📚 2 Books mentioned in "Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry | Lex Fridman Podcast #274" of Lex Fridman Podcast
Podcast: Lex Fridman Podcast
Episode: Karl Deisseroth: Depression, Schizophrenia, and Psychiatry | Lex Fridman Podcast #274
Published on April 7, 2022
Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode. Click on the links to watch specific excerpts on YouTube and feel free to purchase the books if they caught your interest!
The Brothers Karamazov
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I'm a big fan of Prince Mishkin from 'The Idiot,' and I learned from 'The Brothers Karamazov.' Optimism can be seen as naïveté and dumbness, but I think it's a kind of deep intelligence, maybe an inability to reason about the mechanics of the world, but instead kind of feel the world.
In this segment, Lex shares his admiration for Prince Mishkin from 'The Idiot' and reflects on themes he learned from 'The Brothers Karamazov,' discussing the complexities of optimism and intelligence.
The Secret
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I think the mind—it’s like, you know I guess that's what like books like 'The Secret' plug into. They kind of make a whole industry out of it, but there is something about the mind believing something, making it a reality.
In this segment, Lex discusses how the concept of belief is connected to the ideas presented in 'The Secret,' highlighting its influence in creating a mindset that can manifest reality.