Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2022-05-16
Books mentioned on How To Live The Perfect Life, Using Data - Seth Stephens-Davidowitz - #474
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz is a data scientist, economist and author. Imagine if you had access to millions of data points which tell you exactly what makes people happy, or makes people attracted to you, or what actually influences your child's outcomes in life, or the most reliable way to become rich.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dataclysm
Dataclysm by Christian Rudder is a fascinating examination of human behavior through the lens of massive digital datasets generated by online interactions and dating platforms.
Recommended“People may have heard of it, but I if you haven't, you need to know it. Uh Christian Rudder wrote this excellent book Dataclysm”
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Vanished Smile
Discussed“Oh yeah, that the Mona Lisa I didn't realize this, I read a book Vanished Smile, that the Mona Lisa was just an ordinary painting”
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Rich Dad, Poor Dad
Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert T.
Discussed“I don't know if you saw the book if you read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad. Yeah, by Robert Kiyosaki.”
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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.
Recommended“I'll definitely buy Don't Trust Your Gut and then my website is sethsd.com.”
Other mentions in this episode (7) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“And like, everybody who's read my book so far, which I'm just going to say that You're supposed to say the name a lot, Don't Trust Your Gut, so people will remember it.”
“Mean, anybody read Don't Trust Your Gut would be like, this guy's pretty nerdy, like uh there's this one study where they list the happy”
“in one of my And that's what I recommend people get as an iPhone case or hang it on your wall or whatever.”
“I actually in my first book, Everybody Lies, I talk a lot about that and the difference between like so- social media and real life”
“And you see the happiness activity chart that that I include in Don't Trust Your Gut.”
“Like Everybody Lies, my first book, and now they're going to give me kind of the benefit of the doubt in Don't Trust Your Gut.”
“Like Everybody Lies, my first book, and now they're going to give me kind of the benefit of the doubt in Don't Trust Your Gut.”