Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2023-03-03
Books mentioned on The Art of Noticing – and Appreciating – Our Dizzying World
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Shadow Work
Discussed“um the wonderful thinker Yvonne Ilitch wrote a book called Shadow work some decades ago where he talked about all of the unacknowledged laborers that sustain communities and what actually happens in the world”
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Flow
Flow by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi is a seminal work in psychology that explores the optimal state of consciousness known as flow, where individuals become entirely immersed and energized in an activity through a delicate balance of challenge and skill.
Discussed“there's The Marvelous book um by mihai chick sent me high called flow that probably many of your listeners know”
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the two culture and the scientific revolution
The Two Cultures and the Scientific Revolution by C.P.
Discussed“CP Snow's book about the two cultures”
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Metaphors We Live By
Metaphors We Live By by George Lakoff and Mark Johnson is a foundational cognitive linguistics text that argues human conceptual systems are fundamentally metaphorical in nature, shaping how we think, speak, and act.
Recommended“one is a book called metaphors we live by by George lakov and Mark Johnson”
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Less than one
Less Than One by Joseph Brodsky is a critically acclaimed collection of essays written by the exiled Russian poet and Nobel laureate, offering profound reflections on literature, politics, exile, and the human condition.
Recommended“so the Russian poet Joseph Brodsky has a book of essays less than one and one long chapter in that essay is a close reading of the poem September 1st 1939 by Auden”
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The fire next time
The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin is a searing and brilliant collection of essays examining race, religion, and American identity through letters and personal reflection.
Recommended“the next one just because I reread it and felt it was indispensable and invaluable and has not been surpassed for its Clarity of seeing combined with an absolute commitment to affection for our fellow human beings James Baldwin the fire next time”
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