Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-12-03
Books mentioned on 173. How Important Is Your Choice of Words?
What happens when three psychologists walk into a magic show? What’s Angela’s problem with the word “talent”?
Angela Duckworth discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal exploration of behavioral psychology that examines the two systems of the human mind—intuitive thinking and deliberate reasoning—and how cognitive biases drive systematic errors in judgment.
Discussed“as written about in the great Danny conoman Thinking Fast and Slow he's so great Danny Conan he is”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Thinking, Fast and Slow
“I recently came upon the No Stupid Questions podcast and would love to hear your thoughts on the importance of semantics, especially in relation to the idea of priming as written about in the great Daniel Kahneman's Thinking, Fast and Slow.”
Plugged Grit
“I once gave a talk on grit for my book tour, and I was very nervous because I had never really given a book tour talk. I was like, 'What the hell is that?'”