*Aristotle’s relentless quest to categorize everything has had a massive impact on philosophical and scientific thinking over the last 2,000 years. *His very rational, left-brain way of seeing is the essence of Western civilization. *The Nicomachean Ethics (dedicated to his son, Nicomachus) is the best expression of Aristotle’s moral philosophy. It provides a recipe for the good life that is still discussed and applied today. *The good life is one where reason is taken into account at all levels. One should act with the appropriate balance, rather than live a life of unrestrained action or bland asceticism. *Pleasures should not be ignored, nor should they control one’s life entirely. A person should be brave when necessary, but should not put themselves into pointless danger. *Happiness is not pleasure, but a by-product of a meaningful life, and meaning tends to come from striving and self-discipline. *By carefully weighing each decision with the end of a good life in mind, we can all live in a way that brings the highest goal and reward: happiness. Theme 1: Defining Goodness - 0:29 Theme 2: The Unvirtuous Life -10:14 Theme 3: The Golden Mean - 19:12 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/HistoryProf/what-it-means-to-live-a-good-life-according-to-ari-490/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: ARI Campus. (2019). Aristotle’s Ethics and Politics: Happiness, Reason and the Ideal Society - ARI Campus. [online] Available at: https://courses.aynrand.org/campus-courses/history-of-philosophy/aristotles-ethics-and-politics-happiness-reason-and-the-ideal-society/. Full Title: Nicomachean Ethics Year of Publication: 4th century BC Book Author: Aristotle To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://a.co/d/1g3gx0K Book Insight Writer: Joe Aitken Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Elliott Schiff

*Through his discussion of his early life and studies, his long career in law enforcement and role in the spotlight of various Clinton and Trump controversies, ex-FBI head James Comey examines what it takes to be an effective, ethical leader. *Comey led the investigation into Hillary Clinton’s emails that some believe tipped the 2016 election result in Donald Trump’s favor. *Getting to the truth was crucial, but so too was running the investigation independently from the inevitable political pressures. *After Trump was elected, Comey battled to maintain the independence of the FBI. He describes his encounters with the president and the difficult legal and moral situations he was placed in. *A Higher Loyalty provides a gripping insider’s look into the highest echelons of American government and the personal dilemmas Comey faced in upholding the FBI’s – and his own – integrity. Theme 1: The value of truth & the toxic effect of lies - 0:29 Theme 2: Rule of Law & Political Pressure -9:50 Theme 3: Ethical Leadership - 19:32 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/AshamedlyAmerican/james-comey-on-lies-law-and-leadership-6413 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: "James Comey Interview Part 2: The Hillary Clinton Email Investigation". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NvS67LEId7Y. Accessed 19 Apr 2019.News, ABC. "Video: James Comey Part 1: Telling Trump About The 'Dossier'". ABC News, 2019, https://abcnews.go.com/2020/video/james-comey-part-telling-trump-dossier-54492017. Accessed 19 Apr 2019. Full Title: A Higher Loyalty Year of Publication: 2018 Book Author: James Comey To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://a.co/d/fnu1x7U Book Insight Writer: Alice Park Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*In Shoe Dog, the famously reticent founder of Nike opens up to tell the story of how he transformed a $50 loan into a multibillion-dollar business. *Opening with Knight on a brisk morning run, aged 24, we’re treated to a description of the almost divine manner in which the idea for starting a shoe company first strikes. *Yet the actual making of the future megabrand was founded on Knight’s own athletic prowess and business acumen, not to mention his dogged determination. *While his college friends secured “proper jobs” and his father scolded him for “jackassing around” with sports shoes, Knight persevered. By selling shoes from the boot of his car, he managed to turnover $8,000 in his first year. *At the heart of his burgeoning business was a desire to capture the thrill of competition, to do work that didn’t feel like working. *As well as providing insights into the highs and lows of running a newly formed company, Shoe Dog shows what happens when you stop playing by society’s rules and decide to follow your heart. Theme 1: Knight’s Crazy Idea - 0:29 Theme 2: Knight’s Entrepreneurial Journey & Purpose -11:55 Theme 3: The Buttfaces - 26:06 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TomBBBusiness/how-the-story-of-nike-s-tough-early-days-can-inspi-594/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: Archive, Investors. “Billionaire Phil Knight: Starting Nike, Life and Shoes (2017).” YouTube, YouTube, 12 Sept. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQvhAkLF7t0. Bloomberg Markets and Finance, Bloomberg Markets and. “The David Rubenstein Show: Phil Knight.” YouTube, YouTube, 28 June 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=brkdw_5umYY. Carmichael, Evan. “Chris Guillebeau's Top 10 Rules For Success (@Chrisguillebeau).” YouTube, YouTube, 26 May 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDEksMt3S9s. Chapters, Indigo |. “In Conversation: Phil Knight and Indigo CEO Heather Reisman.” YouTube, YouTube, 24 May 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=0EhX62tPsGw. Institute of Passion. “Steve Jobs Talking about Passion in Work at D5 Conference 2007.” YouTube, YouTube, 6 Jan. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_SKFUHlW9Y. Morning, CBS Sunday. “How Phil Knight's ‘Crazy Idea’ Conquers the Sporting World.” YouTube, YouTube, 24 Apr. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxWJTo-0eyk. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. “Phil Knight Made A Pair Of Nikes Just For Stephen.” YouTube, YouTube, 29 Apr. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTQMi-CBcMg. Full Title: Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creating of Nike Year of Publication: 2016 Book Author: Phil Knight To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://a.co/d/1g3gx0K Book Insight Writer: Joe Barnes Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Robin Gabrielli

*Despite the attention-grabbing title, this isn’t a guide for rebels without a cause, keen to flip the middle finger at society and authority. Instead, it’s an unusually deep and thought-provoking look into the human experience. *Mining his own memories of being expelled from school for drug possession, travelling around the world seducing women, coming to terms with his parents’ divorce, and struggling to forge a career as a blogger, Manson presents a unique and intriguing life philosophy that cuts through the empty promises of clichéd self-help manuals. *The “subtle art” of the title poses a challenge: stop chasing other people’s visions of happiness, identify your personal “things to give a fuck about” and stick to them. *Manson doesn’t pretend this counterintuitive approach guarantees eternal wealth and happiness – this is not that kind of book –  but he’s convinced it will give you a shot at a pretty good life. Theme 1: Pain is Important - 0:29 Theme 2: Shitty Values - 8:00 Theme 3: Take Responsibility - 20:05 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/WorkingOnWellness/learn-the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-f-ck-in-2-min-3337 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*Ck with Mark Manson.” The Science of Success Podcast, The Science of Success Podcast, 14 Sept. 2016, www.successpodcast.com/show-notes/2016/9/14/the-subtle-art-of-not-giving-a-fck-with-mark-manson. Full Title: The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life Year of Publication: 2016 Book Author: Mark Manson To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://a.co/d/a1TJo7J Book Insight Writer: Joe Barnes Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Banned from elite schools due to the circumstances of his birth, Leonardo propelled his own education through endless reading, observation and experimentation. *He found refuge in the world of art, where his paintings of sacred dramas and Earth-based beauty astonished contemporaries. *Today, most of us know the name Leonardo da Vinci and something of his genius, but little of the full breadth of his creative impact and achievements. *Acclaimed biographer Walter Isaacson’s richly illustrated book, published ahead of the fifth centenary of Leonardo’s death, fills the gaps. He uses as his primary source material the extant notebooks – 7,200 pages survive, scattered in collections across the world, teeming with sketches and jottings – which demonstrate Leonardo’s insatiable curiosity about the world and his understanding of the interconnectedness of nature. *The book tracks da Vinci’s astonishing advances in art and technology which helped power Europe’s cultural rebirth. It also brings alive da Vinci the man, the original Renaissance man, revealing the ways he was both ahead of his time, and of his time. Theme 1: Light/Dark - 0:29 Theme 2: The Schematics - 9:19 Theme 3: Salvator Mundi - 19:27 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TheoLogian/leonardo-da-vinci-everything-you-need-to-know-6062/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: YouTube. (2019). Walter Isaacson Compares Leonardo Da Vinci To Modern Geniuses. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SqTHpgONMIM]. YouTube. (2019). Lessons from Leonardo. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fkm-gW_ANio. YouTube. (2019). Leonardo's Salvator Mundi: Scholarship, Science and Skulduggery. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIUP8l7HUWI [Accessed 2 Jul. 2019]. Full Title: Leonardo da Vinci Year of Publication: 2017 Book Author: Walter Isaacson To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/2p9c4v75 Book Insight Writer: Kevin Holden Editor: Monica Woods Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Countless books have been written about him, but The Essays of Warren Buffett (first published in 1997) is the only edited compendium of writings from the ‘Sage of Omaha’ himself. *Buffett’s eagerly anticipated annual letters to shareholders of Berkshire Hathaway contain valuable insights into his philosophy and idiosyncratic investing style, plus many simple nuggets of wisdom that everyone – multimillionaire or not – can benefit from. *Despite their age, the basic lessons in these essays have not dated. His overarching message, unusual yet undeniably successful, is that if you work with people you like and trust, and the financial fundamentals are sound, prosperity will take care of itself. *The example set by the esteemed CEO himself, who still lives in his birthplace, Omaha, Nebraska, in the house he bought in the 1950s, remains a truly inspiring one. Theme 1: Underlying Value - 0:29 Theme 2: Buying for Keeps & Legacy - 9:49 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TomBBMoney/three-rules-that-made-warren-buffett-s-fortune-317/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: Business, Fox. “Warren Buffett on Apple Investing in Tesla: It Would Be a Poor Idea.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Aug. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJp-gKJ1pQs. CNBC. “Warren Buffett: Bitcoin Is An Asset That Creates Nothing | CNBC.” YouTube, YouTube, 7 May 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtITDtZPYEw.CNBC. “Warren Buffett: Just Looking At The Price Is Not Investing | CNBC.” YouTube, YouTube, 26 Feb. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qm0jktMIYlk. Full Title: The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America Year of Publication: 1997 Book Author: Warren Buffett To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/ydkpx9ba Book Insight Writer: Tom Butler-Bowden Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Carrie Steele

*The twelve chapters of The Meditations, the personal writings of Emperor Marcus Aurelius (121–180 AD), offers modern audiences a clear understanding of Stoic philosophy. *The ancient Greek school of Stoicism hails from the 3rd century BC and was a flourishing movement in ancient Greece and Rome for some four hundred years. *It was used to build strength of character and emotional resilience in order to live wisely and cope well with life’s misfortunes. *Many of its principles remain highly relevant today, especially its call for calm and courage in the face of chaos and anxiety. *Written in Greek, as a personal journal, many centuries ago, The Meditations has been admired through the ages and is hailed as one of the world’s greatest works of philosophy. Theme 1: Judgment - 0:29 Theme 2: Evil - 6:47 Theme 3: Love & View from Above - 13:43 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TomButlerBowdon/10-inspiring-thoughts-from-marcus-aurelius-219 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: TM, Pinnacle Of Man. “Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) Simply Explained.” YouTube, YouTube, 11 Sept. 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhMmZJ3H1E8. xlTH4REMEDYlx. “Death Smiles at Us All.” YouTube, YouTube, 22 Aug. 2009, www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgKUBnoO39I. Full Title: The Meditations Year of Publication: 161 to 180 AD Book Author: Marcus Aurelius To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/2kmxcar2 Book Insight Writer: Donald Robertson Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Admiral William McRaven belongs to the US military elite, a Four-Star Admiral who was tasked with some of the country’s most crucial missions. *He hopes his true stories of perseverance, determination, and valor against all odds during his time as a United States Navy SEAL will inspire others to overcome their own challenges. *McRaven came face to face with high-profile war criminals such as Saddam Hussein, and inevitably lost friends and brothers-in-arms in the line of duty. *Through his strict principles of self-discipline, grit, and a stubborn refusal to quit, McRaven advanced and succeeded. His stories encourage us to keep going no matter what and find new power in ourselves. Theme 1: Self-Discipline & Attention to Detail  - 0:29 Theme 2: Facing Failure and Building Resistance - 7:43 Theme 3: Never Give Up - 17:59 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/WorkingOnWellness/how-can-i-make-a-difference-in-life-294 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: "University Of Texas At Austin 2014 Commencement Address - Admiral William H. Mcraven". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxBQLFLei70. Accessed 18 June 2019. Full Title: Make Your Bed: Little Things That Can Change Your Life... and Maybe the World Year of Publication: 2017 Book Author: Admirable William H. McRaven To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/3yp9hdrm Book Insight Writer: Cesare Manansala Editor: Monica Woods Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Laura Faye Smith

*Sebastian Junger’s work as a journalist and film-maker in war zones led him to some startling facts about conflict and hardship: people are often happier in times of war than in peace; disasters are sometimes recalled more fondly than vacations or weddings; and mental illness increases the richer a society becomes.  *Rather than hardship, what people cannot bear is the feeling that they are unnecessary, not part of some tight group that needs them and looks out for them.  *History bears this out: in the early days of North America’s settlement by Europeans, many white captives of American Indians, once freed, chose to go back to tribal life.  *And many of the soldiers who Junger met admitted they didn’t just struggle to find civilian life meaningful, they actually missed the war experience.  *Junger pulls these facts together into a compelling argument about the intrinsically tribal nature of human beings and the dreadful cost of the de-tribalization of modern life. Theme 1: History of Tribalism  - 0:29 Theme 2: Tribal War - 7:50 Theme 3: Tribalism & America - 16:05 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/lynlovesbooks/sebastian-junger-explains-our-tribal-origins-and-h-282 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: ABC News. “Bowe Bergdahl Responds to Those Who Called Him a Traitor.” YouTube, YouTube, 17 Oct. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyvcY2DH4fg. Archive, AP. “The CEO of Goldman Sachs Testily Defended His Company's Ethics and Business Practices during the Nat.” YouTube, YouTube, 24 July 2015, www.youtube.com/watch?v=7r3oeQdrb5c&t=49s. Fox Business. “Trump Calls Media 'Enemy of the People'.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 July 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=OtP3yDf4yuo. Joe Rogan University - Fan Channel. “Sebastian Junger on Affluent Living and Obese People.” YouTube, YouTube, 12 June 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=anyq9jn2uTw. JRE Clips. “Joe Rogan & Sebastian Junger - Modern Society Makes People Depressed.” YouTube, YouTube, 9 June 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=R04K0jLMZ1Y. PowerfulJRE. “Joe Rogan Experience #1034 - Sebastian Junger.” YouTube, YouTube, 6 Nov. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=iurXFfNriyg&t=207s. “Sebastian Junger Examines Veteran Life After Leaving 'Tribe'.” NPR, NPR, 21 May 2016, www.npr.org/2016/05/21/478962909/sebastian-junger-s-examines-veteran-life-after-leaving-tribe. TED. “Our Lonely Society Makes It Hard to Come Home from War | Sebastian Junger.” YouTube, YouTube, 10 June 2016, www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9DNWK6WfQw&t=616s. TED. “Sebastian Junger: Why Veterans Miss War.” YouTube, YouTube, 23 May 2014, www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGZMSmcuiXM&t=700s. TV, TPM. “President Bush Addresses Nation on Economic Crisis.” YouTube, YouTube, 25 Sept. 2008, www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsDmPEeurfA. Full Title: Tribe: On Homecoming & Belonging Year of Publication: 2016 Book Author: Sebastian Junger To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/2jzb5ezv Book Insight Writer: Tom Butler-Bowden Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Patrick Chou

*Katharine Graham had an image as a cultured society hostess who held court from a grand Washington residence, and as the friend of US presidents and their wives.  *But this image omits the less fabulous details of her life and the decades of hard work to make The Washington Post into the institution it became.  *Personal History is partly the story of the building of that enterprise, but it’s also a leadership book.  *Graham never intended or wanted to lead, but she became one of the most powerful media figures in America, with an inside view into some of the biggest events in 20th-century history, from John F Kennedy’s death to Watergate.  *Her story tells us that not only are there no born leaders, but all of us can be transformed by situations thrust upon us. Theme 1: Marriage: to a man, to a company  - 0:29 Theme 2: Entering the corporate arena - 11:26 Theme 3: Production Hell - 22:15 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TomBBBusiness/what-lessons-can-be-taken-from-katharine-graham-s--309/part-1 Full Title: Personal History Year of Publication: 1996 Book Author: Katherine Graham To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/5t3bhnyh  Book Insight Writer: Tom Butler-Bowden Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Our brains are machines that are always simplifying and approximating, focusing on some detail that captures our attention. Those details may be important, but we are only a brain within a vast universe, and our biases often lead us to bad predictions.  *Drawing on his groundbreaking forecasting work, Nate Silver surveys the field of prediction and discusses how to identify a meaningful signal in amongst a barrage of data.  *Only forecasting that arises from many points of data, both quantitative and qualitative, and that tries to take account of all biases, is likely to be correct.  *The only way to become better at forecasts, Silver says, is to make more of them.  *Anyone in the field of prediction has to be constantly taking in not just new points of data, but getting more and more rigorous about how they assess the data. Otherwise, you start to lose the signals for the noise. Theme 1: Nate Silver and his Highly Successful Forecast Approach  - 0:29 Theme 2: Poker, Baseball & Forecasting Things With Complex Causes and Inputs - 12:12 Theme 3: Examples Where Prediction Starts to Break Down - 22:25 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/MrBusiness/nate-silver-on-the-art-of-a-good-prediction-186 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: YouTube. (2019). The Signal and the Noise - Nate Silver. [online] Available at: https://youtu.be/z4zhI9uLs4U?t=382. Full Title: The Signal and the Noise: Why So Many Predictions Fail - But Some Don't Year of Publication: 2012 Book Author: Nate Silver To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/bdf3vevz Book Insight Writer: Carl Dister Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Viktor Frankl’s wife, parents and brother died in the concentration camps of Nazi Germany. Enduring extreme hunger, cold and brutality, first in Auschwitz then Dachau, Frankl himself was under constant threat of going to the gas chambers.  *He lost every physical belonging on his first day in the camps, and was forced to surrender a scientific manuscript he considered his life’s work. Yet having been lowered into the pits of humanity, Frankl emerged an optimist.  *His reasoning was that even in the most terrible circumstances, a person still has the freedom to choose how they see those circumstances and create meaning out of them. By accepting our suffering, we can transform it into an achievement.  *The purpose of life is not to seek happiness, but to find deep meaning in our vocation, our loves, and our challenges. Theme 1: Frankl in the Nazi concentration camps  - 0:29 Theme 2: The ability to choose our thoughts and actions - 8:23 Theme 3: Logotherapy and finding your purpose in life - 18:25 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TheoLogian/how-to-find-hope-meaning-no-matter-what-5835/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: YouTube. (2019). Finding meaning in difficult times (Interview with Dr. Viktor Frankl). [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlC2OdnhIiQ [Accessed 29 Mar. 2019]. Full Title: Man's Search for Meaning Year of Publication: 1946 Book Author: Viktor Frankl To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/2p86f35x Book Insight Writer: Kieran Saunders-Patel Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*The story of Steve Jobs’s rise, fall and restoration at Apple resembled a Greek epic, and Walter Isaacson was fascinated by the chance to reconstruct this odyssey.  *Like the fabled Icarus, Jobs tested the limits of technology and design to soar ever higher.  *But while he took a number of nosedives – descending for a time from the heights of Apple’s leadership – he never totally crashed to Earth, but was held aloft by his imagination and peerless intuition about the future.  *That remarkable inventiveness helped Apple launch a series of planet-changing products, led by Jobs’s vision of the sublime integration of art, design, ideas and technology. Theme 1: From Cyberpunk to 1984 Rebel - 0:29 Theme 2: Toy Story and Tinseltown Stardom - 12:03 Theme 3: Apple Renaissance - 20:23 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/KarinRichey/steve-jobs-the-life-time-and-vision-5705/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: Jobs, Steve. “Text of Steve Jobs' Commencement Address (2005).” Stanford News, 12 June 2017, news.stanford.edu/2005/06/14/jobs-061505/. "Steve Jobs On Pixar Success, Hollywood & Storytelling". Youtube, 2014, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BiXK11naSfY. Accessed 1 Mar 2019. "Apple - Think Different - Full Version". Youtube, 2010, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cFEarBzelBs. Accessed 1 Mar 2019. Full Title: Steve Jobs Year of Publication: 2011 Book Author: Walter Isaacson To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/yc4frh4r Book Insight Writer: Kevin Holden Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Tom Evans

*The common sense and clarity of Michael Pollan’s message – Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants – is what gives it its power, all the more so when contrasted with the dizzying, conflicting dietary advice and convoluted lists of ingredients we are faced with on a daily basis.  *Pollan is a voice of reason amid the earnest, often ill-informed clean eating and wellness debates. Here he explains how industrialization, supposed advances in nutrition and manufacturing, and misleading media have colluded to distance us from simple, healthy eating.  *Both a manifesto and a manual, In Defense of Food offers clear guidelines about what to eat (in short, only foodstuffs your grandmother would recognize) and what to avoid (step forward, high fructose corn syrup).  *It also encourages us to experience the full pleasures of eating, and reminds us how food connects us to nature and to cultures going back hundreds of years. Theme 1: Rise of nutrition - 0:29 Theme 2: Why are we so sick? - 8:35 Theme 3: Eat and live well - 15:49 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: How to eat for pleasure & still be healthy – Michael Pollen (memod.com) Full Title: In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto Year of Publication: 2009 Book Author: Michael Pollen To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/y3494rpu Book Insight Writer: Laura Gladwin Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*In later life, Isaiah Berlin regretted calling his essay The Hedgehog and the Fox, but it’s an undoubtedly intriguing title.  *While it investigates the two ways of approaching knowledge, that of the fox who ‘knows many things’ and the hedgehog who ‘knows one big thing’ – outlining what would become a key principle of modern cultural theory – the essay’s real subject matter is the Leo Tolstoy’s view of history.  *Berlin had studied his fellow Russian Tolstoy’s work (he had also translated Russian literature), and viewed Tolstoy as a first-rate philosopher. In analysing War and Peace, and keeping in mind the aforementioned wildlife imagery, he reveals the fundamental tension between the two approaches.  *This tension is at the heart of Tolstoy’s philosophy: the hedgehog-like yearning for a unifying Truth despite the fox-like acceptance of everyday life in all its infinite and unknowable variety. Theme 1: Folly & Conceit of History - 0:29 Theme 2: Free Will & Rationality - 7:19 Theme 3: Two Levels of Reality - 15:21 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/jashdholani/the-tragedy-of-tolstoy-3254 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: “Freedom and Its Betrayal: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1952).” Freedom and Its Betrayal: Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1952) | University of Oxford Podcasts - Audio and Video Lectures, podcasts.ox.ac.uk/freedom-and-its-betrayal-jean-jacques-rousseau-1952. Intellect, Manufacturing. “Isaiah Berlin Interview on Why Philosophy Matters (1976).” YouTube, YouTube, 16 Sept. 2017, www.youtube.com/watch?v=vib2rqJKS08 Full Title: The Hedgehog and the Fox: An Essay on Tolstoy's View of History Year of Publication: 1953 Book Author: Isaiah Berlin To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/3mmj62d3 Book Insight Writer: Tom Butler-Bowden Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Elliott Schiff

*Parenting can be tough work, and at times it can feel like just surviving is the most you’re able to do. But psychotherapists Siegel and Bryson show that the most difficult moments are actually opportunities to thrive – you just need to use integration.  *Integration means connecting the two sides of your – and your child’s – brain.  *This can occur both horizontally, left brain to right brain, or vertically, ‘upstairs’ brain to ‘downstairs’ brain.  *It’s about engaging both the emotional and logical parts of the brain and understanding how these sides develop at different stages in your child.  *Eminently practical and engaging, the strategies and techniques in The Whole-Brain Child will help your children lead connected, meaningful and balanced lives. Theme 1: The Importance of Integration - 0:29 Theme 2: Memories and Mindsight - 11:02 Theme 3: The Whole Brain Family - 23:07 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/KarinRichey/the-whole-brain-child-method-can-revolutionize-you-276 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: Siegel, D. (2019). TPP 090: Dr. Daniel Siegel on Helping Our Kids Develop a "Yes" Brain. [online] SoundCloud. Available at: https://soundcloud.com/deborah-reber/tpp-090-dr-daniel-siegel-on-helping-our-kids-develop-a-yes-brain?consumer_key%3D815e7acf2915c50abba1bce5fa411952&sa=D&ust=1557784424500000&usg=AFQjCNEBey6esI3eeg-18QlnXWcuKqpf_A. Kids in the House. (2019). Articles on Watch Parenting Videos - Expert Advice for All Parents | Kids in the House. [online] Available at: https://www.kidsinthehouse.com/all-parents/parenting/resilience/helping-children-overcome-bad-experiences&sa=D&ust=1557784424516000&usg=AFQjCNEjfiu54KKiMWe34M9ojMKFjE7v5w. Full Title: The Whole Brain Child: The Whole-Brain Child: 12 Revolutionary Strategies to Nurture Your Child's Developing Mind Year of Publication: 2011 Book Author: Daniel J Siegel, Tina Payne Bryson To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/tumbuchm Book Insight Writer: Dinsa Sachan Editor: Morwenna Loughman Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*In today’s world, competition is becoming increasingly fierce. This leads to bloody battles among competitors who are forced to keep reducing prices while continuously spending money on incremental improvements in product quality.  *If they are successful at this, they will merely stay afloat in red oceans. Because other firms are doing the same, everyone is facing the risk of drowning.  *Blue Ocean Strategy offers a different way of making business. Instead of swimming in red waters replete with hungry competitors, Kim and Mauborgne recommend finding blue oceans, that is becoming pioneers in new and untapped markets.  *Kim and Mauborgne summarize their approach by saying that “The only way to beat the competition is to stop trying to beat the competition”. Theme 1: What is blue ocean strategy? - 0:29 Theme 2: How to find blue oceans & avoid traps - 9:54 Theme 3: How to renew blue oceans - 24:10 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/TomBBBusiness/how-did-cirque-du-soleil-become-so-big-and-what-le-307 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: YouTube. (2019). Blue Ocean Strategy, Create New Markets and Leave the Competition Behind | Renée Mauborgne | WOBI. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clp-IMpuwaQ. Mauborgne, R. (2019). Stop Competing & Start Creating: How to Be Uniquely Successful With Renée Mauborgne. [online] YouTube. Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLgUnEtN1Ic. Full Title: Blue Ocean Strategy, Expanded Edition: How to Create Uncontested Market Space and Make the Competition Irrelevant Year of Publication: 2015 Book Author: Renée Mauborgne, W. Chan Kim To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/pj6cv7av Book Insight Writer: Rafal Jennek Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Gabe Mara Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Like many people, Rachel Hollis had a difficult time growing up. But she realized that, whatever her circumstances, it was no excuse for not designing and building a great life.  *Success has to be seized, and involves sacrifices, but it’s no harder than settling for mediocrity.  *The former party planner with a flourishing media company and family reveals what’s behind the influencer persona.  *Hollis is shockingly honest about her struggles, mistakes, crises, and the sheer amount of time it took her to achieve what she has.  *Her themes such as the need to dream big, the importance of letting go of the past, and making sure you care for yourself first are to be found in many self-help books, but Hollis adds into the mix her Christian faith.  *It brings extra meaning to her goal to empower women around the world and help them become their own hero. Theme 1: Self-Discipline and Attention to Detail - 0:29 Theme 2: Life is Unfair - Facing Failure and Building Resilience - 9:20 Theme 3: Never Give Up - 17:55 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/WorkingOnWellness/how-can-i-believe-in-myself-more-114 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: YouTube. (2019). I Don’t Care What You Think Of Me For Having A Dream | Rachel Hollis on Impact Theory. [online] Available at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tG6jr3K2s88 Stitcher.com. (2019). #254: From Crippling Excuses to Empowered Action with Rachel Holllis from Online Marketing Made Easy with Amy Porterfield. [online] Available at: https://www.stitcher.com/podcast/amy-porterfield/online-marketing-made-easy-with-amy-porterfield/e/59407988 Full Title: Girl, Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies About Who You Are So You Can Become Who You Were Meant to Be Year of Publication: 2018 Book Author: Rachel Hollis To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/55dnh5st Book Insight Writer: Karin Richey Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Elliot Schiff

*If dying is a certainty, dying early is almost always a choice.  *This is the thread running through Michael Greger’s How Not To Die. Backed up by a catalogue of studies, Greger compellingly demonstrates how we can prevent, treat and even reverse our most common chronic diseases.  *The subtitle is Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease.  *Greger argues that to avoid the fifteen leading causes of death and disease in the developed world, all it takes is one simple, if sometimes challenging, dietary change: a whole-food, plant-based diet. Theme 1: We are all going to die - 0:29 Theme 2: The dark motivations of the food industry - 8:56 Theme 3: How not to die early - 14:35 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/WorkingOnWellness/thinking-of-going-vegan-read-this-first-151/part-1 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: "Dr. Michael Greger: "How Not To Die" | Talks At Google". Youtube, 2019, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rNY7xKyGCQ&feature=youtu.be&t=90. Accessed 5 Feb 2019. Full Title: How Not To Die: Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease Year of Publication: 2015 Book Author: Michael Greger To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/wd75djf9 Book Insight Writer: Helen Long Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Kristi Burns

*Arguably the most influential self-help book of all time, Dale Carnegie’s bestseller had an immediate impact on publication in 1936, going through 17 editions in its first year alone, and coining a much-imitated phrase. *Still highly popular today, How to Win Friends and Influence People is a paean to integrity and good humor in the name of healthy capitalism, and a touchstone of American self-improvement. *People continue to flock to Dale Carnegie courses and swear by his simple, yet powerful, advice. *In fact, it’s said that the only diploma hanging in Warren Buffett’s office is his certificate from Dale Carnegie’s training course. Theme 1: What would Lincoln do? - 0:29 Theme 2: The age of influence - 9:26 Theme 3: Lead like Carnegie - 21:32 Like what you hear? Be sure to like & subscribe to support this podcast! Also leave a comment and let us know your thoughts on the episode. You can also get a free weekly email about the Book Insight of the week. Subscribe at memod.com/insights Want quick save-able, share-able bullet points on this book? Check out the Memo: https://memod.com/WorkingOnWellness/how-can-i-be-more-likeable-191 HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE: Harari, Yuval Noah. “Transcript of ‘What Explains the Rise of Humans?".” Ted, Ted, www.ted.com/talks/yuval_noah_harari_what_explains_the_rise_of_humans/transcript?language=en#t-934356. “Yuval Noah Harari: A History of Humankind.” TVO, 31 Aug. 2015, www.tvo.org/video/programs/the-agenda-with-steve-paikin/yuval-noah-harari-a-history-of-humankind. Full Title: Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind Year of Publication: 2015 Book Author: Yuval Noah Harari To purchase the complete edition of this book click here: https://tinyurl.com/5544vssb Book Insight Writer: Niall Kishtainy Editor: Tom Butler-Bowden Producer: Daniel Gonzalez Production Manager: Karin Richey Curator: Tom Butler-Bowden Narrator: Elliot Schiff