On today’s show, Stig Brodersen talks with co-host William Green, the author of “Richer, Wiser, Happier.” With a strong focus on books, they discuss what has made them Richer, Wiser, or Happier in the past quarter.

IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN:

00:00 - Intro

01:27 - How to curate a book list

12:53 - How can you find books the same way as your pick stocks

23:32 - Which books have made us Wiser, Richer, and Happier

30:14 - How the master appears when the student is ready

44:13 - Whether AI changes how books are written

1:25:46 - How to encourage your peers to read

1:42:16 - Why you should give books away as your hobby 

1:45:03 - Which two books have William recently read that he would recommend

Disclaimer: Slight discrepancies in the timestamps may occur due to podcast platform differences.

BOOKS AND RESOURCES

• Listen to Stig Brodersen and William Green’s episode on being Richer, Wiser, and Happier, Q1 2023 or watch the video.
• Listen to Stig Brodersen and William Green’s episode on Money and Happiness or watch the video.
• Tune in to William Green’s episode with Mohnish Pabrai on Playing to Win or watch the video.
• Tune in to William Green’s episode with Jason Karp on Wealth and Health or watch the video.
• Listen to Clay Finck’s episode with Scott Patterson about the book Chaos Kings or watch the video.
• William Green’s book Richer, Wiser, Happier – read reviews of this book.
• William Green’s book, The Great Minds of Investing – read reviews of this book.
• Scott Patterson’s book, Chaos Kings – read reviews of this book.
• Peter Matthiessen’s book, Snow Leopard – read reviews of this book.
• Benjamin Labatut’s book, When we cease to Understand the World – read reviews of this book.
• Jared Diamond’s book, Guns, Germs, and Steel – read reviews of this book.
• Yuval Harari’s book, Sapiens – read reviews of this book.
• Michael Greger’s book, How Not to Die – read reviews of this book.
• Mark Hyman’s book, Forever Young – read reviews of this book.
• Steven Kotler’s book, The Art of the Impossible – read reviews of this book.
• Dean and Anne Ornish’s book, Undo It! - read reviews of this book.
• Robert Pirsig’s book, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance - read reviews of this book.
• Robert Pirsig’s book, On Quality - read reviews of this book.
• Alice Schroder’s book, The Snowball - read reviews of this book.
• Warren Buffett’s book, The Essays of Warren Buffett - read reviews of this book.
• Ray Dalio’s book, The Changing World Order - read reviews of this book.

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