Book · 2021 · Body, Mind & Spirit
This Is Your Mind On Plants
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When he returned to caffeine after a long break, the effects on his mood, alertness, and overall well-being felt almost remarkable; this reinforced for him how much caffeine contributed to his normal functioning.
Andrew Huberman · Huberman Lab · Dec 2022 Listen at 1:39:09 What they say about it
- Discussing caffeine experiences2
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I had Michael pollen on and he was explaining he took I think he took like three months is that what he said something like that three months off of caffeine and he said when he had it he was like it was like a psychedelic experience.
Joe Rogan The Joe Rogan Experience · Jun 2024 This Is Your Mind on Plants: Morphine, Caffeine, and Mescaline.
Tim Ferriss The Tim Ferriss Show · Jun 2022 Where and when it comes up
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This Is Your Mind On Plants by Michael Pollan is a non-fiction book that investigates humanity's complex relationship with three mind-altering plant substances: opium, caffeine, and mescaline. On The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan discussed the book with guests, highlighting Pollan's multi-month caffeine abstinence experiment, which resulted in a profound, almost psychedelic experience upon reintroduction. Andrew Huberman explored this same caffeine experiment on Huberman Lab, noting how Pollan's personal account vividly demonstrated the powerful impact of caffeine on mood, alertness, and overall well-being. Tim Ferriss brought up the book on The Tim Ferriss Show while discussing the physiological mechanisms of caffeine, specifically how it blocks adenosine receptors. Dennis McKenna also mentioned the publication on The Joe Rogan Experience, contrasting its massive mainstream attention with the reception of a concurrently released book on a similar topic. Joe Rogan further touched upon Pollan's broader body of work regarding psychedelics, noting how deeply those experiences transformed the author's perspective on life.
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Joe Rogan He wrote that book his most recent book on psychedelics it changed his life 3
“um your new book this is your mind on plants”
“I had Michael pollen on and he was explaining he took I think he took like three months is that what he said something like that three months off of caffeine and he said when he had it he was like it was like a psychedelic experience”
“He wrote that book his most recent book on psychedelics it changed his life”
Andrew Huberman This concept was explored thoroughly in a book by Michael Pollan about caffeine, which I found enjoyable. N… 1
“This concept was explored thoroughly in a book by Michael Pollan about caffeine, which I found enjoyable. Nevertheless, when he returned to caffeine after a long break, the effects on his mood, alertness, and overall well-being felt almost remarkable; this reinforced for him how much caffeine contributed to his normal functioning.”
Dennis McKenna and he wrote a book that they published called changing our minds ironically about the same time Michael Po… 1
“and he wrote a book that they published called changing our minds ironically about the same time Michael Pollan brought his book out So Michael Pollan being who he is got all the attention Don's got very little still a good book you know”
Tim Ferriss this is your mind on plants morphine caffeine and mescaline 1
“this is your mind on plants morphine caffeine and mescaline”
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Other mentions (2: passing, ad reads, own books)
“I subsequently put it in a book called This Is Your Mind on Plants, which came out a couple of years ago. And it's one of three chapters in that book.”
“it's this is your mind on plants”