Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2024-04-13
Books mentioned on Why Is Everyone So Emotionally Detached? - David Brooks - #770
David Brooks is a columnist for The New York Times and an author. We’re often told to control our emotions, but is that actually what we want?
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Why Buddhism is True
Why Buddhism is True by Robert Wright is a popular science book that explores how evolutionary psychology and Buddhist philosophy intersect to explain why meditation and mindfulness work.
Recommended“I just kept I I kept on seeing the same patterns come up in my personal relationships in the way that I deal with my business in how I feel when I record the podcast sitting in discomfort especially emotionally … there's this really phenomenal quote I took from … Robert Wes why Buddhism is true and he says is”
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The Art of Resilience
The Art of Resilience by Ross Edgley is a physical and mental conditioning guide detailing the author's extreme endurance feats and methods for developing mental toughness.
Discussed“this whole sort of stoicism movement massive fan of it art of resilience by Ross Edgley … have been really formative for me”
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Ego Is the Enemy
Ego Is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday is a non-fiction book that argues how humility, ambition, and self-awareness are critical to overcoming personal and professional obstacles.
Discussed“Ryan's book ego the enemy obstacles the way both been really formative for me”
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The Obstacle Is the Way
The Obstacle Is the Way by Ryan Holiday is a popular guide to applying Stoic philosophy to overcome severe life challenges and turn obstacles into advantages.
Discussed“Ryan's book ego the enemy obstacles the way both been really formative for me”
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Man S Search For Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl is a profound psychological memoir and analysis detailing the author's survival in Nazi concentration camps and his formulation of logotherapy.
Recommended“and then there's a I read about this later … from the classic book which I hope everybody's read called man search for meaning by Victor Frankl”
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson is a pragmatic guide to personal development that encourages readers to carefully choose what matters to them rather than striving for artificial positivity.
Discussed“and you mentioned social media my view in social media it's judgment everywhere understanding nowhere … and there's books out now the subtle art of not giving a [ __ ] and and girl wash your face”
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You're Not Listening
Discussed“there's a classic example of this I read about in a book called you're not listening by a woman named Kate Murphy and she's describing this focus group leader”
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Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so I wanted to learn about emotions so I wrote a book about emotions called The Social Animal years ago”
“and there's books out now the subtle art of not giving a [ __ ] and and girl wash your face”