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Angela Duckworth’s book recommendations in 2023

43 books · 32 episodes · Angela Duckworth’s most recommended books, all years →

Every episode from 2023, newest first

176. Why Is It So Hard to Make Decisions? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2023-12-28

Will by Will Smith · discussed · at 2:38

569. Do You Need Closure?

Freakonomics Radio · 2023-12-21

Somebody Loves You, Mr. Hatch by Eileen Spinelli · recommended · at 23:59
The Science of Trust: Emotional Attunement for Couples by John M. Gottman · discussed · at 25:51

175. Why Is Astrology So Popular?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-12-17

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 14:42
Changing Expectations by Irving Kirsch · discussed · at 20:04

174. What’s the Point of I.Q. Testing?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-12-10

Pygmalion in the classroom by Robert Rosenthal, Lenore Jacobson · discussed · at 19:16
The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan · discussed · at 26:55

173. How Important Is Your Choice of Words?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-12-03

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 0:43

149. Is It Harder to Make Friends as an Adult? (Replay)

No Stupid Questions · 2023-11-26

Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam · discussed · at 10:17
Blood, Bones, & Butter by Gabrielle Hamilton · discussed · at 32:11

169. Can We Disagree Better?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-10-29

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman · discussed · at 18:16
Conflicted by Ian Leslie · recommended · at 22:35

166. Are You Suffering From Burnout?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-10-08

Maslach burnout inventory by Christina Maslach · discussed · at 3:31
Burn-out: the high cost of achievement by Herbert J. Freudenberger · discussed · at 13:42

165. Do "Generations" Mean Anything?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-10-01

Generations by Jean M. Twenge · discussed · at 1:31

164. Do You Have Impostor Syndrome? | No Stupid Questions

No Stupid Questions · 2023-09-27

Pour Your Heart Into It by Howard Schultz · discussed · at 11:24
The Light We Carry by Michelle Obama · discussed · at 17:50

162. How Can You Be Kinder to Yourself?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-09-10

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou · discussed · at 2:30

160. How Do You Like Me Now?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-08-27

Decoded by Jay-Z · discussed · at 13:42
Becoming by Michelle Obama · discussed · at 28:12

159. How Much Personal Space Do You Need?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-08-20

The Hidden Dimension by Edward Twitchell Hall · discussed · at 4:30
The Spaces Between Us by Michael Graziano · discussed · at 8:59
Human Nature in Its Fourfold State by Thomas Boston · discussed · at 8:59

158. Bigger Fish, or Bigger Pond?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-08-13

David and Goliath by Malcolm Gladwell · discussed · at 4:23

152. What’s the Worst Kind of Regret?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-07-02

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah · recommended · at 24:20

151. Is It Okay to Be Average?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-06-25

Top Five Regrets of the Dying by Bronnie Ware · discussed · at 3:14

Why Do People Get Scammed? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 150

No Stupid Questions · 2023-06-22

Influence by Robert B. Cialdini · recommended · at 31:33

149. Is It Harder to Make Friends as an Adult?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-06-11

Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam · discussed · at 10:18

146. How Do You Avoid Freezing Under Pressure?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-05-14

Choke by Sian Beilock · discussed · at 28:15

145. Do You Have a Scarcity Mindset or an Abundance Mindset?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-05-07

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey · discussed · at 8:04

144. What Should Be the Eighth Deadly Sin?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-04-30

Unbroken by Laura Hillenbrand · discussed · at 5:12

138. Why is Everyone Having Less Sex?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-03-19

Bowling Alone by Robert D. Putnam · discussed · at 16:29

134. Will You Live to Be 100?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-02-19

The Good Life by Robert Waldinger, Marc Schulz · discussed · at 18:26

132. Is It Wrong to Enjoy Yourself While the World Is Burning?

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-29

How the Mind Works by Steven Pinker · discussed · at 2:07
The Theory of Moral Sentiments by Adam Smith · discussed · at 15:48
The Wealth of Nations by Adam Smith · discussed · at 16:45
Candide by Francois Voltaire · discussed · at 30:13

Chris Bosh: “This Didn’t End the Way It’s Supposed to End.” | Freakonomics Radio | Bonus Episode

Freakonomics Radio · 2023-01-23

Letters to a Young Athlete by Chris Bosh · discussed · at 3:46
Grit by Angela Duckworth · discussed · at 18:19

What Changes Will Stick When the Pandemic Is Gone? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 55

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-20

American Pastoral by Philip Roth · discussed · at 23:53

Do You Mind if I Borrow Your Personality? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 99

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-18

Julia Child's menu cookbook by Julia Child · discussed · at 4:39

Why Is It So Hard to Resist Temptation? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 130

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-15

Guinness Book of World Records by Unknown · discussed · at 5:04

Why Do We Cheat, and Why Shouldn’t We? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 129

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-08

Robin Hood by Hilton Kelliher · discussed · at 21:12

Are You Really "Addicted" to Diet Coke? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 101

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-07

DSM-5® Guidebook by Donald W. Black, Jon E. Grant · discussed · at 2:35
Hard to Break by Russell Poldrack · recommended · at 15:38

Is Having Children Worth It? | No Stupid Questions | Episode 98

No Stupid Questions · 2023-01-07

The Sweet Spot by Paul Bloom · discussed · at 16:03
Parent Nation by Dana Suskind · discussed · at 17:15

How to Manage Your Goal Hierarchy | Freakonomics Radio | Episode 458

Freakonomics Radio · 2023-01-04

Grit by Angela Duckworth · discussed · at 45:14

Other mentions in 2023 (11: passing, ad reads, own books)