Call with Peter Bevelin, author "Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger"

Great call today with Peter Bevelin author of "Seeking Wisdom: From Darwin to Munger"

Peter asked us not to record the call so we have no audio.

- Tweet recap

You can see the live tweet recap here:
http://search.twitter.com/search?max_id=2119952624&page=2&q=councils

- Interviews

You can also read two interviews Peter did about his book and his thinking:

http://tinyurl.com/Bevelin1

http://tinyurl.com/Bevelin2

Special thanks to David Baeza, Valerie Pearcy, @pixtory, Tabitha Dunn and others who tweeted. Their comments are a real tweet ;-)

I've read his book twice and plan to do a third read. I don't often say it - but this one is very, very good. Go get it and read it.

Phil 

P.S. Special thanks to HiDefConferencing, a division of Citrix Online, for making this call possible!

Comments

[Valerie Pearcy]

It's been about a year since I read this book, so it was exhilarating to get resoaked in its message. Of course it's always a thrill to, to hear an author speak of his work and process. I will go home tonight and make sure to widen my upcoming reading list.

The concept I plan to work into my day immediately is that simplicity is HARD, but truly critical to successful products, processes, and businesses.

Thanks for organizing this!

[David Baeza]

Peter didn't try to sell books today. In fact, he barely mentioned it at all. He talked about why he is passionate about learning, life, human nature and wisdom. How his experience can be applied to product launches, and used at the family dinner table. He gave us wisdom and planted the seed of curiosity. Thank you Peter. Can't wait to learn more.

[Bill Swislow]

The idea of taking serious time off to think about how you think is a great inspiration. Ditto for the whole concept of wisdom, which seems on its way to being an alien concept (though that view may just be a sign of old age).

[Jenn Skibo]

Phil and Peter appear to be guided (or is that "driven" or perhaps "chauffeured"?) by their curiosity. In their own way and in the span of 60-90 minutes, they shared this freely and inspired us all to let our own questions be our beacons. Thanks for your time and effort - great call.

[Alexander J. Wei]

Peter's talk was very inspiring. I have ordered many of the books on his list from the local library. I've already read Garrett Hardin's Filters Against Folly, and the biography of Michael Faraday, both of which I also highly recommend. All three, the two books and Peter's talk, point to the importance of thinking clearly and working diligently and persistently.

[Alexander J. Wei]

I've now read 4 more books on Peter's list. I read the Buffett book, which told me more about the man; I had previous read Buffetology, written by Buffett's ex-daughter-in-law. I feel sure we would not be in the finance mess we are now in if more people followed Buffett's principles for investment and money-management. I read Darwin's Autobiography, which filled out some more of the picture, since I read all 4 of Darwin's greatest books before my trip to the Galapagos Islands last summer. Medina's Brain Rules is an excellent look at how the brain performs best. Ramo's The Age of the Unthinkable is a good first look at how to adjust to the dangerous world we find ourselves in; the key is resilience, the ability to adapt quickly and effectively to changes in our enemies; as our enemies (terrorists, viruses) are quickly adapting to us.