Episode · Freakonomics Radio · 2024-08-26
Books mentioned on EXTRA: Why Quitting Is Usually Worth It
Stephen Dubner appears as a guest on Fail Better, a new podcast hosted by David Duchovny. The two of them trade stories about failure, and ponder the lessons that success could never teach.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Think Like a Freak
Think Like a Freak is a popular nonfiction book written by Steven D.
Discussed“He's made that brand his life after co-writing Freakonomics back in 2005, which I read back in 2005, and it blew me away. I couldn't believe the kinds of questions that he was asking that made sense.”
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth is a widely acclaimed psychological exploration of how passion and perseverance are far more critical to long-term success than innate talent alone.
Discussed“So I have a friend Angela Duckworth, who wrote this book called Grit. Yeah. And we made a podcast together for a few years, and I learned a great deal from her, and she learned a great deal from Marty Seligman, who's considered one of the founders of positive psychology.”
