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Start Making Sense

by Steven J Heine · Brought up by 1 person on 1 podcast

Start Making Sense by Steven J Heine has been mentioned in 1 episode across 1 podcast (1 episode recommends it and 0 episodes discuss it), through . Most frequently brought up by Angela Duckworth (1 episode) on No Stupid Questions (1 episode).

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The other book I’ll just say, which is much longer and unpublished, is start making sense: How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times is really on the same topic. It’s a book by Steve Hina, who’s one of my favorite psychologists; he's at University of British Columbia. It’s coming out in January 2025.
Angela Duckworth · No Stupid Questions · Dec 2024 Listen at 17:09

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Start Making Sense by Steven J. Heine is an exploration of existential psychology designed to help readers build meaningful lives during absurd times. Angela Duckworth recommended the forthcoming book on No Stupid Questions in 2024, identifying Steven J. Heine as one of her favorite psychologists based at the University of British Columbia. Duckworth pointed out that the work shares a thematic overlap with classical existential literature and noted that Heine frequently references Viktor Frankl dozens of times throughout the text. By bringing up this upcoming publication, Duckworth highlighted how modern psychological research continues to draw upon existential frameworks to address fundamental human questions. She recommended the work to listeners interested in understanding how psychological science can offer practical guidance for finding personal meaning and purpose amidst the complexities and absurdities of modern life.

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Angela Duckworth The other book I’ll just say, which is much longer and unpublished, is start making sense: How Existential… 1
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“The other book I’ll just say, which is much longer and unpublished, is start making sense: How Existential Psychology Can Help Us Build Meaningful Lives in Absurd Times is really on the same topic. It’s a book by Steve Hina, who’s one of my favorite psychologists; he's at University of British Columbia. It’s coming out in January 2025.”
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“It’s a book by Steve Hina, who’s one of my favorite psychologists; he's at University of British Columbia. It’s coming out in January 2025. But Hina actually references Frankl more than I think two or three dozen times in the book; I mean, really what I say about these two books is that they take as the big question: What”

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