Episode · The Mel Robbins Podcast · 2026-01-22
Books mentioned on The Science of Self Control: Find Motivation, Build Willpower, and Increase Your Focus
In today’s episode, you’ll learn how to get motivated, even when you don’t feel like it. If you feel unmotivated, scatter brained, or exhausted… If you keep reaching for your phone, wine, or the remote even when you want to stop… If you’re frustrated with yourself for lacking discipline….
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Dopamine Nation
Dopamine Nation by Anna Lembke, MD is a popular science book that explores how modern society's constant pursuit of instant gratification alters brain chemistry and leads to compulsive behavioral addictions.
Discussed“So, I think that that leads us to something I saw that you covered very early in your book, which is there is this pleasure pain system that you were born with.”
Where to get it
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The Twilight Saga
Discussed“And they said oh it's the Twilight Saga. And I thought huh okay that sounds you know I've never read a book like that. I'll go check it out.”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
Own book Dopamine Nation
“and you know, kind of the big idea in Dopamine Nation is that we've essentially drugified everything, whether it's substances or behaviors or work or relationships.”