Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2018-01-10
Books mentioned on #1062 - Dan Harris & Jeff Warren
Dan Harris is a correspondent for ABC News, an anchor for Nightline and co-anchor for the weekend edition of Good Morning America. With Jeff Warren, writer & meditator, he has written a new book "Meditation for Fidgety Skeptics: A 10% Happier How-to Book" -- http://www.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Waking Up
Waking Up by Sam Harris is a rigorous exploration of spirituality, consciousness, and meditation stripped of religious dogma, advocating for mindfulness through a scientific lens.
Recommended“I mean one of the points that sam Harris mutual friend of ours great podcaster great writer has made in his book waking up which was one of his many books but I think my favorite is that you know in the West we've developed an intellectual and scientific culture that is really robust and has changed the world”
Where to get it
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Tattoos on the Heart
Discussed“there's a book called tattoos on the heart which was written by the guy who wrote ran homeboy industries here in LA”
Where to get it
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The Secret
The Secret by Rhonda Byrne is a self-help book centered on the law of attraction, asserting that positive thinking and focused intention can manifest wealth, health, and happiness.
Critiqued“and I reminded everyone about Oprah and the secret Yes I'm like do you know how many people ruined their lives because they thought all they had to do is have a vision board and think positive”
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The Power of Positive Thinking
The Power of Positive Thinking by Norman Vincent Peale is a famous mid-century self-help book that popularized mind-over-matter techniques and positive mindset philosophies.
Critiqued“there's a book called the show positive thinking there's another book called Think and Grow Rich”
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Think and Grow Rich
Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill is a foundational self-help and personal finance book that outlines principles for achieving success by cultivating a powerful wealth mindset and mastering visualization.
Critiqued“because there's there's a book called the show positive thinking there's another book called Think and Grow Rich I don't want people to go buy these books”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (3) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“and I ended up covering a lot of these New Age gurus and that was why I ended my the first book I wrote was called 10% happier because I was trying to counter program”
“and that was why I ended my the first book I wrote was called 10% happier because I was trying to counter program against the howling sea of yeah that is America's 11 billion dollar a year self-help industry”
“Oh a book to people the title meditation for fidgety skeptics there you go that's it”