Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2026-11-02
Chris Williamson & Joe Hudson: books mentioned on Modern Wisdom #1171
How To Make Better Decisions (with way less uncertainty) - Joe Hudson - #1171
Joe Hudson is a coach, entrepreneur and a podcast host.
Chris Williamson discussed Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman. Joe Hudson discussed Descartes' Error by Antonio Damasio.
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 landmark exploration of behavioral psychology that examines the two systems of thought that drive human judgment and decision-making.
Discussed“It feels to me like system one, system two, thinking a bit from Daniel Kahneman, thinking fast and slow. So the system two is very deliberate and you sort of have to pay a lot of cognitive attention to it.”
Where to get it
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Descartes' Error
Descartes' Error by Antonio Damasio is a foundational work in neuroscience that examines how emotions are deeply intertwined with human reasoning and decision-making.
Discussed“So if you read a book called Descartes' Air, 20, 2012, he wrote that the emotional center of the brain is what makes decisions.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“So whether you are a stoic or a samurai or Tibetan book of living or dying, the way to overcome the fear of death is to actually visualize and feel the experience of death over and over in slow motion again and again.”
Passing Dying
“So whether you are a stoic or a samurai or Tibetan book of living or dying, the way to overcome the fear of death is to actually visualize and feel the experience of death over and over in slow motion again and again.”