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Every book Skye Fitzgerald recommended on podcasts
Key facts
- Skye Fitzgerald has recommended or discussed 3 books on podcasts, as of April 20, 2022.
- Skye Fitzgerald has talked about books on 1 podcast, as of April 20, 2022.
- Those books came up in 1 episode, as of April 20, 2022.
- The 3 books Skye Fitzgerald has mentioned in the most episodes, as of April 20, 2022: TEN POINTS, The Prophet and The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Skye Fitzgerald aired on April 20, 2022.
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Skye Fitzgerald appears on the Lex Fridman Podcast as a guest deeply dedicated to documenting human suffering, hunger, and the stark realities of global conflict through documentary filmmaking. His contributions to the podcast highlight an empathetic, reflective perspective shaped by witnessing firsthand the profound resilience and tragedy of the human experience. Throughout the conversation, Fitzgerald reflects on several formative books that have guided his personal and professional worldview. He fondly discusses receiving Kahlil Gibran's The Prophet as a high school graduation present from his English teacher, a treasured volume he still keeps in a special place on his bookshelf because its timeless exploration of the human experience continually draws him back. Fitzgerald also expresses deep admiration for Bill Strickland's book Ten Points, praising its core messages. Additionally, Fitzgerald discusses reading Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People in his early twenties, noting how foundational principles from the book—such as seeking first to understand rather than to be understood, and the vital importance of proactivity—remained with him and deeply influenced his approach to storytelling, leadership, and engaging with diverse communities around the world.
Books Skye Fitzgerald recommended or discussed
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The Prophet
Discussed“i was given um the prophet by kilio de braun when i as a graduation president from my eighth from my high school english teacher and i still have that book in a special place on my bookshelf because i think it speaks to the nature of human experience right and i return to it all the time because there's”
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
Discussed“the seven habits of highly effective people yes um i read that in my early twenties yeah and i found so many of um the principles in that book what are what are the habits from that one uh seek first to understand than to be understood is one of them you know the notion of proactivity is one of”
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Appearances
| Episode | Podcast | Date | Books |
|---|---|---|---|
| #278 – Skye Fitzgerald: Hunger, War, and Human Suffering | Lex Fridman Podcast | 2022-04-20 | 4 |
Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“Boy, these are all non-fiction except for The Princess Bride. I have to mention it's an outlier.”
“boy these are all non-fiction except for the princess bride um i have to mention it's an outlier”