Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-03-09
Books mentioned on 15 Harsh Psychology Facts That Will Make Your Life Better - Adam Lane Smith
Chris Williamson recommended The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter, and discussed The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt. Adam Lane Smith discussed The Game by Neil Strauss.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Happiness Hypothesis
The Happiness Hypothesis by Jonathan Haidt is a popular psychology book that explores ancient wisdom through the lens of modern scientific research.
Discussed“um so I remember reading in Jonathan Heights the happiness hypothesis about the passionate and companionate uh two styles of of it's not quite attachment I think it's attraction perhaps”
Where to get it
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is an exploration of how modern comforts and sedentary lifestyles negatively impact human health and well-being, advocating for the intentional reintegration of physical challenges.
Recommended“Michael Easter wrote a great book called The Comfort crisis which is about this and talking about challenges of excessive convenience”
Where to get it
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that investigates the secretive subculture of pickup artists and dating strategy.
Discussed“one of the problems that a bunch of friends had about 10 or 15 years ago when the game came out first with Neil Strauss was they became very disenchanted with who they were personally”
Where to get it
