📚 3 Books mentioned in "176. Why Is It So Hard to Make Decisions? | No Stupid Questions" of No Stupid Questions

It's from The Bell Jar.

Mike mentions the book, The Bell Jar, by Sylvia Plath, and proceeds to read a passage discussing the speaker's internal struggles, which relates to the concept of analysis paralysis.

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I would guess Barry Schwartz. You know, that would be such a good guess.

Mike suggests that Barry Schwartz might be the person who introduced Angela to the concept of 'analysis paralysis,' which leads to a mention of his book 'The Paradox of Choice.'

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I mentioned Barry Schwartz, who talked about decision-making in The Paradox of Choice. I think maybe a more approachable thing that we talk about nowadays is Netflix.

Angela explicitly mentions 'The Paradox of Choice', contextualized by Barry Schwartz, the author, discussing decision-making, particularly in relation to the challenges of choice overload that people face today.

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He tells the story in his memoir of being a very young Will Smith — a certain deal has come his way.

Angela discusses Will Smith's memoir, which includes a story about the concept of "paralysis by analysis," and refers to the memoir entitled "Will."

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In the first half of the show, Angela says she was introduced to the expression 'paralysis by analysis' in Will Smith's 2021 memoir, Will.

During the discussion, the fact checker notes that the phrase "paralysis by analysis" was introduced by Angela in reference to Will Smith's memoir, 'Will'. Although the quote was not used verbatim, the essence of the sentiment was indeed expressed in the book.

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