Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-09-28
Books mentioned on 8 Strategies For Avoiding A Life You Hate - Dr Gad Saad - #686
Dr Gad Saad is an Evolutionary Psychologist, Professor of Marketing at Concordia University, a podcaster and an author. In today’s fast-paced world, happiness and contentment often seem elusive.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Determined
Determined: A Science of Life Without Free Will by Robert M.
Discussed“sapolski's coming on to talk about his new book determined in the middle of October”
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Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers
Why Zebras Don't Get Ulcers by Robert M.
Discussed“so uh sapolsky uh wrote a book many years ago called uh why zebras don't get ulcers”
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is an exploration of evolutionary psychology and Buddhist philosophy that examines how ancient meditative practices align with modern scientific understandings of the mind.
Discussed“I read a Robert writes why Buddhism is true and that really helped that was one of the first books that I read that kind of helped to frame it”
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The Moral Animal
The Moral Animal by Robert Wright is a foundational exploration of evolutionary psychology that examines how natural selection shapes human nature, mating habits, and everyday morality.
Discussed“my book coming-of-age red pill was the moral animal Robert Wright's first one”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“although as I of course explain in much of my work and certainly in the parasitic mind you also don't want to fall trap uh to the echo chamber reality”
Own book The Parasitic Mind
“you may or may not remember that in the parasitic mind I talked about male feminists as an instantiation of the sneaky strategy”