📚 3 Books mentioned in "174. What’s the Point of I.Q. Testing? | No Stupid Questions" of No Stupid Questions

Research psychologist Angela Duckworth (author of "Grit") and tech and sports executive Mike Maughan really like to ask people questions, and they believe there’s no such thing as a stupid one.

In this episode, co-host Angela Duckworth is introduced along with Mike Maughan while discussing their penchant for asking questions. Duckworth is noted as the author of the book "Grit."

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My book club, we read The Hundred Secret Senses. Oh wait, is that a novel?

During the episode, Angela shares that her book club recently read 'The Hundred Secret Senses' by Amy Tan, sparking a discussion about the book and its themes, as well as a tangent about Amy Tan's SAT score.

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I mean, at the policy level, at the identity level, like here's an example of somebody who overcame their low SAT score, but it just kind of underscores the inanity of all this. Like, The Joy Luck Club?

In discussing the implications of standardized testing, a reference is made to Amy Tan's novel, The Joy Luck Club, illustrating that success can exist beyond conventional metrics of achievement.

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