Today's authors promise to help you build purpose, clarity, and connection without quitting your job, blowing up your life, or starting from scratch. Join Mike & Cory as they consider how to use design thinking to craft lives and careers they love.

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• Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi
• Finite & Infinite Games by James Carse
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• The Second Mountain by David Brooks
• Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
• From Strength to Strength by Arthur Brooks
• What You're Made For by George Raveling
• Design Love by Marcus Buckingham

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Today's author promises to give us a guide to creating, contributing, and actualizing our potential amid the craziness of modern life. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to rediscover excellence in their own lives.

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Bookworm #180: Master of Change by Brad Stulberg
Discipline Equals Freedom by Jocko Willink
Bookworm #196: Why We Sleep by Matthew Walker
Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
Craft + Commerce
How to Live a Meaningful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans
What You're Made For by George Raveling

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

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Today's author promises to teach us a framework that will change the way we think about work and teams forever. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to identify the type of work that brings them joy and energy, and avoid work that leads to frustration and burnout.

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• MacSparky's Robot Assistant Field Guide
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• The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• Six Thinking Hats by Edward de Bono
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• Conative Connection by Kathy Kolbe
• Success Profiler
• The End of Burnout by Jonathan Maleesic
• The Way of Excellence by Brad Stulberg
• How to Live a Meaningful Life by Bill Burnett & Dave Evans

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

This episode of Bookworm is sponsored by:

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Today's author (and acclaimed storytelling teacher) promises to teach us how our brains create worlds by being attuned to moments of unexpected change. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to master the science of storytelling.

LifeTheme Cohort

Bookworm 244: The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier

The Science of Storytelling by Matthew Storr

Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks

The Science of Scaling by Dr. Benjamin Hardy & Blake Erickson

48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene

Influence by Robert Cialdini

The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Ghost Town Living by Brent Underwood

Red Rising by Pierce Brown

WALL-E

The West Wing

Phineas and Ferb

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Today's author promises to transform the way we coach others by offering us seven simple questions. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to level up their own coaching habits.

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• The Coaching Habit
• Box of Crayons
• Mike’s YouTube channel
• Obsidian Starter Vault
• Free Time by Jenny Blake
• Jenny’s Free Time Toolkit
• Essentialism by Greg McKeown
• Playing to Win by A. G. Lafley & Roger Martin
• The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr
• 6 Types of Working Genius by Patrick Lencioni
• 5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
• Predictable Profits by Stu McLaren
• Sojourners & Strangers by Michael O'Brien

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Have you ever felt "burnt out?" Burnout has become our go-to term for talking about the pressure and dissatisfaction we experience. Today's author shares his own experience and proposes an alternative to our cultural obsession with work. Join Mike & Cory as they explore a new way to think about work, ideals, and dignity.

The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic
Burnout by Christina Maslach
Intentional by Chris Bailey
Master Your Motivation by Susan Fowler
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Science of Storytelling by Will Storr

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐

Today's author promises to teach us frameworks and principles to help us stop overthinking when trying to decide. Join Mike and Cory as they attempt to escape the endless "what if" loops in their brains and make better (and more intuitive) decisions.

Intentional by Chris Bailey
Claude Just Game My Obsidian Journaling Workflow a HUGE Upgrade
Mike’s PKM Quiz
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The Overthinker’s Guide to Making Decisions by Joseph Nguyen
Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
Tim Ferris’s Fear Setting Exercise
The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic
The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stanier
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
The Crucified King by Jeremy Treat

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐

Today's author promises to distill a decade of deep research on productivity to deliver a profound, practical, and counterintuitive road map to getting things done. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to live a more intentional life.

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Intentional by Chris Bailey
The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
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Hyper Focus by Chris Bailey
How to Calm Your Mind by Chris Bailey
How to Train Your Mind by Chris Bailey
Overcoming Procrastination Course
The Overthinker's Guide to Making Decisions by Joseph Nguyen
Don't Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen
The End of Burnout by Jonathan Malesic
Red Rising by Pierce Brown
Reading the Gospels Wisely by Jonathan Pennington

Mike's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Cory's Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐