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

Reader, Come Home 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
A System for Writing by Bob Doto
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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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Bookworm #208: Good Work
Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
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Bookworm 232: Published
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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?
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Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
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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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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 4.5

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

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

Today’s author promises to give us tactics we can use to overcome procrastination and take action on what’s really important. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to seize the day with decision, discipline, and determination.

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

Today’s authors promise to teach us a framework for helping us view business through a whole new lens. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what it means to set impossible goals with impossible timelines.

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Mike's Rating: 3.0
Cory's Rating: 3.0