Don't Buy the Book

In this Episode Laura summarizes the work of Daniel Dennett to Luke.

Thinking is hard - yet barely a waking moment passes when we're not labouring away at it. A few of us may be natural geniuses, able to work through the toughest tangles in an instant; others, blessed with reserves of willpower, stay the course in the dogged pursuit of truth. Then there's the rest of us. Not prodigies and a little bit lazy, but still aspiring to understand the world and our place in it. What can we do?

In Intuition Pumps, Daniel Dennett, one of the world's most original and provocative thinkers, takes us on a profound, illuminating and highly entertaining philosophical journey. He reveals a collection of his favourite thinking tools, or 'intuition pumps', that he and others have developed for addressing life's most fundamental questions. 

I'm OK – You're OK is a 1967 self-help book by Thomas Anthony Harris. It is a practical guide to transactional analysis as a method for solving problems in life. The book made the New York Times Best Seller list in 1972 and remained there for almost two years.

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Psychology Professor and Clinical Psychologist Jordan B. Peterson went viral in 2016 for his outspoken cultural and political views. He wrote a book back in 1999. We took a look at the book. 

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In this episode Luke attempts to in his own words to describe Jonathan Haidte's The Righteous Mind to Laura.

In The Righteous Mind, psychologist Jonathan Haidt answers some of the most compelling questions about human relationships:

Why can it sometimes feel as though half the population is living in a different moral universe? Why do ideas such as 'fairness' and 'freedom' mean such different things to different people? Why is it so hard to see things from another viewpoint? Why do we come to blows over politics and religion?

Jonathan Haidt reveals that we often find it hard to get along because our minds are hardwired to be moralistic, judgemental and self-righteous.

In this episode Laura summarises take aways from John Yorke's Into the Woods which is arguably the best book on screenwriting ever written.   We all love stories. But why do we tell them? And why do all stories function in an eerily similar way? John Yorke, creator of the BBC Writers' Academy, has brought a vast array of drama to British screens. Here he takes us on a journey to the heart of storytelling, revealing that there truly is a unifying shape to narrative forms - one that echoes the fairytale journey into the woods and, like any great art, comes from deep within. From ancient myths to big-budget blockbusters, he gets to the root of the stories that are all around us, every day.

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Not sure if you want to commit to the whole book? In this episode Laura McMahon attempts to summarise Eric Berne's; Games People Play 

Widely recognised as the most original and influential psychology book of our time, Games People Play has helped millions of people better understand basic human social interactions and relationships.

We play games all the time; relationship games; power games with our bosses and competitive games with our friends. In this book, Berne reveals the secret ploys and manoeuvres that rule our lives and how to combat them. Giving you the keys to unlock the psychology of others and yourself, this classic, entertaining and life-changing book will open up the door to honest communication and teach you how to get the most out of life.

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Comedian Luke Chilton summarises Jonathan Haidt's  The Righteous Mind for anyone who wants the knowledge but doesn't want to read the whole book. 

The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion is a 2012 social psychology book by Jonathan Haidt, in which the author describes human morality as it relates to politics and religion.

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In this episode comedian Luke Chilton sums up for anyone who wants to know but doesn't want to read C G Jung, Modern Man In Search of a Soul. 

In this book, Jung examines some of the most contested and crucial areas in the field of analytical psychology, including dream analysis, the primitive unconscious, and the relationship between psychology and religion. Additionally, Jung looks at the differences between his theories and those of Sigmund Freud, providing a valuable basis for anyone interested in the fundamentals of psychoanalysis. 

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Want to know the info but don't want to read the whole book?

In this episode Comedians Luke Chilton and Laura McMahon sum up for anyone who wants to know Neil Strauss' The Game but doesn't want to read the whole thing.

The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup Artists is a non-fiction book written by investigative reporter Neil Strauss as a chronicle of his journey and encounters in the seduction community.

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