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Wiser Than Yesterday: Educational Book Reviews and Summaries
Book Nerds Sam Harris & Nicolas Vereecke
82 episodes
2 months ago

Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.


Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.


This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.


Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.


We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.



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Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.


Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.


This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.


Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.


We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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4000 weeks: Time management for mortals - Oliver Burkeman
Wiser Than Yesterday: Educational Book Reviews and Summaries
32 minutes 48 seconds
2 years ago
4000 weeks: Time management for mortals - Oliver Burkeman
4000 weeks is a productivity book that is anti-productivity. We are all going to die and optimising our day for every last morsel of work is not the way to be happy or effective.

We break down the biggest lessons from the book which are practical to adopt in your life. We also discuss what the opportunities are economically and philosophically.

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Contact the hosts
  • Wiser pod website

Nico's projects
  • Being a VC - Bitkraft.vc
  • Future of Gaming podcast - Website - YouTube

Sam's projects
  • Youtube - World records and adventures
  • Writing - Explosive thinking
  • Podcast - Growth mindset podcast

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Chapters
  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 01:25 Sam's opinion about the book
  • 01:48 Nico's opinion about the book
  • 02:51 What 4000 weeks represents
  • 03:38 Problems identified by the author 
  • 05:52 Taking control of your time
  • 06:44 4000 weeks did not stick compared to other productivity books
  • 10:02 If you've read this 20 years ago, how would it have changed your life?
  • 11:48 A solution to existential overwhelm - Write 25 goals, focus on the first 5 goals
  • 12:46 Avoiding efficiency trap
  • 13:23 Last time reflection
  • 14:35 Share positive comments out loud
  • 15:08 What business would you start based on the principles of the book
  • 15:27 Therapy and journaling
  • 15:48 Anti-productivity content creators
  • 16:43 Applying the close and open to-do-list
  • 20:50 Who would this be an ideal gift for 
  • 23:22 Should this book be taught in school?
  • 29:58 Nico started to write a journal and reflecting 
  • 32:06 Outro - Next book is The Culture Code

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Wiser Than Yesterday: Educational Book Reviews and Summaries

Wiser than Yesterday hosts open-ended discussions, breakdowns, and summaries of the world's most thought-provoking and inspiring books.


Our hosts, Nicolas Vereecke and Sam Harris digest non-fiction books from all centuries and genres. They discuss the biggest philosophical insights and practical lessons for health, wealth, wisdom, and happiness.


This podcast is here to help listeners become smarter. To learn about new ideas and to gain more perspectives on the books and ideas they are familiar with.


Each season we tackle a new field and read the best books on a given topic such as racism, startups, stoicism, or personal finance. We cast a wide net to summarise all sides of opinions in an area to come to a wider understanding of the topic at large as well as help listeners navigate the different opinions and ideas they haven't heard of.


We dive into topics such as philosophy, business, equality, psychology, politics, economics, and who knows what else. Our goal is to simply explore the best ideas and learn new things. You're most welcome to join us for the ride.



Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.