Episode · The Rich Roll Podcast · 2021-11-04
Books mentioned on From Actor To Change Agent: Adrian Grenier On Creating Symbiosis With Self
What happens when you’re massively rich, famous, and rewarded for living a life of over-indulgence? If you’re lucky, you awake one day to realize that a life of sex, drugs, rock & roll—a life you were convinced would make you happy—only leaves you empty.
Rich Roll discussed Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E. Frankl and Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke. Adrian Grenier discussed Iron John, a Book About Men by Robert Bly.
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Man's Search for Meaning
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor E.
Discussed“Well, I'm really interested in this arc that you've been on, which kind of parallels this Viktor Frankl "Man's Search for Meaning" kind of a hero's journey. I think it's fascinating. It's a recurring theme on this show, but it's really my favorite kind of landscape to mine. This exploration of how you go from achieving your wildest fantasies as”
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD is a non-fiction book exploring the neuroscience of addiction, dopamine regulation, and how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive behaviors and diminished baseline happiness.
Discussed“She's got this new book out called "Dopamine Nation." that's about to come out. And what's interesting about her thesis in this book, she shows up in that documentary, social dilemma, like the idea that we need to look at addiction more broadly, especially in this technological era where everything is impulsing us in an addictive way. But what I”
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Iron John, a Book About Men
Iron John, a Book About Men by Robert Bly is a study of masculinity and myth that employs Jungian psychology to examine the myth of Iron John and encourage men to reconnect with their inner wildness.
Discussed“finally reading that book, "Iron John," that my mom gave me when I was, when I was younger and I. "Robert Bly."?”
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