Bookworm

By Mike Schmitz and Cory HixsonArts Books

Bookworm episodes

January 19, 2024188: Feel Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by:
HelloFresh: America’s #1 Meal Kit. Get one free breakfast item per box for the length of your subscription with the code bookwormfree.
Productivity isn’t just hard work and efficiency. Today’s author promises to teach us an easier and happier path to success.
Cory’s Talking to the Internet podcast
Mike’s Obsidian University Cohort
Bookworm #187: Difficult Conversations
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
Part-Time YouTuber Academy
Ali Abdaal’s YouTube channel
Bookworm #14: The 12 Week year
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Designing Your Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
Bookworm Shirts
Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 41 min
January 05, 2024 187: Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen
As humans, we tend to avoid conversations that can cause us to feel anxious or frustrated. But today’s authors make the case for leaning into these difficult conversations and give us advice for doing so with confidence and skill.
Talking to the Internet podcast
Bookworm #101: Never Split the Difference
Mike’s Obsidian University Cohort
Difficult Conversations by Douglas Stone, Bruce Patton, & Sheila Heen
Bookworm #182: Clear Thinking
Bookworm #38: Mindset
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Bookworm #124: Liminal Thinking
Bookworm #137: Atlas of the Heart
Bookworm #122: Digital Body Language
Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal
Mike's Rating: 3.0
Cory's Rating:
1 hr 42 min
December 22, 2023 186: Same as Ever by Morgan Housel
We tend to focus on the things that are new and different. But today’s author argues that we should really be looking at the things that stay the same. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to navigate uncertainty by focusing on the things that never, ever change.
Cal Newport podcast episode about task management
Mike’s Obsidian task management Dashboard
Obsidian Tasks
Same as Ever by Morgan Housel
Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
Bookworm 171: The Gap and The Gain
Keep Going mug
Bookworm #90: Good to Great
Bookworm #44: Man’s Search for Meaning
Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 21 min
December 08, 2023 185: Who Not How by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Today’s author(s) promise to teach us a perspective shift that will help us achieve incredible personal freedom. Join Joe & Mike as they consider who can help them get where they want to go.
Adam Grant’s Hidden Potential Quiz
Bookworm #184: Hidden Potential
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Bookworm 171: The Gap & The Gain
Strategic Coach
Bookworm #132: So Good They Can’t Ignore You
Maria Popova (The Marginalia, formerly Brain Pickings
10X Talk podcast
Same as Ever by Morgan Housel
Noise by Daniel Kahneman
Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 22 min
November 24, 2023 184: Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
Today’s author offers us a new framework for raising aspirations and exceeding expectations. Join Joe & Mike as they attempt to reach their full potential.
Canvas Candy for Obsidian
Mike’s YouTube video on Canvas Candy
Mike’s Obsidian 101 Black Friday Deal – Save $40 with coupon code GRATITUDE
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
Bookworm #117: Think Again
Bookworm #38: Mindset
The Mighty Pawns
The Queen’s Gambit
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #82: Margin
Bookworm #27: Out of Our Minds
Bookworm #74: The Second Mountain
Scaling Up
Pinnacle Business Guides
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Same as Ever by Morgan Housel
Live Not By Lies by Rob Dreher
Build the Life You Want by Arthur Brooks and Oprah Winfrey
Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 34 min
November 10, 2023 183: Build by Tony Fadell
Today’s author (and leader of the product teams behind the iPod, iPhone, and Nest thermostat) shares about leadership, design, startups, Apple, Google, decision-making, mentorship, devastating failure, and unbelievable success. Join Joe & Mike as they consider what it means to make things worth making.
Mike’s LifeTheme Cohort – use coupon code BOOKWORM for $50 off
Bookworm #161: The 21 Irrefutabler Laws of Leadership
The Deep Life podcast
Bookworm #182: Clear Thinking
Build by Tony Fadell
Bookworm #77: Creativity, inc.
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
This is Personal by Brennan Dunn
Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating: 4.0
1 hr 39 min
October 27, 2023 182: Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish
Today’s author promises to give us the tools to navigate the critical space between stimulus and response. Join Joe & Mike as they embark on a journey to optimize their decision-making and live more intentional lives.
Bookworm #181: On Quality
Bookworm #89: Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Mike’s LifeTheme Cohort – use coupon code BOOKWORM for $50 off
Clear Thinking by Shane Parrish
Bookworm #63: Atomic Habits
Bookworm #113: The Great Mental Models, Volume 1
Bookworm #154: The Great Mental Models, Volume 2
Farnam Street
Bookworm #114: Thinking in Bets
Bookworm #82: Margin
30 Lessons for Living by Karl Pillemer
Mike’s Memento Mori YouTube video
Build by Tony Fadell
Hidden Potential by Adam Grant
Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer
This is Personal by Brennan Dunn
Mike's Rating: 5.0
Cory's Rating: 5.0
1 hr 19 min
October 13, 2023 181: On Quality by Robert Pirsig
After disliking Zen & The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Mike decides to give a Robert Pirsig book another go. Join Mike and special guest David Sparks as they consider the metaphysics of quality.
Bookworm #180: Master of Change
Bookworm #89: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
On Quality by Robert Pirsig
Lila by Robert Pirsig
David’s Craftsmanship post
Focused #146: The Extended Mind, with Annie Murphy Paul
Bookworm #165: The Creative Act
Bookworm #157: The Laws of Creativity
Focused #163: The Laws of Creativity, with Joey Cofone
Bookworm #139: Personal Socrates
MacSparky
Mike's Rating: 3.0
Cory's Rating:
1 hr 10 min
September 29, 2023180: Master of Change by Brad Stulberg
This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by:
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Change is all around us, but most of us resist it. Today’s author argues that we should flip this script on its head and offers us a path for embracing and even growing from life’s constant instability. Featuring special guest Mike Vardy.
Master of Change by Brad Stulberg
The Practice of Groundedness by Brad Stulberg
A Productive Conversation, Episode 426: Brad Stulberg talks about The Practice of Groundedness
The Deep Life Episode 264: How to Master Change (with Brad Stulberg)
Productivityist.com
https://productivityist.com/diet
Obsidian 101
Why the “Perfect PKM App” Doesn’t Exist | YouTube
The PKM Stack and the Intentional Life
RIch Roll #777: Brad Stulberg
LifeTheme Email Course
Personal Retreat Handbook (Mike’s video course on Personal Retreats)
Bookworm #53: Boundaries by Henry Cloud
Bookworm #89: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
On Quality by Robert Pirsig
The Divided Brain
Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating:
1 hr 16 min
September 15, 2023 179: The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
There are a lot of myths about starting and running a small business. Today’s author and small business consultant promises to dispel them with insights learned from years of experience. Join Mike and special guest Shawn Blanc as they consider what it means to work on your business, not in it.
Obsidian University – use coupon code BOOKWORM for $50 off
Bookworm’s Relay for St. Jude campaign
Focus Like a Boss
The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
Bookworm #28: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Bookworm #48: How to Win Friends and Influence People
Bookworm #42: How to Read a Book
Bookworm #39: The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Anything You Want by Derek Sivers
Focused #186: The Burden of Opportunity, with Shawn Blanc
Traction by Gino Wickman
Scaling Up by Verne Harnish
Pinnacle by Steve Preda and Gregory Cleary
Work the System by Sam Carpenter
Free Time by Jenny Blake
Mike's Rating: 4.0
Cory's Rating:
1 hr 25 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.