Episode · Modern Wisdom · 2021-08-02
Books mentioned on How Do Genes Influence Our Behaviour? - Robert Plomin - #353
Robert Plomin, is a psychologist, geneticist and an author. Separating the influence of nature and nurture is something everyone considers.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Blueprint
Blueprint by Robert Plomin is an insightful exploration into behavioral genetics, arguing that DNA plays a monumental role in shaping who people become and how they navigate the world.
Recommended“robert it's been absolutely awesome blueprint will be linked in the show notes below”
Where to get it
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The Midnight Library
The Midnight Library by Matt Haig is a bestselling contemporary novel about a woman facing an existential crisis who finds herself in a magical library where every book offers a chance to experience the alternative lives she could have lived.
Discussed“one that i just finished today is called the midnight library which is uh by matt hegg”
Where to get it
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Spiritual Enlightenment:: The Damnedest Thing
Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing by Jed McKenna is an uncompromising exploration of non-duality and the awakening process that challenges conventional perceptions of reality and self.
Discussed“well i think i've been talking a lot about releasing the tiller which is a term from jed mckenna's book spiritual enlightenment”
Where to get it
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“so one of the points of my book blueprint i've come to conclude what's called the gloomy prospect”