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Every book Angela Duckworth recommended on podcasts
Angela Duckworth's book recommendations reflect her deep engagement with psychology, personal finance, human agency, and memoirs. As a guest on podcasts like No Stupid Questions and Freakonomics Radio, Duckworth frequently shares practical resources and literary works that inform her understanding of human behavior. For managing depression or anxiety when a one-on-one therapist is unavailable, she recommended David D. Burns's Feeling Good as an effective guide. To explore the qualities of a wise person, she brought up Practical Wisdom by Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe. Duckworth also discussed receiving Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko's The Millionaire Next Door from her brother in her twenties, noting it served as an eye-opener regarding personal finance. Additionally, she has referenced Viktor E. Frankl's Man's Search for Meaning to illustrate how individuals can find agency and purpose by controlling their responses to difficult situations, and mentioned Betty Smith's A Tree Grows in Brooklyn while highlighting memoirs as her favorite genre.
Books recommended by Angela Duckworth
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A tree grows in Brooklyn
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith is a beloved coming-of-age novel following young Francie Nolan growing up in the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Discussed“so when you're reading A Tree Grows in Brooklyn or even a memoir I mean Memoirs are my favorite genre”
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Grit
Grit by Angela Duckworth is an influential psychology book that investigates the power of passion and perseverance, arguing that long-term success and achievement depend more on sustained dedication than on innate talent.
Discussed“I know you've read grit and I will tell you Chris there's one chapter I didn't write”
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Feeling Good
Feeling Good: The New Mood Therapy by David D.
Recommended“one of the best-selling books if you're feeling depressed or anxious and you don't have a cognitive behavioral therapist that you can go to one-on-one you could buy Feeling Good by David Burns”
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Practical Wisdom
Practical Wisdom by Barry Schwartz and Kenneth Sharpe examines the qualities of a truly wise person and how individuals can navigate complex moral and practical decisions in daily life.
Recommended“it's called practical wisdom”
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Candide
François Voltaire's satirical masterpiece Candide tells the absurd, picaresque adventures of a naive young man who perseveres through incredible misfortunes while clinging blindly to the philosophical notion that he lives in the best of all possible worlds.
Discussed“I also remember when I was 16 I had to read I think for a French class Candide which I hated by Voltaire I despised it”
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Letters to a Young Athlete
Letters to a Young Athlete by Chris Bosh is a collection of reflective mentorship letters where the former NBA star shares philosophical lessons, insights on discipline, and practical wisdom learned throughout his athletic career.
Discussed“I didn't know whether I would connect with this new book Letters to a young athlete”
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Man S Search For Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Emil Frankl is a profound psychological memoir and exploration of human resilience, detailing the author's survival in Nazi concentration camps and introducing his framework of logotherapy.
Discussed“it's actually the great existential psychotherapist Victor Frankel who wrote Man's Search for meaning which was a holocaust Memoir it's a memoir and it's like a philosophical treat this in one what I've come to realize after reading Man's Search for meaning”
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“and I hesitate to paraphrase Victor Frankel the psychiatrist who was in concentration camps and out of that experience wrote man search for meaning and developed a whole therapy based on his experience”
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Range
Range by David Epstein is an insightful book that examines how generalists often triumph over specialists in complex environments.
Discussed“you're going to talk about range now right correct”
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The Millionaire Next Door
The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J.
Discussed“I hate to say I think you're just converting me on the spot here because I do think about some of the things that I've learned from actual self-help books including the Millionaire Next Door I have not read The Millionaire Next Door so one of my brothers gave that to me when I was in my mid late 20s”
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Thinking, Fast and Slow
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman is a seminal psychology book that explores the two systems of human thought, detailing cognitive biases, prospect theory, and decision-making processes derived from decades of research.
Discussed“dunning-kruger reminds me of something that Danny Kahneman wrote in his book thinking comma fast and slow which is a line I really love”
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