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Hey everyone, it’s Alex from Alex & Books and you’re listening to The Reader’s Journey. The podcast that takes you on a journey to meet amazing authors, discover brilliant books, and learn valuable lessons along the way. Now, let’s get started.For more book recs, reading tips, and book content, follow @AlexandBooks_ on Instagram & Twitter.
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My guest today is Tiago Forte author of "Building a Second Brain." Tiago Forte is one of the world’s foremost experts on productivity and has taught thousands of people around the world how timeless principles and the latest technology can revolutionize their productivity, creativity, and personal effectiveness. Get his book here: https://amzn.to/3ghadcn TIMESTAMPS: [00:00-01:24] - What is a Second Brain? [01:25] - How Tiago become a productivity expert [03:15] - How to start ...
1My guest today is Jay Papasan, the co-author of The ONE Thing. Jay Papasan is an NYT bestselling writer and business executive. In this episode, Jay shares advice on how to be more productive by identifying and focusing on your most important task, how to create better to-do lists, why you shouldn’t multitask, tips on work/life balance, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:25] - The big idea behind The ONE Thing [01:25] - Why you should make Success lists, not To-Do lists[09:00] - ...
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My guest today is Sahil Lavingia, author of The Minimalist Entrepreneur. Sahil Lavingia is the founder of Gumroad and an angel investor. Before that, he was employee #2 at Pinterest. In this episode, Sahil shares advice on building a successful business, why you want to be a creator before becoming an entrepreneur, lessons learned from Naval Ravikant, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:20] - What is a minimalist entrepreneur?[08:57] - How Sahil built his company Gumroad[12:00] - Be a...
My guest today is MJ DeMarco, author of The Great Rat Race Escape. MJ DeMarco is an entrepreneur, investor, and bestselling author of The Millionaire Fastlane. In this episode, MJ shares advice on how to escape the rat race, the myth about compounding interest making you rich, how to find the right business opportunity, advice he would give to a 21-year old kid today, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:17] - Defining the Script that 99% of people follow [2:00] - The myth of compo...
My guest today is John Gray, author of Beyond Mars and Venus. Dr. John Gray is the author of the classic dating book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. His books have sold tens of millions of copies and have been translated into approximately 45 languages in more than 100 countries. In this episode, John shares how relationship dynamics have changed over the past 20 years, why men need Cave Time to get in touch with their masculine side, why women need Talk Therapy to get in touch...
My guest today is Nate Dallas, author of You’re Too Good To Feel This Bad. Nate’s book is like 10 self-improvement books wrapped into one. He covers over several health-related topics such as sleep, breathing, diet, exercise, mindset, meditation, and many more areas that play a vital role in achieving better health. Listen to this podcast to learn how to sleep better, why you should be breathing through your nose, why you should be drinking more water, why you need to be aware of your self-ta...
My guest today is Christian Busch, author of The Serendipity Mindset. His book is all about the art and science of creating good luck. That’s right, luck is a skill that can be learned and improved upon. In our conversation, Christian explains the difference between blind luck and smart luck (AKA serendipity), how bad luck today can become good luck tomorrow, 10 tips to increase your luck, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:42] - How a car crash changed Christian’s life[02:34] - Blind luck ...
Learn more about Howard’s speed reading program at berglearning.com/a/alexbooks. My guest today is Howard Berg, the author of Super Reading Secrets. Howard holds the Guinness record for being the world’s fastest reader, reading at 80 pages per minute. In our conversation, Howard shares advice on how to read faster, bad habits that are slowing down your reading speed, how to take notes while reading, how to remember more of what you’ve read, and much more. TIMESTAMPS: [00:50] - How Howa...
My guest today is John David Mann, the author of How To Write Good (Or At Least, Gooder). John has coauthored over 30 books including The Go-Giver, The Latte Factor, The Slight Edge, and many more bestselling books. In our conversation, John shares the three ingredients for good writing, how reading more will improve your writing, the writing process John used to write several bestselling books, the differences between traditional publishing and self-publishing, and much more. TIMESTAMP...
My guest today is Logan Ury, the author of How To Not Die Alone: The Surprising Science That Will Help You Find Love. Logan studied psychology at Harvard, ran Google’s behavioral science team, and now works at the dating app Hinge and as a dating coach. In our conversation, Logan shares advice on what really matters in a long-term partner and what doesn’t, the pros and cons of online dating, why you shouldn’t focus on the initial spark or chemistry on a date, the difference between falling in...
My guest today is James Altucher, the author of Skip the Line: The 10,000 Experiments Rule and Other Surprising Advice for Reaching Your Goals. James is an entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master, comedian, and prolific writer. He's also the podcast host of "The James Altucher Show" which has had over 30 million downloads. In our conversation, James shares advice on how to get around the 10,000-hour rule, how to acquire skills quickly, why you want to learn micro-skills, the value of...
My guest today is Blas Moros, a talented writer and the creator of a very popular blog called The Rabbit Hole, where he's shared 600+ book summaries, along with dozens of essays and other educational resources. In our conversation, Blass shares advice on how to choose what book to read next, the value of taking notes and writing summaries, how to find time to read more, and more great reading tips. He also talks about the importance of playing infinite games, explains the opportunity p...
My guest today is Scott Young, the bestselling author of Ultralearning: Master Hard Skills, Outsmart the Competition, and Accelerate Your Career. Scott is a prolific writer who writes about learning, productivity, and habits. He is known for documenting learning challenges such as completing 4-years of MIT computer science classes in one year and learning four languages in one year. In our conversation, Scott talks about how to learn skills faster, the paradox of learning and why sometimes le...
My guest today is Alex Banayan, the author of the #1 international bestseller The Third Door: The Wild Quest to Uncover How the World's Most Successful People Launched Their Careers. At 18-years old, Alex won The Price Is Right and sold the grand-prize to fund his journey of tracking down the world’s most successful people to uncover how they launched their careers. He interviewed Bill Gates, Tim Ferriss, Steve Wozniak, Warren Buffett, Larry King, Maya Angelou, and many more incredible indivi...
My guest today is Robin Hanson, the co-author of The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life. Robin is an associate professor of economics at George Mason University and a research associate at the Future of Humanity Institute of Oxford University. In his book, Robin explores the hidden (and oftentimes sometimes darker) motives in everyday life. In our conversation, Robin talks about the hidden meaning of body language, how humans deceive themselves and others, the dark motivat...
My guest today is Nir Eyal, the author of Indistractable: How to Control Your Attention and Choose Your Life. Nir Eyal is a bestselling author, former Stanford lecturer, and behavioral design expert. In Indistractable, Nir explains the hidden psychology behind distractions and shares practical advice on how to get the best out of technology without letting it get the best of us. In our conversation, Nir talks about what really drives human behavior, what to do when you get distracted,...
My guest today is Eric Jorgenson, the author of The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness. Naval Ravikant is the co-founder of AngelList, investor in 200+ companies, and considered by many to be a modern-day philosopher. This book is a collection of Naval's wisdom and experience shared as a curation of his most insightful interviews, essays, and podcasts. In our conversation, Eric shares Naval's advice on how to build wealth, learn the skill of happiness, become ...
My guest today is James Altucher, the author of several books including the WSJ bestseller Choose Yourself! He is an entrepreneur, angel investor, chess master, comedian, and prolific writer. He is also the podcast host of "The James Altucher Show" which has had over 30 million downloads. In our conversation, James shares advice on how to find your passion, why you should choose yourself and not wait for the approval of others, advice from billionaires, how to be happy, and much more. &...
My guest today is Greg McKeown, the NYT bestselling author of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less. He teaches and lectures about the importance of living and leading as an Essentialist around the world. He is among the most popular bloggers for the Harvard Business Review. He also holds an MBA from Stanford University. In our conversation, Greg teaches us how to be an Essentialist, the importance of trade-offs, why it's important for adults to play and get plenty of sleep, h...
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congratulations @Alex&books for your podcast. At first, I thought Dr Glover was a strange choice but, as the interview developed I realized you mastered it again! great advices for both men and women. a great way of approaching such sensitive psychological pathways.
as you say, it's so fulfilling to re-read our favourite books !
Great Episode. I like that you researched quite well about the author. Keep going