The Rational Reminder Podcast | RR #189 - Regret (and How to Read More w/ Neil Pasricha) @rationalreminder | Uploaded February 2022 | Updated October 2024, 13 hours ago.
Today’s guest is Neil Pasricha and he joins us to discuss how to read more. Before our time with Neil, Ben and Cameron lead the discussion, working through a range of topics including how to grasp large numbers, the value of ‘humbitious’ leadership, and how to get a better understanding of regret. When Neil jumps into the conversation, he starts by making an argument for reading, telling us how it is the best form of compressed knowledge we have, and that readers effectively live a new life each time they read a book. We hear about how Neil got back into reading later in his life and the role it has played in shaping so many of his most significant projects over the last few years. He answers some common objections that people have to reading, busting the myth that there is no time for reading or that only certain kinds of books are worth it. In light of our current reading challenge, we hear Neil’s views on whether making a public commitment is an effective approach to reading more. Wrapping up, Neil makes a great point about the importance of finding the right books for your personality and gives some helpful tips for how to do so.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
10:45 Cameron's recommendations
17:00 News stories
27:30 Regret & decision-making
50:43 What are you obsessed with these days?
56:39 Discussion with Neil Pasricha on the importance of reading
Books From Today’s Episode:
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers — amzn.to/3H9wfWc
Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership — amzn.to/3vdiUJZ
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward — amzn.to/3LQNG1a
Links From Today’s Episode:
Rational Reminder on iTunes — itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582.
Rational Reminder Website — rationalreminder.ca
Shop Merch — shop.rationalreminder.ca
Join the Community — community.rationalreminder.ca
Follow us on Twitter — twitter.com/RationalRemind
Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder
Benjamin on Twitter — twitter.com/benjaminwfelix
Cameron on Twitter — twitter.com/CameronPassmore
Neil Pasricha on Twitter — twitter.com/NeilPasricha
22 in 22 Reading Challenge — Join the Rational Reminder’s 22 in 22 reading challenge!
Ben’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): 7XWESMK
Cameron’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): N62IPTX
Neil Pasricha — https://www.neil.blog/
'Eight Ways to Read (a Lot) More Books This Year' — hbr.org/2017/02/8-ways-to-read-a-lot-more-books-this-year
Today’s guest is Neil Pasricha and he joins us to discuss how to read more. Before our time with Neil, Ben and Cameron lead the discussion, working through a range of topics including how to grasp large numbers, the value of ‘humbitious’ leadership, and how to get a better understanding of regret. When Neil jumps into the conversation, he starts by making an argument for reading, telling us how it is the best form of compressed knowledge we have, and that readers effectively live a new life each time they read a book. We hear about how Neil got back into reading later in his life and the role it has played in shaping so many of his most significant projects over the last few years. He answers some common objections that people have to reading, busting the myth that there is no time for reading or that only certain kinds of books are worth it. In light of our current reading challenge, we hear Neil’s views on whether making a public commitment is an effective approach to reading more. Wrapping up, Neil makes a great point about the importance of finding the right books for your personality and gives some helpful tips for how to do so.
Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
10:45 Cameron's recommendations
17:00 News stories
27:30 Regret & decision-making
50:43 What are you obsessed with these days?
56:39 Discussion with Neil Pasricha on the importance of reading
Books From Today’s Episode:
Making Numbers Count: The Art and Science of Communicating Numbers — amzn.to/3H9wfWc
Humbitious: The Power of Low-Ego, High-Drive Leadership — amzn.to/3vdiUJZ
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward — amzn.to/3LQNG1a
Links From Today’s Episode:
Rational Reminder on iTunes — itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-rational-reminder-podcast/id1426530582.
Rational Reminder Website — rationalreminder.ca
Shop Merch — shop.rationalreminder.ca
Join the Community — community.rationalreminder.ca
Follow us on Twitter — twitter.com/RationalRemind
Follow us on Instagram — @rationalreminder
Benjamin on Twitter — twitter.com/benjaminwfelix
Cameron on Twitter — twitter.com/CameronPassmore
Neil Pasricha on Twitter — twitter.com/NeilPasricha
22 in 22 Reading Challenge — Join the Rational Reminder’s 22 in 22 reading challenge!
Ben’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): 7XWESMK
Cameron’s Reading Code (22 in 22 Challenge): N62IPTX
Neil Pasricha — https://www.neil.blog/
'Eight Ways to Read (a Lot) More Books This Year' — hbr.org/2017/02/8-ways-to-read-a-lot-more-books-this-year
