. He was obsessed with how ot make better decisions.


His book is full of ways to help you be less wrong and how to find an edge where you can perform at your best and minimise risk of losing. From the inversion principle to understanding opportunity cost and your own circle of competence. He has a no nonsense strategy and likeable charm that just oozes credibility and makes you wish you'd spent time working and learning from him.


- - -


About Wiser Pod 📚

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation




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Chapters

00:00 Poor Charlie's Almanac

02:58 Interdisciplinary Thinking

05:44 Understanding Circle of Competence

06:54 Opportunity Costs in Decision Making

07:49 The Inversion Principle

10:43 Cognitive Biases Overview

11:51 Confirmation Bias and Clear Thinking

13:38 Authority Bias and Independent Thought

15:30 Social Proof and Individuality

16:55 Arguing Against Your Own Beliefs

17:37 Critiquing Charlie's Rationality

18:10 Lack of Emotion and suspension of belief

19:29 Binary thinking and fixed mindset

24:35 The Art of Rational Decision Making

25:48 First Principles Thinking

27:35 Probabilistic Thinking and Risks

29:11 The Margin of Safety

30:25 Chauffeur Knowledge vs. True Understanding

32:40 Applying Mental Models in Real Life

33:27 Sharing Wisdom and Building Community

34:51 Conclusions

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]]> The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond - Stone Age Lessons on Innovation The World Until Yesterday - Jared Diamond - Stone Age Lessons on Innovation Tue, 15 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT 31:13 686299c5653df36e7b01f60a false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/686299c5653df36e7b01f60a 686299c5653df36e7b01f60a 6448f44fe02da80011384792 What did our ancestors think and do everyday and what stopped them from making the leaps of innovation that we associate with being human? full 10 2 Heard enough lame insights about caveman psychology? Jared Diamond goes hard into what life was really like, how we thought and how it compares to today.


A masterclass of a book when it comes to truly understanding our history and humanity and packed full of insights.


Sam digests the book from a lens of innovation and what the reality of our life meant for taking risks and trying new ideas and making them happen.


We cover various tribe studies across the world and the episode is brimming with stories and statistics that will make you think and a little bit Wiser than Yesterday.


Part two is available on the How to Change the World: History and Future of Innovation podcast:



Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth 🙃


- - -


About Wiser Pod 📚

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc



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Chapters

00:00 Intro to The World Until Yesterday

02:12 The Hand Axe Conundrum

04:05 Episode Goals

05:21 1 - SURVIVAL LOCK

06:00 Energy requirements

08:09 Time Scarcity

10:38 Risk and Psychological Safety

12:56 2 - CULTURE LOCK

14:17 Culture in New Guinea

15:16 Results of trying ideas

17:01 The Grandmother Hypothesis

17:57 Widowhood statistics

19:21 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing

21:03 Catalhayuk - 1000 years of stasis

22:12 3 - KNOWLEDGE LOCK

24:18 Losing knowledge

25:41 Maths

26:28 Communication and Language

27:29 Ice Age Picasso Paradox

29:30 Wrap up - Book review and teasers

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]]> Heard enough lame insights about caveman psychology? Jared Diamond goes hard into what life was really like, how we thought and how it compares to today.


A masterclass of a book when it comes to truly understanding our history and humanity and packed full of insights.


Sam digests the book from a lens of innovation and what the reality of our life meant for taking risks and trying new ideas and making them happen.


We cover various tribe studies across the world and the episode is brimming with stories and statistics that will make you think and a little bit Wiser than Yesterday.


Part two is available on the How to Change the World: History and Future of Innovation podcast:



Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth 🙃


- - -


About Wiser Pod 📚

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc



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Chapters

00:00 Intro to The World Until Yesterday

02:12 The Hand Axe Conundrum

04:05 Episode Goals

05:21 1 - SURVIVAL LOCK

06:00 Energy requirements

08:09 Time Scarcity

10:38 Risk and Psychological Safety

12:56 2 - CULTURE LOCK

14:17 Culture in New Guinea

15:16 Results of trying ideas

17:01 The Grandmother Hypothesis

17:57 Widowhood statistics

19:21 Kaulong Tribe Widow killing

21:03 Catalhayuk - 1000 years of stasis

22:12 3 - KNOWLEDGE LOCK

24:18 Losing knowledge

25:41 Maths

26:28 Communication and Language

27:29 Ice Age Picasso Paradox

29:30 Wrap up - Book review and teasers

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]]> The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon - Brad Stone The Everything Store: Jeff Bezos and the Age of Amazon - Brad Stone Tue, 01 Jul 2025 03:00:00 GMT 36:59 686299835670d8650804e827 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/686299835670d8650804e827 686299835670d8650804e827 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Our 10 Favourite Mental Models of Jeff Bezos full 10 1 We share the 10 best mental models about innovation from tech titan Jeff Bezos.


This episode covers the story of Amazon and some of the incredible shifts it has created on the planet. From the obvious online shopping wave to things like the e-reading industry and audiobooks, web-servers giving us Uber and Netflix, devices like Alexa. We also learn about their failures like the Fire Phone and other things you probably haven't even heard of, Amazon Destinations, anyone?


Lessons to think like an innovator and be more decisive:

  • Primitive Thinking - Creating the building blocks that make new things
  • Reversible and Irreversible Decisions - Can you just try something already instead of overthinking?
  • Day 1 Thinking - The philosophy of never being finished


Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

00:00 The Everything Store & Jeff Bezos

02:53 Thinking in Primitives

04:10 Story of AWS

06:44 2 Customer Centric Obsession

08:25 Working backwards - Why they built Amazon Prime

10:23 3 Long Term Thinking

11:39 Story - Kindle and e-publishing industry

14:21 Willingness to be Misunderstood

15:01 Team - Single-Threaded Leadership

16:10 Team - Employ and Empower Builders

17:15 Culture - Meetings are for Decisions

18:15 High Velocity Decision making

20:27 Regret Minimisation Framework

22:03 Disagree and Commit

23:13 Embrace Failure

23:56 Total Fails - Fire Phone, Amazon Wallet etc...

26:14 Importance of Timing and Competition

28:28 Day 1 Thinking

31:10 Useful Bonus points

31:18 Flywheel effect

31:46 Word of Mouth Marketing

32:42 Opposing beliefs - Ignoring vs Crushing Competition

34:51 Opposing Beliefs - Stubborn and Flexible

35:22 Wrap up

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]]> We share the 10 best mental models about innovation from tech titan Jeff Bezos.


This episode covers the story of Amazon and some of the incredible shifts it has created on the planet. From the obvious online shopping wave to things like the e-reading industry and audiobooks, web-servers giving us Uber and Netflix, devices like Alexa. We also learn about their failures like the Fire Phone and other things you probably haven't even heard of, Amazon Destinations, anyone?


Lessons to think like an innovator and be more decisive:

  • Primitive Thinking - Creating the building blocks that make new things
  • Reversible and Irreversible Decisions - Can you just try something already instead of overthinking?
  • Day 1 Thinking - The philosophy of never being finished


Note - Nico is taking a reading break, and Sam has a season to cover some of his favourite books in depth.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

00:00 The Everything Store & Jeff Bezos

02:53 Thinking in Primitives

04:10 Story of AWS

06:44 2 Customer Centric Obsession

08:25 Working backwards - Why they built Amazon Prime

10:23 3 Long Term Thinking

11:39 Story - Kindle and e-publishing industry

14:21 Willingness to be Misunderstood

15:01 Team - Single-Threaded Leadership

16:10 Team - Employ and Empower Builders

17:15 Culture - Meetings are for Decisions

18:15 High Velocity Decision making

20:27 Regret Minimisation Framework

22:03 Disagree and Commit

23:13 Embrace Failure

23:56 Total Fails - Fire Phone, Amazon Wallet etc...

26:14 Importance of Timing and Competition

28:28 Day 1 Thinking

31:10 Useful Bonus points

31:18 Flywheel effect

31:46 Word of Mouth Marketing

32:42 Opposing beliefs - Ignoring vs Crushing Competition

34:51 Opposing Beliefs - Stubborn and Flexible

35:22 Wrap up

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]]> Morgan Housel - Same As Ever: Timeless lessons on risk, opportunity and living a good life. Morgan Housel - Same As Ever: Timeless lessons on risk, opportunity and living a good life. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 04:00:00 GMT 44:08 67d41f75685d5d7844b94975 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/67d41f75685d5d7844b94975 67d41f75685d5d7844b94975 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The best mental models, lessons and takeaways from Morgan Housels ideas full 9 11 Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past.


Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change.


Morgan Housel wrote this to be a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. But does he achieve it?


We break down the best ideas and mental models he shares and how they could be applied in your life.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


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Chapters

00:00 Welcome to The Wiser Than Yesterday Podcast

00:07 Life Updates: New Locations and Busy Schedules

00:07 Book Review: Same as Ever by Morgan Hausel

01:06 Understanding the Lindy Principle

01:45 Human Behavior and the Lindy Principle

02:24 Key Takeaway: Progress is Hard to See

03:26 The Impact of Evolution on Human Perception

06:40 The Risks We Don't See

07:17 The Role of Luck in Success

12:34 Happiness and Expectations

15:06 Balancing Stress and Relaxation

19:08 The Influence of Your Social Circle

24:02 The Impact of Age in Professional Hockey

24:58 The Role of Private Tutoring in Education

25:37 The Influence of Cohorts on Success

27:12 Permanent vs. Expiring Information

29:35 Books vs. Podcasts: A Debate

38:13 The Value of Taste and Enthusiasm

40:06 Book Review and Final Thoughts

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]]> Every investment plan under the sun is, at best, an informed speculation of what may happen in the future, based on a systematic extrapolation from the known past.


Same as Ever reverses the process, inviting us to identify the many things that never, ever change.


Morgan Housel wrote this to be a master class on optimizing risk, seizing opportunity, and living your best life. But does he achieve it?


We break down the best ideas and mental models he shares and how they could be applied in your life.


- - -

About Wiser Pod

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


- - -


Chapters

00:00 Welcome to The Wiser Than Yesterday Podcast

00:07 Life Updates: New Locations and Busy Schedules

00:07 Book Review: Same as Ever by Morgan Hausel

01:06 Understanding the Lindy Principle

01:45 Human Behavior and the Lindy Principle

02:24 Key Takeaway: Progress is Hard to See

03:26 The Impact of Evolution on Human Perception

06:40 The Risks We Don't See

07:17 The Role of Luck in Success

12:34 Happiness and Expectations

15:06 Balancing Stress and Relaxation

19:08 The Influence of Your Social Circle

24:02 The Impact of Age in Professional Hockey

24:58 The Role of Private Tutoring in Education

25:37 The Influence of Cohorts on Success

27:12 Permanent vs. Expiring Information

29:35 Books vs. Podcasts: A Debate

38:13 The Value of Taste and Enthusiasm

40:06 Book Review and Final Thoughts

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]]> The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin [Three Body Problem pt.2] The Dark Forest - Liu Cixin [Three Body Problem pt.2] Fri, 14 Mar 2025 12:46:35 GMT 37:07 66a0ed0d6e2c3d2a5dad4686 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/66a0ed0d6e2c3d2a5dad4686 66a0ed0d6e2c3d2a5dad4686 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Summary and philosophical discussion on part 2 of the Three Body problem full 9 10 A philosophical discussion on part 2 of the Three-Body Problem series, The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin.


We ponder different answers to Fermi's paradox and how we'd deal with different levels of intelligence in the Universe. This of course requires pondering how different levels of intelligent beings might deal with us.


We also ponder at large adaptions of books into screenplays, why writers change the races of original characters and a lot of interesting stuff about aliens, the Universe and the space-time continuum.



- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


- - -


Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Catching Up

01:06 Discussing 'The Dark Forest' Book

04:56 The Dark Forest Theory Explained

07:42 Philosophical Questions on Alien Life

12:33 Speculations on Alien Discoveries

13:50 Advanced Civilizations and Human Progress

16:35 Exploring the Concept of Lying in the Book

16:59 Humanity's Advantage Over the Tri Laurens

17:10 The Dark Forest Theory

17:52 Intra vs. Interspecies Communication

19:31 The Impact of Truth on Society

22:02 Philosophical Musings on Lying

24:37 Lessons from the Book

28:23 Humanity's Overcommitment to Goals

31:24 Breaking Rules and Asking for Forgiveness

34:09 Final Thoughts and Book Rating

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]]> A philosophical discussion on part 2 of the Three-Body Problem series, The Dark Forest by Liu Cixin.


We ponder different answers to Fermi's paradox and how we'd deal with different levels of intelligence in the Universe. This of course requires pondering how different levels of intelligent beings might deal with us.


We also ponder at large adaptions of books into screenplays, why writers change the races of original characters and a lot of interesting stuff about aliens, the Universe and the space-time continuum.



- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


- - -


Chapters

00:00 Introduction and Catching Up

01:06 Discussing 'The Dark Forest' Book

04:56 The Dark Forest Theory Explained

07:42 Philosophical Questions on Alien Life

12:33 Speculations on Alien Discoveries

13:50 Advanced Civilizations and Human Progress

16:35 Exploring the Concept of Lying in the Book

16:59 Humanity's Advantage Over the Tri Laurens

17:10 The Dark Forest Theory

17:52 Intra vs. Interspecies Communication

19:31 The Impact of Truth on Society

22:02 Philosophical Musings on Lying

24:37 Lessons from the Book

28:23 Humanity's Overcommitment to Goals

31:24 Breaking Rules and Asking for Forgiveness

34:09 Final Thoughts and Book Rating

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]]> No Offence, But... by Gina Martin No Offence, But... by Gina Martin Wed, 06 Mar 2024 10:00:00 GMT 44:09 65e8394a391d4d001685747c false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/65e8394a391d4d001685747c 65e8394a391d4d001685747c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 How to have difficult conversations, for meaningful change full 9 9 How to have difficult conversations, for meaningful change.


We break down Gina Martin's book addressing how to navigate some of the worst conversation-stoppers and poor thinking in our culture today.


It also features chapters from other widely recognized speakers on the topics of equality and diversity.


Labeled as "An empowering guide to navigating difficult conversations from climate naysayers to the #notallmen brigade, featuring chapters from brilliant writers and activists like Cathy Reay, Ben Hurst, Salma El-Wardany, and many others."


Gina Martin is a gender equality activist, speaker, and writer whose work focuses on gender, misogyny, and sexual violence. She is a proud ambassador for UN Women UK and Beyond Equality.


We had conflicting opinions on the book that you'll have to listen to find out more.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


- - -


Chapters

01:00 - Conversation Stoppers in Social Justice Topics

02:00 - Who is this for?

03:00 - Chapters analysis

05:00 - Personal stories causing difficult conversations

10:00 - Boys will be boys and other problematic phrases

15:00 - Identity Politics, Privilege, and Empathy in Conversations

20:00 - Patriarchy and Systemic Issues

30:00 - Reflecting on Personal and Societal Change

35:00 - Conclusions

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]]> How to have difficult conversations, for meaningful change.


We break down Gina Martin's book addressing how to navigate some of the worst conversation-stoppers and poor thinking in our culture today.


It also features chapters from other widely recognized speakers on the topics of equality and diversity.


Labeled as "An empowering guide to navigating difficult conversations from climate naysayers to the #notallmen brigade, featuring chapters from brilliant writers and activists like Cathy Reay, Ben Hurst, Salma El-Wardany, and many others."


Gina Martin is a gender equality activist, speaker, and writer whose work focuses on gender, misogyny, and sexual violence. She is a proud ambassador for UN Women UK and Beyond Equality.


We had conflicting opinions on the book that you'll have to listen to find out more.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


- - -


Chapters

01:00 - Conversation Stoppers in Social Justice Topics

02:00 - Who is this for?

03:00 - Chapters analysis

05:00 - Personal stories causing difficult conversations

10:00 - Boys will be boys and other problematic phrases

15:00 - Identity Politics, Privilege, and Empathy in Conversations

20:00 - Patriarchy and Systemic Issues

30:00 - Reflecting on Personal and Societal Change

35:00 - Conclusions

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]]> The Signal and The Noise - Nate Silver The Signal and The Noise - Nate Silver Fri, 02 Feb 2024 16:46:19 GMT 35:44 65bd1c5a3f9e37001604e581 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/65bd1c5a3f9e37001604e581 65bd1c5a3f9e37001604e581 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 9 8 Making good predictions is tough. We think we know more than we do and let emotions and biases creep in. How do some forecasters beat the odds? Our hosts, Nico and Sam, chat about the book "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver exploring why predictions fail and uncovering practical insights.


A little statistical training can go a long way! We geek out on Bayes' Theorem, discuss why poker develops useful reasoning skills, and tackle investing decisions using probabilities. Improving predictions requires tracking your results and having the courage to map what you don't know.


We dissect Signal versus noise in forecasting explained and Understanding data prediction with Nate Silver, offering an analytical perspective on how to distinguish meaningful patterns from mere noise.


If you want to enhance your critical thinking abilities and decision-making under uncertainty, tune in! We promise no boring academic lectures - just practical tips served with our signature blend of intellectual curiosity and humor.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:



- - -


Chapters

00:00 The Signal and The Noise

02:25 Moneyball - Importance of prediction

05:50 Poker as a Prediction Game

07:44 Base Theorem

11:57 Using poker to illustrate Bayes' theorem

15:53 Frequent feedback improves forecast skill

21:14 Overfitting - The problem of limited data and latching onto false patterns

23:23 Europe's healthcare system vs. USA

27:31 Improving prediction framework and minimising mistakes

29:15 Nico's company

33:10 Ratings & Reflection

35:16 Send off

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]]> Making good predictions is tough. We think we know more than we do and let emotions and biases creep in. How do some forecasters beat the odds? Our hosts, Nico and Sam, chat about the book "The Signal and the Noise" by Nate Silver exploring why predictions fail and uncovering practical insights.


A little statistical training can go a long way! We geek out on Bayes' Theorem, discuss why poker develops useful reasoning skills, and tackle investing decisions using probabilities. Improving predictions requires tracking your results and having the courage to map what you don't know.


We dissect Signal versus noise in forecasting explained and Understanding data prediction with Nate Silver, offering an analytical perspective on how to distinguish meaningful patterns from mere noise.


If you want to enhance your critical thinking abilities and decision-making under uncertainty, tune in! We promise no boring academic lectures - just practical tips served with our signature blend of intellectual curiosity and humor.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:



- - -


Chapters

00:00 The Signal and The Noise

02:25 Moneyball - Importance of prediction

05:50 Poker as a Prediction Game

07:44 Base Theorem

11:57 Using poker to illustrate Bayes' theorem

15:53 Frequent feedback improves forecast skill

21:14 Overfitting - The problem of limited data and latching onto false patterns

23:23 Europe's healthcare system vs. USA

27:31 Improving prediction framework and minimising mistakes

29:15 Nico's company

33:10 Ratings & Reflection

35:16 Send off

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]]> The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene The 48 Laws of Power - Robert Greene Wed, 09 Aug 2023 15:53:08 GMT 39:15 64d3b6656bb38000111d973e false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/64d3b6656bb38000111d973e 64d3b6656bb38000111d973e 6448f44fe02da80011384792 A summary and review of the most important parts of the 48 laws of power full 9 7 The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene are described as amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestselling book brands itself as the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.


50 Cent loved the book so much that he reached out to the author to work with him.


But what can we learn from this book about power, society, and morality and what are its limits?


Hosts Sam Webster Harris and Nicolas Vereecke provide a summary of the 48 laws of power, and discuss the book that launched Robert Greene's career.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


- - -

Chapters

  • 00:00 Overview of the 48 laws of power
  • 03:04 Favorite laws of power
  • 03:12 Law 4 - Say less than necessary
  • 07:24 How the book is structured
  • 10:43 Law 5 - So much depends on reputation. Guard it with your life
  • 11:47 Law 47 - Don't go past the mark. You aim for in victory, learn when to stop
  • 13:30 Law 46 - Never appear too perfect
  • 15:39 Laws that didn't stick well
  • 23:19 Law 26 - Keep your hands clean 
  • 23:37 Law 27 - create a cult-like following
  • 24:40 Law 32 Play into people's fantasies
  • 25:23 Have the top 10 influential people used these laws?
  • 29:21 Law 33 - Discover each man's thumbscrew
  • 30:17 Law 39 - Stir up waters to catch fish
  • 31:25 Law 10 - Infection: Avoid the unhappy or the unlucky
  • 33:52 General take on the book and rating
  • 34:30 Sam - rating 6/10
  • 35:43 Nico - rating 4/10
  • 36:36 Correlation between power and happiness


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]]> The 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene are described as amoral, cunning, ruthless, and instructive. This multi-million-copy New York Times bestselling book brands itself as the definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control.


50 Cent loved the book so much that he reached out to the author to work with him.


But what can we learn from this book about power, society, and morality and what are its limits?


Hosts Sam Webster Harris and Nicolas Vereecke provide a summary of the 48 laws of power, and discuss the book that launched Robert Greene's career.


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Sam Webster Harris

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Nicolas Vereecke

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🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Overview of the 48 laws of power
  • 03:04 Favorite laws of power
  • 03:12 Law 4 - Say less than necessary
  • 07:24 How the book is structured
  • 10:43 Law 5 - So much depends on reputation. Guard it with your life
  • 11:47 Law 47 - Don't go past the mark. You aim for in victory, learn when to stop
  • 13:30 Law 46 - Never appear too perfect
  • 15:39 Laws that didn't stick well
  • 23:19 Law 26 - Keep your hands clean 
  • 23:37 Law 27 - create a cult-like following
  • 24:40 Law 32 Play into people's fantasies
  • 25:23 Have the top 10 influential people used these laws?
  • 29:21 Law 33 - Discover each man's thumbscrew
  • 30:17 Law 39 - Stir up waters to catch fish
  • 31:25 Law 10 - Infection: Avoid the unhappy or the unlucky
  • 33:52 General take on the book and rating
  • 34:30 Sam - rating 6/10
  • 35:43 Nico - rating 4/10
  • 36:36 Correlation between power and happiness


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]]> The changing world order - Ray Dalio The changing world order - Ray Dalio Tue, 27 Jun 2023 07:52:03 GMT 39:27 649a952309853d001223c0f4 false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/649a952309853d001223c0f4 649a952309853d001223c0f4 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 9 6 From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.


He discusses how nations that control the world have seized and lost their global power in predictable cycles. He explores where we are at today with the United States as a world power and where we are going next.


Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order.


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Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:43 Brief summary of the book

17:31 3 key forces that influence the world

17:56 #1 Debt cycles

31:26 #2 Wealth and power disparities

23:40 #3 Rise and Fall of Empires

27:14 Is the US losing power

30:59 Bitcoin

31:35 What Ray Dalio thinks about bitcoin

33:15 How would the knowledge in this book change your life

36:27 Hosts ratings

38:06 Would you trust Ray Dalio with your money? 

38:36 Next book - 48 laws of power

39:08 Outro

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]]> From legendary investor Ray Dalio, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Principles, who has spent half a century studying global economies and markets, Principles for Dealing with the Changing World Order examines history’s most turbulent economic and political periods to reveal why the times ahead will likely be radically different from those we’ve experienced in our lifetimes—and to offer practical advice on how to navigate them well.


He discusses how nations that control the world have seized and lost their global power in predictable cycles. He explores where we are at today with the United States as a world power and where we are going next.


Ray Dalio noticed a confluence of political and economic conditions he hadn’t encountered before. They included huge debts and zero or near-zero interest rates that led to massive printing of money in the world’s three major reserve currencies; big political and social conflicts within countries, especially the US, due to the largest wealth, political, and values disparities in more than 100 years; and the rising of a world power (China) to challenge the existing world power (US) and the existing world order.


- -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Chapters

00:00 Intro

00:43 Brief summary of the book

17:31 3 key forces that influence the world

17:56 #1 Debt cycles

31:26 #2 Wealth and power disparities

23:40 #3 Rise and Fall of Empires

27:14 Is the US losing power

30:59 Bitcoin

31:35 What Ray Dalio thinks about bitcoin

33:15 How would the knowledge in this book change your life

36:27 Hosts ratings

38:06 Would you trust Ray Dalio with your money? 

38:36 Next book - 48 laws of power

39:08 Outro

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]]> The Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu The Three Body Problem - Cixin Liu Wed, 03 May 2023 12:24:09 GMT 27:42 6452526906438b001188886d false https://shows.acast.com/wiser-than-yesterday-book/episodes/6452526906438b001188886d 6452526906438b001188886d 6448f44fe02da80011384792 What can you learn from hard science fiction that applies to the future of the world full 9 5 Review of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, one of the most impactful hard-science fiction books this century.


Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.


We discuss the book and its philosophical ideas as well as some of the more exciting science ideas within. It's a heavy book to wrap your head around but full of insights for the keen explorer.


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Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:00 Quick summary of the book
  • 01:24 Personal reactions to the book 
  • 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens
  • 18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important
  • 20:50 Hard times make hard people
  • 24:10 Three body problem review
  • 27:00 Ratings

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]]> Review of the Three-Body Problem by Cixin Liu, one of the most impactful hard-science fiction books this century.


Set against the backdrop of China's Cultural Revolution, a secret military project sends signals into space to establish contact with aliens. An alien civilization on the brink of destruction captures the signal and plans to invade Earth. Meanwhile, on Earth, different camps start forming, planning to either welcome the superior beings and help them take over a world seen as corrupt, or to fight against the invasion.


We discuss the book and its philosophical ideas as well as some of the more exciting science ideas within. It's a heavy book to wrap your head around but full of insights for the keen explorer.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:00 Quick summary of the book
  • 01:24 Personal reactions to the book 
  • 09:07 Sending a message out to aliens
  • 18:16 How do you determine if a civilisation is important
  • 20:50 Hard times make hard people
  • 24:10 Three body problem review
  • 27:00 Ratings

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]]> False Alarm - Bjorn Lomborg - The cost of climate change panic False Alarm - Bjorn Lomborg - The cost of climate change panic Fri, 07 Apr 2023 17:46:37 GMT 32:22 e08a5290-acfe-485d-88e0-b4016e5b0d56 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/false-alarm-ZvkuUQ28X 6448f45481192400118dee0b 6448f44fe02da80011384792 In False Alarm, Bjorn Lomborg examines how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet full 9 4 In False Alarm, Bjorn Lomborg examines how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet. This is a divisive book and even had us as hosts disagreeing on subjects.


Bjorn Lomborg proposes to debunk the myths and hype surrounding climate change, revealing the true costs and benefits of our response to this global challenge. Lomborg argues that our current approach to climate change is doing more harm than good, and offers a bold and pragmatic alternative that puts the world's poor first.


This book is worth understanding and reading as healthy skepticism is always valuable. Of course, the book itself is worth some skepticism which you can definitely find in this episode.


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Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:09 Our take on the book
  • 02:38 Short summary of the book
  • 06:09 Nico's perspective
  • 09:36 Positives about the book
  • 13:22 When was the best time to be born?
  • 15:16 Critiques on the book
  • 21:26 Warnings 
  • 23:15 If you read this book 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
  • 24:57 What business would you start based on the principles of this book?
  • 29:37 Who would you gift the book and why?
  • 31:42 Outro - the 3 body prob

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]]> In False Alarm, Bjorn Lomborg examines how climate change panic costs us trillions, hurts the poor, and fails to fix the planet. This is a divisive book and even had us as hosts disagreeing on subjects.


Bjorn Lomborg proposes to debunk the myths and hype surrounding climate change, revealing the true costs and benefits of our response to this global challenge. Lomborg argues that our current approach to climate change is doing more harm than good, and offers a bold and pragmatic alternative that puts the world's poor first.


This book is worth understanding and reading as healthy skepticism is always valuable. Of course, the book itself is worth some skepticism which you can definitely find in this episode.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


Can't find it on your player?


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Intro
  • 01:09 Our take on the book
  • 02:38 Short summary of the book
  • 06:09 Nico's perspective
  • 09:36 Positives about the book
  • 13:22 When was the best time to be born?
  • 15:16 Critiques on the book
  • 21:26 Warnings 
  • 23:15 If you read this book 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
  • 24:57 What business would you start based on the principles of this book?
  • 29:37 Who would you gift the book and why?
  • 31:42 Outro - the 3 body prob

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]]> The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle Tue, 21 Mar 2023 13:53:47 GMT 35:44 79e8d830-a408-4d9d-9b31-2a0315ee932a false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-culture-code-secrets-of-highly-successful-groups-daniel-coyle 6448f45481192400118dee0c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Teamwork is renowned for being the key to success. The practicalities of making it happen to rely on building a brilliant culture. But what does that mean? full 9 3 Teamwork is renowned for being the key to success. The practicalities of making it happen to rely on building a brilliant culture. But what does that mean?


This book breaks down some memorable and thought-provoking examples leading to some actionable lessons.


In our view, it is a perfect book for anyone in management or trying to bring out the most in their teams.


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Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction Quote
  • 00:31 Intro of Culture Code
  • 01:42 Nico's anecdote
  • 03:16 3 main was to create an effective culture
  • 03:32 Sam's other favourite quote
  • 04:13 Airplane story about "All help is good help"
  • 06:52 It's the leader's responsibility to create a culture
  • 07:37 Safety means making one feel like family
  • 11:32 Roadmap your story
  • 14:19 6 points on establishing a purpose and encoding the right behaviour
  • 17:12 Discussions


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]]> Teamwork is renowned for being the key to success. The practicalities of making it happen to rely on building a brilliant culture. But what does that mean?


This book breaks down some memorable and thought-provoking examples leading to some actionable lessons.


In our view, it is a perfect book for anyone in management or trying to bring out the most in their teams.


- - -


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction Quote
  • 00:31 Intro of Culture Code
  • 01:42 Nico's anecdote
  • 03:16 3 main was to create an effective culture
  • 03:32 Sam's other favourite quote
  • 04:13 Airplane story about "All help is good help"
  • 06:52 It's the leader's responsibility to create a culture
  • 07:37 Safety means making one feel like family
  • 11:32 Roadmap your story
  • 14:19 6 points on establishing a purpose and encoding the right behaviour
  • 17:12 Discussions


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]]> 4000 weeks: Time management for mortals - Oliver Burkeman 4000 weeks: Time management for mortals - Oliver Burkeman Thu, 09 Mar 2023 15:48:05 GMT 32:48 7846ca7a-99a5-4677-96ad-46ad1de2a35f false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/4000-weeks-time-management-for-mortals-oliver-burkeman 6448f45481192400118dee0d 6448f44fe02da80011384792 4000 weeks is a productivity book that is anti-productivity. We are all going to die and optimising our day for every last morsel of work is not the way to be happy or effective. full 9 2 4000 weeks is a productivity book that is anti-productivity. We are all going to die and optimising our day for every last morsel of work is not the way to be happy or effective.


We break down the biggest lessons from the book which are practical to adopt in your life. We also discuss what the opportunities are economically and philosophically.


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Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:25 Sam's opinion about the book
  • 01:48 Nico's opinion about the book
  • 02:51 What 4000 weeks represents
  • 03:38 Problems identified by the author 
  • 05:52 Taking control of your time
  • 06:44 4000 weeks did not stick compared to other productivity books
  • 10:02 If you've read this 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
  • 11:48 A solution to existential overwhelm - Write 25 goals, focus on the first 5 goals
  • 12:46 Avoiding efficiency trap
  • 13:23 Last time reflection
  • 14:35 Share positive comments out loud
  • 15:08 What business would you start based on the principles of the book
  • 15:27 Therapy and journaling
  • 15:48 Anti-productivity content creators
  • 16:43 Applying the close and open to-do-list
  • 20:50 Who would this be an ideal gift for 
  • 23:22 Should this book be taught in school?
  • 29:58 Nico started to write a journal and reflecting 
  • 32:06 Outro - Next book is The Culture Code

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]]> 4000 weeks is a productivity book that is anti-productivity. We are all going to die and optimising our day for every last morsel of work is not the way to be happy or effective.


We break down the biggest lessons from the book which are practical to adopt in your life. We also discuss what the opportunities are economically and philosophically.


- - -

Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:25 Sam's opinion about the book
  • 01:48 Nico's opinion about the book
  • 02:51 What 4000 weeks represents
  • 03:38 Problems identified by the author 
  • 05:52 Taking control of your time
  • 06:44 4000 weeks did not stick compared to other productivity books
  • 10:02 If you've read this 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
  • 11:48 A solution to existential overwhelm - Write 25 goals, focus on the first 5 goals
  • 12:46 Avoiding efficiency trap
  • 13:23 Last time reflection
  • 14:35 Share positive comments out loud
  • 15:08 What business would you start based on the principles of the book
  • 15:27 Therapy and journaling
  • 15:48 Anti-productivity content creators
  • 16:43 Applying the close and open to-do-list
  • 20:50 Who would this be an ideal gift for 
  • 23:22 Should this book be taught in school?
  • 29:58 Nico started to write a journal and reflecting 
  • 32:06 Outro - Next book is The Culture Code

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]]> The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch Fri, 24 Feb 2023 17:00:00 GMT 19:40 f01dcf52-5e86-4647-94b3-1dd121039941 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-knowledge-how-to-rebuild-our-world-from-scratch 6448f45481192400118dee0e 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Lewis Dartnell teaches us how to survive a post-apocalypse and rebuild everything we need from modern society to survive and thrive. full 9 1 What we do if most of civilization collapsed to survive as a species? What human knowledge is most important to preserve and use to rebuild society as quickly as possible?

 

Lewis Dartnell assesses the most important actions to take during an apocalypse to survive. He then cherry-picks the most important inventions to teach us how to rebuild everything we need from modern society to survive and thrive.


- Why read? -

This is a great book for the inner geek learning about the history of human invention and how humanities progression has shaped society and the things we take for granted. It is also useful if you want to prepare for you know, just-in-case.

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Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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Chapters

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 03:33 - What do you do if 50% of humanity is wiped out
  • 05:38 - How would your life change if you read this 20 years ago
  • 10:38 - What business would you start on the lessons of this book
  • 13:52 - Who is this an ideal gift for?
  • 17:25 - Suggestions for the book
  • 18:28 - Tangent on horses



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]]> What we do if most of civilization collapsed to survive as a species? What human knowledge is most important to preserve and use to rebuild society as quickly as possible?

 

Lewis Dartnell assesses the most important actions to take during an apocalypse to survive. He then cherry-picks the most important inventions to teach us how to rebuild everything we need from modern society to survive and thrive.


- Why read? -

This is a great book for the inner geek learning about the history of human invention and how humanities progression has shaped society and the things we take for granted. It is also useful if you want to prepare for you know, just-in-case.

- - -

Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


Available on all podcast players:


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Chapters

  • 00:00 - Introduction
  • 03:33 - What do you do if 50% of humanity is wiped out
  • 05:38 - How would your life change if you read this 20 years ago
  • 10:38 - What business would you start on the lessons of this book
  • 13:52 - Who is this an ideal gift for?
  • 17:25 - Suggestions for the book
  • 18:28 - Tangent on horses



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]]> How To Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan How To Change Your Mind - Michael Pollan Wed, 08 Feb 2023 20:56:58 GMT 24:21 aa394fb7-c9ac-4cc1-9d51-03ef17f4fdd6 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/how-to-change-your-mind-michael-pollan 6448f45481192400118dee0f 6448f44fe02da80011384792 What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence full 8 What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence.

We break down our main lessons from the book and open our own minds to a new way of thinking.

About


Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness

When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as offer relief to addicts and the mentally ill. But in the 1960s, with the vicious backlash against the counter-culture, all further research was banned. In recent years, however, work has quietly begun again on the amazing potential of LSD, psilocybin and DMT.

Could these drugs in fact improve the lives of many people? Diving deep into this extraordinary world and putting himself forward as a guinea-pig, Michael Pollan has written a remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of the new generation of scientists fascinated by the implications of these drugs.

How to Change Your Mind is a report from what could very well be the future of human consciousness.


Wiser Than Yesterday

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]]> What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence.

We break down our main lessons from the book and open our own minds to a new way of thinking.

About


Could psychedelic drugs change our worldview? One of America's most admired writers takes us on a mind-altering journey to the frontiers of human consciousness

When LSD was first discovered in the 1940s, it seemed to researchers, scientists and doctors as if the world might be on the cusp of psychological revolution. It promised to shed light on the deep mysteries of consciousness, as well as offer relief to addicts and the mentally ill. But in the 1960s, with the vicious backlash against the counter-culture, all further research was banned. In recent years, however, work has quietly begun again on the amazing potential of LSD, psilocybin and DMT.

Could these drugs in fact improve the lives of many people? Diving deep into this extraordinary world and putting himself forward as a guinea-pig, Michael Pollan has written a remarkable history of psychedelics and a compelling portrait of the new generation of scientists fascinated by the implications of these drugs.

How to Change Your Mind is a report from what could very well be the future of human consciousness.


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]]> Body Keeps the score Body Keeps the score Mon, 16 Jan 2023 10:00:00 GMT 24:23 3f5ee532-b0a3-445b-941f-fda0c01f125f false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-keeps-the-score 6448f45481192400118dee10 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Bessel Van Der Kock explains what we experience in the brain, mind and body whilst healing from trauma. full 8 Body Keeps the score is a book that you keep hearing about especially as mental health and trauma become more and more relevant.


Bessel Van Der Kock explains what we experience in the brain, mind and body whilst healing from trauma.


Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Even if you haven't experienced trauma yourself it is useful to understand its effects on others and how you interact with society.


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  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 00:30 - Trauma happens a lot
  • 02:40 - Generation gap approach to mental health
  • 03:55 - Who would like this book
  • 07:30 - How the book relates to us
  • 09:55 - The most important thing for mental health
  • 12:45 - EMDR therapy
  • 15:11 - BEnefits of Yoga and rhythmic activities
  • 17:20 - What reviews say
  • 19:00 - Prescriptions vs physical and mental healing
  • 20:35 - Social media problems
  • 22:22 - our ratings of Body Keeps the Score
  • 23:47 - outro and How to change your mind




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]]> Body Keeps the score is a book that you keep hearing about especially as mental health and trauma become more and more relevant.


Bessel Van Der Kock explains what we experience in the brain, mind and body whilst healing from trauma.


Trauma is a fact of life. Veterans and their families deal with the painful aftermath of combat; one in five Americans has been molested; one in four grew up with alcoholics; one in three couples have engaged in physical violence. Even if you haven't experienced trauma yourself it is useful to understand its effects on others and how you interact with society.


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  • 00:00 - Intro
  • 00:30 - Trauma happens a lot
  • 02:40 - Generation gap approach to mental health
  • 03:55 - Who would like this book
  • 07:30 - How the book relates to us
  • 09:55 - The most important thing for mental health
  • 12:45 - EMDR therapy
  • 15:11 - BEnefits of Yoga and rhythmic activities
  • 17:20 - What reviews say
  • 19:00 - Prescriptions vs physical and mental healing
  • 20:35 - Social media problems
  • 22:22 - our ratings of Body Keeps the Score
  • 23:47 - outro and How to change your mind




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]]> <![CDATA[We're back - A quick update]]> Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:24:38 GMT 5:48 eb13eae4-33d1-4747-903f-0019af8f7be4 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/were-back-a-quick-update 6448f45481192400118dee11 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 8 We had a long hiatus since the summer of 2022. The mind series rather dragged and we realised we needed to sort out a better system for things.


We also had a few big life updates as Sam went on a long cycling trip and Nico's job became a little overwhelming along with launching his own podcast on the Future of Gaming.


Back on track with a schedule and if you're intrigued you can hear about some of Sam's world-record ideas and Nico's gaming obsessions here.



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]]> We had a long hiatus since the summer of 2022. The mind series rather dragged and we realised we needed to sort out a better system for things.


We also had a few big life updates as Sam went on a long cycling trip and Nico's job became a little overwhelming along with launching his own podcast on the Future of Gaming.


Back on track with a schedule and if you're intrigued you can hear about some of Sam's world-record ideas and Nico's gaming obsessions here.



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Sam Webster Harris

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🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

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]]> NEURODIVERSITY: The Man Who Mistook His Wife and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks NEURODIVERSITY: The Man Who Mistook His Wife and Other Clinical Tales by Oliver Sacks Wed, 11 May 2022 13:00:00 GMT 31:24 cb2c5779-2c90-4612-b9e5-4f1a702f14f4 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/neurodiversity-the-man-who-mistook-his-wife-and-other-clinical-tales-by-oliver-sacks 6448f45481192400118dee12 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Oliver Sacks wrote the stories of 24 patients and their neurological conditions. Sacks chose the title of the book from the case study of one of his patients who has visual agnosia, a neurological condition that leaves him unable to recognize faces and ob full 8 In this book, neurologist Oliver Sacks, describes the case histories of some of his patients. Sacks chose the title of the book from the case study of one of his patients who has visual agnosia, a neurological condition that leaves him unable to recognize faces and objects. Sacks wrote the stories of 24 patients and their neurological conditions which was split into four sections – ‘Losses’, ‘Excesses’, ‘Transports’, and ‘The World of the Simple’ each dealing with a particular aspect of brain function


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]]> In this book, neurologist Oliver Sacks, describes the case histories of some of his patients. Sacks chose the title of the book from the case study of one of his patients who has visual agnosia, a neurological condition that leaves him unable to recognize faces and objects. Sacks wrote the stories of 24 patients and their neurological conditions which was split into four sections – ‘Losses’, ‘Excesses’, ‘Transports’, and ‘The World of the Simple’ each dealing with a particular aspect of brain function


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🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

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]]> NEURODIVERSITY - PSYCHOPATHS: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton NEURODIVERSITY - PSYCHOPATHS: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton Wed, 06 Apr 2022 12:00:00 GMT 27:29 796ec4ed-18f3-4529-8a03-37de6eb7a067 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/neurodiversity-psychopaths-the-wisdom-of-psychopaths-what-saints-spies-and-serial-killers-can-teach-us-about-success-by-kevin-dutton 6448f45481192400118dee13 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success full 8 The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success 

In this engrossing journey into the lives of psychopaths and their infamously crafty behaviors, the renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals that there is a scale of "madness" along which we all sit. Incorporating the latest advances in brain scanning and neuroscience, Dutton demonstrates that the brilliant neurosurgeon who lacks empathy has more in common with a Ted Bundy who kills for pleasure than we may wish to admit, and that a mugger in a dimly lit parking lot may well, in fact, have the same nerveless poise as a titan of industry.


Dutton argues that there are indeed "functional psychopaths" among us―different from their murderous counterparts―who use their detached, unflinching, and charismatic personalities to succeed in mainstream society, and that shockingly, in some fields, the more "psychopathic" people are, the more likely they are to succeed. Dutton deconstructs this often misunderstood diagnosis through bold on-the-ground reporting and original scientific research as he mingles with the criminally insane in a high-security ward, to discover firsthand exactly how it feels to see through the eyes of a psychopath.



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]]> The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success 

In this engrossing journey into the lives of psychopaths and their infamously crafty behaviors, the renowned psychologist Kevin Dutton reveals that there is a scale of "madness" along which we all sit. Incorporating the latest advances in brain scanning and neuroscience, Dutton demonstrates that the brilliant neurosurgeon who lacks empathy has more in common with a Ted Bundy who kills for pleasure than we may wish to admit, and that a mugger in a dimly lit parking lot may well, in fact, have the same nerveless poise as a titan of industry.


Dutton argues that there are indeed "functional psychopaths" among us―different from their murderous counterparts―who use their detached, unflinching, and charismatic personalities to succeed in mainstream society, and that shockingly, in some fields, the more "psychopathic" people are, the more likely they are to succeed. Dutton deconstructs this often misunderstood diagnosis through bold on-the-ground reporting and original scientific research as he mingles with the criminally insane in a high-security ward, to discover firsthand exactly how it feels to see through the eyes of a psychopath.



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Rating: 5/10


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]]> NEURODIVERSITY - AUTISM: NeuroTribes; The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman NEURODIVERSITY - AUTISM: NeuroTribes; The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman Wed, 23 Mar 2022 11:00:00 GMT 29:55 3500295f-9449-4ad4-a227-7e4b31c43b42 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/neurodivergence-neurotribes-the-legacy-of-autism-and-the-future-of-neurodiversity 6448f45481192400118dee14 6448f44fe02da80011384792 NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity full 8 NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

By Steve Silberman

What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Wired reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. Going back to the earliest days of autism research, Silberman offers a gripping narrative of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger, the research pioneers who defined the scope of autism in profoundly different ways; he then goes on to explore the game-changing concept of neurodiversity. NeuroTribes considers the idea that neurological differences such as autism, dyslexia, and ADHD are not errors of nature or products of the toxic modern world, but the result of natural variations in the human genome. This groundbreaking book will reshape our understanding of the history, meaning, function, and implications of neurodiversity in our world.


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]]> NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity

By Steve Silberman

What is autism? A lifelong disability, or a naturally occurring form of cognitive difference akin to certain forms of genius? In truth, it is all of these things and more—and the future of our society depends on our understanding it. Wired reporter Steve Silberman unearths the secret history of autism, long suppressed by the same clinicians who became famous for discovering it, and finds surprising answers to the crucial question of why the number of diagnoses has soared in recent years. Going back to the earliest days of autism research, Silberman offers a gripping narrative of Leo Kanner and Hans Asperger, the research pioneers who defined the scope of autism in profoundly different ways; he then goes on to explore the game-changing concept of neurodiversity. NeuroTribes considers the idea that neurological differences such as autism, dyslexia, and ADHD are not errors of nature or products of the toxic modern world, but the result of natural variations in the human genome. This groundbreaking book will reshape our understanding of the history, meaning, function, and implications of neurodiversity in our world.


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

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Sam Webster Harris

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🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

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]]> NEURODIVERSITY - ADHD: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman NEURODIVERSITY - ADHD: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:00 GMT 38:47 d4b635e4-cad9-4273-84bf-689247616194 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/neurodivergence-faster-than-normal-turbocharge-your-focus-productivity-and-success-with-the-secrets-of-the-adhd-brain-by-peter-shankman 6448f45481192400118dee15 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Peter Shankman is a serial entrepreneur and public speaker with ADHD. He explains the tools and processes he has learnt whilst living with ADHD that allow him to be productive and effective. full 8 Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain By Peter Shankman


In Faster Than Normal, Shankman shares his hard-won insights and daily hacks for making ADHD a secret weapon for living a full and deeply satisfying life. Both inspiring and practical, the book presents life rules, best practices, and simple but powerful ways to: Harness your creative energy to generate and execute your idea.


Direct your hyperfocus to get things done Identify your pitfalls--and avoid them Streamline your daily routine to eliminate distractions Use apps and other tech innovations to free up your time and ener Filled with ingenious hacks and supportive self-care advice, this is the positive, practical book the ADHD community has long needed - and is also an invaluable handbook for anyone who's sick of feeling overwhelmed and wants to drive their faster-than-normal brain at maximum speed...without crashing.


Takeaways

Focus on changing your brain chemistry first thing each day by doing an exercise. Eliminate choice wherever possible. The less time you have to spend on creating decisions, the more time you can spend on things that matter. Having an adequate sleep and eating well has a huge impact.



Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

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]]> Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain By Peter Shankman


In Faster Than Normal, Shankman shares his hard-won insights and daily hacks for making ADHD a secret weapon for living a full and deeply satisfying life. Both inspiring and practical, the book presents life rules, best practices, and simple but powerful ways to: Harness your creative energy to generate and execute your idea.


Direct your hyperfocus to get things done Identify your pitfalls--and avoid them Streamline your daily routine to eliminate distractions Use apps and other tech innovations to free up your time and ener Filled with ingenious hacks and supportive self-care advice, this is the positive, practical book the ADHD community has long needed - and is also an invaluable handbook for anyone who's sick of feeling overwhelmed and wants to drive their faster-than-normal brain at maximum speed...without crashing.


Takeaways

Focus on changing your brain chemistry first thing each day by doing an exercise. Eliminate choice wherever possible. The less time you have to spend on creating decisions, the more time you can spend on things that matter. Having an adequate sleep and eating well has a huge impact.



Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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]]> Investing Recap Investing Recap Wed, 16 Feb 2022 12:00:00 GMT 41:20 9501a1ce-a414-430e-a4b9-48f40f44eb57 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-recap 6448f45481192400118dee16 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7 Thoughts and Learnings in Investing Everyone should be thinking about investing. Every money decision you make is an investment decision. All investments are broadly equal on the risk/reward spectrum. Only actively make investment decisions when you have an edge. Your investment strategy will depend on your situation (your age, tolerance for downturns, goals, etc.) Compounding is key in investing and in life Downturns are the price you pay for being invested. Think positive-sum (put your money in positive-sum industries) - shorting!



Nico's Top 3

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (https://www.wiserpod.com/2022-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant) The Psychology of Money (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-psychology-of-money) The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-education-of-a-value-investor) and The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-bitcoin-standard)

Sam's Top 3

The Psychology of Money (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-psychology-of-money) The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (https://www.wiserpod.com/2022-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant) Talking To My Daughter About The Economy (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-talking-to-my-daughter-about-the-economy)


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

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🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


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]]> Thoughts and Learnings in Investing Everyone should be thinking about investing. Every money decision you make is an investment decision. All investments are broadly equal on the risk/reward spectrum. Only actively make investment decisions when you have an edge. Your investment strategy will depend on your situation (your age, tolerance for downturns, goals, etc.) Compounding is key in investing and in life Downturns are the price you pay for being invested. Think positive-sum (put your money in positive-sum industries) - shorting!



Nico's Top 3

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (https://www.wiserpod.com/2022-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant) The Psychology of Money (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-psychology-of-money) The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-education-of-a-value-investor) and The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-bitcoin-standard)

Sam's Top 3

The Psychology of Money (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-the-psychology-of-money) The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness (https://www.wiserpod.com/2022-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant) Talking To My Daughter About The Economy (https://www.wiserpod.com/2021-talking-to-my-daughter-about-the-economy)


Wiser Than Yesterday

Nico and Sam set out to read the world's best books, from philosophy to sci-fi, economics to who knows what.

Wiser Pod Website


Sam Webster Harris

👋 LinkedIn - Sam Harris

🧠 Psychology Pod - Growth Mindset Psychology

🚀 New Pod - How to Change the World


Nicolas Vereecke

👋 LinkedIn - Nico Vereecke

🤖 AI world domination - Evil Plan Inc


- - -


How to Change the World: The History and Future of Innovation


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]]> Investing: Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market by Noah Horowitz Investing: Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market by Noah Horowitz Wed, 02 Feb 2022 11:00:00 GMT 35:33 4fb94064-cff2-4803-ad83-bf3bae33de88 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-art-of-the-deal-contemporary-art-in-a-global-financial-market-by-noah-horowitz 6448f45481192400118dee17 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7 Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market By Noah Horowitz Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices of living artists' works have been driven to unprecedented heights, conventional boundaries within the art world have collapsed, and artists now think ever more strategically about how to advance their careers. Artists no longer simply make art, but package, sell, and brand it. Noah Horowitz exposes the inner workings of the contemporary art market, explaining how this unique economy came to be, how it works, and where it's headed. He takes a unique look at the globalization of the art world and the changing face of the business, offering the clearest analysis yet of how investors speculate in the market and how emerging art forms such as video and installation have been drawn into the commercial sphere. Takeaways Art has the potential to be an important as a stored value. But there are problems with the current market such as: * Hard/expensive to verify authenticity * Expensive to store/handle/transact * Illiquid market * Difficult price discovery * Artist does not profit from secondary sales


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]]> Art of the Deal: Contemporary Art in a Global Financial Market By Noah Horowitz Art today is defined by its relationship to money as never before. Prices of living artists' works have been driven to unprecedented heights, conventional boundaries within the art world have collapsed, and artists now think ever more strategically about how to advance their careers. Artists no longer simply make art, but package, sell, and brand it. Noah Horowitz exposes the inner workings of the contemporary art market, explaining how this unique economy came to be, how it works, and where it's headed. He takes a unique look at the globalization of the art world and the changing face of the business, offering the clearest analysis yet of how investors speculate in the market and how emerging art forms such as video and installation have been drawn into the commercial sphere. Takeaways Art has the potential to be an important as a stored value. But there are problems with the current market such as: * Hard/expensive to verify authenticity * Expensive to store/handle/transact * Illiquid market * Difficult price discovery * Artist does not profit from secondary sales


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]]> Investing: What is Decentralized Finance or DeFi Investing: What is Decentralized Finance or DeFi Wed, 19 Jan 2022 16:00:00 GMT 54:27 3cd2db19-b139-4193-95b9-be9fc79a8ac7 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-what-is-decentralized-finance-or-defi 6448f45481192400118dee18 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7 Decentralized Finance or DeFi Decentralized Finance offers financial instruments without relying on intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks. Instead, it uses smart contracts on a blockchain. DeFi platforms allow people to lend or borrow funds from others, speculate on price movements on assets using derivatives, trade cryptocurrencies, insure against risks, and earn interest in savings-like accounts. DeFi uses a layered architecture and highly composable building blocks. Some applications promote high interest rates but are subject to high risk. In this episode, Nico and Sam thoroughly explained what is DeFi all about, the importance and risks involved, how it works and so much more!


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]]> Decentralized Finance or DeFi Decentralized Finance offers financial instruments without relying on intermediaries such as brokerages, exchanges, or banks. Instead, it uses smart contracts on a blockchain. DeFi platforms allow people to lend or borrow funds from others, speculate on price movements on assets using derivatives, trade cryptocurrencies, insure against risks, and earn interest in savings-like accounts. DeFi uses a layered architecture and highly composable building blocks. Some applications promote high interest rates but are subject to high risk. In this episode, Nico and Sam thoroughly explained what is DeFi all about, the importance and risks involved, how it works and so much more!


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]]> Investing: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson Investing: The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson Wed, 05 Jan 2022 15:00:00 GMT 52:29 504a1a7b-1229-4548-8746-cbe8d53c83f9 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-the-almanack-of-naval-ravikant-a-guide-to-wealth-and-happiness-by-eric-jorgenson 6448f45481192400118dee19 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7 The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness By Eric Jorgenson Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts? What does progress really look like? Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval’s wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn’t a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval’s own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life. Takeaways Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy. Arm yourself with specific knowledge, accountability, and leverage. Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity, and leverage. Specific knowledge is knowledge you cannot be trained for. If society can train you, it can train someone else and replace you. Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity, and leverage. Fortunes require leverage. Business leverage comes from capital, people, and products with no marginal cost of replication (code and media). Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable.


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]]> The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness By Eric Jorgenson Getting rich is not just about luck; happiness is not just a trait we are born with. These aspirations may seem out of reach, but building wealth and being happy are skills we can learn. So what are these skills, and how do we learn them? What are the principles that should guide our efforts? What does progress really look like? Naval Ravikant is an entrepreneur, philosopher, and investor who has captivated the world with his principles for building wealth and creating long-term happiness. The Almanack of Naval Ravikant is a collection of Naval’s wisdom and experience from the last ten years, shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews and poignant reflections. This isn’t a how-to book, or a step-by-step gimmick. Instead, through Naval’s own words, you will learn how to walk your own unique path toward a happier, wealthier life. Takeaways Seek wealth, not money or status. Wealth is having assets that earn while you sleep. Money is how we transfer time and wealth. Status is your place in the social hierarchy. Arm yourself with specific knowledge, accountability, and leverage. Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity, and leverage. Specific knowledge is knowledge you cannot be trained for. If society can train you, it can train someone else and replace you. Embrace accountability and take business risks under your own name. Society will reward you with responsibility, equity, and leverage. Fortunes require leverage. Business leverage comes from capital, people, and products with no marginal cost of replication (code and media). Learn to sell. Learn to build. If you can do both, you will be unstoppable.


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]]> Investing: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel Investing: The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel Wed, 29 Dec 2021 16:30:00 GMT 43:15 355a9f7e-b7cc-4eba-a83d-36f50463c50b false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-the-psychology-of-money-timeless-lessons-on-wealth-greed-and-happiness-by-morgan-housel 6448f45481192400118dee1a 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7 The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness By Morgan Housel Doing well with money isn’t necessarily about what you know. It’s about how you behave. And behavior is hard to teach, even to really smart people. Money―investing, personal finance, and business decisions―is typically taught as a math-based field, where data and formulas tell us exactly what to do. But in the real world people don’t make financial decisions on a spreadsheet. They make them at the dinner table, or in a meeting room, where personal history, your own unique view of the world, ego, pride, marketing, and odd incentives are scrambled together. In The Psychology of Money, award-winning author Morgan Housel shares 19 short stories exploring the strange ways people think about money and teaches you how to make better sense of one of life’s most important topics. Takeaways Focus on being reasonable with money over being rational Getting wealthy is not the same staying wealthy Compounding is the key ingredient. Compounding helps investors build wealth by generating returns on investments over time. These returns then continue to compound and help grow assets. Having more flexibility and control over your time is far more valuable than getting another 2% on your returns by working all-nighters or making speculative bets that impact your sleep. Host rating for 'The Psychology of Money' Nico Rating: 9/10 Sam Rating: 9/10


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]]> Investing: The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment by Guy Spier Investing: The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment by Guy Spier Wed, 22 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT 48:24 cb9922c6-e594-490e-adb1-216bc0683149 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-the-education-of-a-value-investor-my-transformative-quest-for-wealth-wisdom-and-enlightenment-by-guy-spier 6448f45481192400118dee1b 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7 The Education of a Value Investor: My Transformative Quest for Wealth, Wisdom, and Enlightenment By Guy Spier What happens when a young Wall Street investment banker spends a small fortune to have lunch with Warren Buffett? He becomes a real value investor. In this fascinating inside story, Guy Spier details his career from Harvard MBA to hedge fund manager. But the path was not so straightforward. Spier reveals his transformation from a Gordon Gekko wannabe, driven by greed, to a sophisticated investor who enjoys success without selling his soul to the highest bidder. Spier's journey is similar to the thousands that flock to Wall Street every year with their shiny new diplomas, aiming to be King of Wall Street. Yet what Guy realized just in the nick of time was that the King really lived 1,500 miles away in Omaha, Nebraska. Spier determinedly set out to create a new career in his own way. Along the way he learned some powerful lessons which include: why the right mentors and partners are critical to long term success on Wall Street; why a topnotch education can sometimes get in the way of your success; that real learning doesn't begin until you are on your own; and how the best lessons from Warren Buffett have less to do with investing and more to do with being true to yourself. Spier also reveals some of his own winning investment strategies, detailing deals that were winners but also what he learned from deals that went south. Part memoir, part Wall Street advice, and part how-to, Guy Spier takes readers on a ride through Wall Street but more importantly provides those that want to take a different path with the insight, guidance, and inspiration they need to carve out their own definition of success.


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]]> Investing: Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 Into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis Investing: Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups—Timeless Advice from an Angel Investor Who Turned $100,000 Into $100,000,000 by Jason Calacanis Wed, 15 Dec 2021 13:00:00 GMT 43:59 389f7611-1f8d-4694-ae5e-e92d68513ab1 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-angel-how-to-invest-in-technology-startupstimeless-advice-from-an-angel-investor-who-turned-dollar100000-into-dollar100000000-by-jason-calacanis 6448f45481192400118dee1c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7

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]]> Investing: NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), explained Investing: NFTs (Non-Fungible Tokens), explained Wed, 08 Dec 2021 08:00:00 GMT 39:54 d8b62114-0f00-49db-900f-be7b385029b9 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-nfts-non-fungible-tokens-explained 6448f45481192400118dee1d 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7

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]]> Investing: The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking by Saifedean Ammous Investing: The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking by Saifedean Ammous Wed, 01 Dec 2021 16:00:00 GMT 51:25 543fd466-7f25-41ac-a996-f162cbb07ad0 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-the-bitcoin-standard-the-decentralized-alternative-to-central-banking-by-saifedean-ammous 6448f45481192400118dee1e 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7

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]]> Investing: The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham Investing: The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham Wed, 24 Nov 2021 15:00:00 GMT 44:26 06113ec2-86ab-466f-aacb-906a45d26e67 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-the-intelligent-investor-by-benjamin-graham 6448f45481192400118dee1f 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7

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]]> Investing: Talking To My Daughter About The Economy by Yanis Varoufakis Investing: Talking To My Daughter About The Economy by Yanis Varoufakis Fri, 19 Nov 2021 09:00:00 GMT 45:18 6dd7f4ae-3e6d-4b2b-a83f-61c847533c33 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-talking-to-my-daughter-about-the-economy-by-yanis-varoufakis 6448f45481192400118dee20 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7

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]]> Investing: Introduction to Investing Investing: Introduction to Investing Mon, 15 Nov 2021 17:00:00 GMT 39:06 c3268b0b-5f50-44c5-8dcc-62ea17a3ddd3 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/investing-introduction 6448f45481192400118dee21 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 7

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]]> Body Recap Body Recap Wed, 27 Oct 2021 12:00:00 GMT 36:01 3242c4b0-b6ad-4dc1-a79f-8b3a9dc95ca7 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-recap 6448f45481192400118dee22 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Body: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Body: Born to Run by Christopher McDougall Wed, 13 Oct 2021 07:00:00 GMT 33:17 bf76b17f-2579-4adf-85c0-96591aaf82f9 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-born-to-run-by-christopher-mcdougall 6448f45481192400118dee23 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Body: Death by Food Pyramid - Denise Minger Body: Death by Food Pyramid - Denise Minger Wed, 29 Sep 2021 07:00:00 GMT 32:35 1f47541e-a23a-4e50-b7ba-ac4c497e87d2 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-death-by-food-pyramid-denise-minger 6448f45481192400118dee24 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Body: Burn by Herman Pontzer Body: Burn by Herman Pontzer Wed, 15 Sep 2021 13:00:00 GMT 32:27 21e9fbbd-87c3-4fe8-b9ac-19ad43dccf6a false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-burn 6448f45481192400118dee25 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6 lower testosterone (good thing, lower rate of cancers inn reproducttive systems)Cooked food has more available caloriesComments:Disappointing that the whole book used the imperial systemNot many solutionsSubscribe!If you enjoyed the podcast please subscribe and rate it. And of course, share with your friends!

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]]> Body: Gut by Giulia Enders Body: Gut by Giulia Enders Fri, 03 Sep 2021 13:00:00 GMT 29:59 614734bf-6208-4582-b98d-4132034a8399 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-gut 6448f45481192400118dee26 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Body: Lifespan by Dr. Savid Sinclair Body: Lifespan by Dr. Savid Sinclair Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:00:00 GMT 44:14 987de9e1-e085-4367-a95c-f60b29d070f4 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-lifespan 6448f45481192400118dee27 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Body: Breath by James Nestor Body: Breath by James Nestor Wed, 23 Jun 2021 04:00:00 GMT 37:49 97133e94-acab-4530-a585-bb36aae712b1 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-breath 6448f45481192400118dee28 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6 better developed faces, mouths and airways -> fewer issues when olderCore ideas-Breath through nose-Breathing slowly is best. The ideal breathing rate is 5.5 breaths per minute.-Long exhalations are particularly beneficial.-Rapid breathing is generally harmful, but done with conscious control it can be beneficial.Carbon dioxide is importantUseful breathing exercises at the end of the book

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]]> Body: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Body: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker Wed, 16 Jun 2021 16:00:00 GMT 38:06 c0bac15d-9c32-4a2e-9f18-b079cf291c26 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-why-we-sleep 6448f45481192400118dee29 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Body: If Our Bodies Could Talk by James Hamblin Body: If Our Bodies Could Talk by James Hamblin Wed, 09 Jun 2021 14:00:00 GMT 44:55 45b9e870-c4fd-46c1-9d2f-4b4357006685 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/body-if-our-bodies-could-talk 6448f45481192400118dee2a 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 6

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]]> Business Recap Business Recap Wed, 02 Jun 2021 17:00:00 GMT 36:52 43333486-71f8-40f3-93dc-f8041a981e4d false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-recap 6448f45481192400118dee2b 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 5

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]]> Business: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy - Richard Rumelt Business: Good Strategy, Bad Strategy - Richard Rumelt Wed, 19 May 2021 14:00:00 GMT 42:29 233cf1c9-2aa3-4acd-ba5e-0db11016fc42 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-good-strategy-bad-strategy-richard-rumelt 6448f45481192400118dee2c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 On the show, we dive into the book, Good strategy, bad strategy. The book dissects both good and bad strategy through lots of examples and gives a solid framework to identify both. On top of this, the book provides a blueprint of how to apply strategy in full 5

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]]> Business: Venture Deals - Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson Business: Venture Deals - Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson Wed, 12 May 2021 20:00:00 GMT 38:05 a7011147-4819-453e-8b4d-849279b85e07 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-venture-deals-brad-feld-and-jason-mendelson 6448f45481192400118dee2d 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Venture Deals is a brilliant summary of things to know when raising capital as a founder. It provides a really valuable perspective of how VCs work and provides insights from angles of VCs as well as entrepreneurs.It is definitely recommended for anyo full 5

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]]> Business: Hooked - Nir Eyal Business: Hooked - Nir Eyal Tue, 27 Apr 2021 23:00:00 GMT 37:47 a6423913-51c9-4eb4-a9eb-91dd26d582e6 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-hooked-nir-eyal 6448f45481192400118dee2e 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Nico and Sam discuss and review the best-selling book Hooked: Building a Habit Forming eCommerce Business by Nir Eyal. Hooked is based on Nir Eyal’s years of research, consulting, and practical experience. We get to provide you with practical insigh full 5

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]]> Business: Obviously Awesome - April Dunford Business: Obviously Awesome - April Dunford Wed, 21 Apr 2021 06:00:00 GMT 30:04 4bb758fa-4a84-409c-b796-69cc4a31e262 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-obviously-awesome-april-dunford 6448f45481192400118dee2f 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 5

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]]> Business: The High Growth Handbook Business: The High Growth Handbook Wed, 14 Apr 2021 02:00:00 GMT 32:42 a6074156-71b8-49d5-b0f4-ed35d36e2218 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-the-high-growth-handbook 6448f45481192400118dee30 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 5

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]]> Business: The Messy Middle - Scott Belsky Business: The Messy Middle - Scott Belsky Wed, 07 Apr 2021 14:00:00 GMT 32:55 6c9acff0-c433-4c9e-b948-91f821bc7875 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-the-messy-middle-scott-belsky 6448f45481192400118dee31 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Notice how rare you hear business talking about the middle part of their venture? Best selling author, entrepreneur, Chief Product Officer at Adobe, Scott Belsky wrote the book to address topics that he found fellow entrepreneurs seldom discuss. No o full 5

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]]> Business: The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz Business: The Hard Thing About Hard Things - Ben Horowitz Wed, 31 Mar 2021 03:45:00 GMT 27:20 b786681b-ece0-4319-a9ee-52a198579877 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-the-hard-thing-about-hard-things-ben-horowitz 6448f45481192400118dee32 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 5

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]]> Business: The Lean Startup - Eric Ries Business: The Lean Startup - Eric Ries Fri, 12 Mar 2021 12:00:00 GMT 33:45 9f69455d-0dc3-4d0f-8f49-5b08562920a8 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-the-lean-startup-eric-ries 6448f45481192400118dee33 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The Lean Startup is a scientific approach to creating and managing startups, largely based on the lean production process which was pioneered by Toyota in Japan. The book clearly defines what entrepreneurship is all about. full 5

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]]> Business: Shoe Dog - Phil Knight - The story of Nike Business: Shoe Dog - Phil Knight - The story of Nike Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:00:00 GMT 31:01 4c3509b9-be93-4411-96ff-fe56086d21f5 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/business-shoe-dog-phil-knight-the-story-of-nike 6448f45481192400118dee34 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 5

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]]> The best books of 2020 The best books of 2020 Wed, 03 Feb 2021 19:00:00 GMT 35:15 f9768b26-1ab9-4e6a-8eab-6105a2c53dde false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-best-books-of-2020 6448f45481192400118dee35 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Recap of the favourite books we read from 2020 and the biggest lessons we kept with us full 4

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]]> Meditations - Marcus Aurelius Meditations - Marcus Aurelius Sat, 23 Jan 2021 09:00:00 GMT 38:59 e35e47b9-7bb2-4e9e-8b0a-9c0cba2e9f29 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/meditations-marcus-aurelius 6448f45481192400118dee36 6448f44fe02da80011384792 One of the greatest Roman emperors personal reflections and exercises to understand himself and the universe full 4

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]]> Seneca - On the Shortness of Life Seneca - On the Shortness of Life Sat, 26 Dec 2020 16:00:00 GMT 28:44 be273eed-8570-4ff5-9528-0c88d7fa607f false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/seneca-on-the-shortness-of-life 6448f45481192400118dee37 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 4

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]]> The Republic - Plato The Republic - Plato Fri, 20 Nov 2020 18:00:00 GMT 23:03 c495e84b-a070-41bb-bd6d-5c46fc75abd7 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-republic-plato 6448f45481192400118dee38 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The republic is an examination of justice in an individual and justice in a city. To Plato, justice is an appropriate balance between different parts of the whole. The individual is said that we should be led by reason, not passion or appetite. Everyt full 4

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]]> Epicurus Epicurus Mon, 16 Nov 2020 18:00:00 GMT 21:22 1f71e04a-78ff-42cf-ad84-9e565e17a091 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/epicurus 6448f45481192400118dee39 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Happiness is the main goal in life, we can achieve this by pursuing pleasure and avoiding pain. But also by taming our desires and enjoying small thingsEpicurus focused on happiness instead of virtue because he observed that humans are pleasure-seekin full 4 the best pleasureEpicurus was celibate and lived with followers. He was also more focused on friendship as opposed to romance.Natural and non-necessary desiresEx. Luxurious foodNormal food will bring static pleasure in the same way luxurious food doesVain desiresPower, fame, extreeme material wealthThese are unnatural and based on opinion, what society makes us think we needThere is no afterlifeIt is pointless to not enjoy this life to be able to enjoy the nextDeath is not bad for neither the living, nor the dead, and we shouldn’t fear itRemind ourselves of the shortness of life, do not postpone happiness

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]]> the best pleasureEpicurus was celibate and lived with followers. He was also more focused on friendship as opposed to romance.Natural and non-necessary desiresEx. Luxurious foodNormal food will bring static pleasure in the same way luxurious food doesVain desiresPower, fame, extreeme material wealthThese are unnatural and based on opinion, what society makes us think we needThere is no afterlifeIt is pointless to not enjoy this life to be able to enjoy the nextDeath is not bad for neither the living, nor the dead, and we shouldn’t fear itRemind ourselves of the shortness of life, do not postpone happiness

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]]> Enchiridion by Epictetus Enchiridion by Epictetus Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:00:00 GMT 25:30 8695d9f3-627d-4300-8921-9e603db6ca94 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/enchiridion-by-epictetus 6448f45481192400118dee3a 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Epictetus was born as a slave around 50 AD. After gaining his freedom he decided to dedicate his life to philosophy, even opening a school. He didn’t write much about himself, most of his knowledge was written down by his students, particularly Arrian. full 4

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]]> The Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo The Confessions by Saint Augustine of Hippo Mon, 12 Oct 2020 08:00:00 GMT 22:56 e89b8565-c55d-4169-a468-dd5bfa595cf5 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-confessions-by-saint-augustine-of-hippo 6448f45481192400118dee3b 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 4 The book starts off with his early childhood, where he reflects on the inherent violence of children, caused by original sin (chrisitan belief that man is sinful). There’s a parallel with other philosophies. Most philosophies/religions realize that on this basis, humans are flawed. These flaws seem to follow from how we evolved. And so a big part of what these philosophies try and solve is exactly how to overcome our basic urges.

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]]> The final days of Socrates - Plato The final days of Socrates - Plato Fri, 25 Sep 2020 18:00:00 GMT 34:39 31a3a9ae-c5db-4f51-8eff-7eb66efeffc8 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-final-days-of-socrates-plato 6448f45481192400118dee3c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Describes the trial and death of Socrates in 403 BC. full 4

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]]> Season Recap: Racism and Inequality Season Recap: Racism and Inequality Sat, 19 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT 48:08 5612e804-b1e8-4137-8ebc-2e2dcba753e1 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/season-recap-racism-and-inequality 6448f45481192400118dee3d 6448f44fe02da80011384792 We look back at our discoveries reading a range of different books on racism and inequality full 3

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]]> Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg Nonviolent Communication - Marshall Rosenberg Mon, 14 Sep 2020 14:00:00 GMT 29:38 dbdf41dc-724b-4b56-94ee-1bcc02b01ce7 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/nonviolent-communication-marshall-rosenberg 6448f45481192400118dee3e 6448f44fe02da80011384792 An approach to nonviolent living full 3

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]]> Discrimination and Disparities - Thomas Sowell Discrimination and Disparities - Thomas Sowell Fri, 21 Aug 2020 16:00:00 GMT 33:46 b0dc7fd7-ed86-4080-ba6f-c1188c139d9b false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/discrimination-and-disparities-thomas-sowell 6448f45481192400118dee3f 6448f44fe02da80011384792 A searching re-examination of the assumptions, and the evidence for and against, current approaches to issues of economic and other disparities full 3

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]]> How to be an antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi How to be an antiracist - Ibram X. Kendi Mon, 10 Aug 2020 08:00:00 GMT 37:08 a4230674-0825-4d2f-8c89-4aa4a4143997 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/how-to-be-an-antiracist-ibram-x-kendi-Wg0d_uWs- 6448f45481192400118dee40 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 3

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]]> White fragility - Robin DiAngelo White fragility - Robin DiAngelo Wed, 05 Aug 2020 11:00:00 GMT 44:08 f38c095c-887a-41e9-8259-7a399ffa0df7 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/white-fragility-why-its-so-hard-for-white-people-to-talk-about-racism-robin-diangelo 6448f45481192400118dee41 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Learn why discussing racism is so taboo and difficult full 3

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]]> <![CDATA[Why I'm no longer talking to white people about race - Rene Eddo-Lodge]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2020 08:00:00 GMT 37:36 5681e707-6fe6-4658-92a2-e42217efcd7c false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/why-im-no-longer-talking-to-white-people-about-race-rene-eddolodge 6448f45481192400118dee42 6448f44fe02da80011384792 full 3

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]]> Hope in the Dark - Rebecca Solnit Hope in the Dark - Rebecca Solnit Fri, 19 Jun 2020 14:00:00 GMT 36:32 b4235bda-ed86-437c-90c0-d792c57189a3 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/hope-in-the-dark-rebecca-solnit 6448f45481192400118dee43 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Radicals have a long, neglected history of transformative victories, that the positive consequences of our acts are not always immediately seen, directly knowable, or even measurable, and that pessimism and despair rest on unwarranted confidence about wha full 3

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]]> 12. Skin in the Game - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 12. Skin in the Game - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Sun, 07 Jun 2020 06:00:00 GMT 36:10 542e8b37-7fa9-477e-adba-28791909b4ed false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/12-nassim-nicholas-taleb-skin-in-the-game 6448f45481192400118dee44 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Hidden Asymmetries in Daily Life. Having a measurable risk when taking a major decision -- is necessary for fairness, commercial efficiency, and risk management, as well as being necessary to understand the world. full 2

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]]> 11. Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 11. Antifragile - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Wed, 20 May 2020 06:00:00 GMT 57:41 01c012f8-ea16-4f35-94ec-7887a33d84ac false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/11-nassim-nicholas-taleb-antifragile 6448f45481192400118dee45 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Things that Gain from Disorder.We discuss the concepts of things that thrive and grow when exposed to volatility. full 2

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]]> 10. The Bed of Procrustes - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 10. The Bed of Procrustes - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Thu, 14 May 2020 06:00:00 GMT 36:32 474b5de5-c520-4c4e-9a72-341da612da7d false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/10-nassim-nicholas-taleb-the-bed-of-procrustes 6448f45481192400118dee46 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Philosophical and Practical Aphorisms full 2

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]]> 8. Fooled By Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 8. Fooled By Randomness - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Sun, 03 May 2020 06:00:00 GMT 33:25 3f00e799-d11b-4540-bfbd-5338dbf55baa false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/8-nassim-nicholas-taleb-fooled-by-randomness 6448f45481192400118dee47 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets is a book that deals with the fallibility of human knowledge.Nassim Nicholas Taleb explains how we delude ourselves into thinking untrue things due to our love of finding a sto full 2

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]]> 7. Do You Talk Funny? - David Nihil 7. Do You Talk Funny? - David Nihil Tue, 21 Apr 2020 07:00:00 GMT 28:30 766babc9-427c-455d-9d73-f8e2082f505f false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/8-david-nihil-do-you-talk-funny-7-comedy-habits-to-become-a-better-and-funnier-public-speaker 6448f45481192400118dee48 6448f44fe02da80011384792 This book shows how the key principles of stand-up comedy can be applied to your speaking engagements and presentations to make you funnier, more interesting, and better looking. (Or at least two of the three.) full 1

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]]> 6. Finite and Infinite Games - James P. Carse 6. Finite and Infinite Games - James P. Carse Sun, 19 Apr 2020 07:30:00 GMT 29:35 71004c39-066a-460d-a8f4-7478f1125c2b false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/7-james-p-carse-finite-and-infinite-games-a-vision-of-life-as-play-and-possibility 6448f45481192400118dee49 6448f44fe02da80011384792 There are at least two kinds of games. One could be called finite; the other infinite. A finite game is played for the purpose of winning, an infinite game for the purpose of continuing the play.A simple concept with oodles of insights that go deeper an full 1

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]]> 5. Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez 5. Invisible Women - Caroline Criado Perez Thu, 16 Apr 2020 08:00:00 GMT 30:49 a0744efc-959f-44f5-a176-25957a3bb68b false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/6-caroline-criado-perez-invisible-women-exposing-data-bias-in-a-world-designed-for-men 6448f45481192400118dee4a 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The gender bias that is in the world around us and affects our daily lives. A brilliant look at the data that shows the facts we need to acknowledge and overcome. full 1

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]]> 4. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists - Niel Strauss 4. The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists - Niel Strauss Fri, 10 Apr 2020 21:54:18 GMT 24:59 9f3e21fa-6ea9-4422-a6e2-b1708002db68 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/5-niel-strauss-the-game-penetrating-the-secret-society-of-pickup-artists 6448f45481192400118dee4b 6448f44fe02da80011384792 Investigative reporter Neil Strauss chronicles his journey and encounters in the seduction community. An interesting tale into how our minds can be lead in seduction and the dangers of seeking the wrong things. full 1

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]]> 3. Why Buddhism is True - Robert Wright 3. Why Buddhism is True - Robert Wright Tue, 31 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT 38:12 59237c6a-ca66-453f-a6f7-0a3c7eaa81cb false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/4-robert-wright-why-buddhism-is-true 6448f45481192400118dee4c 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The Science and Philosophy of Meditation and Enlightenment full 1

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]]> 9. The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb 9. The Black Swan - Nassim Nicholas Taleb Fri, 27 Mar 2020 09:00:00 GMT 40:04 7c262740-e637-4be4-af22-f411a20e46b6 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/the-black-swan-nassim-nicholas-taleb 6448f45481192400118dee4d 6448f44fe02da80011384792 The book focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events — and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively.It was published in 2007, by author and former options trader Nassim Nicholas Tale full 2 The Black Swan focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events — and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively. It was published in 2007, by author and former options trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Coronavirus and Pandemics This book is extremely poignant for understanding the Coronavirus pandemic and its effects.

In the book, he explains why we would be caught unawares by such an event and why we should build robust systems for events like this. During the discussion on the show, we talk through a lot of the ideas he explains in relation to how it can help with the current situation and build robust systems for future events that we can not predict.

Idea
A central idea in Taleb's book is not to attempt to predict Black Swan events but to build robustness to negative events and an ability to exploit positive events. Taleb contends that banks and trading firms are vulnerable to hazardous Black Swan events and are exposed to losses beyond those predicted by their defective financial models.

The book asserts that a "Black Swan" event depends on the observer: for example, what may be a Black Swan surprise for a turkey is not a Black Swan surprise for its butcher. Hence the objective should be to "avoid being the turkey", by identifying areas of vulnerability in order to "turn the Black Swans white".

About
Taleb has referred to the book as an essay or a narrative with one single idea: "our blindness with respect to randomness, particularly large deviations." The book moves from literary subjects in the beginning to scientific and mathematical subjects in the later portions.
- Part One and the beginning of Part Two delve into psychology.
- Taleb addresses science and business in the latter half of Part Two and Part Three.
- Part Four contains advice on how to approach the world in the face of uncertainty and still enjoy life.

The book has been described by The Sunday Times as one of the twelve most influential books since World War II. As of 2019, it has been cited approximately 10,000 times, 9,000 of which are for the English-language edition (we can expect a lot more after the Coronavirus event). The book spent 36 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list;17 as hardcover and 19 weeks as paperback. It was published in 32 languages.


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]]> The Black Swan focuses on the extreme impact of rare and unpredictable outlier events — and the human tendency to find simplistic explanations for these events, retrospectively. It was published in 2007, by author and former options trader Nassim Nicholas Taleb. Coronavirus and Pandemics This book is extremely poignant for understanding the Coronavirus pandemic and its effects.

In the book, he explains why we would be caught unawares by such an event and why we should build robust systems for events like this. During the discussion on the show, we talk through a lot of the ideas he explains in relation to how it can help with the current situation and build robust systems for future events that we can not predict.

Idea
A central idea in Taleb's book is not to attempt to predict Black Swan events but to build robustness to negative events and an ability to exploit positive events. Taleb contends that banks and trading firms are vulnerable to hazardous Black Swan events and are exposed to losses beyond those predicted by their defective financial models.

The book asserts that a "Black Swan" event depends on the observer: for example, what may be a Black Swan surprise for a turkey is not a Black Swan surprise for its butcher. Hence the objective should be to "avoid being the turkey", by identifying areas of vulnerability in order to "turn the Black Swans white".

About
Taleb has referred to the book as an essay or a narrative with one single idea: "our blindness with respect to randomness, particularly large deviations." The book moves from literary subjects in the beginning to scientific and mathematical subjects in the later portions.
- Part One and the beginning of Part Two delve into psychology.
- Taleb addresses science and business in the latter half of Part Two and Part Three.
- Part Four contains advice on how to approach the world in the face of uncertainty and still enjoy life.

The book has been described by The Sunday Times as one of the twelve most influential books since World War II. As of 2019, it has been cited approximately 10,000 times, 9,000 of which are for the English-language edition (we can expect a lot more after the Coronavirus event). The book spent 36 weeks on the New York Times Bestseller list;17 as hardcover and 19 weeks as paperback. It was published in 32 languages.


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]]> <![CDATA[2. The Elephant in the Brain - Kevin Simler & Robin Hanson]]> Tue, 17 Mar 2020 12:00:00 GMT 40:59 25c814a8-1390-4721-860f-e1db5825f9ae false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/elephant-in-the-brain-kevin-simler-and-robin-hanson 6448f45481192400118dee4e 6448f44fe02da80011384792 A summary of the key ways human beings lie to themselves and others without even realising. There are so many hidden ways we conceal the truth to protect and advance ourselves. But sometimes to our detriment. We work out the useful take-home point and c full 1

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]]> 1. Introduction - The Big Plan 1. Introduction - The Big Plan Thu, 05 Mar 2020 13:00:00 GMT 18:53 c85b6827-5c34-4027-8e6d-bcdbafe0abc6 false https://podvine.com/podcast/wiser-than-yesterday/introduction-the-big-plan 6448f45481192400118dee4f 6448f44fe02da80011384792 A short episode about the podcast and the show hosts if you want to know more about the show full 1

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