Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2021-05-30
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Angela Duckworth recommended Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Also mentioned: Turbulent Souls: by Stephen J. Dubner and Choosing My Religion by Stephen J. Dubner.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a popular science book exploring behavioral economics, cognitive biases, and the dual systems that drive human thought.
Recommended“by the way people read thinking fast and slow and they watch a TED Talk and I think that we are actually newly aware of these evolutionarily explicable quirks of human reasoning”
Where to get it
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Turbulent Souls:
Turbulent Souls by Stephen J.
Discussed“in Stephen's 1998 Memoir turbulent Souls which was later republished under a new title Choosing My Religion”
Where to get it
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Choosing My Religion
Choosing My Religion by Stephen J.
Discussed“in Stephen's 1998 Memoir turbulent Souls which was later republished under a new title Choosing My Religion”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (6) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Who Was E. B. White?
“If you want to write more than one book in your entire life, you need to learn how to do the work. E.B. White, who I know you like, I love E.B. White.”
Passing Thinking, Fast and Slow
“And by the way, people read Thinking, Fast and Slow and they watch a TED Talk, and I think that we are actually newly aware of these evolutionarily explicable quirks of human reasoning.”
Passing The big short
“And I think also Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short and Liar's Poker, I love his work. I'm also a big fan of Richard Thaler, the Nobel Laureate economist.”
Passing Liar's Poker
“And I think also Michael Lewis, the author of The Big Short and Liar's Poker, I love his work. I'm also a big fan of Richard Thaler, the Nobel Laureate economist.”
Passing Turbulent Souls:
“You can learn more about her life as an accomplished ballerina, self-taught farmer, mother of eight, and devout Catholic convert in Stephen's 1998 memoir, Turbulent Souls, which was later republished under a new title, Choosing My Religion.”
Passing Choosing My Religion
“You can learn more about her life as an accomplished ballerina, self-taught farmer, mother of eight, and devout Catholic convert in Stephen's 1998 memoir, Turbulent Souls, which was later republished under a new title, Choosing My Religion.”