Episode · Huberman Lab · 2025-06-16

Andrew Huberman & Michael Easter: books mentioned on Huberman Lab

How to Grow From Doing Hard Things | Michael Easter

4 books · With Michael Easter · Listen · Watch on YouTube

My guest is Michael Easter, a professor at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and best-selling author.

Andrew Huberman discussed The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter and Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke. Michael Easter discussed Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter and Little Chapel on the River by Gwendolyn Bounds.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The Comfort Crisis

    Michael Easter · at 0:42 · mentioned 7 times

    The Comfort Crisis by Michael Easter is a non-fiction book that explores the modern human aversion to physical adversity and advocates for the deliberate introduction of discomfort to improve health and well-being.

    Discussed
    “One of the reasons Michael Easter is on this podcast is that his book, The Comfort Crisis, changed my daily life.”
    Where to get it
  2. Scarcity Brain

    Michael Easter · at 1:02:58

    Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter explores the evolutionary psychology behind modern human cravings, consumption habits, and dopamine feedback loops in an era of abundance.

    Discussed
    “...when I did scarcity brain like I'm traveling I'm doing all this stuff but I'm usually writing using these notebooks.”
    Where to get it
  3. Little Chapel on the River

    Gwendolyn Bounds · at 1:40:02

    Discussed
    “She wrote a book called Little Chapel on the River and it's about she was at the Wall Street Journal uh when 911 happened...”
    Where to get it
  4. Dopamine Nation

    Anna Lembke · at 2:39:39

    Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke is a prominent exploration of how modern society's constant pursuit of pleasure leads to compulsive overconsumption and mental distress, written by a Stanford medical school psychiatrist and addiction expert.

    Discussed
    “...right as Dopamine Nation um was published said, 'What what do people who haven't found their passion supposed to do?' and she'll say 'Mow the lawn'...”
    Where to get it
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