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3 Books With Neil Pasricha Neil Pasricha: Bestselling Author
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4.6 • 231 Ratings
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3 Books is a completely insane and totally epic 22-year-long quest to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world. Each chapter discusses the 3 most formative books of one of the world's most inspiring people. Sample guests include: Brené Brown, David Sedaris, Malcolm Gladwell, Roxane Gay, Cheryl Strayed, Rich Roll, Soyoung the Variety Store Owner, Derek the Hype Man, Kevin the Bookseller, Shirley The Nurse, Vishwas the Uber Driver, Angie Thomas, David Mitchell, Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, Mark Manson, Seth Godin, Judy Blume, and Quentin Tarantino. 3 Books is published on the lunar calendar with each of the 333 chapters dropped on the exact minute of every single full moon all the way up to 10:37 PM EST on April 26, 2040. 3 Books is an Apple "Best Of" award-winning show and is 100% non-profit with no ads, no sponsors, no commercials, and no interruptions. 3 Books has 3 clubs including the End of the Podcast Club, the Cover to Cover Club, and the Secret Club, which operates entirely through the mail and is only accessible by calling 1-833-READ-A-LOT. Each chapter is hosted live and in-person at the guest's preferred location by Neil Pasricha, New York Times bestselling author of The Book of Awesome, The Happiness Equation, Two-Minute Mornings, etc.
For more info check out: https://www.3books.co
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Page 112: A diary to help imbue gratitude
Pages are 333-second or less highlights from Chapters of 3 Books.
They are released at 3:33am between Chapters.
Page 112 comes from Chapter 11 with Kerri Kolen, editor of 'The Happiness Equation,' 'Lion,' and 'A Stolen Life.'
Listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/11
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Page 111: A book for kids who want to rule the universe
Pages are 333-second or less pulls from Chapters of 3 Books.
They are released at 3:33am between Chapters.
Page 111 comes from Chapter 11 with Kerri Kolen, editor of 'The Happiness Equation,' 'Lion,' and 'A Stolen Life.'
Listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/11
Get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail
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Chapter 135: Cal Newport severs cell subservience to steep slow success
Cal Newport is a guide, a visionary, a role model to me and millions of others on living an intentional and productive life amidst our noisy, scatterbrained, tech-drenched world.
He’s an MIT-trained computer science professor at Georgetown University and author of 10 books which have collectively sold over 2 million copies including ‘Deep Work,’ ‘Digital Minimalism,’ and his latest bestseller, ‘Slow Productivity.’
“I sometimes joke that my entire career is built on giving two-word terms to things everyone thinks and knows,” Cal says, but the truth is he’s doing a lot more than that.
Take ‘Slow Productivity.’
He’s boiled this new phrase down into three principles: 1) Do fewer things, 2) Work at a natural pace, and 3) Obsess over quality.
Sounds simple, right? Trite, even! But that’s when you raise your head and realize the world is conspiring against you doing any of these. Doesn’t our world today reward… doing *more* things, working at an *unnatural* pace, and obsessing over *quantity*?
There’s a reason Cal has no social media apps on his phone. Why he has no social media accounts at all…and never has! With his books, and his wonderful podcast ‘Deep Questions,’ he is focused on helping us find our way as we navigate ever-changing technology and work patterns that increasingly feel at odds with our shared quest of living intentional lives.
Cal has a giant mind and it was on full display in this chat as we discuss: how Cal measures success, the neuroscience of reading, Denis Villeneuve, the relationship between rest and work, the ideal age for unrestricted Internet access, The Washington Nationals, leetspeak and productivity pr0n, the role of books today and their future, Andrew Huberman, positive reinforcement theory, Jonathan Haidt and ‘The Anxious Generation,’ technology boundaries for children, and much, much more…
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Page 105: What makes an author an author?
Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books.
Page 105 comes from Chapter 10 with award-winning screenwriter and novelist, Elan Mastai.
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Page 104: A book recommendation for fans of X-Men
Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books.
Page 104 comes from Chapter 10 with award-winning screenwriter and novelist, Elan Mastai.
To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/10
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Page 103: You are what you do
Pages are pulled from Chapters of 3 Books.
Page 103 comes from Chapter 10 with award-winning screenwriter and novelist, Elan Mastai.
To listen to the full chapter: https://www.3books.co/chapters/10
To get the 3 Books email: http://www.3books.co/3mail
To join our community: Follow @neilpasricha on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, & YouTube
Customer Reviews
Awesome Book Stories
I started listening because I wanted to expand my reading choices. But this podcast has a brilliant format - a fascinatingly diverse list of guests talk about their three most formative books. This means that people who love what they do explain to us how they became who they are, partly because of the ideas they encountered as readers. Such a great mix of good books, engaging personal stories, and reflections on what makes life meaningful. I’ll be listening to this for a long time.
The Bryan Stevenson episode!!!
This is a great podcast, but this conversation especially. I think Canadian high schools should have to listen/study the concepts in this conversation.
Most underrated podcast of all time
Listen to him w Tarantino