Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-05-04
Books mentioned on How To Have The Hardest Conversations Of Your Life - Jefferson Fisher - #1093
Jefferson Fisher is a trial attorney, legal educator, and content creator. Why are the conversations that matter most the hardest to have?
Chris Williamson discussed How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie and others and Against Empathy by Paul Bloom.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie is a practical self-help guide offering actionable strategies to overcome chronic worry and anxiety.
Discussed“There's a book that my housemate was reading, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living. And uh Steven CVY um and one of his lesserknowns in How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, he says one of the most important things that he used as a tactic was to have worry time.”
Where to get it
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Against Empathy
Against Empathy by Paul Bloom is a psychology book that argues against relying on empathy as a moral guide, suggesting instead that rational compassion leads to better ethical outcomes.
Discussed“There's an entire book Paul Bloomro called Against Empathy. It's like why you shouldn't have it. He optimizes for something else.”
Where to get it
