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Would you say the same thing about a book?

• PaulHoule 2y ago
  Depends on the book. There are a lot of books that are the equivalent of a podcast episode (anything by Malcolm Gladwell) or a series of podcast episodes (anything by Robert Greene) and even some serious and influential books in the social sciences and can be cooked down to a single university lecture like Exit, Voice and Loyalty by Albert O. Hirschman Logic of Collective Action by Mancur Olson The Zero-sum Society by Lester Thurow (want to know why the world gave up on tariffs?) maybe some worthwhile management books could be extended into a podcast series, I'd say Quality is Free by Phillip Crosby Then there are some books that really could change your life, say Solid State Physics by Ashcroft and Mermin The Art of Computer Programming by Donald Knuth Principles of Compiler Design by Aho and Ullman Software Estimation: Demystifying the Black Art by Steve McConnell The Mushroom Cultivator: A Practical Guide to Growing Mushrooms at Home by Paul Stamets Starting Strength by Mark Rippetoe Being and Event by Alain Badiou Liberation in the Palm of your Hand by Pabongka Rinpoche The Art of Happiness by Mirko Fryba All of which have the element that they'll only change you if you engage deeply with them or the subject, like for the Rippetoe book you're going to have to pick up a bar.