Podcast: No Stupid Questions
Episode: 170. Are We Getting Lonelier? | No Stupid Questions
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.
The Principles of Psychology
Buy on Amazon"In the first half of the show, Angela says that 19th century psychologist William James wrote something along the lines of, "Happiness is when your expectations meet your reality." She was thinking of a formula for self-esteem that James outlined in his book The Principles of Psychology."
What Are People For?
Buy on Amazon"Then Mike mentioned the line between loneliness and solitude by novelist and poet Wendell Berry. The line actually came from an article by author and poet Maria Popova, in which she was citing Berry's 1990 collection of essays, "What Are People For.""
Will
Buy on Amazon"Because I don't know if you've read Will Smith's autobiography— Oh yes! Will, I read it cover to cover!"
Will
Buy on Amazon"You know your story—I did read the Will Smith memoir from cover to cover, of course I did as a sort of a student devotee!"