Bookworm

Today's author promises to help us build a visual-first system to capture, connect, and use our ideas like never before. Join Mike & Cory as ponder the creative power of the visual zettelkasten.Support the ShowLazy.soSketch Your Mind by Zsolt ViczianA System for Writing by Bob DotoExcalidrawExcalidraw Obsidian pluginExcalibrain Obsidian pluginGoodNotesMindNodeSublimeThe Sketchnote Workbook by Mike RohdeRory's Story CubesProuse and The Squid by Maryanne WolfHacking the Human Mind by Richard Shotton and Michaelaaron FlickerIntentional by Chris BaileyMike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

For years, we’ve been told the answer to burnout is better balance. Today’s author promises to show us a better way. Join Mike and Cory as they examine an alternative approach to ambition.Support the Show Recommend a Book Craft + Commerce Sponsor Games The Pathless Path Premium Hardcover Edition Otterpine Press Bookworm #208: Good Work Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort Bookworm 232: Published Bookworm #234: Sponsor Magnet Blanc Media 8-Week Sabbaticals The Second Mountain by David Brooks Focused 243: 243: The Single Source of Truth is On the Fridge, with Thom Gibson Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian The Proust & The Squid by Maryanne Wolf Bookworm ShirtsMike's Rating: 3.0Cory's Rating: 3.0

Today’s author promises to teach us how to listen more than we talk, to think with nuance, to ruthlessly question our own beliefs, and to develop a method of self-education. Join Mike & Cory as they consider the virtue on which all other virtues depend.Support the Show Recommend a Book Personal Retreat Planner Bookworm #235: Made to Stick Sponsor Games Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday Bookworm #213: Meditations LifeHQ Scrivener Poor Charlie’s Almanack The Deep Life #371: Is It Finally Time to Leave Social Media? Bookworm #201: Right Thing, Right Now Bookworm #158: Discipline is Destiny Bookworm #130: Courage is Calling Focused #239: How to Focus Like a Roman Emperor, with Donald J. Robertson Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz Sketch Your Mind by Zsolt Viczian Excalidraw plugin A System for Writing by Bob Doto Bookworm ShirtsMike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s authors promise to help us transform the way we communicate our ideas. Join Mike & Cory as they dive into what makes an idea sticky. Support the Show Recommend a Book Mike’s Personal Retreat video NaNoWriMo The Library Sponsor Games Bookworm 234: Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore Made to Stick by Chip and Dan Heath Storyworth by Matthew Dicks Mike’s 20 Obsidian Quality of Life Tips video Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath Switch by Chip and Dan Heath Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday Toxic Grit by Amanda Goetz Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 4.5

Today’s author promises to give us the tools we need to turn influence into income. Join Mike & Cory as they consider building their own dream brand partnerships. Support the Show Recommend a Book FC26 The Personal Retreat Planner Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore Signature Framework Sponsor Games Creator Wizard Building a Second Brain book Building a Second brain course Morgen Mike’s Morgen Video Creator Flywheels course Justin Welsch Creator MBA Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath Wisdom Takes Work by Ryan Holiday Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author promises to give us the antidote to deadline dread, time guilt, and chronic rushing. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to redefine their relationships with the clock. Support the Show Recommend a Book Overcoming Procrastination (Chris Bailey’s course) The Personal Retreat Planner Mike’s Personal Retreat video Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau The Technological Society by Jacques Ellul Mike’s essay on cranking vs. creating Feel-Good Productivity by Ali Abdaal How to Read a Book by Mortimer Adler Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore Made to Stick by Chip & Dan Heath Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 3.5

Today’s author promises to give us a map to go from blank page to published author as fast as possible. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what it takes to actually write a book. Support the Show Recommend a Book The Personal Retreat Planner Mike’s Book Notes Overcoming Procrastination (Chris Bailey’s course) The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey Focused #238: Knitting Our Parachutes Published by Chandler Bolt Selfpublishing.com MindNode LifeHQ Senja Creator Science podcast with Jay Clouse & Justin Moore Sponsor Magnet by Justin Moore Building a Second Brain by Tiago Forte Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author promises to give us tactics we can use to overcome procrastination and take action on what’s really important. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to seize the day with decision, discipline, and determination. Support the Show Recommend a Book The Personal Retreat Planner Zapier Numerics Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition by Brian Tracy Focused podcast Atomic Habits by James Clear LifeHQ Getting Things Done by David Allen Published by Chandler Bolt Time Anxiety by Chris Guillebeau Delighting in the Trinity by Michael Reeves How to Think Like a Roman Emperor Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s authors promise to teach us a framework for helping us view business through a whole new lens. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what it means to set impossible goals with impossible timelines. Support the Show Recommend a Book WavePal Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson The Gap & The Gain by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy Scaling.com 10x Is Easier Than 2x by Dan Sullivan & Dr. Benjamin Hardy Scrum by Jeff & J.J. Sutherland LifeHQ Nathan Barry’s Skyscraper vs. Strip Mall Idea Cal Newport’s podcast The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition by Brian Tracy Published by Chandler Bolt Sprint by Jake Knapp & John Zeratsky The Call to Climb by James Robbins Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 3.0Cory's Rating: 3.0

Today’s author promises to help us find success, happiness, and deep purpose in the second half of life. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to navigate some of life’s toughest transitions. Support the Show Recommend a Book Ecamm Live Doc Rock | YouTube Opus Pro No Dumb Questions From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks The Second Mountain by David Brooks Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman How Will You Measure Your Life? by Clayton Christensen Mike’s Personal Retreat Livestream Personal Retreat Planner Waitlist F3 Nation The Way The Secrets of Happy Families by Bruce Feiler Agile Programming for Your Family | TED The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson WavePal The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson Eat That Frog! Fourth Edition by Brian Tracy Write Useful Books by Rob Fitzpatrick Scrolling Ourselves to Death Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s authors (and two of Time’s 100 Most Influential People in AI) promise to help us navigate the often misleading claims about the real capabilities of Artificial Intelligence. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what AI can do, what it can’t, and how to tell the difference. Support the Show Recommend a Book The Library Typefully Lean Learning companion course AI Snake Oil by Arvid Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor Delphi AI & I podcast Co-Intelligence by Ethan Mollick Tools & Weapons by Brad Smith TitletownTech The Social Dilemma From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson Serve to Sell by John Meese Scrolling Ourselves to Death Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 3.0Cory's Rating: 3.0

Today’s author promises to help us identify what’s essential for our growth and eliminate all the distractions that tend to bog us down. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to navigate the chaos of information overload. Support the Show Recommend a Book Craft + Commerce CEX Newsletter Marketing Summit The Library Macstock Lean Learning by Pat Flynn Smart Passive Income Deep Pocket Monster The $100 MBA DEVONthink Focused podcast Read Between the Lynes AI Snake Oil by Arvid Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks The Second Mountain by David Brooks Scrolling Ourselves to Death Moonshot by Mike Massimino Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.5

Today’s author is a Harvard stress expert who promises to help us overcome our stress using five small but mighty mindset shifts. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to rewire their brains and achieve balance in their battle with burnout. Support the Show Recommend a Book The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins The 5 Resets by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson Don’t Eat the Frog First July 2025 Ship30 Cohort Link (Save $100) The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Lean Learning by Pat Flynn AI Snake Oil by Arvid Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor Useful Not True by Derek Sivers Focused with Derek Sivers Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author promises to teach us how to stop wasting energy on what we can’t control and start focusing on what truly matters. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to discover how much power they truly have. Support the Show Craft + Commerce The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins Mel Robbins Podcast The 5 Resets by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar Lean Learning by Pat Flynn Recommend a Book Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s author has worked with U.S. Military Academy Cadets, world-class athletes, and many others needing to develop the confidence needed to succeed on the world’s largest stages. Join Cory & Mike as they learn how to build, protect, and rely on the confidence needed to perform well when it matters most. Support the Show Craft + Commerce City of Trees Marathon The Confident Mind by Nate Zinser Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy Mike’s Cycle Diagrams Mike’s Plus Minus Next video The War of Art by Steven Pressfield The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth A Praying Church by Paul Miller Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 3.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

Today’s author promises to help us understand how considering when can help us live richer, more engaged lives. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to decipher the scientific secrets of perfect timing. Support the Show Mike’s Newsletter poll When by Daniel Pink Dead Wake by Erik Larson Daily Rituals by Mason Currey Fear Setting Poor Charlie’s Almanack Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Door County Half Marathon The Confident Mind by Nate Zinser Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins A Praying Church by Paul Miller You Can Just Do Things by Jay Yang Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 4.0

This episode of Bookworm is brought to you by: The Saint Louis Pen Show – Join us June 26-29. Tickets on sale now! Today’s author promises to help us overcome our fear by giving us the courage to go after what we really want. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to embrace the boldest versions of themselves. Support the Show Mike’s 3 Levels of Knowledge post (+ Practical PKM podcast) Transistor.fm Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort Mike’s LifeTheme Live Event The 5 Types of Wealth Quiz Wild Courage by Jenny Wood Wild Courage Resources Toastmasters Bookworm #221: The 5 Types of Wealth Smart Brevity Mike’s newsletter When by Daniel Pink The Confident Mind by Nate Zinser You Need a Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 4.0Cory's Rating: 3.0

Today’s author promises to help us reject the default path, define our priorities, and achieve lasting happiness. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to design their dream lives. Support the ShowThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer I’ve Got Time by Paul Loomans Focused #228: Time Surfing, with Paul Loomans The Library (Mike’s community) Mike’s Plus Minus Next YouTube video Micro.blog Cory’s website MarsEdit The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Sahil’s newsletter The 5 Types of Wealth Quiz Our World in Data – Time Use Recommend a Book Wild Courage by Jenny Wood When by Daniel Pink Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author promises to help us train our minds for extraordinary performance in every aspect of our lives. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to move beyond the pursuit of happiness and embark on a journey toward a life of purpose and fulfillment. Support the Show The Library (Mike’s community) Bookworm #219: Tiny Experiments Mike’s Plus Minus Next Shortcut (requires Actions for Obsidian) Actions for Obsidian Micro.blog Cory’s website Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf Focused #165: On the River, with Chris Upchurch The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer Focused #216: Wholehearted Transformation, with Amy Wicks The Best Possible Life by Jim Murphy The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Wild Courage by Jenny Wood Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0

Today’s author promises to help us live freely in a goal-obsessed world. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to turn challenges into self-discovery and doubt into opportunity. Support the Show Focused #225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-laure Le Cunff Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff Ness Labs Atomic Habits by James Clear Cortex #162: 2025 Yearly Themes Ship 30 for 30 75 Hard Ness Labs post on PACT Your Life in Weeks Mike’s Memento Mori video Mike’s People Note video Actions for Obsidian Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Bookworm Shirts Mike's Rating: 5.0Cory's Rating: 5.0