Book Summaries by Wise Words
By Jes Oliphant & Tristan Alexander
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Book summaries, reviews and discussions. We aim to teach the big ideas from the most popular non-fiction books. We cover a wide-range of topics including, psychology, communication, personal development, habits and much more. Our aim is to make sure you learn more in less time. If you enjoyed our podcast make sure to check out our other content on our website: https://wisewords.blog/
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#102 Useful Not True - Book Summary | Why Truth Doesn’t Matter as Much as You Think
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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#101 The Comfort Crisis - Book Summary | Why Discomfort is the Key to Growth
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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#100 Better Small Talk - Book Summary - Go From Awkward to Effortless Conversations
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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#99 Meditations for Mortals - Book Summary | Oliver Burkeman - Part 1
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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#98 - The Obstacle Is the Way Book Summary | 15 Life-Changing Lessons from Stoic Wisdom
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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#97 The Courage to Be Disliked - Concise Book Summary
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Mar 14, 2025 |
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#96 The Motivation Myth - Concise Book Summary
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Mar 07, 2025 |
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#95 Master the Art of Reframing: 5 Steps to Change Any Situation
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Mar 05, 2025 |
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#94 The Let Them Theory - Concise Book Summary
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Mar 01, 2025 |
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#93 The Road to Character - Concise Book Summary
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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#92 Four Thousand Weeks - Book Summary
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Feb 19, 2025 |
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#91 Why Leaders Lie - Concise Book Summary
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Jan 03, 2025 |
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#90 Revolt of the Public Book Summary
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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#89 How to Decide - Concise Book Summary
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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#88 Nonviolent Communication - Concise Book Summary
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Dec 11, 2024 |
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#87 The Death of Expertise - Concise Book Summary
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Dec 05, 2024 |
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#86 The Six Pillars of Self Esteem - Concise Book Summary
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Dec 03, 2024 |
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#85 Age of Propaganda - Concise Book Summary
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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#84 How Westminster Works and Why It Doesn’t - Book Summary
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Nov 14, 2024 |
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#83 Magic Words - Book Summary
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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#82 Exactly What to Say - Book Summary
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Oct 13, 2024 |
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#81 The Charisma Myth - Book Summary
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Sep 24, 2024 |
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#80 Never Split the Difference - Book Summary
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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#79 Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy - Book Summary
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Aug 21, 2024 |
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#78 Say It Solve It - Book Summary
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Aug 14, 2024 |
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#77 Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Part 2 - Book Summary
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Aug 07, 2024 |
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#76 Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln Part 1 - Book Summary
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Jul 31, 2024 |
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#75 How to Have Impossible Conversations Part II - Book Summary
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Jun 28, 2024 |
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#74 How to Have Impossible Conversations Part I - Book Summary
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Jun 21, 2024 |
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#73 Storyworthy - Book Summary
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Jun 14, 2024 |
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#71 Win Every Argument Part II - Book Summary
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#72 Better Small Talk - Book Summary
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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#70 Win Every Argument Part I - Book Summary
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May 13, 2024 |
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#69 Think Faster, Talk Smarter Part II - Book Summary
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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#68 Think Faster, Talk Smarter Part I - Book Summary
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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#67 How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere - Book Summary
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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#65 The Art of Explanation Part I - Book Summary
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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#66 The Art of Explanation Part II - Book Summary
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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#64 New Years Special - Our Favourite Books of 2023
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Jan 14, 2024 |
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#63 Seeing Like a State - Book Summary
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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#62 Why Leaders Lie - Book Summary
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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#61 Corruptible Part II - Book Summary
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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#60 Corruptible Part I - Book Summary
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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#59 The Psychology of Totalitarianism Part III - Book Summary
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#58 The Psychology of Totalitarianism Part II - Book Summary
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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#57 The Psychology of Totalitarianism Part I - Book Summary
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Oct 01, 2023 |
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#56 Functional Training and Beyond - Book Summary
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Sep 26, 2023 |
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#55 Metabolical Part III - Book Summary
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Aug 22, 2023 |
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#54 Metabolical Part II - Book Summary
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Jun 29, 2023 |
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#53 Metabolical Part I - Book Summary
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Jun 07, 2023 |
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#52 Good to Go Part II - Book Summary
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May 21, 2023 |
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#51 Good to Go Part I - Book Summary
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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#50 The World's Fittest Book Part II - Book Summary
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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#49 The World's Fittest Book Part I - Book Summary
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Apr 11, 2023 |
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#48 The Sports Gene - Book Summary
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Mar 23, 2023 |
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#47 Exercised Part II - Book Summary
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Mar 14, 2023 |
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#46 Exercised Part I - Book Summary
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Mar 12, 2023 |
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#45 Hooked - Book Summary
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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#44 Tiny Habits - Book Summary
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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#43 Good Habits Bad Habits - Book Summary
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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#42 The Power of Habit - Book Summary
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Dec 13, 2022 |
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#41 Elastic Habits - Book Summary
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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#40 The Now Habit - Book Summary
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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#39 The Habit Blueprint - Book Summary
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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#38 Atomic Habits Part III - Book Summary
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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#37 Atomic Habits Part II - Book Summary
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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#36 Atomic Habits Part I - Book Summary
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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#35 Propaganda Part II - Book Summary
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Sep 17, 2022 |
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#34 Propaganda Part I - Book Summary
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Sep 10, 2022 |
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#33 Age of Propaganda Part III - Book Summary
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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#32 Age of Propaganda Part II - Book Summary
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Aug 27, 2022 |
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#31 - Age of Propaganda Part I - Book Summary
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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#30 - Influence Part II - Book Summary
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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#29 - Influence Part I - Book Summary
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Jul 24, 2022 |
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#28 - Conflicted - Book Summary
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Short Intros Ep.4 - Rhetoric
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Feb 23, 2022 |
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#27 - Difficult Conversations - Book Summary
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Feb 10, 2022 |
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Short Intros Ep.3 - Jung
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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#26 - Selfie - Book Summary
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Dec 04, 2021 |
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#25 - Social Warming - Book Summary
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Nov 14, 2021 |
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Short Intros Ep.2 - Philosophy of Science
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Nov 06, 2021 |
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#24 - 12 more Rules for Life Part II - Book Summary
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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#23 - 12 More Rules for Life Part I - Book Summary
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Oct 06, 2021 |
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Short Intros Ep.1 - Philosophy
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Sep 29, 2021 |
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#22 - Evil - Book Summary
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Sep 22, 2021 |
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#21 - Shattered Assumptions - Book Summary
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Sep 08, 2021 |
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#20 - The Myth of Mental Illness - Book Summary
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Roam Recap Ep.8
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Aug 18, 2021 |
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#19 - The Body Keeps the Score - Book Summary
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Roam Recap Ep.7
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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#18 - Mistakes Were Made (but not by me) - Book Summary
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Jul 28, 2021 |
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Roam Recap Ep.6
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Jul 21, 2021 |
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#17 - Made to Stick - Book Summary
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Jul 14, 2021 |
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Roam Recap Ep.5
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Jul 07, 2021 |
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#15 - 12 Rules for Life Part I - Book Summary
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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#16 - 12 Rules for Life Part II - Book Summary
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Feb 24, 2021 |
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Roam Recap Ep.4
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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#14 - The Origins of Virtue - Book Summary
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Jan 18, 2021 |
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Roam Recap Ep.3
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Jan 17, 2021 |
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#13 - Peak - Book Summary
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Nov 07, 2020 |
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Roam Recap Ep. 2
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Oct 22, 2020 |
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#12 - How to Have Impossible Conversations - Book Summary
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Oct 05, 2020 |
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Roam Recap Ep. 1
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Sep 22, 2020 |
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#11 - The Control Heuristic - Book Summary
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Sep 13, 2020 |
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#10 - A More Beautiful Question - Book Summary
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Sep 02, 2020 |
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#9 - What Game Are You Playing - Book Summary
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Aug 17, 2020 |
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#7 - The Elephant in the Brain Part II - Book Summary
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Jul 10, 2020 |
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#6 - The Elephant in the Brain Part I - Book Summary
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Jun 27, 2020 |
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#5 - Factfulness - Book Summary
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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#4 - What We Learnt This Month Summary
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Jun 07, 2020 |
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#3 - A Mind for Numbers - Book Summary
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May 27, 2020 |
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#2 - The Molecule of More - Book Summary
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May 19, 2020 |
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#1 - How to Read a Book - Book Summary
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May 13, 2020 |