Episode · The Shawn Ryan Show · 2024-12-02
Books mentioned on #147 Andrew Huberman - Neuroscience, Sleep Hacks and Mental Health Improvements
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist and tenured professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University School of Medicine.
Andrew Huberman recommended Jaws by Peter Benchley, and discussed Do the Distance by Jim Thiebaud, 5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life by Bill Eddy, and Iron John by Robert Bly.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Do the Distance
Do the Distance by Jim Thiebaud is a collection of direct, hardcore poetry capturing intense personal experiences and emotional resilience.
Discussed“there's one um there's one poem in there that Jim wrote he'll be embarrassed if I say it it's just like real short kind of like hardcore like like man poetry called do the distance”
Where to get it
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5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life
5 Types of People Who Can Ruin Your Life by Bill Eddy is a practical guide to identifying and handling high-conflict personalities, toxic relationships, and difficult individuals.
Discussed“he wrote five types of people that can ruin your life and he um he said you want to know who to avoid”
Where to get it
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Jaws
Jaws by Peter Benchley is a suspenseful thriller novel that follows a coastal community terrorized by a giant great white shark and the subsequent hunt to destroy it.
Recommended“I don't know if you've ever seen the pictures of these kids in this book Jaws by my colleagues at Stanford Paul erlick and Sandra Khan”
Where to get it
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Iron John
Iron John by Robert Bly is a seminal work within the mythopoetic men's movement that retells traditional folklore to explore masculinity, father-child relationships, and male psychological development.
Discussed“the book is is called iron John have you read that book by Robert blly”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“one was called loose change the other one was called do the distance I still have loose change and I read th those journals”
“the other one was called do the distance I still have loose change and I read th those journals”