Bookworm

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Today's authors promise to teach us the behavioral science secrets behind 17 of the world's best brands. Join Mike & Cory as they consider the marketing of the world's biggest brands.
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NeuYear Focused Calendar
Craft + Commerce
Bandersnatch by Diana Pavloc Glyer
Hacking the Human Mind by Richard Shotton & Michaelaaron Flicker
Ruby coffee roasters
Snickers Feast ad
The Social Dilemma
Bookworm #198: Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
Intentional by Chris Bailey
The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decision by Joseph Nguyen
Ghost Town Living by Brent Underwood
Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

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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New Bookworm website
Mike’s Live Practical PKM Cohort
Sublime
Proust and The Squid by Maryanne Wolf
Reader, Come Home by Maryanne Wolf
#196: Focus & The Reading Life, with Maryanne Wolf
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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Lazy.so
Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian
A System for Writing by Bob Doto
Excalidraw
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Excalibrain Obsidian plugin
GoodNotes
MindNode
Sublime
The Sketchnote Workbook by Mike Rohde
Rory's Story Cubes
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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Recommend a Book
Craft + Commerce
Sponsor Games
The Pathless Path Premium Hardcover Edition
Otterpine Press
Bookworm #208: Good Work
Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort
Bookworm 232: Published
Bookworm #234: Sponsor Magnet
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
Bookworm Shirts

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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Recommend a Book
Personal Retreat Planner
Bookworm #235: Made to Stick
Sponsor Games
Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
Bookworm #213: Meditations
LifeHQ
Scrivener
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
The Deep Life #371: Is It Finally Time to Leave Social Media?
Bookworm #201: Right Thing, Right Now
Bookworm #158: Discipline is Destiny
Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling
Focused #239: How to Focus Like a Roman Emperor, with Donald J. Robertson
Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian
Excalidraw plugin
A System for Writing by Bob Doto
Bookworm Shirts

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