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Mentioned in 8 episodes

The Phantom Tollbooth

Book • 1961
In this novel, Milo, a bored and apathetic boy, finds a mysterious tollbooth in his room.

He drives through it in his toy car and enters the Kingdom of Wisdom, where he embarks on a journey filled with curious characters and peculiar places.

Along the way, Milo learns valuable lessons about the importance of thinking, learning, and appreciating the world around him.

His adventures ultimately transform him from an unthinking and compliant boy to a young adult with greater consciousness and a firmer sense of self.

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Mentioned in 8 episodes

Mentioned by David Epstein when discussing the concept of satisficing versus maximizing.
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Mentioned as a classic children's book illustrated by Jules Feiffer.
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Liz Wiseman
when discussing the concept of seemingly impossible tasks becoming achievable through a lack of prior knowledge.
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Merlin Mann
as a good book.
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Mentioned as her favorite book as a kid, which she still thinks holds up as an adult.
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Meredith Goldstein
as books she read as a child that taught her about grief and boredom.
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Bryan Curtis
when discussing a book he was assigned to write.
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Matt Tabor
as a book that both kids and adults can enjoy.
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Lynn Borton
as her favorite book of all time.
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Lynn Borton
as her favorite book of all time that touches on themes of peace and possibility.
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Lynn Borton
as the source of her lifelong commitment to paying attention to what's going on around her.
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Lynn Borton
as her favorite book, emphasizing the importance of learning and curiosity.
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Lynn Borton
as her favorite book of all time.
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Andrew Limbong
as a book assigned in elementary school and discussed in relation to the illustrator's death.
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