Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2022-09-18
Books mentioned on Are You Having a Midlife Crisis? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 115
Angela Duckworth discussed passages predictable crises of adult life by Gail Sheehy. Stephen Dubner recommended Midlife by Kieran Setiya, and discussed Passages by Gail Sheehy and The Conquest of Happiness by Bertrand Russell.
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passages predictable crises of adult life
Discussed“from what I recall there was a book by Gail Sheehy which was just at the time massively everywhere it was particularly looking at the passage of time and aging from a female perspective but it was called passages predictable crises of adult life that was 1976.”
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Passages
Discussed“There was a book by Gail Sheehy which was just at the time massively everywhere; it was particularly looking at the passage of time and aging from a female perspective, but it was called 'Passages: Predictable Crises of Adult Life.' That was 1976.”
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Midlife
Recommended“It's called 'Midlife: A Philosophical Guide,' and he makes the argument that while the midlife crisis was kind of overhyped for a while, and then found to be not as prevalent as it was thought to be at one point, he doesn't dismiss it. He says there's all kinds of good reasons why this might exist.”
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The Conquest of Happiness
Discussed“I'm reading this book on chasing happiness by Bertrand Russell, also a philosopher, who says more or less the same thing: 'Don't spend your whole life thinking about your own happiness; it's the surest recipe to be unhappy.'”
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