What You Will Learn

Sapiens - by Yuval Noah Harari'A brief history of humankind' Human beings have come a long way since we were once apes. We evolved in many different directions - survival in the snowy plains of northern Europe required different traits than those needed to stay alive in Indonesia's steaming jungles. We quickly dispelled of our other human brothers, such as the Neanderthals, because we were given a unique gift: the 'Tree of Life Mutation' sparked a cognitive revolution that allowed us to communicate in unique ways. We quickly jumped to the top of the food chain, and by evolutionary standards, we dominated planet in no time. Yuval Noah Harari illustrates an exciting and educational tale as our journey continued through the agricultural, scientific and industrial revolutions.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This is a phenomenal book. This is a must-read if you have any relationships at any level with any other humans. A lot of the concepts are common sense, but that’s the beauty of it: we already KNOW all of these things, we just need to be reminded of the best way to bring them all together. Yes, these techniques have been adopted by con-artists and slimy salespeople, but we trust that you’ll use them for good, not evil.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thanks for listening to Season 2 of What You Will Learn! In this episode, we'll recap our favourite lessons from our favourite books, our favourite snippets from our favourite interviews, as well as drawing the winner of the Season 2 competition.  We'll be back on the 1st of July 2018 with How To Win Friends and Influence People.  If you can't wait til then, check out our bonus episodes on our petreon page: www.patreon.com/whatyouwilllearn Grab our Top 50 books: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/top50 Grab a few book summaries: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/summary   Adam Ashton's Top 10: 10 - 12 Rules for Life by Jordan Peterson 9 - The Power of Moments by Chip & Dan Heah 8 - The Life You Can Save by Peter Singer 7 - Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke 6 - The ONE Thing by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan 5 - Crossing The Chasm by Geoffrey Moore 4 - Win Bigly by Scott Adams 3 - So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport 2 - Perennial Seller by Ryan Holiday 1 - The Effective Executive by Peter Drucker   Adam Jones's Top 10:

The Subtle Art of Not Giving A F*ck - by Mark Manson'A counterintuitive approach to living a good life' This is a very popular book - it's been at the top of the charts for a couple of year - so we thought it was time we should check it out. IT's a very conversational, cheeky, matter-of-fact, not-holds-barred approach. Manson tells people what they need to hear - he doesn't sugar coat it in the traditional 'self-improvement' manner.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Chip Conley is the best selling author, founder of Joie de Vivre hotels and the Head of Global Hospitality & Strategy at Air BnB. After reviewing the Peak, we were really interested in how to make the climb from the base to the top of Maslow's hierarchy of needs. We also dive into the value of an education, the peak experience of Burning Man Festival and how he throws a huge party ever 5 years (looks like we are invited, hopefully we can bring you along). He is a legend, we hope you enjoy.   If you want to find out more about his awesome work, go to: www.chipconley.com   Enter the competition here: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/contest    See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Jay Papasan tells us "when you're suppose to be working, work. When you're suppose to be playing, play. It's a weird tightrope you're walking, but it's only when you get your priorities mixed up that things fall apart" The antidote to having things fall apart, is by focusing on the One Thing. In this interview we jump in a little deeper from the context of an employee, how to protect your 'one thing' when you are a little bitch and one important habit to install to increase productivity. Jay is a cool dude. We hope you enjoy listening to him as much as we did speaking to him. Find out more about Jay here: www.the1thing.com/  By the way, have you downloaded our top 50 yet? Go to the website: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/top50 And our competition is about to finish. Go here now (or else!) www.whatyouwilllearn.com/contest  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The ONE Thing - by Gary Keller & Jay Papasan 'The surprisingly simply truth behind extraordinary results'   We believe a lot of lies when it comes to work and productivity: multitasking is a lie, work-life balance is a lie, 'everything matters equally' is a lie. The ONE Thing helps us break down our big long term goal into a series of dominoes, then forces us to focus on just ONE thing, which is knocking over that very first domino. If you hack away at your one thing every day, eventually it will topple and set off a chain reaction, knocking over more and more dominos, and building up momentum to knock over bigger and bigger ones too.   Grab a copy of the book here:https://www.bookdepository.com/One-Thing-Gary-Keller/9781848549258/?a_aid=adamsbooks Enter the competition here: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/contest  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

12 Rules For Life - by Jordan Peterson 'An Antidote For Chaos'   This book launched in January 2018 and has been pretty much #1 on the charts. Most of the rules are pretty straight forward, some are a little cryptic, but all are necessary to apply to your own life.   Stand up straight with your shoulders back Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping Make friends with people who want the best for you Compare yourself to who you were yesterday, not to who someone else is today Do not let your children do anything that makes you dislike them Set your house in perfect order before you criticize the world Pursue what is meaningful (not what is expedient) Tell the truth – or, at least, don't lie Assume that the person you are listening to might know something you don't Be precise in your speech Do not bother children when they are skateboarding Pet a cat when you encounter one on the street   Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/12-Rules-for-Life-Jordan-B-Peterson/978024

Annie Duke is a former poker pro who has shifted her focus to decision making. She won the 2004 World Series of Poker and the 2010 National Heads-Up Poker Championship, amassing career winnings of $4m. Now, she is looking at why people make decisions that aren't in their long-term best interest, how we can gather more information information that would allow us to make better decisions, and how we distinguish between the elements of luck and skill in the outcomes of our decisions. Check out our interview with Annie Duke, author of 'Thinking In Bets'.   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Thinking In Bets - by Annie Duke 'Making smarter decisions when you don't have all the facts'   We make little decisions every single day. We also make bigger decisions regularly - moving house, changing jobs, investing in the stock market, starting/ending a relationship, and so on. In pretty much every case, we don't have all of the information we need, and there is always an element of luck in the outcome. This book is all about viewing every decision as a 'bet' so that we can make better decisions that will serve us better over the long term.   Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Thinking-Bets-Annie-Duke/9780735216358/?a_aid=adamsbooks   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We visited Peter Singer (AC), the world's most famous and most influential living philosopher. Singer's career started over four decades ago with the publication of his book 'Animal Liberation' in 1975. He essentially kicked off the animal rights movement and his since applied his utilitarian philosophy to things like charitable giving, poverty, and bioethics. He is currently the Professor of Bioethics at Princeton University and Laureate Professor at the Centre of Applied Philosophy at Melbourne University.  Check him out at http://www.petersinger.info/ and at https://www.thelifeyoucansave.org/   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Life You Can Save - by Peter Singer 'How to play your part in ending world poverty'   If you're reading this book or listening to this podcast, your life is pretty good. Compared to billions of people in the world, we life a comfortable life and we don't have to worry about where our next meal is coming from or if a little mosquito bite could kill you. Singer shows us that we have a responsible to help end suffering and help lift others out of poverty. He also shows us that there are a lot of low-cost, high-impact things we can do and provides a template for the amount we should give. When will you start playing your part in ending world poverty?   Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Life-You-Can-Save-Peter-Singer/9780330454599/?a_aid=adamsbooks  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We spoke to Chris Kresser, a podcaster, blogger and an all round health detective. Looking at the trends in the healthcare budget for the world, we are in a bit of strife: - chronic disease accounts for 7/10 deaths in the USA and for 86% of healthcare expenditure. - number of deaths from Alzheimers has increased 89% since 2000 - more killed by chronic disease than cancer The world healthcare model is failing due to bias (bullshit) in medical research, big pharma (greed) influence and broken payment models. Chris is stepping up to the plate and trying to create a new model of healthcare. He is a super star. We hope you enjoy :) Check him out here: https://chriskresser.com/   Check out our Top 50 Book of All Time: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/top50  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Unconventional Medicine - by Chris Kresser 'Join the revolution to reinvent healthcare, reverse chronic disease, and create a practice you love'   There is so much information out there in the world of health, diet and lifestyle, but obesity rates in the western world are higher than ever (and rising!). With that brings a lot of chronic diseases that are reducing our quality of life, but are completely preventable. Kresser shows us all a new way forward: a healthcare revolution.    Check out our Top 50 Book of All Time: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/top50  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We spoke to Tom Peters, the father of the modern business book. Before 'In Search of Excellence' in 1982, most business information was contained textbooks or academic journals. But thankfully, engaging and insightful information is now available and digestible for everyone.  Tom Peters just released a brand new book: 'The Excellence Dividend'. The message is the same as many of his previous works, because most big companies STILL haven't got the idea. 'People First' is Peters's key to success - the only way to get a thriving, growing organisation is to focus on people. Check out Tom and his books at http://tompeters.com/   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

In Search of Excellence - by Thomas Peters and Robert Waterman Jr 'Lessons from America's best run companies'   This is widely regarded as one of the very FIRST popular business and management books, the book that created the entire category and brought these ideas from the exclusive academic journals to the masses.  Tom Peters and Bob Waterman worked in management consulting at McKinsey and wanted to find out what made an 'excellent' company. They found 8 common traits the excellent organisations focused on that average business neglected. This book was written in the early 1980s, but most of the lessons and recommendations are still applicable today.    Grab a copy of the book here:https://www.bookdepository.com/Search-Excellence-Robert-H-Waterman/9780060548780/?a_aid=adamsbooks Want to see our Top 50 favourite books of all time? Grab it here: www.whatyouwilllearn.com/top50   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Perennial Seller - by Ryan Holiday 'The art of making and marketing work that lasts'   This book is all about putting in the time and effort and energy into making something that is really really good, and then getting it out into the world. It's about making something 'perennial', something that will last for decades and still be selling in the future, not putting together some low-quality garbage and a flash-in-the-pan scammy marketing campaign to sell a lot of copies in a quick amount of time and then it dies. This is the perfect book to read to balance out some other ideas around hustle and shipping and minimum viable product and the like. If you want to make something great, this book is a must-read.   This book is featured in our 'Top 50' books. To get the full list, send us an email to podcast@whatyouwilllearn.com and we'll the PDF to you. Grab a copy of Perennial Seller here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Perennial-Seller-Ryan-Holiday/9781781257661/?a_aid=adamsbooks     See acast.com/privac

We interviewed Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip and the author of Win Bigly, How To Fail At Almost Anything And Still Win Big and The Dilbert Principle. As a trained hypnotist, Adams viewed the 2016 US Presidential election through a different filter: he saw a Master Persuader who brought a flame thrower to a stick fight. He gave Trump a 98% of winning, not based on policies and politics, but based on his ability to influence, persuade and hypnotise the masses.  We think it's vitally important to learn and understand these principles and techniques. Like many other books we've read and reviewed, you have a few options: you can learn to recognise someone trying to influence you, you can use your own persuasion for good, you can use persuasion for pure evil.    Check out Scott's comic and blog: www.dilbert.com Check him out on twitter at: https://twitter.com/scottadamssays   See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Win Bigly - by Scott Adams 'Persuasion in a world where facts don't matter'   This book is all about persuasion, and it's phenomenal. Scott Adams uses the 2016 U Presidential campaign to dissect and tools and techniques of persuading others, both on an individual level and to the masses. Things like 'cognitive dissonance' and 'confirmation bias' make it possible for persuasion to work, and Adams shows us things we can use ourselves, like the 'high ground maneuver' and 'two ways to win, no ways to lose'.   Become a patron and get extra bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/whatyouwilllearn Grab a copy of the book here: https://www.bookdepository.com/Win-Bigly-Scott-Adams/9780525533320/?a_aid=adamsbooks  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

We thought we'd do something a little different this week. We're both doing a 'comfort challenge' this week and stretching ourselves WAY outside of our comfort zones by taking a 5-day stand up comedy course where we have to do a live public performance at the end... If you want to come along and watch us, the show is on Thursday 29th March in South Yarra in Melbourne. Email us at podcast@whatyouwilllearn.com or DM us on social media and we'll send you the info to get tickets. A big takeaway from this book is how to structure a joke: 1) Set Up. Don't try to be funny here, this is the serious/insightful/original observation on every day things. The Set Up is comprised of Topic + Attitude + Premise 2) The Funny. Don't just deliver the punch line, you have to do an Act Out. For bonus points, go for a Mix and combine in a seemingly unrelated topic.    Join our listener facebook group for more cool stuff we find throughout the week: www.facebook.com/groups/whatyouwilllearn    See acast.com/privacy for pr