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Every book Lionel Page recommended on podcasts
Lionel Page appears on interview programs such as Modern Wisdom, where he discusses behavioral economics, the evolutionary origins of human deception, happiness, and meaning. Across these podcast episodes, Page draws upon literature, memoirs, and cinematic storytelling to explain complex psychological and evolutionary concepts. He utilized Stanley Kubrick's film adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke's 2001: A Space Odyssey as a vivid analogy to describe how humans perceive the sudden, momentous arrival of reason and tool use in evolutionary history. Discussing human interactions, Page referenced a movie reference found within Steven Pinker's work, citing Nora Ephron's When Harry Met Sally to illustrate the nuances of plausible deniability and romantic advances. Furthermore, when exploring the complex relationship between achieving major life goals and true happiness, Page quoted Andre Agassi's memoir Open on his Substack, while co-host Chris Williamson also brought up Will Smith's memoir co-written with Mark Manson to reflect on the paradoxical struggles of being rich and miserable versus poor with hope. By blending evolutionary analogies, classic memoirs, and film references, Page illustrates the hidden psychology of human behavior.
Books recommended by Lionel Page
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2001, a Space Odyssey
2001, a Space Odyssey by Arthur C.
Discussed“um a a good a good a good a good image that you can have for reason how what it is is you know the the movie the Stanley Kubri movie um 2001 the space odyssey and you have this bunch of apes and they're pretty useless and then suddenly they wake up one morning and there's this uh monolith”
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Open
Open by Andre Agassi is a candid and acclaimed memoir detailing the tennis legend's turbulent athletic career, complex relationship with his father, and internal psychological battles.
Discussed“I have this quote in one of my substack about Andre Agassi it's in his book open and Andre gasi”
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When Harry met Sally
Discussed“There's a you know, one thing in in Steven Pinker's book I love is is he reference the movie Harry when Harry met Sally. So, for the your young listeners, it's an old movie from the I think 90s and and Harry basically he he meets meets Sally and she's a a friend of his current girlfriend and he hits”
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Will
Will is a candid memoir by Will Smith, co-authored with Mark Manson, detailing the actor's rise to fame and the internal psychological struggles that accompanied his massive success.
Discussed“Will Smith, in the memoir with Mark Manson, said, 'When I was poor and miserable, I had hope. When I was rich and miserable, I was despondent.' That’s a good one!”
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Books Lionel Page wrote
Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| Born to Lie: How Humans Deceive Ourselves & Others - Lionel Page - #995 | Modern Wisdom | 2025-09-18 | 2 |
| The Invisible Psychology Of Happiness & Meaning - Lionel Page - #873 | Modern Wisdom | 2024-12-05 | 2 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Oh well they if they are really interested that's it you got my book optimally irrational where you know I talk about psychology and why the good reasons we behave the way we do why we while the lot of strange things we do in our lives there are lots of good reasons behind it so it's in the book”
“I've got a book which is here optimally irrational nicely placed so it's about you know you if you interest in Psychology and behavior I I highly recommend that you check it out”