📚 5 Books mentioned in "Steven Soderbergh | SmartLess" of SmartLess

There's that, you know, perfect explanation of how to solve things from the Ed Catmull book about Pixar, Creativity, Inc., where the motto is, 'Be wrong as fast as you can.'

In this segment, Steven Soderbergh brings up 'Creativity, Inc.' by Ed Catmull to illustrate an important concept, highlighting the book's advice on problem-solving: 'Be wrong as fast as you can.'

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I've been watching Lord of the Rings. Okay, moving on.

Jason brings up his experience of watching 'Lord of the Rings' to transition into another topic during the conversation.

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I'll tell you this—speaking of Lord of the Rings, are you guys being held hostage somewhere? I've never seen any of them, but oh my God, they're so... very—speaking of Lord of the Rings.

In this segment, Will brings up 'Lord of the Rings' in response to a prior mention by Jason, humorously noting that he has never actually seen any of the films.

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And because I'm going to get her a ring, I put as the prompt on the calendar just 'Lord'... Oh Lord of the Rings.

Jason explains that he used "Lord" as a shorthand in his calendar for reminding himself to buy a ring at the jeweler, which references 'Lord of the Rings'.

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So it turns out, you know, in any store that you walked into, there was a paperback called The Jaws Log that Carl Gottlieb wrote, and it answered both of those questions.

In this segment, Steven Soderbergh shares a nostalgic experience of discovering 'The Jaws Log,' a book by Carl Gottlieb, after watching the film Jaws as a child. He highlights how the book played a crucial role in his understanding of filmmaking.

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