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Bookworm
Mike Schmitz and Cory Hixson
228 episodes
1 day ago
Bookworm is dedicated to doing more than just reading books. Mike Schmitz & Cory Hixson read a book every two weeks and discuss ways to apply the author's lessons to their lives.
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Bookworm is dedicated to doing more than just reading books. Mike Schmitz & Cory Hixson read a book every two weeks and discuss ways to apply the author's lessons to their lives.
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Bookworm
226: The 5 Resets by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar

Today’s author is a Harvard stress expert who promises to help us overcome our stress using five small but mighty mindset shifts. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to rewire their brains and achieve balance in their battle with burnout.



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Recommend a Book
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
The 5 Resets by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Extra Focus by Jesse J. Anderson
Don’t Eat the Frog First
July 2025 Ship30 Cohort Link (Save $100)
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Lean Learning by Pat Flynn
AI Snake Oil by Arvid Narayanan & Sayash Kapoor
Useful Not True by Derek Sivers
Focused with Derek Sivers
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1 day ago
1 hour 29 minutes 6 seconds

Bookworm
225: The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins

Today’s author promises to teach us how to stop wasting energy on what we can’t control and start focusing on what truly matters. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to discover how much power they truly have.



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Craft + Commerce
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
The 5 Second Rule by Mel Robbins
Mel Robbins Podcast
The 5 Resets by Dr. Aditi Nerurkar
Lean Learning by Pat Flynn
Recommend a Book
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2 weeks ago
1 hour 31 minutes 45 seconds

Bookworm
224: The Confident Mind by Dr. Nate Zinsser

Today’s author has worked with U.S. Military Academy Cadets, world-class athletes, and many others needing to develop the confidence needed to succeed on the world’s largest stages. Join Cory & Mike as they learn how to build, protect, and rely on the confidence needed to perform well when it matters most.



Support the Show
Craft + Commerce
City of Trees Marathon
The Confident Mind by Nate Zinser
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
Mike’s Cycle Diagrams
Mike’s Plus Minus Next video
The War of Art by Steven Pressfield
The Road Less Stupid by Keith Cunningham
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
The Elements of Eloquence by Mark Forsyth
A Praying Church by Paul Miller
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4 weeks ago
1 hour 41 minutes 29 seconds

Bookworm
223: When by Daniel Pink

Today’s author promises to help us understand how considering when can help us live richer, more engaged lives. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to decipher the scientific secrets of perfect timing.



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Mike’s Newsletter poll
When by Daniel Pink
Dead Wake by Erik Larson
Daily Rituals by Mason Currey
Fear Setting
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman
Door County Half Marathon
The Confident Mind by Nate Zinser
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins
A Praying Church by Paul Miller
You Can Just Do Things by Jay Yang
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1 month ago
1 hour 23 minutes 38 seconds

Bookworm
222: Wild Courage by Jenny Wood

This episode of Bookworm is brought to you by:




* The Saint Louis Pen Show – Join us June 26-29. Tickets on sale now!




Today’s author promises to help us overcome our fear by giving us the courage to go after what we really want. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to embrace the boldest versions of themselves.



Support the Show
Mike’s 3 Levels of Knowledge post (+ Practical PKM podcast)
Transistor.fm
Practical PKM Hybrid Cohort
Mike’s LifeTheme Live Event
The 5 Types of Wealth Quiz
Wild Courage by Jenny Wood
Wild Courage Resources
Toastmasters
Bookworm #221: The 5 Types of Wealth
Smart Brevity
Mike’s newsletter
When by Daniel Pink
The Confident Mind by Nate Zinser
You Need a Manifesto by Charlotte Burgess-Auburn
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1 month ago
1 hour 38 minutes 26 seconds

Bookworm
221: The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom

Today’s author promises to help us reject the default path, define our priorities, and achieve lasting happiness. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to design their dream lives.



Support the ShowThe Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer I’ve Got Time by Paul Loomans Focused #228: Time Surfing, with Paul Loomans The Library (Mike’s community) Mike’s Plus Minus Next YouTube video Micro.blog Cory’s website MarsEdit The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom Sahil’s newsletter The 5 Types of Wealth Quiz Our World in Data – Time Use Recommend a Book Wild Courage by Jenny Wood When by Daniel Pink Bookworm Shirts


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2 months ago
1 hour 29 minutes 48 seconds

Bookworm
220: Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy

Today’s author promises to help us train our minds for extraordinary performance in every aspect of our lives. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to move beyond the pursuit of happiness and embark on a journey toward a life of purpose and fulfillment.



Support the Show
The Library (Mike’s community)
Bookworm #219: Tiny Experiments
Mike’s Plus Minus Next Shortcut (requires Actions for Obsidian)
Actions for Obsidian
Micro.blog
Cory’s website
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
Chop Wood Carry Water by Joshua Medcalf
Focused #165: On the River, with Chris Upchurch
The Ruthless Elimination of Hurry by John Mark Comer
Focused #216: Wholehearted Transformation, with Amy Wicks
The Best Possible Life by Jim Murphy
The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom
Wild Courage by Jenny Wood
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2 months ago
1 hour 54 minutes 23 seconds

Bookworm
219: Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff

Today’s author promises to help us live freely in a goal-obsessed world. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey to turn challenges into self-discovery and doubt into opportunity.



Support the Show
Focused #225: Tiny Experiments, with Anne-laure Le Cunff
Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Ness Labs
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Cortex #162: 2025 Yearly Themes
Ship 30 for 30
75 Hard
Ness Labs post on PACT
Your Life in Weeks
Mike’s Memento Mori video
Mike’s People Note video
Actions for Obsidian
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom
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3 months ago
1 hour 33 minutes 16 seconds

Bookworm
218: The Catalyst by Jonah Berger

Today’s author promises to help us identify the key barriers to change and show us how to mitigate them. Join Mike & Cory as they explore how to catalyze change.



Support the Show
Mike’s newsletter from the Newsletter Marketing Summit
The Catalyst by Jonah Berger
Recommend a Book
Liminal Thinking by Dave Gray
Good to Great by Jim Collins
Simple Marketing for Smart People by Billy Broas
Time Timer
Shawn Blanc’s Clear Action Planner
Diffusion of Innovations by Everett Rogers
Inner Excellence by Jim Murphy
Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Million Dollar Weekend by Noah Kagan
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3 months ago
1 hour 33 minutes 22 seconds

Bookworm
217: Make It Stick by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel

Today’s authors promise to help us sort through what works and what doesn’t when it comes to the science behind successful learning. Join Mike & Cory as they consider their own approaches to lifelong learning and self-improvement.



Support the Show
Cory’s YouTube channel
Recommend a Book
Mac Power Users #784: Exploring AI & Productivity, with Michael Hyatt
Bookworm #216: The Courage to Be Disliked
Make It Stick by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Remnote
Peak by Anders Ericsson
Bookworm #207: Storyworthy
The Catalyst by Jonah Berger
Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Deep Simplicity by John Gribbin
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4 months ago
1 hour 36 minutes 14 seconds

Bookworm
216: The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga

Today’s authors promise to help us unlock our full potential and free ourselves from the shackles of past traumas and societal expectations to find true personal happiness using principles from Adlerian psychology. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a journey toward lasting happiness and personal fulfillment.



Support the Show
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Mike’s Mind Map Notes for The Courage to Be Disliked
Adlerian Psychology
Newsies
5 Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni
How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie
The Second Mountain by David Brooks
Mindset by Carol Dweck
Make It Stick by Peter Brown, Henry Roediger, and Mark McDaniel
The Catalyst by Jonah Berger
Falling Upward by Richard Rohr
The Scaredness of Secular Work by Jordan Raynor
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4 months ago
1 hour 27 minutes 52 seconds

Bookworm
215: Poor Charlie’s Almanack

Today’s book is a collection of wisdom shared by one of the world’s most brilliant business minds. Join Mike & Cory as they explore Charlie Munger’s encyclopedic knowledge of business, finance, history, philosophy, physics, ethics, and (of course) mental models.



Support the Show
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Bookworm #214: Simple Marketing for Smart People
Mike’s Mind Map Notes for Poor Charlie’s Almanack
The Great Mental Models Series by Shane Parrish
Super Thinking by Gabriel Weinberg & Lauren McCann
Lollapalooza
Influence by Robert Cialdini
48 Laws of Power by Robert Greene
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
Cory’s Bluesky Poll for Mike’s Next Book
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5 months ago
1 hour 47 minutes 11 seconds

Bookworm
214: Simple Marketing for Smart People by Billy Broas

This episode of Bookworm is brought to you by:




* Morgen: Turn your to-dos into daily action plans. Save 10% off any subscription with the code LifeHQ10.




Today’s author promises to teach us a new way to craft marketing content that compels customers to act without feeling sleazy. Join Mike & Cory as they try to shun complexity and give belief-building a try.



Support the Show
Mike’s Practical PKM Cohort
Simple Marketing for Smart People by Billy Broas
Building a Second Brain
The 5 Lightbulbs
Creator Science #225 with Johnny Miller
Mike’s YouTube video on The 8 Best Books of 2024
RightMessage
This is Personal by Brennan Dunn
HypeFury
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
Stripe.press Online version of Poor Charlie’s Almanack
The Courage to Be Disliked by Ichiro Kishimi & Fumitake Koga
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5 months ago
1 hour 51 minutes 58 seconds

Bookworm
213: Meditations by Marcus Aurelius

Today’s author shares personal wisdom from almost 2000 years ago. Join Mike and Cory as they examine an ancient classic of wisdom literature to see if it stands the test of time.



Support the Show
Focused #218: Turning Down the Volume, with Stephen Hackett
Writebook
Bookworm #211: Anti-Time Management
Bookworm #210: Free Time
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Bookworm #201: Right Thing, Right Now
Ryan Holiday’s Fancy-Pants Version of Meditations
Lives of the Stoics by Ryan Holiday
Codex Forster (Leonardo da Vinci’s Notebooks)
Amor Fati Medallion
Bookworm #184: Hidden Potential
Bookworm #35: The Art of Asking
Bookworm #89: Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Bookworm #206: 101 Essays That Will Change the Way You Think
Simple Marketing for Smart People by Billy Broas
Poor Charlie’s Almanack
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6 months ago
1 hour 42 minutes 49 seconds

Bookworm
212: Never Play It Safe by Chase Jarvis

Today’s author promises to equip us with the tools, insights, and inspiration needed to create the life of our dreams. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what it means to live boldly and authentically.



Support the Show
Mike on Bluesky
Cory on Bluesky
Vidpros
Mike’s YouTube channel
Never Play it Safe
Mike’s Notes from Never Play It Safe
Clay Hebert’s TED talk
Clay Hebert on The Nathan Barry Show
Extreme Ownership by Jocko Willink & Leif Babin
Peak by Anders Ericsson
Atomic Habits by James Clear
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Simple Marketing for Smart People by Billy Broas
Tiny Experiments by Anne-Laure Le Cunff
Praying Like Monks, Living Like Fools by Tyler Staton
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6 months ago
1 hour 39 minutes 31 seconds

Bookworm
211: Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton

Today’s author promises to help us find our motivation, prioritize our ideals, and create a flexible lifestyle — no matter how busy we are. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to flip the traditional approach to productivity on its head.



Support the Show
Bookworm 210: Free Time
Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton
Mike’s mind map notes for Anti-Time Management
Entrepreneurs on Fire
Mike’s Creativity Flywheel course
Kit Studios
Design Pickle
Personal Socrates by Marc Champagne
Never Play it Safe
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
Deep Discipleship by J.T. English
This is Strategy by Seth Godin
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7 months ago
1 hour 43 minutes

Bookworm
210: Free Time by Jenny Blake

Today’s author promises to give us a playbook to free our minds, time, and team for our best work. Join Mike & Cory as they consider what it looks like to run a heart-based business.



Support the Show
Mike’s Black Friday deal details
Ugmonk pen
Free Time by Jenny Blake
Mike’s notes for Free Time
Bookworm #207: Storyworthy
Pivot by Jenny Blake
Cortex podcast
The Extended Mind by Annie Murphy Paul
It Doesn’t Have to Be Crazy at Work
Who Not How by Dan Sullivan & Benjamin Hardy
Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton
Never Play it Safe
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt
Focused 217: The Anxious Generation
Deep Discipleship by J.T. English
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7 months ago
1 hour 32 minutes 24 seconds

Bookworm
209: Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman

Today’s author promises to give us a map for a liberating journey toward a more meaningful life. Join Mike & Cory as they attempt to embrace their non-negotiable limitations.



Support the Show
Bookworm #208: Good Work
LifeTheme Cohort
LifeHQ
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Mike’s Notes from Meditations for Mortals
Bookworm #135: Four Thousand Weeks
Bookworm #56: Hyper Focus
Dropzone
Desktop Curtain
Bookworm #207: Storyworthy
Free Time by Jenny Blake
Anti-Time Management by Richie Norton
Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
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7 months ago
1 hour 21 minutes 59 seconds

Bookworm
208: Good Work by Paul Millerd

What if work wasn’t just something you did but was a portal to a life where you felt fully alive? Today’s author challenges us to think differently about our profession. Join Mike & Cory as they embark on a mission to find their own “good work.”



Support the Show
Good Work by Paul Millerd
Mike’s mind map notes for Good Work
Bookworm #169: The Pathless Path
Ali Abdaal’s video on The Pathless Path
LifeHQ
Creator Science podcast with Chase Jarvis
The Inner Game of Tennis by Timothy Galloway
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
Free Time by Jenny Blake
Never Play it Safe by Chase Jarvis
Just Do Something by Kevin DeYoung
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8 months ago
1 hour 40 minutes 8 seconds

Bookworm
207: Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks

Whether we realize it or not, we are always telling stories. Today’s author and storyteller extraordinaire promises to help us tell them better.



Support the Show
LifeHQ
Storyworthy by Matthew Dicks
Bookworm #169: The Pathless Path
Storyworthy YouTube Channel
Aaron Beverley’s speech
Bookworm #40: The Artist’s Way
Building a StoryBrand by Donald Miller
Good Work by Paul Millerd
Meditations for Mortals by Oliver Burkeman
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8 months ago
1 hour 20 minutes 28 seconds

Bookworm
Bookworm is dedicated to doing more than just reading books. Mike Schmitz & Cory Hixson read a book every two weeks and discuss ways to apply the author's lessons to their lives.