Bookworm

Bookworm

By Mike Schmitz and Cory HixsonArtsBooks
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Bookworm episodes

  • 238: Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian

    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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    GoodNotes
    MindNode
    Sublime
    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

    1 hr 36 min
  • 237: Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz

    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
    Sponsor Games
    The Pathless Path Premium Hardcover Edition
    Otterpine Press
    Bookworm #208: Good Work
    Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
    Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort
    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

    1 hr 48 min
  • 236: Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday

    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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    Recommend a Book
    Personal Retreat Planner
    Bookworm #235: Made to Stick
    Sponsor Games
    Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
    Bookworm #213: Meditations
    LifeHQ
    Scrivener
    Poor Charlie’s Almanack
    The Deep Life #371: Is It Finally Time to Leave Social Media?
    Bookworm #201: Right Thing, Right Now
    Bookworm #158: Discipline is Destiny
    Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling
    Focused #239: How to Focus Like a Roman Emperor, with Donald J. Robertson
    Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
    Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian
    Excalidraw plugin
    A System for Writing by Bob Doto
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    Mike's Rating: 5.0
    Cory's Rating: 4.0

    1 hr 39 min
  • 235: Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath

    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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    Recommend a Book
    Mike’s Personal Retreat video
    NaNoWriMo
    The Library
    Sponsor Games
    Bookworm 234: Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore
    Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath
    Storyworth by Matthew Dicks
    Mike’s 20 Obsidian Quality of Life Tips video
    Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath
    Switch by Chip and Dan Heath
    Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
    Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz
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    Mike's Rating: 5.0
    Cory's Rating: 4.5

    1 hr 40 min
  • 234: Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore

    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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    FC26
    The Personal Retreat Planner
    Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore
    Signature Framework
    Sponsor Games
    Creator Wizard
    Building a Second Brain book
    Building a Second brain course
    Morgen
    Mike’s Morgen Video
    Creator Flywheels course
    Justin Welsch
    Creator MBA
    Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
    Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday
    Bookworm Shirts

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

    1 hr 32 min
  • 233: Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau

    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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    Recommend a Book
    Overcoming Procrastination (Chris Bailey’s course)
    The Personal Retreat Planner
    Mike’s Personal Retreat video
    Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau
    The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul
    Mike’s essay on cranking vs. creating
    Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
    How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler
    Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore
    Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath
    Bookworm Shirts

    Mike's Rating: 4.0
    Cory's Rating: 3.5

    1 hr 29 min
  • 232: Published by Chandler Bolt

    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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    Recommend a Book
    The Personal Retreat Planner
    Mike’s Book Notes
    Overcoming Procrastination (Chris Bailey’s course)
    The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
    Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey
    How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
    Focused #238: Knitting Our Parachutes
    Published by Chandler Bolt
    Selfpublishing.com
    MindNode
    LifeHQ
    Senja
    Creator Science podcast with Jay Clouse & Justin Moore
    Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore
    Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte
    Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau
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    Mike's Rating: 4.0
    Cory's Rating: 5.0

    1 hr 35 min
  • 231: Eat That Frog by Brian Tracy

    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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    The Personal Retreat Planner
    Zapier
    Numerics
    Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition by Brian Tracy
    Focused podcast
    Atomic Habits by James Clear
    LifeHQ
    Getting Things Done by David Allen
    Published by Chandler Bolt
    Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau
    Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves
    How to Think Like a Roman Emperor
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    Mike's Rating: 5.0
    Cory's Rating: 5.0

    1 hr 43 min
  • 230: The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson

    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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    Recommend a Book
    WavePal
    Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson
    The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson
    The Gap & The Gain by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
    Scaling.com
    10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
    Scrum by Jeff & J.J. Sutherland
    LifeHQ
    Nathan Barry’s Skyscraper vs. Strip Mall Idea
    Cal Newport’s podcast
    The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom
    Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
    Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition by Brian Tracy
    Published by Chandler Bolt
    Sprint by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky
    The Call to Climb by James Robbins
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    Mike's Rating: 3.0
    Cory's Rating: 3.0

    1 hr 39 min
  • 229: From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks

    Today’s author promises to help us find success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to navigate some of life’s toughest transitions.

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    Recommend a Book
    Ecamm Live
    Doc Rock | YouTube
    Opus Pro
    No Dumb Questions
    From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks
    The Second Mountain by David Brooks
    Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman
    How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen
    Mike’s Personal Retreat Livestream
    Personal Retreat Planner Waitlist
    F3 Nation
    The Way
    The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler
    Agile Programming for Your Family | TED
    The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
    Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson
    WavePal
    The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson
    Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition by Brian Tracy
    Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick
    Scrolling Ourselves to Death
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    Mike's Rating: 5.0
    Cory's Rating: 5.0

    1 hr 33 min

About Bookworm

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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.

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