Episode · Huberman Lab · 2024-02-05

Books mentioned on The Biology of Social Interactions and Emotions | Dr. Kay Tye

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In this episode, my guest is Dr. Kay Tye, Ph.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

  1. Deep Work

    Cal Newport · at 36:38

    Deep Work by Cal Newport is a foundational guide that explores how to cultivate absolute concentration in a distracted world to achieve peak professional success.

    Discussed
    “We have a future guest on this podcast named Cal Newport; he wrote the book Deep Work, and he has another book called The World Without Email. He's a computer science professor at Georgetown where he talks extensively about the tremendous career, but also relationship and life value of doing essentially what you're describing.”
    Where to get it
  2. A World Without Email

    Cal Newport · at 36:38

    A World Without Email by Cal Newport is a work exploring how communication overhead and digital distractions disrupt modern work and damage personal well-being.

    Discussed
    “We have a future guest on this podcast named Cal Newport; he wrote the book Deep Work, and he has another book called The World Without Email. He's a computer science professor at Georgetown where he talks extensively about the tremendous career, but also relationship and life value of doing essentially what you're describing.”
    Where to get it
  3. Advice for a Young Investigator

    Santiago Ramon Y Cajal · at 2:18:00

    Discussed
    “As a graduate student, I had a little book titled 'Advice for Young Investigators' by Romonica Hall in my desk drawer. It offered whimsical anecdotes and pertinent insights but was also filled with misogynistic overtones that glamorously depicted workaholic tendencies.”
    Where to get it