Episode · The Daily Stoic · 2025-04-13
Books mentioned on "Power of Regret" Daniel Pink On How To Move FORWARD
Ryan Holiday recommended Quit by Annie Duke, and discussed The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Daniel Pink recommended Andy Warhol by Blake Gopnik, and discussed A Whole New Mind by Daniel H. Pink, Our Town by Thornton Wilder, and Boys Among Men by Jonathan Abrams.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Power of Regret
The Power of Regret by Daniel H.
Discussed“We did that a lot before we had kids. Uh and I would say one regret I have to go to your book is that I in retrospect, I took this the talks way too seriously, if that makes sense.”
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A Whole New Mind
A Whole New Mind by Daniel H.
Discussed“Uh and I would say one regret I have to go to your book is that I in retrospect, I took this the talks way too seriously, if that makes sense.”
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Our Town
Our Town by Thornton Wilder is a Pulitzer Prize-winning play that examines the ordinary, everyday lives of the inhabitants of a small fictional American town, ultimately meditating on the universal themes of mortality and human connection.
Discussed“So, you know, it's a famous, you know, famous Thornton Wilder play.”
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Quit
Quit: The Power of Knowing When to Walk Away by Annie Duke explores the psychology of decision-making and the hidden costs of stubbornly persevering with goals that no longer serve us.
Recommended“And Annie Duke has a good book about quitting, you know, and and I do think that that in some ways powering through, sticking with it is is slightly overrated...”
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Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol is a massive and comprehensive biographical study by Blake Gopnik that meticulously examines the life, art, and complex cultural impact of the famous pop art icon.
Recommended“And Andy Warhol so And Andy Warhol is a crazy dude. Like I really recommend uh Blake Gopnik's massive biography of Andy Warhol.”
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Boys Among Men
Discussed“I read this interesting book a couple years ago called Boys Among Men, which is about the generation, which now you can't do, generation of NBA basketball players that went straight from high school because now you have to.”
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To Kill a Mockingbird
To Kill a Mockingbird is a classic American novel by Harper Lee that explores themes of racial injustice and moral growth in the American South.
Discussed“And she just couldn't get out of her own head because in her mind it was never going to be uh to kill a mockingbird.”
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Other mentions in this episode (5) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Is that in ego is the enemy? Uh where do I tell that story? Um it's not it's not registering for me and I've read a couple of your things.”
“May I don't know if I tell it maybe it's in obstac in the obstacles way but I I don't know if I ever if if I told that story in writing anywhere but yeah.”
“I talked about this in my my courage book where I I have found that the times I didn't do something or I didn't speak up or I didn't I wasn't bold enough, it's I always had my reasons, but the reasons don't age very well.”
“So I I have the obstacles away tattooed here as a reminder. And then I have ego is the enemy tattooed here.”
“So I I have the obstacles away tattooed here as a reminder. And then I have ego is the enemy tattooed here.”