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The Hero with a Thousand Faces

Author: Joseph Campbell

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  • Episode: Coleman Ruiz: Overcoming Physical & Emotional Challenges
    Podcast: Huberman Lab

    One of the most important books in my life in the last 12 years has been Joseph Campbell's 'The Hero with a Thousand Faces' for the back end of the hero's journey, and I haven't read it.

  • Episode: Expert AI as a Healthcare Superpower
    Podcast: a16z Podcast

    And basically, what's happening is I think the theory is, you know, I'm kind of making this up, but there’s the theory of the Hero with a Thousand Faces or the idea of the Jungian hero's journey, which serves as the basis for all these plots in Star Wars and Harry Potter.