Episode · On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-02-16
Books mentioned on MICHAEL POLLAN: Life is Short (How to Spend It Wisely)
Jay Shetty recommended A World Appears by Michael Pollan.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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A World Appears
A World Appears by Michael Pollan is a non-fiction journey into consciousness that explores meditation, psychedelics, and the nature of the self.
Recommended“Michael Pollan, the book is called A World Appears. Honestly, it's I I would en- encourage and recommend for every single one of you who are fascinated by this conversation, fascinated by Michael's other work to read it because it's it's the most riveting reading I've done in a long time.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (4) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Plugged How to Change Your Mind
“I got interested in that two ways, one through meditation and the other through the psychedelic experiences I had for for my book how to change your mind.”
Plugged How to Change Your Mind
“I mean, I'll never forget this one experience I had on psilocybin for my for my book. I had a complete dissolution of self.”
Plugged How to Change Your Mind
“So I'm very interested in the science of psychedelics and I wrote about it in How to Change Your Mind.”
Plugged How to Change Your Mind
“I interviewed some of these people for How to Change Your Mind, and I would ask them to describe their trip, and this woman who smoked for 50 years had had this incredible trip.”