Episode · People I (Mostly) Admire · 2024-12-14
Books mentioned on Turning Work into Play (Update)
How psychologist Dan Gilbert went from high school dropout to Harvard professor, found the secret of joy, and inspired Steve Levitt's divorce. SOURCE:Daniel Gilbert, professor of psychology at Harvard University.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The Better Angels of Our Nature
The Better Angels of Our Nature by Steven Pinker is a comprehensive historical and data-driven study that argues violence has steadily declined over the course of human history.
Discussed“I believe, yeah, there's no doubt, and my colleague Steve Pinker has now written several books convincingly arguing, at least convincingly, I think, that on most parameters, the world is getting better.”
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Happy Money
Happy Money by Elizabeth Dunn and Michael Norton is a popular behavioral psychology book that investigates how individuals can alter their spending habits to maximize personal happiness rather than merely accumulating possessions.
Discussed“in fact the two co-authors of that paper Mike Norton and Liz Dunn wrote a book based on our paper called happy money”
