Today's author (and neuropsychologist) shows us how and why the human brain has adapted in order to read and write. Join Mike & Cory as they examine the past and consider the future of the reading brain.

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Proust and The Squid by Maryanne Wolf

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Bandersnatch by Diana Glyer

How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler

The Veldt by Ray Bradbury
Hacking the Human Mind by Richard Shotton and MichaelAaron Flicker
Intentional by Chris Bailey

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Today's author promises to help us build a visual-first system to capture, connect, and use our ideas like never before. Join Mike & Cory as ponder the creative power of the visual zettelkasten.

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Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian
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The Sketchnote Workbook by Mike Rohde
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Prouse and The Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Hacking the Human Mind by Richard Shotton and Michaelaaron Flicker
Intentional by Chris Bailey

Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0

For years, we’ve been told the answer to burnout is better balance. Today’s author promises to show us a better way. Join Mike and Cory as they examine an alternative approach to ambition.

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Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
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Bookworm 232: Published
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Blanc Media 8-Week Sabbaticals
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
Focused 243: 243: The Single Source of Truth is On the Fridge, with Thom Gibson
Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian
The Proust & The Squid by Maryanne Wolf
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Mike's Rating: 3.0
Cory's Rating: 3.0

Today’s author promises to teach us how to listen more than we talk, to think with nuance, to ruthlessly question our own beliefs, and to develop a method of self-education. Join Mike & Cory as they consider the virtue on which all other virtues depend.

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The Deep Life #371: Is It Finally Time to Leave Social Media?
Bookworm #201: Right Thing, Right Now
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Focused #239: How to Focus Like a Roman Emperor, with Donald J. Robertson
Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian
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A System for Writing by Bob Doto
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s author promises to give us the tools we need to turn influence into income. Join Mike & Cory as they consider building their own dream brand partnerships.

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Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author promises to give us the antidote to deadline dread, time guilt, and chronic rushing. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to redefine their relationships with the clock.

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Overcoming Procrastination (Chris Bailey’s course)
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Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau
The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul
Mike’s essay on cranking vs. creating
Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore
Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 3.5

Today’s author promises to give us a map to go from blank page to published author as fast as possible. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what it takes to actually write a book.

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Focused #238: Knitting Our Parachutes
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Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0