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  <title>277: Books, travels, and Olympic preparations</title>
  <description> On this week's GAINcast Vern shares his top 6 books of 2023, key insights after recent travels to Europe and Australia, plus thoughts as we look ahead at preparing for the 2024 Olympics.   For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at:  https://www.hmmrmedia.com/2023/12/gaincast-episode-277-books-travels-and-olympic-preparations/ The following links were also referenced in the podcast or provide some additional reading material on the topic:&amp;amp;nbsp;   The GAINcast is sponsored by GAIN and by HMMR Media.&amp;amp;nbsp;Join HMMR Media&amp;amp;nbsp;to get access to a vast library of online training resources, video, articles, podcasts, and more.  Book recommendations mentioned in this episode:  The Creative Act: A Way of Being by Rick Rubin  The Core. Better Life, Better Performance by Aki Hintsa and Oskari Saari  Hidden Potential: The Science of Achieving Greater Things by Adam Grant  Clear Thinking: Turning Ordinary Moments into Extraordinary Results by Shane Parrish  7 Rules of Power: Surprising--but True--Advice on How to Get Things Done and Advance Your Career by Jeffrey Pfeffer  Awaken Your Genius: Escape Conformity, Ignite Creativity, and Become Extraordinary by Ozan Varol    Vern discussed his top books of 2022 and 2021 on  GAINcast 259 and on&amp;amp;nbsp;GAINcast 231. You can also read his book lists from 2022,  2021,&amp;amp;nbsp;2020&amp;amp;nbsp;and&amp;amp;nbsp;2019.  There's more from Adam Gran recently: a good interview with  David Epstein and recent  opinion piece in the New York Times on teaching.  Other individuals discussed on this podcast have perviously been guests, including Ellyse Perry on  GAINcast 213, Nick Lumley on  GAINcast 166 (more from Nick here), and John Pryor on  GAINcast 135 and  136.  Also discussed was the talent identification research of Arne Gullich.        </description>
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