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Better With Books

Rootz

“Great minds discuss idea; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people.” This podcast is for ideas people. And, of course, book people. In each (short) episode I take an idea or quote from a book I’ve read and figure out how it can be applied to normal, daily life. Get ready to find new books to read, learn new things, collect interesting conversation-starters for the next party you attend, and discover new ways of looking at history, society and life in general.

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We think that the fewer constraints and rules are placed on us the more free, productive and happy we'll be. That's not true. And I prove it in this episode.

BOOK: Dictionary Stories by Jez Burrows

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08/15/18 • 15 min

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08/01/18 • 4 min

If you never got paid to work ever again, what would you do? What motivates you? These questions are some of the most important questions you'll ever have to answer. And knowing the answer will help you live a more productive, fulfilling life.

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08/01/18 • 4 min

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Nature R Us

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07/24/18 • 9 min

Many of us aren't really interested in the lives of non-human creatures (other than our pets). This book is meant to change that. It's meant to fascinate us and remind us that animals are better than us at doing pretty much everything.

BOOK: Things That Are / Amy Leach

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07/24/18 • 9 min

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07/17/18 • 7 min

Betting on the underdogs has its advantages. Following creators who are just starting out has similar advantages. Find out what those are in this episode of Better With Books!

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
College Info Geek
John Fish

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07/17/18 • 7 min

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07/11/18 • 9 min

There's so much stuff out there. How do we figure out which of it is worth our time and which is not? Take a listen and find out.

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07/11/18 • 9 min

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A Room of One's Own is know for its feminist theme, not it's lessons on minimalism. But it does, in fact, hold a valuable lesson about how to live a happy, contented life.

BOOK: A Room of One's Own / Virginia Woolf

Never Enough

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05/28/18 • 7 min

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Individualism sounds like a good thing, right? But our society has forced us to idealize it while, at the same time, being bullied into being like everyone else, into fitting the mold. How do we live a life of true individualism? Listen to find out!

BOOK: Fight Club / Chuck Palahniuk

Shantell Martin
How to Do What You Love
How the Modern World Makes Us Mentally Ill
Global Poverty
How much the average American makes a day
Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach
Living Wage Calculator
The World Is CHANGING -- From the CEO of Patreon
The Cost of Living Full-Time in an RV

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05/20/18 • 11 min

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Turns out, you don't have to be good at something to (eventually) be successful at it.

BOOKS: Radio Girls / Sarah-Jane Straford and The Girls In the Picture / Melanie Benjamin

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05/13/18 • 7 min

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This is a review / gush session for The Well of Ascension. There are pretty much no spoilers, but if you haven't read the book you probably won't understand most of what I say.

https://www.amazon.com/Well-Ascension-Mistborn-Book/dp/0765356139

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12/12/20 • 8 min

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