Have you ever felt "burnt out?" Burnout has become our go-to term for talking about the pressure and dissatisfaction we experience. Today's author shares his own experience and proposes an alternative to our cultural obsession with work. Join Mike & Cory as they explore a new way to think about work, ideals, and dignity.

The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic
Burnout by Christina Maslach
Intentional by Chris Bailey
Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

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Today's author promises to teach us frameworks and principles to help us stop overthinking when trying to decide. Join Mike and Cory as they attempt to escape the endless "what if" loops in their brains and make better (and more intuitive) decisions.

Intentional by Chris Bailey
Claude Just Game My Obsidian Journaling Workflow a HUGE Upgrade
Mike’s PKM Quiz
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The Overthinker’s Guide to Making Decisions by Joseph Nguyen
Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
Tim Ferris’s Fear Setting Exercise
The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Crucified King by Jeremy Treat

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
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Today's author promises to distill a decade of deep research on productivity to deliver a profound, practical, and counterintuitive road map to getting things done. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to live a more intentional life.

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Intentional by Chris Bailey
The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
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Hyper Focus by Chris Bailey
How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
How to Train Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Overcoming Procrastination Course
The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions by Joseph Nguyen
Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Reading the Gospels Wisely by Jonathan Pennington

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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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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: ⭐⭐
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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

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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: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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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
A System for Writing by Bob Doto
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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
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Bookworm #208: Good Work
Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
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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
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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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Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
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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 authors promise to help us transform the way we communicate our ideas. Join Mike & Cory as they dive into what makes an idea sticky.

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