Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2024-02-29
Books mentioned on Financial Expert Morgan Housel On Rethinking Happiness And Money
Morgan Housel recommended The Great Depression: A Diary by Benjamin Roth, and discussed Furious Hours by Casey N. Cep and Sapiens by Yuval Noah Harari. Ryan Holiday recommended A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy and Good Inside by Dr. Becky Kennedy, and discussed To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Meditations by Aurelius Marcus.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Great Depression: A Diary
Benjamin Roth's firsthand diary of the Great Depression provides a rare economic and psychological window into daily survival during the 1930s.
Recommended“There's a great book that I love. I think it's the greatest economic book ever written. It's called The Great Depression: A Diary.”
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Furious Hours
Furious Hours: Murder, Fraud, and the Last Trial of Harper Lee by Casey N.
Discussed“I just read this book called Furious Hours, which is sort of a true crime book, but it's also about uh Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American novel by Harper Lee that explores themes of racial injustice and moral growth in the American South.
Discussed“She if if To Kill a Mockingbird is one of the great novels of all time, something half as good is still really good.”
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A Calendar of Wisdom
A Calendar of Wisdom by Leo Tolstoy is a daily devotional collection featuring Stoic philosophies, Eastern wisdom, and reflections from thinkers like Thoreau, curated to offer guidance for every day of the year.
Recommended“Well, one of the books I I've raved about and like we can't keep it on the shelf of the bookstore and the the printers always having to print more is So, Tolstoy writes this book called A Calendar of Wisdom, and it's just a collection of his favorite quotes from Thoreau and the Stoics...”
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Sapiens
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari is a sweeping exploration of how Homo sapiens evolved, dominated the planet, and constructed complex imaginary orders like religion, money, and nations.
Discussed“The one standout there is the book Sapiens, where uh it was written in his native Hebrew. And then when it when it first published, my understanding is when it was published in Hebrew, it sold okay. And they translated to English, and it's one of the best-selling nonfiction books of all time.”
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Meditations
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is a collection of personal journals and philosophical reflections written by the Roman emperor, offering timeless insights on Stoic philosophy, personal virtue, and resilience.
Discussed“That's one of the things I love to do with Meditations is I'll take a line that I love, and I'll go, 'I want to look at five translations.' In different eras.”
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Good Inside
Good Inside by Dr.
Recommended“Have you read Dr. Becky's stuff? She wrote this book good inside. She's incredible.”
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Other mentions in this episode (13) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
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“I use a story in in Same as Ever about during the Revolutionary War, during the Battle of Long Island, George Washington and his troops were cornered by the British.”
“I use a story in 'Same as Ever' about during the Revolutionary War, during the Battle of Long Island, George Washington and his troops were cornered by the British.”
“And to me, this is kind of the core of Same as Ever. It's like stop pretending that you think you can know what's going to happen next in the future.”
“My I I did not want to write Psychology Money. I put it off for years and years and years.”
“Yes, my- I did not want to write Psychology of Money, and I put it off for years and years and years.”
“Right; I remember my agent had the idea for Daily Stoic.”
“Like with The Obstacle Is the Way. When The Obstacle Is the Way came out, first off, it didn't hit any bestseller list the week it came out.”
“Like with 'The Obstacle is the Way,' when 'The Obstacle is the Way' came out, first off, it didn't hit any bestseller list the week it came out.”
“And so, the lesson I try to take from The Obstacle Is the Way is not I'm a genius. I wrote a book that, you know, popularized a school of philosophy and and sold lots of copies.”
“I just read this book called Furious Hours, which is sort of a true crime book, but it's also about uh Harper Lee who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird.”
“and so I I can imagine following up something like Atomic Habits it's like impossible and so you can't you can't try to”
“In fact, when I sign copies of my book, 'Daily Dad,' I often cross out the word 'kids' on the cover and write 'adults' instead, as that's the ultimate aim of parenting.”