📚 5 Books mentioned in "Dr. David Yeager: How to Master Growth Mindset to Improve Performance" of Huberman Lab

Yeager is also the author of an important and extremely useful new book entitled '10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People.' The book is scheduled for release this summer, that is, the summer of 2024, and we provided a link to the book in the show notes.

In this episode, Andrew Huberman introduces Dr. David Yeager as the author of a forthcoming book titled '10 to 25: The Science of Motivating Young People', which is set to be released in the summer of 2024. Listeners can find a link to the book in the show notes.

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Your book, '10 to 25,' heavily emphasizes social appraisal and self-appraisal—the idea that we want to be liked and avoid being disliked. It hurts when people say mean things about us or when we receive negative feedback, particularly when that feedback is public.

In this part of the podcast, the host refers to Dr. Yeager's book, '10 to 25,' highlighting its focus on the concepts of social appraisal and self-appraisal. They discuss how these ideas impact our response to negative feedback, particularly in social settings.

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But um, what I find compelling is a beautiful new book by Mary Murphy called 'Cultures of Growth' who was trained at Stanford under Claude Steele. Uh, was also trained by Carol Dweck, just came out a week ago, and it's getting tons of great press.

In the podcast, Dr. Yeager mentions a captivating new book titled 'Cultures of Growth' by Mary Murphy. He notes that Murphy was trained at Stanford under renowned professors Claude Steele and Carol Dweck. The book, which has just been released, is receiving significant attention and praise.

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It could be for art, for intellectual history; it’s a classic Viktor Frankl argument from 'Man’s Search for Meaning.' What helped him survive as he was leaving the concentration camps was the debt he owed to the future work he wanted to write to share with the world.

During the podcast, Dr. Yeager discusses 'Man’s Search for Meaning' by Viktor Frankl, focusing on how the author's sense of purpose contributed to his survival during the Holocaust. Dr. Yeager emphasizes the idea that having meaningful work and goals can be a powerful motivator in challenging circumstances.

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And we all went back to college and were there for a service, and I remember being in the airport and I picked up Jeffrey Sachs' 'End of Poverty,' which was a popular book at the time, and just thinking, 'Here's a guy who, like, I don’t know, was doing something pretty mundane, macroeconomics, but he was spending all his time talking world leaders in other countries out of, you know, crushing debt that was causing poverty.'

Dr. Yeager recalls picking up Jeffrey Sachs' book 'End of Poverty' while at the airport, reflecting on how Sachs addressed the issue of crushing debt affecting poverty in various countries, which inspired Dr. Yeager to use his own skills for meaningful contributions to society.

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