Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2023-01-19
Books mentioned on Lessons From The World's Longest Study On Happiness - Dr Robert Waldinger - #578
Robert Waldinger is a psychiatrist, psychoanalyst, Zen priest and Director of the Harvard Study of Adult Development, the longest-running study of adult life ever conducted. What makes for a good life?
Robert Waldinger discussed Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown. Chris Williamson discussed Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Goodnight Moon
Goodnight Moon by Margaret Wise Brown is a classic children's bedtime story featuring a young rabbit saying goodnight to various objects in the great green room.
Discussed“and I've read her the book Goodnight Moon seven times and she says mommy read it to me one more time one more time and and I'm exhausted right I've had or I'm I'm just so exhausted I'm falling asleep reading this book am I having fun reading Goodnight Moon for the eighth time”
Where to get it
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Don't Trust Your Gut
Don't Trust Your Gut by Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data-driven self-help book that uses unconventional statistics and digital insights to help readers optimize everyday decisions, from relationships to daily habits.
Discussed“the other data science book that I got really interested in over the last year was don't trust your gut by Seth Stevens davidowitz so interesting guy xdate the scientist at Google and he looked at the strongest predictors for long-term relationship success”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“uh so we have a book website it's thegoodlifebook.com um but in addition you could go to our study website”