Episode · Huberman Lab · 2026-09-14
Books mentioned on The Art of True Happiness | Dr. Arthur Brooks
Dr. Arthur Brooks, PhD, professor at Vanderbilt University and senior fellow at Harvard Business School, is an expert on the science of happiness.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Leisure, the Basis of Culture
Leisure, the Basis of Culture by Josef Pieper is a mid-twentieth-century philosophical work that examines the true meaning of leisure, contemplation, and their essential role in sustaining a healthy civilization.
Recommended“and and the greatest writer about this is Yseph Peeper the the mid 20th century German philosopher his most important book was leisure the basis of culture that's his most inflecting”
Where to get it
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A Fighter's Heart
A Fighter's Heart: A Prizefighter's Journey Through the Ranging World of Fighting by Sam Sheridan is a firsthand exploration of various martial arts disciplines, combat sports, and the psychological realities of physical confrontation.
Recommended“There's a great book by a guy named Sam Sheridan uh called A Fighter's Heart. He's actually a Harvard grad. Yeah. I think he was an art major there. His dad was a Navy Seals.”
Where to get it
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Immortality
Discussed“I mean Steven Cave at Cambridge has written a has a really beautiful book called immortality. Have you actually seen it? Have you read it?”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (2) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Protocols
“I still need to pour through it uh again, but uh can't wait to wait to read Protocols, by the way. It's Oh, thanks. If nothing else, Protocols Will Cure Insomnia. The thing is almost 600 pages long.”
Own book Protocols
“For those of you that haven't heard, I have a new book coming out. It's my very first book. It's entitled Protocols: An Operating Manual for the Human Body. This is a book that I've been working on for more than five years and that's based on more than 30 years of research and experience... The book is now available”