Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2023-02-01
Books mentioned on Dr. Nate Zinsser, Josh Peck, Annie Duke, Amy Morin, Paul Bloom, and Yung Pueblo on Building Better Habits
Ryan looks back on some of the best discussions of 2022 that he and his guests had about building better habits. Featuring Dr.
Dr. Nate Zinsser discussed The Art of War by Sun Tzu. Annie Duke discussed Nudge by Richard H. Thaler and others. Ryan Holiday discussed Just Babies by Paul Bloom and Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Art of War
The Art of War by Sun Tzu is an ancient military treatise that offers enduring strategic principles for outmaneuvering adversaries and managing conflict.
Discussed“i think um marshall had probably read the art of war by sunsa and he may have seen that same chapter that jumped right out at me the idea that if you're going to win you win the inner battle against self-doubt etc first before you go into that initial engagement the victorious warriors win first and then go into”
Where to get it
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Just Babies
Just Babies by Paul Bloom is an insightful exploration of the moral lives of infants, arguing that human beings possess an innate sense of fairness and empathy from a very early age.
Discussed“and i read i read your book many years ago on uh justice and babies which i've always i i've always thought that was a very clever title just babies”
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Siddhartha
Siddhartha by Hermann Hesse is a philosophical novel that follows a young man's spiritual journey of self-discovery in ancient India.
Discussed“that's the the foundational thing that made hermann has his siddhartha work that was like the key the key truth”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“talked to amy morin whose book 13 things mentally strong people don't do”
“when we talked to josh peck in his new book happy people are annoying about making the next right decision”
“when i was writing uh my book courage is calling i i read this sort of operations manual a handbook for the u.s army that i think george marshall wrote it was published in 1944”