Episode · The Joe Rogan Experience · 2026-02-06
Books mentioned on #2450 - Tommy Wood
Tommy Wood, PhD, is a neuroscientist and athletic performance coach. He is a host of the “Better Brain Fitness” podcast and author of “The Stimulated Mind: Future-Proof Your Brain from Dementia and Stay Sharp at Any Age,” which will be released March 24 and is available for preorder now.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Range
Range by David Epstein is an insightful book that examines how generalists often triumph over specialists in complex environments.
Recommended“Yeah. And if you think about um like one of my favorite books is Range by David Epstein, which which talks about the broad range of skills that people who then really success at really succeed in academia or sports have, right?”
Where to get it
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The Coddling of the American Mind
The Coddling of the American Mind by Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt examines how safetyism, adverse parenting practices, and modern digital platforms are negatively shaping the psychological resilience of the younger generation.
Discussed“No. And also it's like the psychological aspect of being controlled by paying attention to other people's lives is very weird and it's you know, Jonathan Haidt wrote a great book about it called The Coddling of the American Mind about the impact of social media and particularly on young girls.”
Where to get it
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The Anxious Generation
The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt is a preeminent exploration of how the great rewiring of childhood through smartphones and social media is driving an epidemic of mental illness among young people.
Discussed“That was more about changes in like academia academia and helicopter parenting and safetyism. The Anxious Generation was the one about social media. right.”
Where to get it
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The Stimulated Mind
The Stimulated Mind by Dr.
Recommended“Be pout on the same day, pMarch 24th. March 24th, Stimulated Mind, Dr. Tommy Wood. Go get it, folks.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Stimulated mind. A few future-proof for your brain. Is that possible? Future-proof, why can't I say that? I already I already have dementia. Future-proof your brain from dementia and stay sharp at any age.”
“So, that's like the core thesis of my book, right? It's called the stimulated mind. For that reason.”