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In-depth breakdowns of some of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.

We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, feminism, psychology, politics, economics and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.

Wiser Than Yesterday Sam Harris & Nicolas Vereecke

    • Arts
    • 3.5 • 11 Ratings

In-depth breakdowns of some of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.

We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, feminism, psychology, politics, economics and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.

    The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

    The Knowledge: How to Rebuild Our World from Scratch

    Lewis Dartnell teaches us how to survive a post-apocalypse and rebuild everything we need from modern society to survive and thrive.

    • 19 min
    4000 weeks: Time management for mortals - Oliver Burkeman

    4000 weeks: Time management for mortals - Oliver Burkeman

    4000 weeks is a productivity book that is anti-productivity. We are all going to die and optimising our day for every last morsel of work is not the way to be happy or effective.

    • 32 min
    The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle

    The Culture Code: Secrets of Highly Successful Groups - Daniel Coyle

    Teamwork is renowned for being the key to success. The practicalities of making it happen to rely on building a brilliant culture. But what does that mean?

    • 35 min
    NEURODIVERSITY - ADHD: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman

    NEURODIVERSITY - ADHD: Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain by Peter Shankman

    Faster Than Normal: Turbocharge Your Focus, Productivity, and Success with the Secrets of the ADHD Brain

    By Peter Shankman


    In Faster Than Normal, Shankman shares his hard-won insights and daily hacks for making ADHD a secret weapon for living a full and deeply satisfying life. Both inspiring and practical, the book presents life rules, best practices, and simple but powerful ways to:


    Harness your creative energy to generate and execute your ideas
    Direct your hyperfocus to get things done
    Identify your pitfalls--and avoid them
    Streamline your daily routine to eliminate distractions
    Use apps and other tech innovations to free up your time and ener


    Filled with ingenious hacks and supportive self-care advice, this is the positive, practical book the ADHD community has long needed - and is also an invaluable handbook for anyone who's sick of feeling overwhelmed and wants to drive their faster-than-normal brain at maximum speed...without crashing.




    Takeaways


    Focus on changing your brain chemistry first thing each day by doing an exercise.
    Eliminate choice wherever possible. The less time you have to spend on creating decisions, the more time you can spend on things that matter.
    Having an adequate sleep and eating well has a huge impact.




    Host rating for 'Faster Than Normal'

    Nico

    Rating: 8/10


    Sam

    Rating: 9/10




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    • 38 min
    NEURODIVERSITY - AUTISM: NeuroTribes; The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman

    NEURODIVERSITY - AUTISM: NeuroTribes; The Legacy of Autism and the Future of Neurodiversity by Steve Silberman

    The book mostly provide us a history lesson but in this episode, Nico and Sam gave us their viewpoint and facts of autism.

    • 29 min
    NEURODIVERSITY - PSYCHOPATHS: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton

    NEURODIVERSITY - PSYCHOPATHS: The Wisdom of Psychopaths: What Saints, Spies, and Serial Killers Can Teach Us About Success by Kevin Dutton

    Most of us think that psychopaths are serial killers or murderers, but the author, Kevin Dutton, provides us with a different perspective on psychopaths.

    Nico and Sam share their takeaways and opinions based on how the author describes psychopaths.

    • 27 min

Customer Reviews

3.5 out of 5
11 Ratings

11 Ratings

Citizen_dave ,

Excellent book conversations

Serious conversations in under 30 minutes by two intelligent hosts covering a variety of interesting non-fiction works. Wish there were more shows like this to subscribe to.

KJMLALA16 ,

Hidden Gem

tl:dr These guys are fantastic!! LISTEN!

Podcast genre -
Discussion of an acclaimed or notorious non-fiction book in under an hour

This podcast, Wiser Than Yesterday,
stands out for MANY reasons -

text selection;
structure of presentation;
intriguing and numerous ambitions
of creators for their podcast
(realized with ever more success,
book by book);

BUT: Most distinctive is the smart, startlingly honest talk
by and between Nico and Sam

Sure, also the occasional playful,
off-topic, goofy, awkward, etc. remark pops up, haha,
and these moments only enhance
the experience : )

which always lands back
on their True North - thoughtful, considered and edifying commentary
and conversation

Recommendation -
LISTEN, listen, listen
Listen during commuting time or work-out time or baby’s nap time, whatever,
it is
a perfect get-away

💜 and gratitude for Nico and Sam,

a Los Angeles Mommy home-schooling (happily) through these challenging
times

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