Bookworm

By Mike Schmitz and Cory HixsonArts Books

Bookworm episodes

February 18, 2022 139: Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
At any point, we are one question away from a different life. And today’s author gives us 100+ questions from 40+ profiles of legendary achievers to help bring clarity, intentionality, and possibility to every aspect of our lives.
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20 Podcasts That Made Me a Millionaire | Ali Abdaal
My Best Podcasts for a Brain Upgrade | André Chaperon
Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham
Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks
The Daily Stoic by Ryan Holiday
Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling
Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer
Creative Calling by Chase Jarvis
Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics by Dan Harris
Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke
The Intentional Family podcast
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 42 min
February 04, 2022 138: How to Change by Katy Milkman
Do you know what’s standing between you and success? Today’s author promises to help us overcome common barriers to change like impulsivity, procrastination, and forgetfulness. Join Joe & Mike as they take yet another look at the science of behavioral change.
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Joe’s Task Management Diagram
Bookworm #137: Atlas of the Heart
How to Change by Katy Milkman
Bookworm #25: Grit
Bookworm #52: The Power of Habit
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Bookworm #79: SuperBetter
Science Fictions by Stuart Richie
Cortex #119: Thinking, Fast and Slow
Bookworm #87: Thinking, Fast an Slow
Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind
Bookworm #66: Extreme Ownership
Bookworm #82: Margin
Refocus by Jesse Anderson
Due
Bookworm #16: The Checklist Manifesto
Luther (IMDb)
Bookworm #38: Mindset
Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
Unwinding Anxiety by Judson Brewer
Digital Dollars and Cents by Jody Grunden
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Mike's Rating: 3.5
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 41 min
January 21, 2022 137: Atlas of the Heart by Brené Brown
Today’s author condenses two decades worth of research into a comprehensive guide for mapping meaningful connections. Join Joe & Mike as they consider emotions and explore the language of human experience.
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2022: The Year of Recalibration
The 5am Club by Robin Sharma
Concept 2 Model D
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
Bookworm 136: Thinking in Systems
Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Bookworm #38: Mindset
Bookworm #9: Daring Greatly
Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
How to Change by Katy Milkman
Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction by Alan Jacobs
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 45 min
January 07, 2022 136: Thinking in Systems by Donella Meadows
Systems are all around us. Many of the problems we face every day (big & small) are simply systems failures. Today’s author attempts to help us develop the systems-thinking skills we need to avoid confusion find more effective solutions.
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Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks
Thining in Systems by Donella Meadows
Mike’s Input Workflow
Bookworm #25: Grit
Bookworm #53: Boundaries
The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Bookworm #87: Thinking, Fast & Slow
Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christianson
Bookworm #11: The Innovator’s Dilemma
Bookworm #9: Daring Greatly
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
How to Change by Katy Milkman
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Mike's Rating: 3.5
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 34 min
December 24, 2021 135: Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Nobody needs telling there isn’t enough time. Today’s author encourages us to reject the idea of getting everything done by recognizing our time on earth is short. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to embrace their own finitude.
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Remarkable
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Bookworm #91: The Antidote
Bookworm #113: Great Mental Models Volume 1
Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
Stepping Off the Productivity Hamster Wheel
Mike’s newsletter on redeeming the time
Mike’s Lobster Gloves
Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain
Bookworm #123: Procrastinate on Purpose
Focused #135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson
Focused #141: You Never Arrive
The Tim Ferriss Show: The Liberation of Cosmic Insignificance Therapy
Bookworm #96: Triggers
Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Thining in Systems by Donella Meadows
Atlas of the Heart by Brene Brown
Bookworm #9: Daring Greatly
Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 53 min
December 10, 2021 134: Self Control – It’s Kingship and Majesty by William George Jordan
What can we learn about productivity from a book written over 100 years ago? Turns out, quite a lot. Join Joe & Mike as they examine the oldest Bookworm book yet.
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Bookworm #34: Think & Grow Rich
Bookworm #133: Soundtracks
Bookworm #38: Mindset
Self Control – It’s Kingship & Majesty by William George Jordan
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Mike’s Newsletter (Quiet Strength)
Bookworm #104: The Minimalist Home
The Art of Manliness
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Focused #135: Don’t Eat the Frog, with Jesse J. Anderson
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Thining in Systems by Donella Meadows
Simple Numbers 2.0 by Greg Crabtree
Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 4.5
1 hr 39 min
November 26, 2021 133: Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
Today’s author promises to help change overthinking from a super problem into a superpower. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to change their thoughts as they DJ their own mental soundtracks.
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Bookworm Sweatshirt
The Focused calendar
Daily Content Machine
Focused 134: Finding Space with Sean McCabe
Overlap by Sean McCabe
Linking Your Thinking
Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
Start by Jon Acuff
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
Focused #139: Soundtracks and Self-Talk
Bookworm #48: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Bookworm #34: Think and Grow Rich
The Focus Course
Finish by Jon Acuff
Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models Volume 1
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #23: Rhinoceros Success
Self-Control by William George Jordan
Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
Thanks by Robert Emmons
Take Back Your Family by Jefferson Bethke
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Mike's Rating: 3.5
Cory's Rating: 3.5
1 hr 49 min
November 12, 2021 132: So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
If you’re trying to live a remarkable life, today’s author argues that “follow your passion” is terrible advice. Join Joe & Mike as they consider the craftsman mindset in an effort to collect their own career capital.
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Focused #138: Hyper-Scheduling Revisited
Email Lessons from Napoleon Bonaparte
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
Thou Shalt Hustle
Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens
Steve Jobs’ Stanford speech
Bookworm #50: Bookworm Draft
Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers
Bookworm #38: Mindset
Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism
Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
Self-Control by William George Jordan
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 37 min
October 29, 2021 131: A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt
Do you yearn for freedom from the constant reactivity? Today’s author promises to show us how to reclaim time for thinking and make room for what truly matters. Join Joe & Mike as they fight their own battles against busyness.
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Bookworm #43: Flow
Bookworm #25: Grit
Creativity by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
Keychron Q1
Zealios V2
Extended 2048 keycaps
Holy Pandas
Mike’s Newsletter
A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt
Bookworm#82: Margin
Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind
Bookworm #108: The Practice
Focused #65: Hyperfocused with Chris Bailey
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #94: Tiny Habits
Bookworm #62: The 4 Tendencies
The Social Dilemma
Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
Soundtracks by Jon Acuff
Hell Yeah or No by Derek Sivers
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Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 30 min
October 15, 2021 130: Courage is Calling by Ryan Holiday
Today’s author promises to show us how to conquer our fear and practice courage in our daily lives. Join Joe & Mike as they wrestle with what it means to live a heroic, courageous life.
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Bookworm #129: The Extended Mind
Focused
Personal Retreat Handbook
Obsidian (DING!)
GoodNotes
Courage by Ryan Holiday
Bookworm #108: The Practice
Thou Shalt Hustle (Mike’s book)
The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz
The Obstacle is The Way by Ryan Holiday
Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain
August Landmesser
Bookworm #111: Discipline Equals Freedom
The Focus Course
Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning
Bookworm #64: Digital Minimalism
Bookworm #104: The Minimalist Home
A Minute to Think by Juliet Funt
So Good They Can’t Ignore You by Cal Newport
Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick
Mike’s Newsletter
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Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 38 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.