Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-03-02
Books mentioned on 126. How to Have Great Conversations
The Power of Habit author Charles Duhigg wrote his new book in an attempt to learn how to communicate better. Steve shares how the book helped him understand his own conversational weaknesses.
Steve Levitt recommended Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg, and discussed The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg and Smarter Faster Better by Charles Duhigg.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Supercommunicators
Recommended“he's got a new book out entitled super communicators how to unlock the secret language of connection and I found out that we're actually living through a golden age of understanding the neurology and psychology of communication”
Where to get it
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The Power of Habit
Discussed“like your first book The Power of Habit that came out back in 2012 and my God it was an unbelievable success”
Where to get it
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Smarter Faster Better
Discussed“it's called smarter faster better it tackles productivity and it uses great storytelling to make its point”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged The Power of Habit
“My guest today, Charles Duhigg, is a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and the author of blockbuster bestsellers including 'The Power of Habit.'”
“Dale Carnegie was really good at winning friends and influencing people, and Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus write books about how to golf.”
Plugged The Power of Habit
“I wanted to lose weight and had this basic question, which motivates this book, too: 'If I’m so smart and successful, why am I 20 pounds overweight, and why can't I get myself to run in the morning?'”
Plugged The Power of Habit
“The core idea in 'The Power of Habit' is quite simple: there's something called a habit loop, and understanding that loop helps people devise strategies to break bad habits and build good ones.”
Passing Little Women
“One of the directors was the first female director in Disney’s history, and they’d share stories such as, 'My favorite book as a kid was “Little Women.””