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Book · 2012 · Social aspects

Abundance

by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler · Brought up by 9 people on 7 podcasts

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In this book Abundance, highly recommend it for anybody who's into not feeling like you're in Hell.
Joe Rogan · The Joe Rogan Experience · Mar 2015 Listen at 1:30:30

Questions about Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler

Who recommends Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler on podcasts?

Duncan Trussell (1 episode) and Joe Rogan (1 episode) have recommended Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler on podcasts. In all, 9 people brought it up across 7 podcasts (2 people recommended it).

Which podcasts mention Abundance the most?

The Joe Rogan Experience (2 episodes), Big Technology Podcast (1 episode), Breaking Points (1 episode), No Stupid Questions (1 episode) and On Purpose with Jay Shetty (1 episode), among 7 podcasts in all.

Is Abundance recommended, or only discussed?

Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler was recommended in 1 episode and discussed without a recommendation in 7 episodes, as of 2026-01-05.

What do people say about Abundance?

Joe Rogan on The Joe Rogan Experience (2015-03-24): "In this book Abundance, highly recommend it for anybody who's into not feeling like you're in Hell."

When was Abundance last mentioned on a podcast?

Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis, Steven Kotler was last discussed on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett by Steven Bartlett on 2026-01-05.

What they say about it

Grouped from 8 episodes
  • Discusses author and premise“technology, especially, will just keep solving problems”
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The best things said about it

5 of 10 · every mention
Discussed
Specifically, advances in AI and robotics will create the age of abundance. And he said, 'Humanity's not constrained in any real fashion.' I thought your first book, when he was talking to a guy called Peter Diamandis, was pretty accurate. It was called Abundance.
Steven Bartlett The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · Jan 2026
Discussed
And then also because American government is you has this thing that the authors of the book Abundance talk about where American government hobbles itself. It it self-regulates to the point where government stuff costs more costs too much.
Noah Smith Big Technology Podcast · Jul 2025
Discussed
Because you mentioned abundance. Actually, in Abundance, the first chapter begins like that is a very effective rhetorical tactic to say, imagine your life minute by minute or hour by hour.
Emily Jashinsky Breaking Points · May 2025
Discussed
Diamantis and Kotler have this book called Abundance, you know the future is better than you think.
Kristin Godsey The Ezra Klein Show · Jun 2023
Discussed
He actually wrote a book called Abundance, and they argue that technology, especially, will just keep solving problems and keep making things better.
Stephen Dubner No Stupid Questions · May 2023

Where and when it comes up

9 people who brought it up

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Why people recommend it

Abundance by Peter H. Diamandis and Steven Kotler is a techno-optimistic book arguing that technological innovation will solve major global challenges and create a future where humanity thrives. Duncan Trussell and Joe Rogan enthusiastically recommended the book on The Joe Rogan Experience, suggesting it for anyone seeking a hopeful perspective rather than a bleak outlook on the world. Steven Bartlett referenced Diamandis's arguments on The Diary Of A CEO while discussing Elon Musk's assertions about future technological advances in robotics and artificial intelligence. Noah Smith brought up the book on Big Technology Podcast to illustrate how self-regulation often causes American government projects to become excessively expensive. Emily Jashinsky discussed the book's rhetorical tactics on Breaking Points, while Kristin Godsey cited it on The Ezra Klein Show as a prominent example of future-oriented positive literature. Additionally, Stephen Dubner explored the book's core thesis on No Stupid Questions, noting the authors' persistent argument that technology continuously improves human lives.

Every mention

10 quotes from 8 episodes · 7 passing or ad reads below
Duncan Trussell he wrote this book abundance I I I can never get his name right 1
Recommended
“he wrote this book abundance I I I can never get his name right”
Joe Rogan and also in this book abundance highly recommend it for for anybody who's into not feeling like you're in H… 1
Recommended
“and also in this book abundance highly recommend it for for anybody who's into not feeling like you're in Hell who wrote it”
Emily Jashinsky Because you mentioned abundance. Actually, in abundance, the first chapter begins like that is a very effec… 1
Discussed
“Because you mentioned abundance. Actually, in abundance, the first chapter begins like that is a very effective rhetorical tactic to say, imagine your life minute by minute or hour by hour.”
Jason Silva Peter diamandis did a presentation about this at the Ted conference just a week and a half ago and he has h… 1
Discussed
“Peter diamandis did a presentation about this at the Ted conference just a week and a half ago and he has his book called abundance”
Kristin Godsey diamantis and kotler have this book called abundance you know the future is better than you think 1
Discussed
“diamantis and kotler have this book called abundance you know the future is better than you think”
Noah Smith And then also because American government is you has this thing that the authors of the book Abundance talk… 1
Discussed
“And then also because American government is you has this thing that the authors of the book Abundance talk about where American government hobbles itself. It it self-regulates to the point where government stuff costs more costs too much.”
Peter Diamandis it was about eight or nine years ago i just published my first book called abundance uh the future is bette… 1
Discussed
“it was about eight or nine years ago i just published my first book called abundance uh the future is better than you think”
Stephen Dubner He actually wrote a book called 'Abundance,' and they argue that technology, especially, will just keep sol… 1
Discussed
“he actually wrote a book called abundance”
Discussed
“He actually wrote a book called 'Abundance,' and they argue that technology, especially, will just keep solving problems and keep making things better.”
Steven Bartlett Specifically, advances in AI and robotics will create the age of abundance. And he said, 'Humanity's not co… 1
Discussed
“Specifically, advances in AI and robotics will create the age of abundance. And he said, 'Humanity's not constrained in any real fashion.' I thought your first book, when he was talking to a guy called Peter Diamandis, was pretty accurate. It was called Abundance.”
Other mentions (7: passing, ad reads, own books)
Plugged
“So, uh I wrote Abundance uh last year with Derek Thompson or published it. And one thing I've heard been asked by a lot of people like, "What is the Abundance take on a data center?"”
Passing
“Because I think for a lot of people the perception was you know Derek Thompson, Ezra Klein write this book and then suddenly we've got abundance conferences and we've got abundance think tanks and this this whole thing like where did this come from?”
Passing
“well let me start by noting that I'm really looking forward to your forthcoming book abundance which I think we'll really speak to key issues of our time”
Plugged
“yeah it's so one of the concepts I I wrote my first book uh with Stephen kotler in 2012 called abundant... yeah he's brilliant um uh you know the book is called abundance the future is better than you think”
Plugged
“um and I mean I I wrote abundance for that purpose and uh you know it's the story behind abundance”
Plugged
“So abundance mindset is something I got that out of Singularity University and it got me to write my first book, "Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think."”
Plugged
“um so the work i did that i wrote about in a small furry prayer um sort of put forth a different idea that a bunch of us sort of think might be true”

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