Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2023-01-18
Books mentioned on Annie Duke Thinks You Should Quit | People I (Mostly) Admire | Episode 93
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth explores the power of passion and perseverance, arguing that long-term success often depends more on enduring dedication than on innate talent alone.
Discussed“so I want to talk about grit versus quitting grid of course is a very popular book by psychologist Angela Duckworth who also co-hosts the podcast no stupid questions and her book's about the value of perseverance”
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Thinking in Bets
Thinking in Bets by Annie Duke explores how to make better decisions under conditions of uncertainty by separating the quality of a decision from its ultimate outcome.
Discussed“but also when I'm thinking about even the book quit or thinking in bats which did get published I did tons and tons of quitting along the way”
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Freakonomics
Freakonomics by Steven D.
Discussed“a lot of people paid money to read Freakonomics now I get that that's not a company but does the University benefit from having a professor publish a popular book”
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Superforecasting
“during covid Phil tetlock who wrote super forecast day sure reached out to me and asked me to do some research on counterfactual forecasting with him”
Passing Thinking, Fast and Slow
“Having spent time around Danny Kahneman, a Nobel Laureate in behavioral economics, I once asked him how he could spend his life studying decision-making while being terrible at it.”