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Cover of The Lessons of History by Will Durant

The Lessons of History

Will Durant · 1968
Mentioned 13 times across 4 podcasts · 2018–2026
Mention timeline13 mentions
20182026
Where it's mentioned
2026
Tobi Lütke: AI Agents, Better Decisions, and the Future of Work
The Knowledge Project · Sep 2026 · 62:53
“i i almost always will mention the lessons of history which is i just think the densest like the highest token quality book in existence ”
2025
#828: David Senra — How Extreme Winners Think and Win: Lessons from 400+ of History’s Greatest Founders and Investors (Including Buffett, Munger, Rockefeller, Jobs, Ovitz, Zell, and Names You Don’t Know But Should)
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2025 · 91:11
“read their hundred page book lessons of history ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
2023
#713: Matt Mullenweg — The Art of Crafting a Sabbatical, Tips for Defending Against Hackers, Leveraging Open Source, Thriving in an AI World, and Tips for Life’s Darkest Hours
The Tim Ferriss Show · Dec 2023 · 103:08
“the brief history of the world guy the amazing historian has a great quote about that oh you're thinking about will durant yeah durants ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
David Senra - In Service of Founders - [Invest Like the Best, EP.343]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Sep 2023 · 74:02
“you're a big fan of will and ariel durant just like i am and like what's the lessons of history is one of the book that we share that we both love ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 7s
Naval Ravikant: The Angel Philosopher (2017)
The Knowledge Project · Jul 2023 · 10:28
“i re i recently re read uh the lessons of history by william ariel durant ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
2022
#250 Jacob Fugger (The Richest Man Who Ever Lived)
Founders · Jun 2022 · 41:13
“they wrote this fantastic book i think i did a podcast on it i have to go back and look um where it's at but ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 6s
2021
#214 Steve Jobs: The Exclusive Biography
Founders · Nov 2021 · 99:40
“they wrote a lessons of history ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 2s
#506: Balaji Srinivasan on The Future of Bitcoin and Ethereum, How to Become Noncancelable, the Path to Personal Freedom and Wealth in a New World, the Changing Landscape of Warfare, and More
The Tim Ferriss Show · Mar 2021 · 151:48
“if anyone has read lessons of history by will and ariel durant ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#161 Dr. Seuss
Founders · Jan 2021 · 40:02
“i just got done reading two books that are a hundred pages and you wouldn't believe how much information is in them and it's by will and ariel durant the lessons of history ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 8s
2019
[REPLAY] Sam Hinkie – Data, Decisions, and Basketball - [Invest Like the Best, EP.88]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Jun 2019 · 50:50
“this book that we were talking about earlier which is will and ariel durant's lessons of history ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
#369: Kevin Systrom — Tactics, Books, and the Path to a Billion Users
The Tim Ferriss Show · Apr 2019 · 70:38
“i read this great book called lessons of history i was just will and ariel durant ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 4s
Eugene Wei – Tech, Media, and Culture - [Invest Like the Best, EP.118]
Invest Like the Best with Patrick O'Shaughnessy · Jan 2019 · 33:33
“go read will durant's lessons of history a very short book ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 3s
2018
#338: Howard Marks — How to Invest with Clear Thinking
The Tim Ferriss Show · Sep 2018 · 98:51
“such as lessons of history by will and ariel durant which i found really fascinating also ” ▶ tap to hear this moment · 5s