Episode · No Stupid Questions · 2023-07-02

Books mentioned on 152. What’s the Worst Kind of Regret?

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Is it worse to regret something you’ve done, or something you haven’t done? What’s the upside of rejection?

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Beginners

    Raymond Carver · at 21:16

    Discussed
    “Let me just tell you that I read a short story by Raymond Carver, and it was called A Small Good Thing. He’s way cooler than The Butthole Surfers! By the way, do you know who I'm talking about?”
    Where to get it
  2. Born a Crime

    Trevor Noah · at 24:20 · mentioned 2 times

    Born a Crime by Trevor Noah is a critically acclaimed memoir that chronicles the comedian's turbulent upbringing under apartheid in South Africa as the child of a white Swiss father and a Black Xhosa mother.

    Recommended
    “he wrote a book called born a crime and it's a very thoughtful serious look at his life”
    Where to get it