Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-02-04

Books mentioned on Are Smart People Actually Happier? - Adam Mastroianni - #585

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Adam Mastroianni is a postdoctoral research scholar at Columbia Business School and a writer whose research focuses on how people perceive and misperceive their social worlds. Does being smart make you happy?

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. The War of Art

    Steven Pressfield · at 22:51

    The War of Art by Steven Pressfield is a well-known guide on overcoming creative blocks, conquering internal resistance, and approaching artistic work with professionalism and discipline.

    Discussed
    “There's a concept from Steven Pressfield's The War of Art, where he he calls those shadow careers.”
    Where to get it