Books Mentioned in This Episode

Podcast: Huberman Lab

Episode: Using Play to Rewire & Improve Your Brain

Here’s a list of all the books mentioned in this episode, complete with an Amazon buy link and quotes from the episode.

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Spark

by John J. Ratey, Eric Hagerman

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"To improve this, broaden your visual window: print things out or read from a book. One notable book is 'Spark,' authored by my friend and colleague John Ratey, a psychiatrist at Harvard Medical School."
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Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

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"Many accounts of his life, including 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' and 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?' depict his playful spirit, from pranking colleagues to engaging in artistic endeavors."
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What Do You Care What Other People Think: Further Adventures of a Curious Character

by Richard P. Feynman

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"Many accounts of his life, including 'Surely You’re Joking, Mr. Feynman' and 'What Do You Care What Other People Think?' depict his playful spirit, from pranking colleagues to engaging in artistic endeavors."
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Play It Away

by Charlie Hoehn

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"For those who want more guidance on how to play, there's a book I learned about through Tim Ferriss' blog called 'Play It Away: A Workaholic's Cure for Anxiety.' This book is focused on anxiety, written by Charlie Hoehn, spelled H-O-E-H-N, and I’ll provide a link to it in the show notes."