Book Talk Today with Aun Abdi

On Episode #53 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Ian Macrae.

Ian MacRae is a work psychologist, consultant, speaker, author and Managing Director of High Potential Psychology. He works with, and writes about, a wide range of topics relating to psychology and the workplace.

We discussed:

📚 The difference between light and dark personality types

📚 The importance of understanding dark social behaviours

📚 How to assess personality types

Ian’s Website - https://www.highpotentialpsych.co.uk/test/55

Ian’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/IanSMacRae?s=20

Buy Ian’s’s Book - https://amzn.to/3Eo03xs

On Episode #52 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Jack Murray.

Jack Murray is an entrepreneur, story consultant, speaker, and author. He is the CEO and founder of MediaHQ, a media contacts database and press release distribution tool, and of the storytelling agency All Good Tales.

We discussed:

📚 The Magic Slice in storytelling

📚 How to tell better stories

📚 The importance of telling great stories in business

Jack’s Website - https://www.murraystory.com/

Buy Jack’s Book - https://amzn.to/3CFbsYp

Follow Jack on Twitter - https://twitter.com/mediamurray

On Episode #51 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Jeff Haden.

Jeff is inc.com's most popular columnist and one of LinkedIns most widely followed influencers. He is the author or co-author of 5 non-fiction book. Today we will be discussing his book, 'The Motivation Myth: How High Achievers Really Set Themselves Up To Win.'

We discussed:

📚 The best way to start anything

📚 Some misconceptions surrounding motivation

📚 The importance of defining success for yourself

Jeff’s Website - https://www.jeffhaden.com/ 

Buy Jeff’s Book - https://amzn.to/3C41XSb

On Episode #50 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Oliver Burkeman.

Oliver Burkeman is an author and writer, having written a long-running column for the Guardian, 'This Column Will Change Your Life', he has a devoted following for his writing on productivity, mortality and the power of limits. Today we will be discussing his new book, 'Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How To Use it.

We discussed:

📚 Misconceptions surrounding time-management

📚 Technology and productivity

📚 Developing a healthier approach to time-management

On Episode #49 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Donald Robertson.

Donald is a writer, cognitive-behavioural psychotherapist and trainer. He is an expert on the relationship between modern psychotherapy (CBT) and classical Greek and Roman philosophy. Today we will be discussing his book, 'How To Think Like A Roman Emperor: The Stoic Philosophy of Marcus Aurelius.'

We discussed:

📚 The origins and principles of Stoic philosophy

📚 The link between CBT and Stoicism

📚 Why Stoicism can help you

On Episode #48 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Hassan Abbas.

Hassan is a Distinguished Professor of International Relations at the National Defense University's Near East South Asia Center for Strategic Studies in Washington DC. He is the author of 'The Taliban Revival', 'Pakistan's Drift into Extremism' and 'The Prophets Heir: The Life of Ali ibn Abi Talib' which we will be discussing today.

We discussed:

📚 Who Ali Ibn Ali Talib was

📚 His relationship with The Prophet

📚 Ali’s legacy

On Episode #47 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Andrew Graham-Dixon.

Andrew is one of the leading art critics and presenters of arts television in the English-speaking world. He has presented numerous landmark series on art for the BBC and other independents. He's written 6 books including 'A History of British Art', 'Caravaggio: A Life Sacred and Profane' and 'Michelangelo and the Sistine Chapel', which we discussed today.

We discussed:

📚 The origins of Michelangelo

📚 The creation of The Sistine Chapel

📚 The legacy of Michelangelo

On Episode #46 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Sarah Ellis.

Sarah is the co-founder of Amazing If, an award-winning career development company with a mission to make work better for everyone.She is host of the UK’s no.1 careers podcast: Squiggly Careers and co-author of The Sunday TimesNo.1 Business Bestseller: The Squiggly Career: Ditch the ladder, Discover Opportunity, Design Your Career.

We discussed:

📚 How to design your career.

📚 How to create your values.

📚 Design a future-proof career.

On Episode #45 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Adrian Wooldridge.  

Adrian in the Economist's political editor and author of its Bagehot column. 

He is author of ten previous books and today we will be discussing his most recent book, 'The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made the Modern World'.  

We discussed:  

📚 Plato & The Aristocracy of Talent. 

📚 Why Meritocracy is so important. 

📚 How to create a ‘wiser’ Meritocracy.  

Adrian’s book is ‘The Aristocracy of Talent: How Meritocracy Made The Modern World.’

On Episode #44 of the Book Talk Today podcast we are joined by Paul Mason.

Paul is a journalist, writer and film-maker, actively engaged in the struggle for social, racial and climate justice.

We discussed:

📚 The origins of Fascism and how to define it.

📚 What modern day Fascism looks like.

📚 How to resist the rise of Fascism.

Paul’s book is ‘How To Stop Fascism: History Ideology Resistance.’