📚 3 Books mentioned in "Bigger Fish, or Bigger Pond? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 158" of No Stupid Questions

Yeah, okay, because like Malcolm Gladwell and others have written about this, like he did in David and Goliath; he coined this term, I think elite institution cognitive disorder, where basically we let elite institutions mess us up.

Angela discusses Malcolm Gladwell's book 'David and Goliath' while addressing the struggles that high-achieving individuals face in highly competitive environments, such as elite universities. She highlights Gladwell's concept of 'elite institution cognitive disorder' which relates to the negative impact these institutions can have on students.

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But by David Simon, it's called Homicide: A Year on The Killing Streets, and at the same time, he said his favorite TV show was Cops.

Angela shares the story of Stephen Levitt, who, after experiencing difficulties at MIT, found a new interest in crime and read the book 'Homicide: A Year on The Killing Streets' by David Simon during that time.

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There's this children's book that my sister gave my grandmother many years ago called I Love You the Purplest, and basically all the grandkids are like 'Grandma, do you love me the most?','Do you love me the most?','And the grandma responds 'I love you the reddest; I love you the bluest,' whatever, right?

Mike discusses a children's book titled 'I Love You the Purplest,' which was given to his grandmother by his sister many years ago. The story involves grandkids asking their grandma if she loves them the most, and she responds with various colorful expressions of love, illustrating that everyone can be appreciated for their unique qualities.

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