#1153

Mentioned in 21 episodes

The Bell Jar

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The Bell Jar is a thinly veiled autobiography that follows Esther Greenwood, a talented and ambitious college student, as she experiences a mental breakdown.

The novel begins with Esther's unfulfilling summer internship as a guest editor for a women's magazine in New York City, where she grapples with identity and societal norms.

Upon returning home, Esther's mental health deteriorates, leading to several suicide attempts and eventual hospitalization.

The novel explores her treatment, including electroconvulsive therapy, and her gradual recovery under the care of a progressive psychiatrist.

It also critiques the limited roles available to women in the 1950s and the brutal psychiatric treatments of the time.

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Mentioned in 21 episodes

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a book he's been checking out on Audible.

373 snips

The Science Of Journaling: How Writing Reduces Overthinking, Rumination, And Anxiety | Dr. James Pennebaker (Co-Interviewed By Dr. Bianca Harris)

Mentioned by

Brett McKay

to illustrate the feeling of existential boredom.

177 snips

A Cure for Existential Boredom

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a book he is currently reading.

97 snips

How Mindfulness Can Fix Pretty Much Anything—And How To Be Consistent Without Self-Criticism | Alexis Santos

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a book he recently started listening to on Audible.

92 snips

The Antidote To Not-Enoughness | Robin Wall Kimmerer

Mentioned by

Mike Maughan

as an example of analysis paralysis.

84 snips

176. Why Is It So Hard to Make Decisions?

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a book he's recently been reading.

73 snips

How To Move Into The Future With Optimism Instead Of Anxiety | Frederik Pferdt

Mentioned by Dan Harris as a book he recently read.

69 snips

The Hidden Secret To Smarter Decision-Making, Better, Relationships, And Lower Stress | Matthew Brensilver, Vinny Ferraro, Kaira Jewel Lingo

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a book he recently listened to on Audible.

68 snips

Resisting What You Don’t Want To Feel Just Makes It Worse. Here’s A Different Strategy. | Ofosu Jones-Quartey and Cara Lai

Mentioned by

Dan Harris

as a book he's been reading.

67 snips

What To Do When When Someone’s Pissed At You | Matthew Brensilver, Vinny Ferraro, Kaira Jewel Lingo

Mentioned by Bianca Harris as a book she was asked to read out loud and comment on in her sophomore year of high school.

63 snips

Why'd I take speed for twenty years? - Part 2 (classic)

Mentioned by

Angela Duckworth

in the context of the relationship between unhappiness and creativity, specifically questioning whether Plath's depression was necessary for her writing.

58 snips

168. Would You Be Happier if You Were More Creative?

Mentioned by

Chuck Palahniuk

in a playful anecdote about misattributing her work.