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Every book Adam Lane Smith recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Adam Lane Smith has recommended or discussed 6 books on podcasts, as of July 24, 2025.
- Adam Lane Smith has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of July 24, 2025.
- Those books came up in 4 episodes, as of July 24, 2025.
- The 3 books Adam Lane Smith has mentioned in the most episodes, as of July 24, 2025: The Comfort Crisis, Exodus and Solve for happy.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Adam Lane Smith aired on July 24, 2025.
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Adam Lane Smith’s most recommended books
- The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter
- Exodus by Leon Uris
- Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat
- The Game by Neil Strauss
- The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
- The Maltese Murders (Dr. David Brooks Mysteries) by Jerry Labriola M.D.
Adam Lane Smith appeared as a guest on Modern Wisdom to explore topics related to psychology, human behavior, human happiness, and masculinity. During these podcast episodes, Adam Lane Smith and the host discussed several notable books that touch on personal development and psychology. The host recommended Michael Easter's book The Comfort Crisis, which focuses on the challenges posed by excessive convenience in modern society. Adam Lane Smith mentioned Mo Gawdat's book Solve for Happy to discuss the mathematical equation of human happiness and how human expectations relate to reality. To illustrate a stage in a man's life where he feels lost despite financial success, Adam Lane Smith referenced David Brooks and his concept of the second mountain state. He also brought up J.R.R. Tolkien and his epic fantasy novel The Lord of the Rings while discussing how individuals can survive turbulent upbringings through reliable support networks. Additionally, the host mentioned Neil Strauss's book The Game, discussing its impact on readers who became disenchanted with themselves after using its dating tactics. Finally, Adam Lane Smith mentioned the book of Exodus to illustrate how generational changes and cultural shifts unfold over extended periods of time.
Books recommended by Adam Lane Smith
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The Comfort Crisis
The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a nonfiction exploration of how modern human life has become dangerously comfortable and how embracing physical adversity can improve health and well-being.
Recommended“Michael Easter wrote a great book called The Comfort crisis which is about this and talking about challenges of uh excessive convenience”
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Exodus
Exodus by Leon Uris is a historical novel detailing the founding of the State of Israel and the events leading up to it.
Discussed“it's the reason they they say that that's the reason that um in the book of Exodus, the Jews had to wander in the desert for 40 years before they could reach the promised land was because the old generations had to die off”
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Solve for happy
Solve for happy by Mo Gawdat is a book written by a former Google executive that offers a practical framework for engineering personal joy and understanding the root causes of unhappiness following a profound personal tragedy.
Discussed“He's the former CEO of Google X and he has a book out called Solve for Happy, the equation of actual human happiness.”
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The Game
The Game by Neil Strauss is a non-fiction book that investigates the secretive subculture of pickup artists and dating strategy.
Discussed“one of the problems that a bunch of friends had about 10 or 15 years ago when the game came out first with Neil Strauss was they became very disenchanted with who they were personally”
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The Lord of the Rings
J.R.R.
Discussed“um Jr Tolkien he was raised by a priest his that was his safety Network everything else fell through he was still raised by a priest and brought us Lord of the Rings”
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The Maltese Murders (Dr. David Brooks Mysteries)
Discussed“He's hitting he's hitting the second mountain state as David Brooks would call it and he doesn't know what to do with his life.”
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Books Adam Lane Smith wrote
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Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“my book that i've written about attachment it's called slaying your fear it's on amazon all kinds all the different geographical amazon stores um it's one of the number one anxiety books on amazon”