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Book Recommendations From a Best-Selling Author and Podcaster
24:05 - 35:15 (11:10)
Best-selling author and podcaster, Tim Ferriss, recommends two books - Exit West by Mohsin Hamid and The Tradition by Jericho Brown. He explains the unique narrative structures of the books and how they serve as pattern interrupts.
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The speaker shares their perspective on the value of reading fiction versus non-fiction and how fiction can often communicate utilitarian truths in a more memorable way.
24:05 - 28:36 (04:30)
Summary
The speaker shares their perspective on the value of reading fiction versus non-fiction and how fiction can often communicate utilitarian truths in a more memorable way. They also compare the learning process of meditation to learning how to snowboard.
ChapterBook Recommendations From a Best-Selling Author and Podcaster
Episode#171: The Random Show - New Favorite Books, Memory Training, and Bets On VR
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
The first recommendation is "Exit West" by Mohsin Hamid.
28:36 - 31:39 (03:02)
Summary
The first recommendation is "Exit West" by Mohsin Hamid. The second recommendation is a book of poetry written as a parody of a self-help book. Both books are beautifully written and worth reading.
ChapterBook Recommendations From a Best-Selling Author and Podcaster
Episode#171: The Random Show - New Favorite Books, Memory Training, and Bets On VR
PodcastThe Tim Ferriss Show
Tim Ferriss discusses his renewed interest in poetry, citing the book "Night Sky With Exit Wounds" by Ocean Vuong as an example of how the unusual formatting and evocative language of poetry serves as a pattern interrupt for the brain and provides new lenses through which to view the world.
31:39 - 35:15 (03:36)
Summary
Tim Ferriss discusses his renewed interest in poetry, citing the book "Night Sky With Exit Wounds" by Ocean Vuong as an example of how the unusual formatting and evocative language of poetry serves as a pattern interrupt for the brain and provides new lenses through which to view the world.