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By Mike Schmitz and Cory HixsonArts Books

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April 14, 2023168: 12 Rules for Life by Jordan B. Peterson
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Today’s author (and clinical psychologist) promises to help us combine the hard-won truths of ancient tradition with the surprising revelations of cutting-edge scientific research. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to navigate the essence of what those of us in the modern world need to know.
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12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
Bookworm #89: Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking
The Gap and The Gain by Benjamin Hardy and Dan Sullivan
Bookworm #61: Blink
Bookworm #35: The Art of Asking
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The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd
The Almanack of Naval Ravikant
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Mike's Rating: 2.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 38 min
March 31, 2023 167: Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler
Relying on willpower isn’t enough for us to reliably achieve our goals. But what are we supposed to use instead? Today’s author argues that motivation is energy, and what matters is the quality, not the quantity. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to increase their choice, connection, and competence in a quest for optimal motivation.
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Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler
Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning
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Bookworm #38: Mindset
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd
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Mike's Rating: 4.5
Cory's Rating: 4.5
1 hr 31 min
March 17, 2023 166: The Future is Analog by David Sax
Today’s author argues that the pandemic taught us that the future we were promised wasn’t all it was cracked up to be. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the role of analog in today’s digital world.
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The Future is Analog by David Sax
The Revenge of Analog by David Sax
The Machine Stops by E.M. Forester
Bookworm #97: Reclaiming Conversation
Bookworm #7: Deep Work
Bookworm #122: Digital Body Language
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Bookworm #109: Bowling Alone
Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler
12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson
Topgrading by Bradford Smart
The Cost of Discipleship of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Mike's Rating: 3.0
Cory's Rating: 3.5
1 hr 38 min
March 03, 2023 165: The Creative Act by Rick Rubin
Today’s author argues that creativity has a place in everyone’s life and that we all have the potential to make that place larger. Join Joe & Mike as they endeavor to live a little more creatively.
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The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Bookworm #108: The Practice
Walden by Henry David Thoreau
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Bookworm #56: Hyperfocus
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
How to Start Your Own Mastermind Group
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Bookworm #157: The Laws of Creativity
The Future is Analog by David Sax
Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 4.5
1 hr 37 min
February 17, 2023 164: Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith
Today’s author (and clinical psychologist) promises to help us fortify and maintain our mental health, even in the most trying of times. Join Joe & Mike as they explore the depths of the human mind and consider their own mental well-being.
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Bookworm #163: How to Calm Your Mind
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Why Has No One Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith
Bookworm #137: Atlas of the Heart
Bookworm #147: Hero on a Mission
Bookworm #59: Being Mortal
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
The Future is Analog by David Sax
The Revenge of Analog by David Sax
The Art of Manliness #851: The Future is Analog
Tools of Titans by Tim Ferriss
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 3.5
1 hr 37 min
February 03, 2023 163: How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Today’s author promises to help us find the missing piece to the productivity puzzle that leads our efforts to become sustainable over time. Join Joe & Mike as they embark to find presence and productivity in these anxious times.
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Mike’s Digital Journaling in Obsidian course (code BOOKWORM for $5 off)
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How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Bookworm #12: The Productivity Project
Bookworm #56: Hyperfocus
Bookworm #7: Deep Work
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Maslach Burnout Inventory
How to Train Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Huberman Lab with Sam Harris
Waking Up
Bookworm #19: The Shallows
Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism
Why Has No One Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith
The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin
Glad You’re Here by Walker Hayes & Craig Allen Cooper
Redeeming Productivity by Reagan Rose
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 42 min
January 20, 2023 162: Ikigai by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
According to the Japanese, everyone has an ikigai — a reason for living. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to find theirs.
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Bookworm #161: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
Ikigai by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
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Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning
Bob Ross
Jiro Dreams of Sushi
30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer
Bookworm #96: Triggers
Mike’s Journaling in Obsidian video
Bookworm #37: Antifragile
Acorn Ridge
How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Why Has Nobody Told Me This Before? by Dr. Julie Smith
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferris
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 53 min
January 06, 2023 161: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
Leadership is complex, but the need for it has never been greater. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to reach their full potential by helping others reach theirs.
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Bookworm #160: 48 Laws of Power
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The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
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Bookworm #28: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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The Faith-Based Productivity Community
LifeTheme Challenge
Ikigai by Héctor García & Francesc Miralles
How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Bookworm #12: The Productivity Project
Bookworm #56: Hyper Focus
Game Bird Breeder’s Handbook by Allen Woodward
The Culture Fix by Will Scott
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Mike's Rating: 4.5
Cory's Rating: 4.5
1 hr 56 min
December 23, 2022 160: 48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Today’s author promises to distill three thousand years of human history into a single definitive manual for anyone interested in gaining, observing, or defending against ultimate control. Join Joe & Mike as they venture into the amoral topic of power and attempt to better understand the “rules of the game.”
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The Focus Course Academy
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48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
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How to Live by Derek Sivers
Lifeonaire by Steve Cook
Bookworm#28: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John Maxwell
Ikigai by Héctor García and Francesc Miralles
Bookworm #147: Hero on a Mission
Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks
Tribe of Mentors by Tim Ferriss
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Mike's Rating: 3.5
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 50 min
December 09, 2022 159: Mind Management, Not Time Management by David Kadavy
Do you ever feel like the more time you save, the less time you have? Today’s author promises to help us stop struggling to get more out of our time and start effortlessly getting more out of our minds. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to tune their work habits to maximize their creative energy.
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Mike’s Bedtime Tea
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Mind Management, Not Time Management by David Kadavy
Digital Zettelkasten by David Kadavy
Bookworm #7: Deep Work
Bookworm #5: Essentialism
Someday is Today by Matthew Dicks
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Bookworm #148: Building a Second Brain
Bookworm #12: The Productivity Project
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Focused #101: Taking a Sabbatical, with Sean McCabe
Bookworm #54: Work Clean
Bookworm #128: Daily Rituals
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 3.5
1 hr 51 min

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Bookworm is dedicated to doing more than just reading books. Mike Schmitz & Cory Hixson read a book every two weeks and discuss ways to apply the author's lessons to their lives.