Episode · EconTalk · 2022-03-07
Books mentioned on Angela Duckworth on Character
Many people think schools are no place for teaching character. Psychologist Angela Duckworth of the University of Pennsylvania and founder of Character Lab, disagrees.
Russ Roberts recommended How Much Land Does a Man Need? by Leo Tolstoy and Master and Man and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy, and discussed Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl. Angela Duckworth recommended Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How Much Land Does a Man Need?
Leo Tolstoy's classic short story examines human greed, desire, and the ultimate measure of mortality through the journey of a peasant who pushes himself to acquire more and more land.
Recommended“the tolstoy will be taken from his short story master and man it is a fabulous story but to avoid spoilers you might want to read it before the conversation”
Where to get it
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Master and Man and Other Stories
This collection of powerful short fiction by Leo Tolstoy explores morality, human nature, and the spiritual cost of greed.
Recommended“the tolstoy will be taken from his short story master and man it is a fabulous story but to avoid spoilers you might want to read it before the conversation”
Where to get it
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Good Habits, Bad Habits
Good Habits, Bad Habits by Wendy Wood is a nonfiction book that examines the science of habit formation and how everyday routines shape human behavior.
Recommended“she has a book and um it's called good habits bad habits and i recommend it”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“and certainly viktor frankl's book man's search for meaning is a an example of what you're talking about about you know things happen to you but how you respond to them are up to you”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“i have since writing that book um of course you know felt that you know which i did before i wrote the book that grit's not the only thing that should be encouraged or or taught uh or developed”
“my new book wild problems which is this insight of of harry frankfurt that uh we don't just have wants or desires we have desires about our desires”