Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
Happy Solstice!
As we do every December solstice it's time for our 7th Annual "Best Of" episode of 3 Books.
3 Books is our 22-year-long conversation to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world.
This year we sat with academics at Oxford to bus drivers in St. Louis, with Jonathan Franzen in Santa Cruz to Oliver Burkeman in the North York Moors, with the world's largest bookseller and Amazon union organizers, with Oscar nominees to a guy who dresses up all day as as a duck.
This year I've changed tack and made the "Best Of" highly concentrated—under 50 minutes long!—with little snippets from our diverse guests to provide reflection, provoke your thinking, and help to set intentions for 2025 and beyond.
Thank you for being a 3 Booker and spending time with this incredible community of book lovers spread across the world.
Let’s stop to reflect and then keep enjoying the ride....
Read the full show notes here 👉🏾 3books.co/chapters/best-of-2024
0:00 The Best Wisdom of 2024
1:30 Filling the Void with Celine Song
3:36 Cultural Appropriation with Maria Popova
6:27 Decision-Making with Oliver Burkeman
10:32 Relationships with Robin Dunbar
18:25 Community with Jacqueline from St. Louis
22:17 Climate Change with Jonathan Franzen
26:46 Categorization with Susan Orlean
32:25 Attention Spans with James Daunt
36:01 Labor Organizing with Chris Smalls
38:31 Performance Art with Lewis Mallard
40:57 Childhood Internet Access with Cal Newport
45:52 Getting Published with Amy Einhorn
47:19 End of the Podcast Club
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SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want more 3 Books? Check out my top interviews with:
Brené Brown youtube.com/watch?v=X5l-Auv7h8Y
Quentin Tarantino youtube.com/watch?v=VVFdvfiPB-w
David Sedaris youtube.com/watch?v=wzz8tqnz1mI
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
Happy Solstice!
As we do every December solstice it's time for our 7th Annual "Best Of" episode of 3 Books.
3 Books is our 22-year-long conversation to uncover and discuss the 1000 most formative books in the world.
This year we sat with academics at Oxford to bus drivers in St. Louis, with Jonathan Franzen in Santa Cruz to Oliver Burkeman in the North York Moors, with the world's largest bookseller and Amazon union organizers, with Oscar nominees to a guy who dresses up all day as as a duck.
This year I've changed tack and made the "Best Of" highly concentrated—under 50 minutes long!—with little snippets from our diverse guests to provide reflection, provoke your thinking, and help to set intentions for 2025 and beyond.
Thank you for being a 3 Booker and spending time with this incredible community of book lovers spread across the world.
Let’s stop to reflect and then keep enjoying the ride....
Read the full show notes here 👉🏾 3books.co/chapters/best-of-2024
0:00 The Best Wisdom of 2024
1:30 Filling the Void with Celine Song
3:36 Cultural Appropriation with Maria Popova
6:27 Decision-Making with Oliver Burkeman
10:32 Relationships with Robin Dunbar
18:25 Community with Jacqueline from St. Louis
22:17 Climate Change with Jonathan Franzen
26:46 Categorization with Susan Orlean
32:25 Attention Spans with James Daunt
36:01 Labor Organizing with Chris Smalls
38:31 Performance Art with Lewis Mallard
40:57 Childhood Internet Access with Cal Newport
45:52 Getting Published with Amy Einhorn
47:19 End of the Podcast Club
-
SUBSCRIBE: bit.ly/2HHWPYg
Hey there,
I'm Neil and I spend a ton of time thinking, writing, podcasting, and speaking about living intentionally. I'm the New York Times bestselling author of six books including The Book of Awesome and The Happiness Equation. I've been lucky to speak at places like TED, SXSW, and Google. And I host a huge passion project called the 3 Books podcast.
Want more 3 Books? Check out my top interviews with:
Brené Brown youtube.com/watch?v=X5l-Auv7h8Y
Quentin Tarantino youtube.com/watch?v=VVFdvfiPB-w
David Sedaris youtube.com/watch?v=wzz8tqnz1mI
Want to read more of my stuff?
https://www.neil.blog/archive/
Want to check out my podcast?
3books.co
Want to learn about my live events?
globalhappiness.org/speaking
Want my monthly book recos?
1000awesomethings.com/reading-club
Want my articles on intentional living?
https://www.neil.blog/newsletter/
I am also on the following drugs:
Facebook: facebook.com/NeilPasricha
Twitter: twitter.com/neilpasricha
Instagram: instagram.com/neilpasricha
Lastly, thanks so much for watching this vid.
👊,
Neil
neil@globalhappiness.org
