Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-12-28
Books mentioned on 176. Why Is It So Hard to Make Decisions? | No Stupid Questions
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Will
Will by Will Smith is a deeply reflective memoir co-written with Mark Manson that chronicles the actor's rise to global fame alongside his internal struggles with ambition, fear, and emotional fulfillment.
Discussed“he tells the story in his Memoir of being a very young Will Smith a certain deal has come his way I don't know if it was the fresh prince of Belair or was it his first hip-hop recording contract”
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Pain, Parties, Work
Pain, Parties, Work by Elizabeth Winder is a biographical exploration of Sylvia Plath's formative months working as a guest editor at Mademoiselle magazine in New York City, capturing the vibrant and intense era that preceded her struggles with mental illness.
Discussed“It's from The Bell Jar.”
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The Bell Jar
Discussed“it's from the Bell jar she said and I'll just read this she said I saw my life branching out before me like the green fig tree from the tip of every Branch a wonderful future”
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing The Paradox of Choice
“I would guess Barry Schwartz. You know, that would be such a good guess.”
Passing Will
“He tells the story in his memoir of being a very young Will Smith — a certain deal has come his way.”
Passing The Paradox of Choice
“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.”
Passing Will
“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.”