Why people recommend it
The Easy Way to Stop Smoking by Allen Carr is a self-help guide designed to eliminate psychological dependencies on nicotine by reframing how smokers perceive the habit rather than relying on willpower. The book has received strong endorsements and analytical discussions on prominent podcasts. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Mel Gibson credited Carr's book with helping him successfully quit smoking, dismissing its unconventional title while praising its effectiveness. Similarly, Phil Labonte recommended the book on Timcast IRL, explaining that after trying numerous failed methods to quit cigarette smoking, reading Carr's book was the only approach that actually worked for him. On The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett, Chris van Tulleken discussed Carr's method while drawing comparisons to his own research on ultra-processed foods, noting that readers smoke continuously through the book while learning about their addiction. Van Tulleken also highlighted that the World Health Organization recognizes Carr's structured cessation technique as a well-evidenced and useful method for overcoming addiction, placing it on par with traditional interventions like nicotine replacement patches.
Who recommended it
- Chris van Tulleken Discussed
- Mel Gibson Recommended
- Phil Labonte Recommended
Chris van Tulleken — 2 mentions
“and so it was a bit like the very famous book the easy way to quit smoking where you smoke all the way through reading the book while you learn about smoking and by the end of the diet I I I mean I now don't want to eat any ultr processed products”
“and that is a very well-evidenced technique when it comes to living with addiction so the World Health Organization who I work with recommends the easy way to quit smoking for quitting smoking uh as as being as useful as patches or any other technique”
Mel Gibson — 1 mention
“and I read this silly book by Alan Carr not the little guy who you know managed the Village People”
Phil Labonte — 1 mention
“um there's a great book uh the easy way to quit smoking I tried everything to quit smoking nothing worked but I read that book and it actually helped me”
Also mentioned in the same episodes
- Allen Carr's Easy Way to Quit Smoking Without Willpower - Includes Quit Vaping
- Collapse
- Empire of the Summer Moon
- Gender Queer
- Guns, Germs and Steel
- Rules for Radicals
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“well she was trying to read that book alan carr's book stop smoking how about just stop smoking”