Episode · Lex Fridman Podcast · 2020-11-16
Books mentioned on #139 – Andrew Huberman: Neuroscience of Optimal Performance
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Andrew Huberman recommended Deep Work by Cal Newport and Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning by Victor Frankl, and discussed Free solo by Roberto Vaiana and How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan. Lex Fridman recommended Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Free solo
Free Solo is a gripping documentary film directed by Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin that chronicles professional rock climber Alex Honnold's historic, unroped ascent of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
Discussed“and I if people want to challenge me on this I I like to point to that movie free solo which was wild because you know it's incredible movie but I think a lot of its popularity can be explained by a puzzle”
Where to get it
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Deep Work
Deep Work by Cal Newport is a guide to cultivating undistracted focus and achieving peak productivity in an increasingly noisy world.
Recommended“uh this guy named Cal Newport wrote a book about deep work oh yeah I love that book yeah he's great uh so he I mean one of the nice things I've always practic deep work”
Where to get it
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How to Change Your Mind
How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan is a compelling non-fiction investigation into the history, science, and cultural renaissance of psychedelic substances like psilocybin and LSD in therapeutic settings.
Discussed“but this is why I think you know there was so much interest a few years ago with Michael pollen's book and and other things happening about psychedelics as a pathway to exploration and all this kind of thing”
Where to get it
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Recommended“and uh Victor Franco man search for meaning I read that I reread that book uh quite often”
Where to get it
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Man's Search For Ultimate Meaning
Man's Search for Ultimate Meaning by Viktor Frankl is a profound psychological and philosophical work by a Holocaust survivor that explores how human beings can confront extreme suffering and find profound purpose in life.
Recommended“and uh Victor Franco man search for meaning I read that I reread that book uh quite often”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“so there's a a book um I think it's called Winston Churchills nap and it's about naps”