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The Dreamcast

Lincoln Oliphant, Austin Weaver

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Dreams are unpredictable, uncontrollable, and unparalleled in the experiences they provide us while we sleep. Join us as we discuss dreams that we've had and how they can affect our daily lives.
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Book Summaries by Wise Words

Jes Oliphant & Tristan Alexander

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Book summaries, reviews and discussions. We aim to teach the big ideas from the most popular non-fiction books. We cover a wide-range of topics including, psychology, communication, personal development, habits and much more. Our aim is to make sure you learn more in less time. If you enjoyed our podcast make sure to check out our other content on our website: https://wisewords.blog/
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Welcome to another episode of Wise Words Book Summaries! Today, we're diving into "The Charisma Myth" by Olivia Fox Cabane, a groundbreaking book that reveals how anyone can master the art of charisma through practical techniques and mindset shifts. In this episode, you'll discover: The Science of Charisma 🧠✨: Learn how charisma isn’t an innate tra…
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Welcome to another episode of Wise Words Book Summaries! Today, we're breaking down "Never Split the Difference" by Chris Voss, a former FBI hostage negotiator who shares his expert strategies for winning negotiations in any scenario. In this episode, you'll discover: The Art of Tactical Empathy 🧠❤️: Learn how understanding emotions can transform y…
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Welcome to the ultimate book summary of 📚 "Step by Step to Stand-Up Comedy" by Greg Dean! 🎙️ Greg Dean is a trailblazer in comedy education. Forty years ago, he noticed a missing element in the industry: a foundational approach to teaching comedy. Motivated by his love for the craft, Greg shifted from his successful career to focus on teaching stan…
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🎧 Welcome back to Wise Words Book Summaries! 🎧 In this episode, we're diving into "Say It, Solve It" by Karl James. Here's what you'll learn: The 10 Elements of Impactful Conversations 🗣️💬: Discover the essential elements that make conversations meaningful and effective. Navigating Conversations Like a Pro 🧭🎯: Learn techniques to smoothly steer con…
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🎧 Welcome back to Wise Words Book Summaries! 🎧 Today, we're exploring Part 2 of "Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln." Here's what you'll learn: Churchill's CREAM Framework 🖋️💬: Master the art of crafting memorable quotes using Churchill's CREAM framework. Sound Like a Famous Orator 🗣️📜: Discover a simple hack to turn your prose into poetic sp…
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🎧 Welcome to Wise Words Book Summaries! 🎧 In this episode, we're diving into Part 1 of "Speak Like Churchill, Stand Like Lincoln." Here's what you'll learn: 🗣️⏸️ The Power of Pausing: How strategic pauses can make your speech more impactful. 📊🎉 Making Statistics Engaging: Tips to present data in an interesting way. 🎩💼 Using Props for Presence: How …
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🎧 Welcome back to Wise Words Book Summaries! 🎧 In Part 2 of our summary of "How to Have Impossible Conversations" by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay, we cover: 🌟 Improve Your Interventions: Let Friends Be Wrong: Accept different beliefs. Build Golden Bridges: Create pathways to understanding. Use Effective Language: Connect with the right words.…
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🎧 Welcome to Wise Words Book Summaries! 🎧 In this episode, we're exploring Part 1 of "How to Have Impossible Conversations" by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay. Here's what you'll learn: 🗣️ Navigating Tough Talks: Tips for handling difficult discussions in today's divided world. 📋 Seven Conversation Essentials: Goals, partnerships, rapport, liste…
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🎧 Welcome to the Book Summary for "Storyworthy" by Matthew Dicks! 🎧 In this episode, we dive into advanced storytelling techniques to help you craft unforgettable stories. Here's what you'll learn: 🌟 Transformative Moments: Center your story around a life-changing five-second moment, ideally placed near the end. 🎬 Opposite Beginnings and Endings: S…
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This is the Ultimate Book Summary for "Better Small Talk" by Patrick King. In this episode, we dive into advanced communication skills, focusing on mastering the art of small talk. These insights will boost your confidence and help you handle conversations effortlessly while connecting with others effectively. In our in-depth podcast review of "Bet…
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This is Part 2 of the Ultimate Book Summary for "Win Every Argument" by Mehdi Hasan. In this episode, we dive into advanced communication skills, focusing on arguments and debates. These insights will boost your confidence and help you handle tense situations while effectively arguing your points. In our in-depth podcast review of "Win Every Argume…
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This is Part 1 of the Ultimate Book Summary for "Win Every Argument" by Mehdi Hasan. In this episode, we delve deeper into advanced communication skills specifically focusing on arguments and debates. These ideas will improve your confidence and ability to deal with tense situations and argue your points effectively. In our comprehensive podcast re…
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This is Part 2 of the Ultimate Book Summary for "Think Faster, Talk Smarter" by Matt Abrahams. In this episode, we delve deeper into advanced communication skills that enhance your interactions, whether they're casual or critical. Let's explore these key topics together: Mastering small talk and making connections through genuine curiosity. Enhanci…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Think Faster, Talk Smarter’ by the esteemed Matt Abrahams, unraveling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following though…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of 'How to Talk to Anyone, Anytime, Anywhere' by the esteemed Larry King, unraveling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the follow…
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Welcome back Wise Wordians, Our new Video is the "The Art of Explanation," Book Summary written by Ros Atkins. Ros Atkins is a senior BBC News anchor who hosted on BBC World Service radio for many years and is now the anchor and creator of the innovative primetime programme Outside Source on BBC World News television. This book summary is an essent…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to the second part of 'The Art of Explanation.' Join us on the second half of this summary as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topics: - Seven-Step Dynamic Explanation - Organise your Information - The importance of Verbalising - How to use Memory Techniques to improve yo…
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Hello, incredible Wise Words community! We're thrilled to have you back for another enthralling edition of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In today's episode, we're spicing things up to usher in the New Year. Join us for a special twist as we reflect on the past year, unveiling our favourite books and sharing the transformative insights we gained from…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Seeing Like a State’ by the esteemed James C Scott, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provo…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Why Leaders Lie’ by the esteemed John J. Mearsheimer, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-pr…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Corruptible’ by the esteemed Brian Klaas, unraveling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topic…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating installment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Corruptible’ by the esteemed Brian Klaas, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topi…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we continue to delve into the last section of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-provoking topi…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we continue to delve into ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ by the esteemed Mathias Desmet, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following thought-pr…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘The Psychology of Totalitarianism’ by the esteemed Mathias Desmet, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the followin…
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Greetings, Esteemed Wise Wordians, Welcome back to yet another captivating instalment of 'Wise Words Book Summaries.' In this episode, we delve into the insightful pages of ‘Functional Training and Beyond’ by the esteemed Adam Sinicki, unravelling the profound essence of its central theme. Join us as we embark on a journey through the following fas…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we summarised the final part of “Metabolical’ by Robert Lustig which explores the relationship between processed foods and their overwhelming consequences on our health. In this episode, we touch on topics such as: The criteria for food to be considered ‘…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Metabolical’ by Robert Lustig which explores the relationship between processed foods and its overwhelming consequences on our health. In this episode, we cover topics such as: Debunking ‘Chronic Disease” The Eight Sub-cellular Pathway…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Metabolical’ by Robert Lustig which explores the relationship between processed foods and its overwhelming consequences on our health. In this episode, we cover topics such as: How food has become poison Debunking “Modern Medicine” Doe…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Good to Go’ by Christie Aschwanden which explores the science of recovery and performance, removing popular myths that have become so prevalent in today's society. In this episode, we cover topics such as: The impact of sleep on recove…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Good to Go’ by Christie Aschwanden which explores the science of recovery and performance, removing popular myths that have become so prevalent in today's society. In this episode, we cover topics such as: What is recovery and how has …
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Part II: Optimise fat loss, build strength, increase speed, improve endurance Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘The World’s Fittest Book’ by Ross Edgley which strips down fitness to its basics, covering the fundamentals of how to build strength, muscle, speed and endur…
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Part I: The Five Laws of Fitness Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘The World’s Fittest Book’ by Ross Edgley which strips down fitness to its basics, covering the fundamentals of how to build strength, muscle, speed and endurance. In this episode, we cover topics such a…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ’The Sports Gene’ by David Epstein which explores the contribution of both genes and sports training on human athleticism. In this episode, we cover topics such as: The predictive ability athletes acquire from their many hours of experi…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This is the 2nd part of ‘Exercised’ by Daniel Lieberman which attempts to debunk a number of myths we assume are true about exercise by using an anthropological and cross-cultural perspective. In this episode, we cover the remaining myths Daniel Lieberman attempts …
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Exercised’ by Daniel Lieberman which attempts to debunk a number of myths we assume are true about exercise by using an anthropological and cross-cultural perspective. In this episode, we cover some of the different myths Daniel Lieber…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Hooked’ by Nir Eyal which explores the habit formation process and how applications utilise this process to influence our behaviour. In this episode, we cover topics such as: The Hooked Model Step 1: Triggers Step 2: Action Step 3: Var…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Tiny Habits’ by BJ Fogg which lays out a science-based approach to building habits in an easy and simple way, assuring lasting results. In this episode we cover topics such as: The Information-Action Fallacy The B-MAP Behaviour Model H…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Good Habits Bad Habits’ by Wendy Wood which explores the mechanisms that underpin habit formation from both a psychological and neuroscientific perspective. In this episode we cover: The difference between our conscious selves and our …
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘The Power of Habit’ by Charles Duhigg which looks at the process of habit change by analysing its impact on an individual, organisational, and societal level. In this episode, we cover topics such as: How habits work How to Create New …
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘Elastic Habits’ by Stephen Guise which proposes a flexible framework that can be adopted to help the process of habit formation. In this episode we cover topics such as: Why flexibility is so fundamental to building habits Lateral and …
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising ‘The Now Habit’ by Neil Fiore which outlines a toolkit to help us reframe how we perceive our work so that we no longer engage in self-destructive procrastination. In this episode, we cover topics such as: Why we procrastinate How we pr…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising 'The Habit Blueprint' by Patrick Edlab which proposes a simple 15-step guide to building good habits and eradicating bad ones. In this episode, we cover topics such as: - How to choose a habit to work on - How to approach habit formatio…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising the third part of ‘Atomic Habits’ by James Clear which attempts to lay out a four-step process for breaking bad habits and adopting good ones. In this episode, we cover topics such as: The Fourth Law in James Clear's 4 Step Process - Ma…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising the second part of Atomic Habits by James Clear which attempts to lay out a four-step process to breaking bad habits and adopting good ones. In this episode, we cover topics such as: The Second Law in James Clear's 4 Step Process - Make…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are summarising Atomic Habits by James Clear which lays out a four-step process to breaking bad habits and adopting good ones. In this episode, we cover topics such as: The Fundamentals of Habits The Difference Between Goals and Systems How your Habits…
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Hello Wise Wordians, Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. This week we are continuing on with the second part of propaganda by Edward Bernays. Last week we talked about the origins of propaganda, how it was used during the Great War, and how it works. This episode will look more at the contexts with which propaganda is us…
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Hey Wise Wordians Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. Naturally, we thought it would be remiss of us to do a propaganda sequence and not summarise the original manual on propaganda itself - 'Propaganda' by Edward Bernal's, so here it is in two parts. Unlike the more modern books on propaganda that tend to emphasise the n…
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Hey Wise Wordians Welcome back to another episode of ‘Wise Words Book Summaries’. Today we summarised the final part of ‘Age of Propaganda’ by Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson This is a fantastic book full of so many insights that are both practical and informative. Today we covered topics such as: Guilt and Persuasion How to diagnose percussiv…
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Hey Wise Wordians and welcome back to another episode of Wise Words Book Summaries Building on last week, in this episiode we summarise the second part of ‘Age of Propaganda’ By Anthony Pratkanis and Elliot Aronson. In this episode we covered a lot, including: Role Models and Persuasion Heuristics and Product Quality The Self Sell Vividness and Per…
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