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MARK'S Recommended BOOKS
2023 Book of the Month
January:
The Top 5 Classics Every Entrepreneur Needs to Read in 2023
February:
Ikigai: The Japanese Secret to a Long and Happy Life by Garcia & Miralles
March:
Deep Purpose by Ranjay Gulati
April:
The Twelve Absolutes of Leadership by Gary Burnison
2022 Book of the Month
March:
The Splendid and the Vile by Erik Larson
April:
Lenin’s Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire
May:
Born Digital by John Palfrey and Urs Gasser
June:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
July:
Snobs by Julian Fellowes
August:
Lifespan by David Sinclair
September:
How Will You Measure Your Life? By Clayton M. Christensen
October:
Lost Tycoon: The Many Lives of Donald J. Trump by Harry Hurt III
November:
The Lords of Easy Money by Christopher Leonard
December:
Classic Krakauer: After the Fall, Mark Foo’s Last Ride and Other Essays from the Vault by Jon Krakauer
All-Time Favorites
“The Checklist Manifesto” by Atul Gawande (Picador, 2009)
“Strategy Rules” by David B. Yoffie and Michael A. Cusumano (HarperCollins, 2015)
“Built To Last” by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras (HarperCollins, 1994)
“What the CEO Wants You to Know” by Ram Charan (Crown Business, 2001)
“Death By Meeting” by Patrick Lencioni (Jossey–Bass, 2004)
Mark's podcasts of the month
2023
January:
TED Talk with Rana el Kaliouby – This app knows how you feel from the look on your face
February:
TED Talk with Kelly McGonigal on Stress
March:
TED Talk with Emily Esfahani Smith – There’s more to life than being happy
April:
Top 5 Game-Changing TED Talks Every Leader and Business Owner Should Watch
2022
March:
In Moscow’s Shadows Podcast
April:
Jake Dunlap with Mark E. Watson III – The Art of the Possible
The Tim Ferriss Show with Mark Zuckerberg
May:
Transform Your Confidence Show with Mark E. Watson III
Lex Fridman Podcast with Michael Saylor: Bitcoin, Inflation, and the Future of Money
June:
Macro Voices # 327 – Luke Gromen: Recession with Rising Yields is Entirely Possible
Macro Voices #328 – Dr. Anas Alhajji: There is No Escaping the Coming Energy Crisis
July:
Dead Cat – An Interview with Emil Michael, Travis Kalanick’s number 2 at Uber
August:
The Matt Walker Podcast
September:
The Knowledge Project with Shane Parrish – Reid Hoffman: Better Decisions, Fewer Mistakes
TED Talk: Inside the mind of a master procrastinator – Tim Urban
October:
Huberman Lab – What Alcohol Does to Your Body, Brain & Health
November:
The Tim Ferriss Show #406 – Bob Iger – CEO and Chairman of Disney
December:
Honestly with Bari Weiss – Nuclear War Games with HR McMaster
Mark's Health Tip of the month
2023
January:
Get your heart rate up – go for a walk 30 times a day, and lift weights 2 times weekly
February:
Lower your carb and sugar intake
March:
Maintain and optimize your health gut biome using testing done by
Viome.com
April:
Take a food allergy test and learn what foods you should avoid to optimize your health
2022
June:
Drink more green tea, less coffee
July:
Combat summer overindulgence with
magnesium
and melatonin before bed
August:
Listen to
The Matt Walker Podcast
and improve your sleep
October:
Listen to the
Huberman Lab
podcast above to learn how alcohol affects your sleep
November:
Get your gut biome back on track with fiber and probiotics
December:
Give
Humann.com’s BeetElite
a try for exercise optimization
Mark's Gadgets of the month
2023
January:
Apple iPad Pro with the M2 chip
February:
Lamicall Tablet Stand
April:
Jettle – Electric Travel Kettle
2022
July:
The Macbook Air with the M2 chip
August:
The Trek Stand
September:
Apple Airpods Pro 2nd Generation
October:
The
Remarkable 2
Tablet
November :
The
RODE Microphone
December:
Belkin iPhone Mount with MagSafe for MacBook