Episode · SmartLess · 2025-02-10

Bill Gates on SmartLess: every book mentioned

2 books · With Bill Gates · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Open the Windows, let’s be BASIC, but don’t XP your pants… it’s the one and only Bill Gates. Pointing, clicking, The Golden Rule, and the dangers of peanut brittle.

Bill Gates recommended The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt. Sean Hayes recommended Source Code by Bill Gates.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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1. 

   The Anxious Generation

   Jonathan Haidt · at 18:39

   The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a prominent non-fiction book that explores the profound psychological impacts of smartphones and social media on youth mental health.

   Recommended

   “you know there's a book by Jonathan height called the anxious generation”

   Bill Gates Bill Gates 2025-02-10 Listen at 18:39

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible
2. 

   Source Code

   Bill Gates · at 51:15

   Source Code by Bill Gates is a memoir by the technology pioneer detailing his early life, intellectual development, and the formative experiences that shaped his career.

   Recommended

   “he's got this new book coming out that's that's you know about like how this all started for him how his brain started going and how he got biography uh yes I believe so yeah it's called source code”

   Sean Hayes Bill Gates 2025-02-10 Listen at 51:15

   Where to get it

   AmazonListen on Audible