Jason and Dylan review Thich That Hanh's powerful treatise on mindfulness and the power of being here, in the now.  The book discusses how living in the present moment, instead of the past or future, can strengthen relationships, increase your enjoyment of the world and improve your life.  Listen in for Dylan and Jason's take on "Discovering the Magic of the Present Moment."

Jason and Dylan discuss Emotional Agility by Dr. Susan David.  Our modern age presents some unique emotional challenges to us, and this is compounded by harmful emotional habits.  Emotional agility is the ability to "be flexible with your thoughts and feelings so you can respond optimally to everyday situations." Give us a listen to fin out more about how you can become more emotionally agile and ready for the emotional challenges of your day.

Jason and Dylan discuss The Whole Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind by Doctors Daniel Siegel and Tina Payne Bryson.  This book lays out 12 excellent and actionable strategies for helping your child with emotional regulation, communication, and family relationships regardless of their age.  It includes strategies from making family time more fun to helping your child process traumatic memories and many more.  A great read for parents and anyone who is around children, or just wants to better understand how the brain processes emotion.

Anxiety is an emotion that many of us experience in our day-to-day lives.  When it gets out of control and those anxious thoughts become all-consuming, we become victims of overthinking.  But don't despair!  You can manage those ruinous ruminations.  Jason and Dylan break down Stop Over Thinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present by Nick Trenton.

Dylan and Jason review Discipline is Destiny, the latest installment of Ryan Holiday's Four Virtues Series.  While it may be obvious that discipline can help you achieve your life's goals, how have others through history leveraged self-discipline to achieve greatness?  Ryan Holiday's book explores three facets of self-discipline: the body, the temperament, and the soul to illuminate how the best of us use discipline to make our lives and the lives of those around us better and more fulfilling.

The overwhelming majority of parents just want kids who are kind.  But how can we do that?  How can we raise kids who are empathetic without being pushovers?  Melinda Winner Moyer breaks down parenting myths and builds us a solid playbook of science-backed strategies for raising the kind of kids you would want your own children to hang out with.  Jason and Dylan discuss some great takeaways that will benefit everyone, whether you have kids or not!

Jason and Dylan break down Dan Buettner's book about creating happier people and communities; Blue Zones of Happiness.  Is this the right book for individuals seeking a happier life?  Listen in to hear what Jason and Dylan think in this first installment of their second season.

Jason and Dylan get together to decide which books they will read for season 2 of Two Dudes Review Books.

Last episode of season 1! Simon Sinek's book Start With Why delves into why and how great companies like Apple and others maintain their success by earning the loyalty of customers and the dedication of employees.  Jason and Dylan reflect on how these principles have guided their own lives (at times) and reflect on reaching their goal of 12 books through the first season of the Two Dudes Review Books Podcast.  Enjoy!

In our Father's Day episode, Jason and Dylan discuss Angela Duckworth's book Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance.  What is grit? How can we cultivate it in our children, students, and colleagues?  What practices and habits can we use to encourage grit in ourselves?  What is the relationship between effort, grit, and growth?  Jason and Dylan explore how the lessons from Angela Duckworth's bestseller can be applied to our daily lives as parents and good people.