Episode · Huberman Lab · 2022-12-19
Books mentioned on The Science of Creativity & How to Enhance Creative Innovation
In this episode, I explain how the brain engages in creative thinking and, based on that mechanistic understanding, the tools to improve one’s ability to think creatively and innovate in any area.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Poetics
Poetics by Aristotle is a foundational ancient treatise on narrative theory, dramatic art, and the critical elements of tragedy.
Discussed“Narrative theory was actually birthed in 335 BCE in his writing called Poetics, which I think is incredible at least to me that people long before us were thinking about creativity and what goes into creativity.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Passing Good Will Hunting
“Actually I was flying back from Texas recently and Good Will Hunting was on somebody's screen. I don't tend to watch movies on the plane very often, sometimes but not often. And I was remembering in that movie, you've got this math genius who is a janitor at MIT, et cetera and apparently just has access to all this knowledge.”