Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2025-07-24

Chris Williamson & Adam Lane Smith: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #971

13 Semi-Controversial Truths About Masculinity - Adam Lane Smith - #971

2 books · With Adam Lane Smith · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Adam Lane Smith is a psychotherapist and an author. Are men the problem?

Adam Lane Smith discussed The Maltese Murders (Dr. David Brooks Mysteries) by Jerry Labriola M.D. and Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Maltese Murders (Dr. David Brooks Mysteries)

   Jerry Labriola M.D. · at 6:43

   Discussed

   “He's hitting he's hitting the second mountain state as David Brooks would call it and he doesn't know what to do with his life.”

   Adam Lane Smith 13 Semi-Controversial Truths About Masculinity - Adam Lane Smith - #97… 2025-07-24 Listen at 6:43

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   Solve for happy

   Mo Gawdat · at 55:17

   Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat is a book written by a former Google executive that offers a practical framework for engineering personal joy and understanding the root causes of unhappiness following a profound personal tragedy.

   Discussed

   “He's the former CEO of Google X and he has a book out called Solve for Happy, the equation of actual human happiness.”

   Adam Lane Smith 13 Semi-Controversial Truths About Masculinity - Adam Lane Smith - #97… 2025-07-24 Listen at 55:17

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