Most Impactful Content - Peter Conley - Web Developer & Writer

IMPACTFUL CONTENT

Background: I was inspired by Brandon Quittem & David Perell to create this page. I wanted to identify and share the pieces of media had the most impact on my worldview and quality of life. The media is divided into these categories: short stories, blog posts, statistics, videos, books, and podcasts from my favorite thinkers.

About These Recommendations (last updated April 2022): There really are no themes. These pieces of media were not just enjoyable to me, they were transformative. They transformed the way I think, shifted the mental models in my head, and lead me down a path I’m grateful to be on.

If you’re picking up what I’m putting down or am on the same frequency please don’t hesitate to share a piece of content that’s impacted you, with me on Twitter or LinkedIn.

Most Impactful Writing

Short Stories

The Egg by Andy Weir

Link: http://www.galactanet.com/oneoff/theegg_mod.html

The Last Question by Isaac Asimov

Link: https://www.physics.princeton.edu/ph115/LQ.pdf

Quantity Leads To Quality - A Lesson From Ceramics

Link: https://excellentjourney.net/2015/03/04/art-fear-the-ceramics-class-and-quantity-before-quality/

Blog Posts

The Day You Became A Better Writer by Scott Adams

Link: https://dilbertblog.typepad.com/the_dilbert_blog/2007/06/the_day_you_bec.html

Why Software Is Eating The World by Marc Andreesen

Link: https://a16z.com/2011/08/20/why-software-is-eating-the-world/

The Ulimate Guide To Writing Online by David Perell

Link: https://perell.com/essay/the-ultimate-guide-to-writing-online/

Software is Reorganizing The World by Balaji Srinivasan

Link: https://www.wired.com/2013/11/software-is-reorganizing-the-world-and-cloud-formations-could-lead-to-physical-nations/

11 Reasons Not to Become Famous by Tim Ferriss

Link: https://tim.blog/2020/02/02/reasons-to-not-become-famous/

Career Decisions by Elad Gil

Link: http://blog.eladgil.com/2015/03/career-decisions.html

Aggregation Theory by Ben Thompson

Link: https://stratechery.com/2015/aggregation-theory/

Subtract by Derek Sivers

Link: https://sive.rs/subtract

WTF Happened in 1971 by River Financial

Link: https://wtfhappenedin1971.com/

Mental Models: The Best Way to Make Intelligent Decisions by Shane Parrish

Link: https://fs.blog/mental-models/

Some Practical Thoughts on Suicide by Tim Ferriss

Link: https://tim.blog/2015/05/06/how-to-commit-suicide/

The Elon Musk Post Series by Tim Urban

Link: https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/03/elon-musk-post-series.html

Neuralink and the Brain’s Magical Future by Tim Urban

Link: https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html

The AI Revolution: The Road to Superintelligence by Tim Urban

Link: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/01/artificial-intelligence-revolution-1.html

The Fermi Paradox by Tim Urban

Link: https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/fermi-paradox.html

Statistics

"About 15% of the population of the world has a headache at any given time."

Source: https://twitter.com/stats_feed/status/1522549343114342403

"It's common for 90% of your waking time spent with your parents to have occurred by age 18"

Source: https://waitbutwhy.com/2015/12/the-tail-end.html

Books

Ishamel by Daniel Quinn

Link: https://amzn.to/3OFJgLD

Freakonomics by Steven Levitt

Link: https://amzn.to/3aWkUi4

The Four Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Link: https://amzn.to/3Ay2lLt

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Link: https://amzn.to/3OOm0uS

What Women Want by Tucker Max and Dr. Geoffrey Miller

Link: https://amzn.to/3nFwkJJ

Stealing Fire by Jamie Wheal and Steven Kotler

Link: https://amzn.to/3NKjAfI

The Almanack of Naval Ravikant: A Guide to Wealth and Happiness by Eric Jorgenson

Link: https://amzn.to/3yISQI0

The Bitcoin Standard by Saifedean Ammous

Link: https://amzn.to/3uup3R0

Basic Economics by Thomas Sowell

Link: https://amzn.to/3QefA8d

Videos

YouTube Shorts

Denali - a tribute to man's best friend

Alan Watts - Acceptance of Death

Wrigley Field Like You've Never Seen It Before | Drone Fly Through of the Ballpark, Clubhouse & More

Slaughter Bots by DUST

Conor McGregor It was all a Dream

Quotes

Life is happening for you and not to you

Conor McGregor Van Gogh quote

Sports Moments

2016 NBA Finals Mini-Movie

Conor McGregor's 13-Second KO of Jose Aldo

Jorge Masvidal Delivers the Fastest KO in UFC History Over Ben Askren

Holly Holm vs. Ronda Rousey Highlights (Holm Shocks The World)

Movie Clips

"Your Move Chief" from Good Will Hunting

Senior Partners Emergency Meeting from Margin Call

Tiny Dancer from Almost Famous

'My Boy's Wicked Smart' from Good Will Hunting

Tyler Durden Speech from Fight Club

Bar Scene from Inglorious Bastards

Florida Housing Market from The Big Short

Final Poker Scence from Rounders

Favorite Podcasts - Original Thinking

“Stay awake and build stuff, do the hard thing, and above all be kind”

— Jamie Wheal

Jamie Wheal

Spirituality & Religion explained through Historical Texts, Outdoor Exploration, and Extreme Sports

Rebel WIsdom: Collective Sensemaking in an Age of Existential Risk, Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0374g6vuGjg&t=3s

Singularity University Summits: Our Best Selves | Jamie Wheal | SU Global Summit

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koHeGZn1p9M&t=188s

Rebel Wisdom: Making Sense of Sensemaking: Daniel Schmachtenberger, Jamie Wheal, Jordan Hall

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Es_WTEgZHE&t=246s

Rebel Wisdom: How to spot a cult, Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t9_FcnECNS8&t=2s

Rebel Wisdom: War on Sensemaking 3, the Infinite Game: Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQstRd7opv4&t=1701s

Neurohacker Collective: HomeGrown Humans - Daniel Schmachtenberger - Sensemaking - Hosted by Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qd5vPs9cRYI&t=625s

Future Thinkers: Sense-Making In Chaos - Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0XAInemL-8&t=3s

Neurohacker Collective: HomeGrown Humans - Dr. Gabor Maté - Trauma - Hosted by Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irEBdRIAgIQ&t=2488s

Impact Theory: Can We Save Humanity? Jamie Wheal on Saving a Global Culture on the Brink of Collapse

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s18A6jISyT8&t=2778s

The School of Greatness: UNLOCK THE POWER Of Your Mind For PEAK PERFORMANCE Today! | Jamie Wheal & Lewis Howes

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1YrpThbWvIY

TedX Black Rock City: Altered States to Altered Traits: Hacking Flow

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYTVfF3yY7s

Future Thinkers: Sense-Making In Chaos - Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0XAInemL-8&t=3s

Flow Genome Project: Surviving & Thriving During VUCA Conditions

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw4ley5-RBk&t=84s

Kyle Kingsbury Podcast: Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8oG9gPLJpcE&t=3994s

Consciousness Hacking: Jamie Wheal - Pitfalls & Potentials of the Psychedelic Renaissance | Awakened Futures Summit 2019

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XRe3FlZCEg&t=1s

Spirit Plant Medicine: Jamie Wheal The Pitfalls and Potentials of Transformational Culture

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TSzVXKbqilc&t=1863s

Spirit Plant Medicine: SPMC 2019 A Deeper Dive with Jamie Wheal - Pt. 2

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTM-4TaTMaM&t=1499s

Future Thinkers: Jamie Wheal - Live Q&A with Future Thinkers Members

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_45WjlSAGw&t=6150s

Consciousness Hacking: Jamie Wheal | Awakened Futures Summit 2020

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnMZjAheONI&t=3s

weMove World: JAMIE WHEAL - BECOMING THE COMPLETE HUMAN. FULL PODCAST EPISODE

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VRfu4SuTow

Center for Humane Technology: How to Make Meaning in Challenging Times — with Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YHG1gtb0Gxk&t=2130s

Flow Genome Project: Jesse Elder & Jamie Wheal - Freaky Fridays

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2Y1RH487-s&t=148s

Freedom Pact: 'The 4 Families That Have Broken Western Civilisation' | Jamie Wheal

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vpmq5P6UO48

Jamie Wheal Fan: Jamie Wheal - Recapture the Rapture (Part 1/2): End of Times for Stellar Minds!

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FSX8bWhv9P8

Jamie Wheal Fan: Jamie Wheal - Jamie Wheal - Recapture the Rapture (Part 2/2) : Simulation Theory

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3f82P_qNGcs

Jamie Wheal Fan: Jamie Wheal - Recapture the Rapture (Part 3)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vAQET4NBtac&t=924s

Jamie Wheal Fan: Jamie Wheal - Maslow's Pyramid Scheme

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SiTzj6HiPwE&t=1945s

Wellness Force: 209 Jamie Wheal: The Altered States Economy

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O0Q5Pq9uI0k

Tucker Max

Dating & Mental Health

The Mikhaila Peterson: Tucker Max #50

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pa_fHfJDNGc&t=625s

Michael Malice: Tucker Max - In There - "YOUR WELCOME" Episode #121

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mo5nn4SnLbM

Modern Widsom: Personal Growth, Dating & Psychedelics | TUCKER MAX | Modern Wisdom Podcast 136

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJFoA05CIZg&t=2410s

The Aubrey Marcus Podcast: AMP #60 - Mating, Dating, & Fulfillment with Tucker Max

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zQ1CE2E0fzQ

Self Made Man: How To Become The Man / Women You Want... Tucker Max

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=He1kh2ukr-U

James Altucher: SPEAK YOUR TRUTH OR BE SILENCED with Tucker Max | The James Altucher Show

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QepOd3eX_WI&t=3s

Tim Ferriss

Fitness, Cooking, Business, and Mental Health

Peter Attia MD: #01 – Tim Ferriss: depression, psychedelics, and emotional resilience

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MgJTzkRg3cA&t=425s

Jocko Podcast: #50 w/ Tim Ferriss: Darkness & How to Stay on the Path

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GsxydhFqXug

Marie Forleo: Tim Ferriss Interview: How to Overcome Fear, Practice Self Love & Build a Writing Routine

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3X9OFzF6ds&t=779s

Naval Ravikant

Startups, Writing, Game Theory, Evolution, Happiness, and Technology

The Full Story of Naval Ravikant | The Angel Philosopher | The Knowledge Project

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mGY2To_HW98&t=317s

Joe Rogan Experience #1309 - Naval Ravikant

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qHkcs3kG44&t=2108s

How to Get Rich - Naval's Podcast

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-TZqOsVCNM&t=637s

Chris Dixon and Naval Ravikant — The Wonders of Web3 And Much More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlNDYMNJ5zQ&t=2867s

Naval Ravikant on Happiness, Reducing Anxiety, Crypto Stablecoins, and More | The Tim Ferriss Show

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HiYo14wylQw&t=805s

Naval Ravikant — The Person I Call Most for Startup Advice | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-7J-Gwc9pVg&t=24s

Naval Ravikant Interview (Full Episode) | The Tim Ferriss Show (Podcast)

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I53WciFh6ik

Balaji Srinivasan

Crypto, Technology, Governance, Politics, Networks, Biology, and History

Balaji Srinivasan | The Networked State | Knowledge Project 134

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NlY8HICFiRs&t=10487s

Balaji Srinivasan on Bitcoin, The Great Awokening, Reputational Civil War, and Much More

Link: https://youtu.be/qRao8xS_nyM

The Reckoning to Come: A Conversation with Balaji Srinivasan (Episode #259)

Link: https://youtu.be/4M85Vctnj90

The Breakdown of Trust with Balaji Srinivasan & Glenn Greenwald - What Bitcoin Did

Link: https://youtu.be/p3tBmfG_1Ac

Revolutionary Ideologies | The Balaji Series | Episode 4 (WiM118)

Link: https://youtu.be/BTM_8Z_r1iQ

Journalism in the 21st Century | The Balaji Series | Episode 5 (WiM119)

Link: https://youtu.be/fF6-3cexQuM

The Centralized East vs. The Decentralized West | The Balaji Series | Episode 6 (WiM120)

Link: https://youtu.be/nlEStTMauBg

Quantifying and Qualifying Decentralization | The Balaji Series | Episode 7 (WiM121)

Link: https://youtu.be/c6T3PXyknVY

Bitcoin and Supranational Sovereignty | The Balaji Series | Episode 2 (WiM116)

Link: https://youtu.be/eDvTrw7QW6E

E48: The role of decentralization, China/US break down & more with Bestie Guestie Balaji Srinivasan

Link: https://youtu.be/B2iNXMiGEms

Balaji S. Srinivasan: The Network State

Link: https://youtu.be/P5UAtAOV66c

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