Book · 2022 · Sociology
Don't Trust Your Gut
Using Data to Get What You Really Want in LIfe
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Don't Trust Your Gut is fantastic.
Chris Williamson · Modern Wisdom · Jul 2022 Listen at 39:49 What they say about it
- Recommended by Chris Williamson“that everybody should read”3
The best things said about it
Chriswillx.com/books, three that everybody should read, The Forgotten Highlander by Alister Urquhart, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens Davidowitz.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jul 2022 Don't Trust Your Gut is money.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jan 2026 The other data science book that I got really interested in over the last year was don't trust your gut by Seth Stevens davidowitz so interesting guy xdate the scientist at Google and he looked at the strongest predictors for long-term relationship success.
Chris Williamson Modern Wisdom · Jan 2023 I think that another start which I picked up last year from Seth Stevens dividowitz's book don't trust your gut is a man who works in hospitality and earns three hundred thousand dollars a year is the same level of attractiveness As A Firefighter or a lawyer that earns sixty thousand dollars a year.
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Why people recommend it
Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data-driven self-help book that uses unconventional statistics and digital insights to help readers optimize everyday decisions, from relationships to daily habits. On Modern Wisdom, Chris Williamson repeatedly championed the volume as an exceptional guide, specifically citing its use of research on romantic desirability to help individuals find predictive criteria for long-term relationship success. Williamson reiterated his endorsement across multiple Q&A episodes and interviews, encouraging listeners to purchase the book. Robert Waldinger also mentioned the title on the podcast, offering to share the resource regarding data-backed approaches to happiness with his audience. Later, in conversations with guests like Arthur Brooks and Rory Sutherland, Williamson revisited the themes of the book, praising its practical insights into dating and human behavior. Across these podcast appearances, the title was consistently highlighted as a valuable, evidence-based manual that challenges traditional intuition by leveraging modern data science to solve complex personal dilemmas and improve overall life outcomes.
Every mention
Chris Williamson chriswillx.com/books, three that everybody should read, The Forgotten Highlander by Alister Urquhart, Endur… 9
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“Um and then his next one was Don't Trust Your Gut. Oh yeah, I've seen that. Don't trust your gut is money.”
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“Tai Shiro's got a great book on this. So, has uh not Scott Barry Koffman, not Steve Stewart Williams. [ __ ] Who was the dude that did Don't Trust Your Gut and Everybody Lies? Seth Stevens Devidowitz. Choosing like all the [ __ ] triplebarrel Jewish names that I can think of. Uh Seth Stevens Devidowitz, uh Don't Trust”
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“and then he did another book called don't trust your gut”
Discussed
“the other data science book that I got really interested in over the last year was don't trust your gut by Seth Stevens davidowitz so interesting guy xdate the scientist at Google and he looked at the strongest predictors for long-term relationship success”
Discussed
“did you read Seth Stevens davidowitz's uh don't trust your gut earlier this year I skimmed it”
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“chriswillx.com/books, three that everybody should read, The Forgotten Highlander by Alister Urquhart, Endurance by Alfred Lansing, and Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens Davidowitz.”
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“Probably what I said earlier on. Um Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens Davidowitz. That's great.”
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“so this is seth stevens davidowitz uh and his book don't trust your gut is fantastic so he looked at the research work of a lady called samantha joel”
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“I'll definitely buy Don't Trust Your Gut and then my website is sethsd.com.”
Robert Waldinger so um when you I will send it over on email afterward that book don't trust your gut by Seth um he tries to… 1
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“so um when you I will send it over on email afterward that book don't trust your gut by Seth um he tries to dig into this as well”
David Lundberg Kenrick and then Seth Stevens dtz who's a data scientist has just released a new book called don't trust your gut 1
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“and then Seth Stevens dtz who's a data scientist has just released a new book called don't trust your gut”
Khandis Blake I think that another start which I picked up last year from Seth Stevens dividowitz's book don't trust your… 1
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“I think that another start which I picked up last year from Seth Stevens dividowitz's book don't trust your gut is a man who works in hospitality and earns three hundred thousand dollars a year is the same level of attractiveness As A Firefighter or a lawyer that earns sixty thousand dollars a year”
Robert Evans a billion Wicked thoughts and they found something that had been reported previously but this was on a very… 1
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“a billion Wicked thoughts and they found something that had been reported previously but this was on a very large scale that men use visual pornography”
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz I sent the book out to a bunch of people and a couple of the writers have been like I want to write about y… 1
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“I sent the book out to a bunch of people and a couple of the writers have been like I want to write about your book but could you do a nerdy makeover for me”
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Plugged
“And like, everybody who's read my book so far, which I'm just going to say that You're supposed to say the name a lot, Don't Trust Your Gut, so people will remember it.”
Plugged
“Mean, anybody read Don't Trust Your Gut would be like, this guy's pretty nerdy, like uh there's this one study where they list the happy”
Plugged
“in one of my And that's what I recommend people get as an iPhone case or hang it on your wall or whatever.”
Plugged
“And you see the happiness activity chart that that I include in Don't Trust Your Gut.”
Plugged
“Like Everybody Lies, my first book, and now they're going to give me kind of the benefit of the doubt in Don't Trust Your Gut.”
Passing
“now he's back with a brand new book it's called don't trust your gut and it's more or less a self-help book for data nerds”