📚 3 Books mentioned in "Is Self-Improvement Too Selfish? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 88" of No Stupid Questions

You know, when I was in high school, I read 'Candide'. Did you read 'Candide' by Voltaire? Let us go cultivate our garden.

During the discussion, the host, Stephen Dubner, recalls reading 'Candide' by Voltaire in high school and engages the other host by asking if they have read it too, leading to a thoughtful reflection on the book's themes.

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Well, I could make the argument that you are, but part of my challenge to that argument is, is it mostly high-status people, for instance, who read a book like 'Grit' in order to help themselves become a little higher status? Is the research that you're doing around kids in education— is it having the impact that you would like it to have versus what might be a much broader impact of a larger commercial or policy initiative?

During a discussion about self-improvement, Stephen Dubner references the book 'Grit' and questions whether it primarily benefits high-status individuals. He implicitly acknowledges Angela Duckworth, the author of 'Grit,' as he explores the implications of her work in relation to educational research.

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In fact, I may be misremembering this, but I think I wrote a piece once about a young guy who was driving on a rural road in Maine and hit Stephen King with his car and almost killed Stephen King. I've read Stephen King's side of it in the book 'On Writing'. Yeah, exactly!

In this segment, host Stephen Dubner recalls reading 'On Writing' by Stephen King, which recounts a bizarre incident involving a young man who accidentally hit King with his car. The title and author are clearly stated during the discussion.

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