Episode · The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett · 2021-03-08

Steven Bartlett & Jack Maynard: books mentioned on The Diary Of A CEO with Steven Bartlett

Jack Maynard: The Untold Story: How Being Thrown Out The Jungle Changed My Life Forever

2 books · With Jack Maynard · Listen · Watch on YouTube

Jack Maynard is a British YouTuber who is best known for his parodies, vlogs and collaborations with other famous YouTubers including Joe Sugg, Oli White and Caspar Lee. Jack’s Youtube channel took off extremely quickly, amassing a following of 1.5m subscribers on his main channel since 2015.

Jack Maynard recommended The idiot brain by Dean Burnett, and discussed Lost Connections by Johann Hari.

Books mentioned, in the order they came up

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  1. The idiot brain

    Dean Burnett · at 35:21

    The Idiot Brain by Dean Burnett is an accessible neuroscience book that examines the quirky, often counterproductive ways our minds handle everyday life, stress, and anxiety.

    Recommended
    “and then the best thing that she did was she went this book it was called the idiot brain and it explains how your body reacts to the feeling of like anxiety and like depression and let you know the whole fight or flight type thing”
    Where to get it
  2. Lost Connections

    Johann Hari · at 37:47

    Lost Connections by Johann Hari is a profound exploration of the underlying social and psychological causes of depression and anxiety, arguing that modern distress stems largely from a loss of meaningful human connections.

    Discussed
    “one of the most important quotes i i i read in the book lost connections was um as a society we used to think that like mental health disorders like ptsd and anxiety depression were a consequence of like something broken in you”
    Where to get it
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Plugged Happy Sexy Millionaire
“it's a book called happy sexy millionaire which is authored by me”